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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1907)
C1AIIBER COMMERCE MEETING MONTHLY REPORT OF MANAGES WHYTE IS APPROVED AND THS RESOLUTIONS MENTIONED ARE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. The Chamber of Commerce meeting last night wm well attended and number of Important mattci were tak. en up and considered among which wm th movement to secure the co-operation of the City Council in the preparation to fill in all that portion of the city now on pile. A request will be made of the eoun cil by the Chamber that the city engt neer be instructed to co operate with the engineer of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company soon to come here with Mr. Nutt, and with Mr. 0. B. Hegardt who will represent the Chamber of Com mere, . The report of Manager Whyte, which follow, wa approved and the resolu tion! embodied in it were adopted) Report of the Manager John II. Whyte, to the CbamW of Commerce for the meeting held November 4. GOOD ROADS. With respect to lie subject of good roada for CIatop County, I have through the courtesy of the county assessor and the county court, prepared some data that may be of assistance in giving this important matter consideration. The value of rtal and personal prop erty In Clatsop county outside of A toria for assessment for good road buildma? purposes next year (190S) will approximate HWO,000. This assessed valuation represents 40 per cent of the present full or rash valuation. , The assessment roll in 1908 will put all property for assessments np to the full valuation, which will then be about $10,000,000 outside of Astoria. The special tax levy of 19 mills to build the court bouse, expires Janu ary I, next. Whereas, the rate of taxes in Clatsop county is now 58 miles, after January 1, it will only be 39 mills. A levy of 10 mills on the valuation outside of Astoria will produce 140.000 for good road building next year. There are now 16 good road district outside of Astoria, each of which has a road supervisor appointed by tbe county court. ' .-- The valuation of each of tbese dis trict will be prepared and sent to these upemsor aunng me uuter part 01 thi month. About the 15th of Decem ber it is customary for Jhe taxpayers of these road districts at the call of tbe supervisors to meet and vote the road tax. which has in tbe past almost uni formly been 10 mills, A nothing can be done that will develop a county faster than the building of good roads, I move the following resolution! Resolved, that the Astoria Chamber of Commerce pledge Itself to co-operate in every way possible with the tax pay' era of the 10 road district outside of Astoria, and with the county court, In building the largest possible mileage of good roads each year compatible with the wealth of the county, always with an eye to both permanency and economy. ' The Public Telephone Service, According to the resolution which wa passed b Una body 60 day ago, there remains but the time between this date and the 15th of the month in which tbe telephone company is to begin the in stallation of a new and better system, or Jf it doe not, effort are to be taken by tie Chamber toward having the company charter annulled. I have bad an interview with Manager Brunold of the company and he stated that he has taken the whole matter up with the new official now in charge of thi district at Portland and that he experts to have statement from them before the 15th fast., although he has not jet received one. Jsince receiving the Chambers communication 60 day ago, the various higher official of the company have visited Astoria for the purpose of ae-j eelerating building operations, so it ts believed, but under the terms of our resolution on thi matter, nothing can be done before the next meeting. The Seawall Proposition. "" (Since the last meeting I received a letter from General Manager Nutt say ing that when he paid a visit to this city as be expected to do verr shortly, he would bring with him an engineer of the railroad company who would look over the condition here with respect to filling in all of that portion of the city now on piles. I have asked Mr. G. Hegardt, the engineer, who for so many year had charge of the jetty con struction work at the mouth of , the river, if he would take hold of thi work for Astoria prodded satisfactory busi ness arrangements could be made, and be replied that he would. I also asked him if he would come here and look over the situation with Mr. Mutt and the Northern Pacific engineer and he said that he would, the date to be fixed definitely in the; near future, I am ex pecting that Mr. Nutt will set the date of his arrival for thi purpose very early bow. ' V Several of oar prominent business men have recently taken np the subject of filling in a section of the tide land be fore the city about 1200 feet long by 600 feet wide, to a depth of IS feet, setting pile around thi area and then lining taem with slab wood. The cost of doing thia work is now being investigated and if the project is carried through, then something of a practical nature will have been done that may go a long way toward solving the filling-in proposi tion for Astoria, which must be solved in the near future, at least before the city make the best headway for grand r and better things. River and Harbor Congress. The Rivers and Ilarbor Congress which is to convene in Washington on December 4th to Oth ha asked u to appoint delegate to attend. I under stand at least one of our prominent business men may be able to go East at that time and that if he does the President be asked to give him a com mission delegate to attend the eon- The matter of whether or not the Chamber should become a member of the congres has hy the way never been settled insofar as the payment of the required $25 membership dues is con cerned. The subject wa taken up a number of meetings ago and for awhile laid on the table. Then it was referred to the executive committee. The visit here of Mr. Fox. the special agent of thi congress, enlivened interest in this subject again. The executive committee report back now that a there are in numerable requests upon it for cash due for all sorts of association and organisations, it has uniformly refused these up to date, because it resource were carefully budgeted to cover its present advertising campaign. Yet if any exception is made one ought prob ably, to be mado in favor of litis con grew. . i Therefore, I move that the sum be sent to the treasurer of the Rivers and Harbors Congress in payment of mem oershtp flue,, and tnat a warrant on Treasurer Lounsherrv be drawn for that purpose. The governor of Oregon ha sent a commission to your1 manager to act as a ; delegate at the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress to convene Novem ber 19th to '22nd in Muskogee, Okla homa. As I understand I have the right to appoint an alternate or transfer this commission, I would be glad to do so in favor of any business man who may find it possible to attend this important con vention on a trip to the East. In fact, I would be glad to go myself were It possible to do so, but it is not. The Dredging to Fort Stevens. Upon a request made by this Cham ber a few weeks ago upon Col. Roes- eeley to send the dredger Ladd to work on the channel between Astoria and Ft. Stevens, I have to report that the Ladd i now at work a per the promise Col. Roesseler gave at that time. In a let ter dated October 30th, CoL Roesseler at my request gives these detail of what i being accomplished by the Dredge Ladd which I am sure will be good new to all present. "Dear Sir: -In further reply to your Inquiry of the 21st instant, I will state that I hare today received a report from Captain Sander stating that when he began work on the shoal below Smith's Point there wts 19 feet (hort and that the dredging up to this time has increased the depth over a half foot. forth .-..width of 300 feet..-, H', fur ther states that he expect to gain from a foot to a foot and a halt per month. Trusting that the above information Is what you desire, I remaiu, "Your respectfully, (Signed), S. V. ROKSSLKR,, "Lieut-Col, Corp of Kngr.. U. & A. Putting Astoria en the Map. One of the first thing your- manager did after taking charge of the work here wa to write to the Northern Pa cific and the Great Northern Railroad Companies, asking them to make over their railroad maps and place Astoria in the prominent light Its position and commercial Importance demands, I re ceived replies to these letter saying j that Astoria would be shown to have a place of Importance on any new maps issued by these two railroad as soon as new maps were published, I have, through Mr. James Finlayaon, agent for the Soo Line, arranged to have Astoria given the same prominent place on til map and literature of that company, Mr. Finlayson ha taken up my letter' with the main office of hi company and received thi reply on the topiet "Dear .Sirs Replying to your letter of October 20th iu which you enclosed letter from Mr. Whyte, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, your cifcv. I wish you would explain to Mr. Whyte that the blotters referred to were made in Minneapolis and were meant to show only rail connection. It wa a verv poor turn, however, to omit Astoria, as me are doing, and expect to do, a good business in and out of that city in con nection with the A. C. R. R. and the boat line. I have taken the matter up with our Minneapolis people so that the next supply of blotter that are sent out will show ASTORIA in plain let ters, also the route in there by rail and water. I wish to thank yon and Mr, Whyte for calling my attention to this. "Yours truly, "R L. CARDIX Col. White Will Help Us. With regard to the good road which the Chamber desire to further to the beach at or near Fort Stevens, I had a call from Col. White of that fort on Saturday and took up with him the matter of whether or not tbe govern ment would probably allow the county to construct it road around in front of the fort. He will ascertain thia fact for u at hi earliest convenience and let u know tbe decision of the war depart ment I told him the road could go anywhere the officer or the depart ment might ugget or direct. I also asked him if he thought it were possible for us to get the government to co operate with u to the extent of pre paring that portion of the good road that would extend through the fort, and he will ascertain thi fact also. Commander Werlekh heard From With regard to the putting in of the range light at the mouth of the river, as asked for by tbe (hipping interests ;:V :: imm ?mmiL YOU WANT THS BEST OVERCOAT YOUR HONEY WILL BUY. Of COURSE AMD "BEST" MEANS ALL WOOL FABRICS, HIGH CLASS TAIL 0RIN0, A PERFECT FIT) AND Till STYLE THAT SUITS YOU. , HERE'S TITS BART SCHAFFNEX V MARX CIESTERFIELDi IT ANSWERS ALL THI REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT POSSIBLY THE LASTj YOU CAN SETTLE THAT BY 100KJNQ AT YOURSELF IN THE COAT. THIS STYLE SUITS A URGE PER CENTAGE OF WEARERSi ITS DI0 NIFIED, DRESSY, SUITABLE FOB ANY AND ALL OCCASIONS. IF IT DOESN'T SUIT YOU WE HAVE OTHER STYLES THAT WILL. giving full 20 feet at the present time through the Chamber of Commerce of I n.iii.iM.mm.iiin i hwiuiiih iiiti.iii.in.mii, m Bocks Heaters Our showing of double J lined Wood Heaters is .11. m tne oest ever snown in As- t torn, Most complete assort i ment. Prices $1.75 and no. Jt Do Not Get Gold Feet ! We pay a premium of five cents on on all cfcarance house checks presented to us in trade, and sell the best HEATING ST OVES on the market BUCKS jjSjt We carry the Roya! Franklin Fire Place If eaters. The most cheerful heater on - the market. Thirty Two Years In Astoria , -:- -v; -.-,;. iii.f.f, 8 Copyright 1 00 By Hart Schaffner id Marx Lender in Nek by Clothes yIMIIMMtMltllnMMttteaaai)ia) g0 different styles of cast lined Wood Heaters, The largest selection ever displayed in Astoria Prices range from $10.00 to $22.50- We are carrying a full line ' Hot Blast Heaters ; all sizes, and prices to suit your pocketbook. Prices ' range from $8.50 and up. We are sole agent for the celebrated BOUND 0AE HEATES, made In three sizes, the most economical and X lasting Heater on the market. r , ;,ii'VF1.'J(n,.ii;. '"!' It....,, ttlMM?, 1 .l.n'tUk M .... Established 1875 Commander Werloich on August 21) th, last, Mr. Werlekh ha not yet taken hold of thi matter, although he prom ised to do to immediately when I per sonally saw him in hia oflke. ( I wrote Mr. Werleich again on Octo ber Slat, asking bim when he -would probably be able to put in these buoy and be said tbe lighthouse tender, Heather, was now undergoing repair, while the America wa engaged in other work, but that he would come down soon thee vessel, were again put into service. M thi is an important matter and one that cannot be allowed to remain in abeyance, without detriment to our commerce I suggest that this resolution be paired. Resolved, that Commander Werleich of this lighthouse district I again re quested that inamti-h at the absence of the buoy we have previously asked for, is a seriou drawback on our commerce, many ahipa to remain bound over dur ing the night, that we again respectfully draw hi attention to this matter of range light or buoys at the mouth of the river that will allow ships to pass in and out over the bar safely during tbe night, and that he again be respect fully petitioned to afford what relief is possible at thi hand at tbe earliest possible moment. ; Common Point Rates. With the assistance of CoL Bowlby and Mr. Wingate, an extensive state ment concerning tbe advantage of a common point rate to Astoria on grain to tbe wheat raiser of Eastern Oregon! and Washington, is now being prepared,! with tables and diagrams, and it will be! ready for presentation to this body. probably at its next meeting. If it meets with the approval of tbe mem bers, it is tbe purpose to send a copy of it to every newspaper and every com mercial body in the wheat district directly concerned, also to every promi nent wheat grower. A letter has al ready been sent to the president of the Wheat Grower' Association on this and kindred topics which may develop into some important business for Astoria." The Financial Situation, A there ha been a great deal of talkmostly talk about the financial situation during the past week, and at there may be a continuance of this talk for the next week, and a there does not seem to be any reason of despond ency, because the condition of our banks i the veny best, therefore I ug- gest the following resolution i Eesolved, that the Chamber of Com merce do now thu formally express its confidence in the banks of Astoria and assure thu formally all of the business men of this community and state, that the Astoria Chamber of Commerce tee nothing but a bright future for Oregon and believes that not even the pinching finger of Wall street can do ought more harmful than more fully than ever be fore advertise our resource and flnan- Commerce submitted November 4, 1007 1 We respectfully report, that on Thursday, October 2th, accompanied by President James W. Welch, of thi body, Manager Whyte aud Mr. C. It Illggina, I made an automobile trip to Seaside, in compliance with the resolution paued by th Chamber at the meeting of October 2 1st, a follows i "ResolveU, that the committee on road and highways be and are hereby instructed to investigate a to the prac ticability of making th ttabeach from Fort Stevens to the Seaside a public'; highway, to connect with the Warrenton road on the East and the Elk Creek road on the Wct, and report at the next regular meeting of this body." We found that the enterprise men tionrd in the resolution to be entirely practical and comparatively Inexpensive, practically tlie entire cot being the construction of a shallow pile bridge aero the Nevank-uin Itiver. We are enured of the co-operation of the citizens of Seaside. Mr. Dun J. Moore, of that town, eiithusiatically promising to take the lead in this Im portant matter. This good road improvement will in sure Clatsop County the very . best straightaway, ocean beach automobile course of 18 mile to be found anywhere In tbe Northwest if not in the United States, This would mean that all of the more Important automobile races in tbe northwest, including Portland, would be on this course, and no greater, living, breathing advertisement for Clatsop county than this could possibly be In stituted. And with the completion of the good road all the way to Portland, which has now been undertaken by the Astoria Chamber? 0f Commerce, the Portland Automobile Club and the Clat sop and Columbia county, court, assures for Astoria one of the most important garage station in thi section of the country, and a very considerable addi tion to the nnmber of hotel and restaur ant guest. From Warrenton, in order to utilize the beach highway at low or half-tide, it will be necessary to improve the high way that extends down the river through Flavel and Hammond to Fort Steven, a distance of not lei than three mile We can in all probability get the war department to alst u in perfecting the drive through the fort. We found the county road from War renton to Seaside in extraordinarily good condition although just as nature made it, and a very moderate amount of im provement would make it an ideal road for automobiles. Thi road will always nave to be used going or coming in a round trip from Astoria to Seaside.' We now recommend that thi report be adopted and that a copy be for warded to the county court respectfully requesting that body to take the pre liminary tcp towards building a bridge acros the Nccanicum, and if possible, to complete the same in time for pub- thi connection for the consideration of tbe county court, that survey for the road at Fort Steven be made outside of the government reserve and that tbt county road from Warrenton to Seaside be improved. Ther are three place that need immediate attention, one being at Wirt's and on at Carnahan'a, and the third at Welt's place. Short stretches need planking at these place because of the heavy Mud, We found one particular stretch about one-half mile in length by th Taylor place that I in exceptionally bad con ditlonj tld I really theorst place between Warrenton and ScalJt. Respectfully submitted, F. A. FlMIKJl, GEORCK W. SAXHORN', P. A. STOKES. NEW TO-DAY. Notice. We havt diver s!J. and iteelhead net ting, leaded lead line, cotton twin and rope. Plymouth Manila rope, oil clothing and rubber boots and everything for fishermen. T. J. Carney 4 Co. Oliver typewriters (tenographers at A. Commercial street .. nd automatic A- Cyrus, It Hw Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of eoffee tbe 3. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetable. Dabollet A Co. grocers. Phone Mate 1281 Columbia ana View mpnonhonet) and latest record at 414 Commercial treat A. R. Cyrus. Wanted. A girl to work in a bindery. Apply Atorin office. The Tyler. The Tyler .till keep np its reputa tion. GooJ liquors and polite attention will alway win, and in pursuance of thi Idea Clarence Tyler has made bo change in th quality of his goods, and has secured the service, nf tti. ru... int whose genial personality makes him popular with the Tyler'e patron. Everyone know where the Tyler I. Sixth and Bond streets. cial integrity, Report of Committee on Roads and 'ic use next summer. Tli'liways of the Astoria Chamber n? . V'e further wsneet'nlly upcast )n m t Portland Horse Show. Take advantage of the low rouail-tripi rates that have been named by th A. V 0. for. the Portland Hot Show, Novem ber 7th, 8th and 9th. , This Is an ami that no one can afford to miss. A larva- amount of money is being spent In mak ing preparation, and It will be an attrac tion second only to New York', fammia. h0W. Reduced rates to Portland and return for the Portland Horse Show to be held in Portland, November 7th, 8th anil 0th. The A. & a ha named a rat of one- and one-third fare for the round-trip. Ticket will be on sale November flth, 7th and 8th, and will be good returning up to and including November 10th, Notlc. Heating stoves and range, the best and tbe cheapest. Hlldrebrnnd ft Cor.