Morning Oregonian., January 01, 1920, New Year's Edition, Section 3, Page 5, Image 21

VANCOUVER, WASH., EXPERIENCES GREAT EXPANSION IN BUSINESS LINES I
City's Port Development
W J. Kinney, Secretary VaacooTer,"
VulLi Commercial Club.
VANCOUVER. Wash., was found
ed nearly a century ago, but lay
dormant for years for lack of
railway communication. About 1900
the first railway connection with the
outside world was made. The census
of that year showed that Vancouver "
had a little over 3000 people. In 1905
the North Bank railroad began con
struction of its line to Spokane and
the city began another period of
growth, and the census of 1910 gave
us over 9000 people, nearly trebling
Its population In that decade. Since
that time there has been a steady
growth and today this city probably
has 16,000 population. In fact, the
growth in the last four years has
been so rapid that the city has been
unable to keep up with itself. The
demand foe houses far exceeds the
supply, although there have been
many constructed, there is still a
great shortage.
The steps in Vancouver's growth
may be marked by the construction of
the first railroad from Vancouver
to Kalama, the building of the North
Bank road, the interstate bridge and
the port development.
Vancouver being at the head of
deep-water navigation on the Colum
bia river, and having four transcon-'
tinental railways, is no doubt des
tined to become one of the largest
manufacturing centers in the Pacific
northwest. A stratum of gravel un
derlies Vancouver, which affords
solid foundation for all construction.
The Port of Vancouver has con
structed a belt-line railroad which
connects Vancouver's factory district
with all railroads. The factory sites
along this belt-line railroad are rea
sonable in price, and ar,e either on
water front or convenient thereto.
This factory district has all the ad
vantages of a small city and is con
venient to Portland, where most of
the supplies for manufacturing can
be obtained.
Deeper Channel Supported.
For years Vancouver has worked
for a deeper channel to the mouth of
the Willamette. It has at last been
recommended by the engineer corps
of the United States army, and will be
Incorporated in the next river and
harbor bill. The dredging of this
channel will allow all vessels that are
able to reach Portland to come to
Vancouver's docks.
The city of Vancouver is about to
have plans drawn for the construc
tion of a public dock on the levee
which was given to the city by Es
ther Short over 60 years ago. This
levee is over 1300 feet long, and is
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I PAST YEAR IS A
Records Reveal Portland Clearings Were Large During Period of First Eleven Months Information Shows 1
Cargoes Go to All Parts of World and Many Operators Are in Field.
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Portland's offshore clearings were
very large during the first 11 months
of 1919. Later figures were not ob-
tainable at press time. Following is
a list of the vessels departing from
the port in that period, with the date
of sailing, name of ship, destination.
cargo and operator, where available:
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, c. ,.,, Til,.,,,, v.
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3. St. Schr. E. H. Meyer, Antofogasta,
lumber, Dant & Russell.
4. Str. Lunevllle, Victoria and France,
general. French government.
6. Gen. Galliene. France, general.
French government.
7. Str. Providencia, St. Rosalia, lum
ber. 9. Str. West Cobalt, Europe, flour.
14. Schr. H. K. Hall, Sydney, lumber,
Corny n-Mackall.
15. Edgefield, Europe, flour.
25. Str. West Wauna, Europe, flour.
29. Str. West Wauneke, Europe, flour.
February.
5. Schr. Baroda, Balboa, lumber.
E. Str. Anyox, Balboa, lumber, W. R.
Grace & Co.
8. West Compo, Europe, flour.
17. Str. West Corum, Europe, flour,
tl. Str. Providencia, St. Rosalia, lum
ber, Comp. du Boleao.
March.
6. Schr. Makanda, Balboa, lumber, W.
R. Grace & Co.
8. Str. Wes't Modus, Norfolk f. o.,
flour.
10. Schr. Glendola, Honolulu, shooks.
12. Schr. Benvola, Balboa, lumber, W.
R. Grace & Co.
0. Str. West Imboden, Italy, flour.
29. Str. West Hardaway. Honolulu,
ballast.
April.
12. Str. Providencia, St. Rosalia, min-
ing props
15. Str. WestTogus, Europe, flour.
19. Str. Ashburn, Jersey City, ties. Col.
Pac S Co
17. Bk.' Berlin', Alaska, cannery sup-
Plies
ZO. Bk. Levi G. Burgess, Alaska, can-
22. Bk. Akutan. Alaska, cannery sup-
P,leS'
Pac. S. S. Co.
May.
S. S. Co.
S. Str. West Munham, Orient, gen
eral, Pac. S. S. Co.
t. Schr. Echo, Sydney, lumber, Bant
ARusselL
i. Str. -Kaian Maru, Taku Bar and
Shanghai, lumber.
5. West. Hargrave, Europe, flour, Pac.
Includes Belt Line Around Factory Sites Deeper Channel, Championed for Years,
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in the center of Vancouver's water
front. When this dock is completed
Vancouver should get its share of the
BIG ONE IN OFFSHORE SHIPPING
8. Schr. S. G. Wilder, Callao, lumber.
IB. Str. Cokesit, Europe, flour, Pac. S.
S. Co.
17. Str. West Nohno, Europe, flour,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
17. Sir. Cotteral, Philadelphia, ties,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
19. Str. Glorietta, Honolulu, general,
CoL Pac. S. Co.
20. Schr. Malahat, Port Plrie. lumber,
j. j Moore.
22 - Str- Birchleaf, New Tork. lumber.
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23 - tr- M,arta"za' New yrk- lumber.
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24- StrflWesV,T,ta,nt Newport News f.
o., flour. Col. Pac. S. Co.
24. Str. Steadfast, Newport News f. o.,
wheat, Pac. S. S. Co.
28. Str. Mattapan, Baltimore, ties, Col.
Pac. S. Co.
29. Str. Awensdaw, Cardiff, lbr. and
ties. Col. Pac S. Co.
29. Str. Suzanne, Grimsby, lumber, A.
F. Thane & 'Co.
31. Str. West Quechee, Europe, flour,
Pac S. S. Co.
June.
3. Str. Glymont, Honolulu, genral.
Col. Pac S. Co.
6. Str. Fort Stevens, Cardiff, lbr. and
ties, Col. Pac S. Co.
6. Str. West Cherow, Europe, flour,
Pac S. S. Co.
7. Str. West Ashwa. Europe, wheat,
Pac S. S. Co. '
10. Str. Shinpo Maru, China, general,
Ocean Transport Co.
13. Str. Bushong, New Tork, lumber,
Pac. S. S. Co.
14. Str. Buttonwood, Hull, lumber,
Pac. S. S. Co.
ls - st- City of Eureka, New Tork,
w iieai, x-au. o. o. o..
18- str- Cascade, New Tork f. o.,
SlheaA' .Pc" S' C' " . ,
Me,chu Maru, Shanghai lum-
fr- ran Ru8seU-
2o' S,tr,' West Celeron, Europe, flour,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
26' St! ,Wst J1"1"- New Tork-
wheat, Pac. S. S. Co.
28' Sf. Alcis. New York, ties, Col. Pac.
30" tr- Kanakee, London, lumber. Col.
30 Sir
S. Co.
Boykin.- Philadelphia,
ties.
CoL Pac. S. Co.
July.
1. Str. Fort Sill, Newport, Wales,
lumber, Col. Pac. S. Co.
3. Str. Fort Scott, New Tork, ties.
Col. Pac. S. Co.
.10. Str. Providencia, St. Rosalia, min
ing props, Comp. du Boleao.
11. Str. West Nosska, New York . c
. - flour. Col. Pac. S. Co.
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Launching a Concrefe jdOft.
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shipping that comes up the Columbia.
The wheat from the Inland Empire,
together with all other products from
that section, should pass through
Vancouver's docks and elevators.
Within the last two years there has
i
12. Str. Aculeo, Grimsby, lbr. and ties
Pac. S. S. Co.
17. Str. Kokomo, Southampton, lbr.
and ties, Pac. S. S. Co.
19 .Str. Kangi, London, ties, Pac. S. S.
Co.
21. Str. West Islay. New Tork f. o.,
wheat, W. R. Grace & Co.
19. Str. Mount Evans, New York f. o..
wheat, Pac. S. S. Co..
wheat, Pac. S. S. Co..
13 - Btr- West Celina, New York f. o
wneat and nour, Pac s. s. Co.
23. Str. Boxbutte, Aberdeen, ballast.
23. Schr. Mildred, Rosario, lumber.
25. Str. Alector, Weekawken, ties, Pac.
S. S. Co.
25. Str. Braeburn, Southampton, ties.
Col. Pac. S. Co.
25. Str. Deer Lodge, New Tork f. o.,
flour., Pac. S. S. Co.
26. Bkt. Retriever, Aberdeen, ballast.
262. Str. Atagesan Maru, Shanghai,
lumber.
29. Str. Meriden, Honolulu, general,
CoL Pac. S. Co.
30. Str. Coaxet, Orient, general, Pac.
S. S. Co.
Anirast.
6. Str. Okiya. New Tork, lbr. and ties,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
6. Str. Anthera, Plymouth, Eng., lbr.
and ties, Pac. S. S. Co.
9. Str. Askawake, New Tork f.- o.,
wheat, Pac S. S. Co.
12. Str. Yaklok, New Tork f. o., flour
Pac. S. S. Co.
13. Str. West Isleta," New Tork f. o., 27
flour, W. R. Grace Co.
12. Str. Bonifay, Birkenhead, lbr. and 30
ties. Col. Pac. S. Co. '
15. Str. West Harshaw, Italy, wheat, 3
Col. Pac. S. Co.
18. Nor. M. S. Semmeltind. Bombay,
lumber, Dant & RusselL 1
20. Str. West Hartland, Orient, gen
eral, Pac. S. S. Co. g
21. Str. Umatilla, United Kingdom,
lbr. and ties, Col. Pac. S. Co.
pool, general, Col. Pac. S. Co.
pool, genral. Col. Pac S. Co.
22. Str. Tripp, Gibraltar f. o., flour,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
29. Str. Corvallis, Grimsby, ties, CoL
Pac. S. Co.
29. Schr. Doylestown, Bombay, lum
ber. W. R. Grace & Co.
30. Str West Chatala, Norfolk f. o.,
flour, Pac. S. S. Co.
September.
6. Str. Cresap. New Tork, lumber,
Pac. S. S. Co.
6. Str. Butte, Balboa, lumber, 'Pac. S.
S. Co.
6. Str West Harts, China, lumber,
CoL Pac. S. Co.
8. Str. West Harland, New Tork f. o.,
flour, Pac. S. S. Co.
6. Str. Deva, Honolulu, .general, CoL
Pac S. Co.
THE MOItXIXCr ' OREGOSIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,
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Xhip.
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- t-rj-tvJ I. Lter'-: evil s. trsr (t-I;
been located here the ?. M. Standlfer gun the construction of five steel ves
Construction corporation, which has sels for a private corporation. These
built 18 wooden vessels for the eteel boats are of the largest con
United States Shiping Board and is structed in the northwest. Five con
just finishing the last of the ten steel crete water tenders have been con
boats for the government, and has be- structed by the Great Northern Con
12.
6.
Str. Medford, West Hartlepool, lbr.
and ties. Pac S. S. Co. ,
Str. Dardania, Grimsby, ties, Pac.
S. S. Co.
Str. Capines, London, lbr. and ties,
Col. Pac. S. Co.
Str. Cabeza, United Kingdom, ties,
Pac. S. S. Co.
Str. West Segovia, China, lumber,
CoL Pac. S. Co.
Schr. Alumna. Sydney, lumber, A.
F. Thane & Co.
Str. Brentwood. Philadelphia, ties,
CoL Pac. S. Co.
Str. Moosabe, United Kingdom,
ties, CoL Pac. S. Co. 1
Str. West Cheswald, New Tork f.
o., flour, Pac. S. S. Co.
October.
Str. West Munham, New Tork f. o.,
flour, Pac. S. S. Co.
Str. Colindo, United Kingdom f. o.,
ties, Pac. S. S. Co.
Str. Latoka, Philadelphia, ties, CoL
Pac. S. Co.
Str. Windber, Japan, lumber, Pac
S. S. Co.
Str. West Hartley, New Tork, f. o.,
flour, Col. Pac. S. Co.
Schr. Muriel, Honolulu, lumber, J.
R. Hanify.
Str. Dewey, London and Liverpool,
general. Col. Pac. S. Co.
M. S. Sierra, Balboa, lumber, W.
R. Grace & Co.
Str. West Rarltans, New Tork f. o.,
flour. Col. Pac S. Co.
Schr. Oakland, Valparaiso, lumber.
Dent & Russell.
Nor. M. S. H. C. Hansen, W. Har
tlepool, ties, Balfour.
M. S. Bablnda, Bombay, lumber.
Pac Exp. Lbr. Co.
Str. West Pocasset, New Tork f. o.,
flour, Pac. S. S. Co.
Str. Wakiki, United Kingdom f. o..
ties. Col. Pac. S. Co.
Bkt. Hesperian, Port Elizabeth,
lumber, G. W. Gates & Co.
Str. Waban, Orient, general, Pac.
S. S. Co.
November.
Fr. Str. Mont Cenis, Marseilles,
wheat, Norton, Lilly & Co.
Str. West Saginaw, New Tork f.
o., flour. Col. Pac. Sf Co.
Str. Grace. Dollar, Shanghai, boil
ers and lbr.
Str. Byfleld, United Kingdom f. o.,
ties, Pac S. S. Co.
Sch. Lucy, New Plymouth, lumber,
Balfour.
Str. Wawalona, Orient, general,
Pac S. S. Co.
Str. Bellbrook, United Kingdom
f. o., ties. Pac. S. S. Co.
Str. Horace X. Baxter, Peru, lum
ber. Str. J. R. Gordon, Sabine, Tex.,
ballast. Union Sulph. Co.
Str. Corvus, Arica, ballast. Green
Star S. S. Co.
Str. Effingham. London and Liver
pool, general, CoL Pac S. Co.
Sch. Wm. Bowden, Sydney, lumber,
A. F. Thane & Co.
Str. West Jaffrey, Balboa and New
Tork, lbr. and flour. Col. Pac. S. Co.
12.
10.
18.
24.
30.
11.
11.
15.
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18.
19.
22.
10.
10.
17.
15.
19.
22.
25,
25.
26.
26,
26,
Now Urged by Engineers
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I PORTLAND-OWNED LINE PROVES
1 Columbia-Pacific Shipping Company, New and Aggressive Agency in
Expanded Rapidly Since Organized Last
THE newest and at the same time
probably the most active and en
terprising concern in the Port
land maritime field is the Columbia
Pacific Shipping company. Though
the organization consists entirely of
local men and with local capital, the
company operates deep-sea vessels to
every part of the world. A total of
61 ships were sent out of Portland to
off-shore ports bv this company be
tween the time of its organization In
E PORTLAND'S FOREIGN TRADE 3
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING.
Portland ls rapidly forging to
the front in its foreign trade.
I E. N. Weinbaum, foreign trade
1 secretary of the Portland Cham-
ber of Commerce, predicts that
I figures will show business ag- i
I gregating from $60,000,000 to
I $75,000,000 by the end of the
fiscal year. .
Rise from war-time slump
i has been remarkable. It ls
I pointed out. and conditions now
Indicate that there will be an
I eer-lncreaslng export to all I
parts of the world. 1
1 Special attention is being
given the subject and a sys-
tematic campaign is being car-
rled forward.
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April, 1919, and the first week in De
cember. Recognizing the need of Portland
for a strong home-owned shipping
company to develop the commerce of
the port, as well as the financial gain
that was to be expected from such an
investment, a group of Portland men,
all actively Interested in shipping,
met last April and formed a company.
Officers elected were Emery Olm
stead, sresident; J. E. Wheeler, vice
president, and C. A. Hart, secretary
treasurer. Directors of the company
are George H. Kelly, John Burgard,
C. A. Burkhardt, J. Fred Larson, J. li.
Kerr and Phil Metschan Jr.
As an evidence of the confidence
felt in the local shipping company by
large maritime Interests of other
ports, the Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company early in its career began to
receive offers of the Portland agency
for established lines of shipping.
Among the first to make such an of
fer was the Matson Navigation com
pany of San Francisco, an old and
1920,
Shipbuilding Plants Big Asset
crete Ship company, and are ready for
delivery. The greater part of the life
boats for the vessels constructed on
the Pacific coast were built by the
Motor Ship Construction company of
this city, together with a number of
well-established concern operating a
large fleet of steamships in the Pa
cific. The Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company loaded and dispatched six
vessels to Honolulu for the Matson
line.
A. C. Stubbe, appointed general
manager of the company, brought
with him the business of Sudden &
Christensen - of San Francisco, whom
he had been representing here in a
private capacity.
. When Williams, Dimond & Co., also
of San Francisco obtained from the
emergency fleet corporation the allo
cation of nine large steel steamers
for trade between ports of the Pacific
coast and Europe, the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company was asked to
handle the service for Portland. Dur
ing the latter months of 1919 the
steamers Dewey, Eelbeck, Effingham
and West Aleta were dispatched to
London, Liverpool and Le Havre in
this service.
The crowning triumph of the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company for
1919 was its appointment as Portland
representative of the Green Star
Steamship corporation of New Tork.
The Green Star line, similar In re
spect to its youth and rapid progress
to the local concern, purchased in
Portland four steel ships that were
on the ways of the Northwest Steel
and. Columbia River Shipbuilding
companies and ordered the construc
tion of five more in the. yard of the
G. M. Standifer Construction corpora
tion at Vancouver. After the first of
these vessels, the steamer Corvus,
had been sent out in ballast, the east
ern company appointed the Columbia
Pacific company to represent their in
terests here and secure cargoes for
vessels leaving this port. And car
goes were secured.
A rough estimate of the business of
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1 HARBOR DEVELOPMENT IS NEED
Channel Improvement, Docks and Other Facilities Urged as Means
I to Vancouver's Further Growth.
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By Floyd A. Snran, Member Port of
Vancouver.
AN EMPIRE is at our doors. En
gineers tell us that we have a
great future. Experts tell us
that here with some small outlay,
could be made one of the finest
inland harbors of the northwest.
Five miles below this city is a
great ship channel,' leading to all the
nations of the world. The great sums
of money spent by the United States
government and the Port of Portland
and Manufacturing Is Undergoing Rapid Growth
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Concrete tSJH'&s.
cannery tenders,
towboats, tugs unu
barses.
Manufacturing is becoming the
leading industry of the city. We are
not only constructing ships, but are
making furniture, iceless refrigera
tors, refrigerating machinery, auto
signals, machinery to be used in con
struction of ships, lumber and lumber
products. The Koster Products com
pany expects soon to begin the con
struction of its plant for the manu
facture of barrels, boxes and other
products. This plant will be very ex
tensive and will employ, when com
pleted, about 1000 people.
Lake to Be Ved.
There is near Vancouver a lake
known as Vancouver lake, which is
skirted by the Northern Pacific. Great
Northern and O.-W. R. & N. railroads
and lies within one-half mile of the
Columbia river, which we are expect
ing within a short time to be con
nected by a canal with the Colum
bia river. This lake, when dredged,
will afford one of the best manufac
turing sites to be found anywhere.
New Orleans has just completed a
GREAT SUCCESS
Shipbuilding for Cargo Trade, Has
April.
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the Portland company in the seven
months from its organization to the
beginning of December, 1919. showed
the exportation of 45,000,000 feet of
lumber and over 72,000 tons of grain
products.
The rapid progress of the Columbia
Pacific Shipping company is due in a
large measure to the efficiency and
popularity of its general manager, A.
C. Stubbe. Mr. Stubbe's experience in
commercial and shipping affairs is
shown uy the following list of posi
tions he has held:
Freight clerk for the California &
Oregon Coast Steamship company;
freight clerk and purser on steamers
operating between Portland and Asto
ria by the O.-W. R. & N. company;
rate and traffic clerk in the office of
the traffic department of the O.-W. R.
& N. company; rate and tariff clerk
in the traffic department of the
Great Northern railroad company,
Seattle; assistant to the traffic man
ager of the Pacific Hardware & Steel
company of San Francisco; rate clerk
for the Pacific Steamship company at
San Francisco and agent for the com
pany at Eureka, CaL; traffic manager
for the Pacific Hardware & Steel
company; freight claim agent for the
California-Atlantic Steamship com
pany of San Francisco; agent for the
Oahu railway, Leilehau, Oahu; head
of the steamship and chartering de
partment of the E. I. Du Pont de Ne
mours & Co., Wilmington. Del., and
manager of the Portland office of
Sudden & Christenson.
Associated with Mr. Stubbe as as
sistant general manager is V. A. Cart
wright, a man of wide experience in
the maritime field with a number of
the most prominent English shipping
firms.
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on this channel to the sea will some
day soon be extended to the city of
Vancouver and extensively used by
ships loaded at Vancouver from both
sides of the Columbia river.
Portland's border in the near future,
at her present rate of growth will
take in all of the peninsula and will
extend Its limits to south bank of
the Columbia opposite Vancouver. Los
Angeles extended its city limits 25 or
30 miles for no other purpose than
that of water transportation.
An extensive dredging plan has
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cana! from the Mississippi river to
I.:ke PonU'hartrain, and is locating
industries, building piers and wharves
for shipping. Vancouver can do the
same, with far less expense, and have
a harbor free from currents and one
that, when once dredged, will never
need additional dredging. For the lo.
cation of sawmills, paper mills and
other industries, no more favorable
site could be found.
Vancouver's proximity to Portland
being nearer than St. Johns makes its
development and that of Portland
practically one. Our growth must
necessarily reflect Portland's growth
and likewise its increase in popula
tion and wealth must necessarily
have its effect on the city and county.
So far as our business relations are
concerned, we are as one city, and
when finally we are made one termi
nal district by the action of the rail
roads or the interstate commerce
commission, there can be no stop
page of the rapid development of this
city, and it is expected that while
Vancouver may not treble its popula.
tion in the next decade, it will cer
tainly more than double it.
been outlined by the Port of Vancou
ver and some quite extensive work
has been done in the way of widening
and deepening the channel and using
the sand for the purpose of forming
sites and embankments for industries
and creating one of the finest inland
harbors wherein ships might ever
anchor.
The Columbia is the second largest
river in the United States. It drains
an empire greater than all Europe.
If half the area of this great region
were in high state of cultivation, we
could supply China. Japan and the
inhabitants of Russia with food and
many other necessities.
The greatest possible variety of
products may here be produced. A
university teacher told us that we
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I OREGON DISTRICT HOLDS I
I GREAT SHIPBUILDING I
RECORD. 1
In shipbuilding operatic.-.s, the
Oregon district, the center of
which is Portland, has the rec-
1 ord of constructing 96 steel and
116 wooden vessels during the 1
I war period.
The district holds all records I
for number of ships produced,
number per day, number com- f
pleted per capita of employes
and for speed in launching and I
1 equipping. 1
Oregon is given credit offi- I
daily by the emergency fleet
I corporation for the finest effi- I
ciency in shipbuilding.
The work of shipbuilding com-
I' panies helped greatly in the 1
winning of the war.
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were near the center of the choice
climate and land belt that girdled the
globe. All things possible of produc
tion in the temperate zone may here
be produced.
The original producer has covered
the mountains with timber, the val
leys with rich soil and grass, where
wheat by the shipload, cattle by the
thousands and sheep by the tens of
thousands may here be raised. Bil
lions of feet of timber await the de
velopment of our harbors and dock
ing facilities.
Here is the site, city and the chan
nel through which this great vol
ume of wealth must flow. Here ls
the harbor for the ships and here and
across the river are the great term
inals for railroad traffic.
A harbor and channel here is vital.
Docks and docking facilities are es
sentiaL The vision is here and the
practical realization and need is ap
parent to all. So let us of the Colum
bia river basin join hands, put our
united effort behind what we all be
lieve to be true and make this dis
trict one of the greatest of industrial
centers.