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ASTORIA,. ORECON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20.
WORK TO BE
CONTINUED
Government Engineers Favorable
to Improvement of Cut-Off I
, . Channel in Upper Harbor.
PROTEST
IS TURNED
4 " " V,
DOWN
Major Langfitt Says Xw, Open
; iiiff Is Much More Tractl.
v cable Than Ono Formerly V
. in Use There. " -
t The effort of th Astoria " Chamber
of Commerce to have abandoned work
on what ia known as the cut-oft
has been unsuccessful thus far, .
channel
al
though the 'matter will not be dropped.
The cut-off channel is of -recent cre
ation. Formally the channel at t the
eastern end of the harbor followed the
shore almost to the Tongue, but the
cut-off opened up near the Sylvia de
Grasse reef and the dredge Ladd im
mediately commenced work there.
Lower Astoria harbor at once com
raenced Ailing below and protest was
filed against the work of deepening
this cut-off channel '
The chamber has received replies to
its letters from Robert Shaw Oliver,
acting secretary of war, and Briga
dier-General. Makenkie, chief of en
gineera, U. -S. A." Mr. Oliver refers
to Major Langfltt's report upon the
subject, while General ' Mackensle
adds that "any attempt to revert the
old channel would ' unquestionably
excite opposition among those Inter
ested In the deep water shipping trade
of Portland and other points above
Astoria, and could hardly fail to
have an unfortunate effect, if suc
cessful." The report of Major Langfitt, which
followed the protest of the chamber. Is
Inclosed by General Mackenzie. It is
as follows:
"A petition dated January , ; 1902,
was sent to this office by a number of
licensed masters and pilots engaged
in piloting deep-draft vessels between
Portland and Astoria, requesting that
the dredge Ladd be put to work on
the cut-off channel complained of in
the petition. "Authority was asked
to do the work In a letter to the chief
of engineers dated January S, 1903.
and approved by him. The reasons
set forth In my letter in favor of
opening this channel and abandoning
the channel by Sylvia de Grasse reef
and the cut above Tongue Point still
hold good. Briefly stated, they were:
"That the depth along .this new
channel had been Increasing naturally,
and with but little work there, the
pilots claimed, they would be enabled
to avoid the bad portion of the old
Sylvia de Grasse reef; that, even
with the imDrovement of Silvia de
Grasse reef, then contemplated and
under the contract, the new channel,
they claimed, would be better, with
some dredging, than the old.
"Taking the statements of the pe
tition of the Astoria Chamber of
Commerce in detail, I would make the
following remarks:
"First The water seems to flow
much more naturally along the new
channel than through the old cross
ing, as is shown by the relative
amount of dredging required to keep
them open. During the two years
foilowln the opening of this cut,
from August 24, 1902, to August 24,
1904, the total dredging done on the
channel was 109 days, and. with the
exception of a short period when
there was only 1T feet, the ruling
depth at mean low water has been
18Vi nl JO As compared with
this, the old crossing shows very un
favorably, for the latter has required
almost as much dredging each year
and would shoal up quickly to about
16 feet as soon as dredging stopped.
"Second The old channel by Sylvia
de Grasse reef is tortuous and dn
gerous, as it winds around the reef.
To increase the depth along the As
toria front would be very expensive,
as many places are rooky.
Third What may be the causes of
the shoaling of the harbor of Astoria
It is Impossible to say with the tilfor- I
matlon at hand, but it can hardly be
due to the dredging of the new chan
nel, as the work is so arranged that
dredging is done on the lower portion
only- during flood tide.
"In conclusion, I would say that the
actual dredging out of this new chan
nel has not only confirmed all that
was exoevted. but has given the
greatest satisfaction to all parties in
terested in navigation between Port
land and the sea. To return to the
old route would mean greater expense
every year for less results and more
danger to vessels." '
COST WOULD1
. BE NOMINAL
Pressed Brick Gty Hall Could Be
Erected for $15,000, Says One
of the Contractors.
MUCH DEPENDS ON
OFFERED TO CITY PUPILS.
Commercial Gymnasium May Be Plaesd
at Their Disposal.
At a special meeting of the board
of directors of the Commercial Club
last night, high school students were
asked to make an effort to form a
large class in physical culture. The
club has ample gymnasium facilities.
and if enough pupils can be Induced to
Join the class the gymnasium will un
questionably be set aside for the use
of the school boys and girls. The high
school " students promised to take up
the matter with, City Superintendent
Clark. The directors granted the girls
of the high school use of the gym
nasium Friday night, when a vaude
vllle entertainment will be held. Four
new members were admitted last even
ing. There is considerable talk of In
stalling tenpin alleys at the club, and
at an adjourned meeting to be held
Thursday night the report of a spec
ial committee appointed to Investigate
the proposal will be received. Ten
pins Is now being generally bowled,
and, while cocked-hat will continue to
be the standard game at the club, it
is believed many will take up with the
other game. The club Is In flourish
ing condition at present and every
week Is adding materially to Jtsmem
bershlp.
PLANS
irrialn llulMlnjr Is Df Hired Al
Icrutlous Would Entail Oat.
lay That Would Be
JuHtlBed. "
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Burke were in
the city yesterday from Cathlamet.
William Bell left last night for White
Sulphur springs to spend a few weeks.
Will S. Martin, a well known Port
land traveling man, was in the city
yesterday. '
Mrs. A. G. Hardesty, of Chicago, has
arrived in the city and will spend the
winter with her son, M. F. Hardesty, .
Senator and Mrs. J. G. Megler, of
Brookfleld, were In the city yesterday.
They returned home on the night boat.
Will Clinton will return immediately
from Valdez, Alaska, to assume charge
of the business affairs of his father,
the late Nicholas Clinton. Yesterday
County Clerk Clinton wired his brother
at Valdez. The message was sent at
11 o'clock, and three hours later a re
ply was received.
White Star and Cunard line tickets
for Europe sold at Kallunkl's candy
store. .
The proposal for the erection of a
- i
brick city hall meets with popular ap
proval. Stnce the matter was' brought
before the city ' council many tax
payers have expressed themselves' fa
vorably upon the contemplated change
in the plans, and It Is believed that
the brtck building will be provided for.
Mr. Ferguson, one of the contrac
tors, was asked yesterday whether or i
not It would be possible now to provide
for an alteration such as has been
suggested. He made an affirmative re-1
ply, saying it would . probably be pos-
Ible to countermand the lumber or
ders at very little expense.
As to the cost of a brick building
In excess of the cost of a wooden
structure, it would be difficult to make
an estimate without doing some fig
uring," suld Mr. Ferguson. believe,
however, that a pressed brick build
ing could be erected at a cost of about
$15,000 In excess of the; contract price
of the wooden structure. A plain, brick
building would cost about 110,000 more.
These figures are not given to you as
accurate, for I have not figured the
difference in cost.
'The excess expense attached to the
construction of a brtck building would
depend largely on the design used. If
a plain building, such as I would fuvor,
were to be planned, the cost would not
be great, but a lot of fancy work would
entail considerable expense.' It de
pends entirely upon what the city
wants." "
Several considerations have prompt
ed the suggestion that brick be used
The new city halk will be surrounded
by wooden structures, and Are would
make short work of a wooden city hall.
The danger would be greatly lessened
If brick were used. A wooden building
would be temporary In character.
while a brick structure would be "per
manent. So far as the cost Is concern
ed, the city could better now Incur
an obligation of this sort than at any
other time In Its history. The 'debt
Is about $150,000, so there is ample
leeway. It Is estimated that the' cost
of the bailding .contracted for would
be about $40,000, while a pressed "brick
structure, which would be permanent
and a credit to the city, could be
built for $55,000. "
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Hedrick's Unable to Hold Crowd That
8ought Admittance.-
At Hedrick's theater last night the
attendance record was broken, for the
S. R. O. sign was In evidence from the
second act of the first show" until the
concluding performance. The, patrons
of 10-cent theaters rarely get so evenly
balanced a bill as - the one at
Hedrick's this week elegant scenes.
fine costumes, plenty pf comedy, the
cleverest ring and trapeze act . ever
seen here, together with the Chinese
musical act, which also enjoys the dis
tinction of excelling any other similar
novelty. The moving pictures and il
lustrated song were, as usual, up to
date, and the verdict of the crowd was
that the bill was never equaled for the
money.
Tonight will afford theatergoers th
last opportunity of seeing this splendid
show, as there will be a complete
change of acts on Thursday.
There will be two Saturday matl
nees. Everybody attending will be
presented with a sobophone. On Sun
day afternoon another candy matinee
will be given.
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KNOK MAKES HIS REPLY.
8cores Parker and Cleveland for Their
Recent "Trust" Speeches.
Washington, Oct 25, Senator Knox,
who until recently was attorney-general,
tonight Issued a statement In ans
wer to Purker's speech on trusts and
Cleveland's remnrks on the same topic.
The statement is lengthy and Is d
caustic arraignment of Judge Parker,
D. B. Hill and New York democrats.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Parker House.
Fred Osborn, Hammond. ' ;
L. L. Long, Portland.
W. E. Clancy, Vhlnook, Wash.
' M. Anderson, Chlnook,"Wash. ,
R. B. Magruder, Portlaid. j , , ......
M. W. PUlsbury, Portland.
Augus Gor, Portland.
i J, B. Stlllwell, Portland. .
Henry Johnson, Nasel, Wash.
P. J. Young, McGowan, Wash.
W. C. Snow, Portland,
C, M. de Somer. Portluhd.
A. F. Edwards. Portland.
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Card of Thanks.
J- To the many kind friends whose at
tention and sympathy have been offered
me in my affliction, and especially to
the nfrmbers of the Eagles and Red
Men, 1 desire to express my sincere
-thanks and appreciation.
LEE HERRING.
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