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'v.r. liOUDAY NUMBED PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, .' 1905. J 1 J. t OREGON'S NEEiS , V: By GEORGE E, CHAMBEELAIN, Governor -. ,!.' ( v mcrrow nooRE ii .v.;- if M open rlverway from Astoria to th headwater of th Snake, der to the facilitation of commerce alone I am moved to apeak of the preaem broad, llnea and In. the Interest of every .movement.; undoubtedly, assuming form a 40-foot channe) -a the mouth; portion of Oregon, of the Columbia, likewise , at , Coo and Taqulna bays; lee red tap and more direct effort In carrying out projecta' -well conceived ' and vouched )'. east and went, to Induce the people of IndeedTVo must,', if consistent; even " the 1 United ' State ' to ,' admit ' cheaper go ao far . aa to 1 support ' heartily alt labor Into this country. ' Jt ha v no de- the provisions of the national irrigation law these In the main are the needs of for . by competent engineers, at ' any. -point along the Pactflo coast. In other Oregon Just now,: from the standpoint of 'words,-let us adopt and exemplify the material progress. " No Jess Important,; sound doctrine' that" It Is by growth sire to do, injustice to. any one, nor to question motives. But I cannot be frank unless I cite the apparent intention 9a the part of powerful intereet . to pro cure a modification of the Chines ex- however, 1 th augmentation of th en-j everywhere and not by suppression any- elusion laws 'such as will admit coolie tlment against the importation of cheap, .where .t bat the , high destiny of . the to oompet against our America Ubor " ; labor, especially from th orient, . which ."Pacific slope may be .. achieved., T' '. : t- .' 1 '.; V- , , 1 1 being agitated under th ros by Th whole coast of Oregon should ' 1 fear that th agitation w hr much powerful Interests.,,'- ' ., ' jm ' w,tn( th "hips of commerce, end "of Just now, Is rather, Insidious in, fonp, Ther ar many needs-of th common-wherever nature has planned things, , an that back of it Is a wisb to partially , ( wealth." going to considerations of polity ther . may ' man beet follow with 'hi at least break down' th present law, leal and ethical, matters, but ' I tak It; developing efforts.' - 1 ; ' .1'" which baa been'enacted in' response U' that Th Journal desires comment from ' The wisdom of the' program for th m on those phases of community life- Improvement j of , the Columbia and that go to material and economlo activi ties. . . ' ... - ;.::;: v-;' ' Doubtless there are not many person in th stat who refuse to concede the vital necessity for Improvement of ,the hlfhways that war created by nature for the passage of commerce along the - line of least reeietanoe tbe-waterways that penetrate the interior and the magnificent- harbors ; that Indent - the - sea ooaat line of th state. '. The deslrabjiyy of a coalition of all Interests', for" th purpose pf inducing the appropriation of money for th' making pf needed ' im provement in the Columbia, Willamette and Snake rivers should be obvious to 1 even th superficial observer of events. ' ;' It will be well, however, if w avoid Snake rivers I admitted by every one. The soundness of the policy of Improve ing Coos and Taqulna bays la Indicated by th certainty that a- railroad will soon be built to the ' former, and (he Corvallls ,4t Eastern railway will prob ably before . long be extended Into In terior Oregon, giving Taqulna bay access 'to trie products of that region. - When 'th people of "th west read of the 1 enactment of the. national , Irriga tion law, they 'balled It with loud ac claim, as the precursor of wonderful development In th - vast" territory that is now, largely worthless, excepting when water la placed . on the lands. What- progress 'has already been; accom plished 'is pleasing and th activity of the mistake of omitting the. harbors at ' the federal engineers In looking out the Coo and Taqulna bays from th list of vaflous projects is to ba commended. ' GOVERNOR- project for thefurtherance of which w petition the federal government' Th broad conception Is that develop ment of latent resources in one section will not hinder; but help, development in other localities. , It 1 not a question of jwhlch, harbor shall be improved, but th There is reason, neverthless, to be lieve that . th proverbial red tap at Washington has tended to unduly de lay carrying th projects Into execution. It 1 likely that less red tap and mora of th method that characterise private th well-defined demand of per cent of the people of the west.' 9 ! '- This I one i of th great needs of tb tat just now. a it la on of th need of th nation- that the laws against th ad mission of :. laborers under . th - con tract system be . faithfully enforoed. These law now are. In my opinion, not well enforced. There should be mors rlgldl.ty In this matter, as there should be no relaxation of vtgllane to pre vent the spread of ' th movement' fr' th admission of cheap labor- from the orient.-' " ,'J y'- " v ,"'',' V ; Probably ajl , students of asocial" and industrial -conditions- will' admit that the conflict between the employing arid, employed . classes in this country hs assumed, a form that has Induced the , formerutQ. plan, for-, th admission o -limited number of coolies at first and later of larger numbers, In th hop that it will weaken .th position hold by th labor organizations. . Therefor, in addition to citing ' th thing that, are needed for th material advancement of all people in th state. I believe that U. ia pertinent to clt this enterprises would operate to the advan position of th people of. this state : tag .of th reclamation service, and cooli labor problem, and to Inslsnhat hould b that all must be made Bt for . consequently to the immense good of Jts proper solution is vital to th f oof the uses' of th deep-water ships, in or- - th peopl of th western country. of th commonwealth,' GEORGE.-E -CtiA WERXAIl v PORTLAND'S ADVANTAGES ' By MAYOR HARRY LANE EVERY country has its own peculiar advantages iven to" it by nature anii Portland is not lacking in this respect.- ., -.- Portland's future is assured-. She is located where nature show ers abundant resources on her. . ' She has a 'good , harbor, , a glorious climate, -beautiful scenery .and is surrounded by one of the most productive countries in the world. It is the dut of this city, to take full advantage of all that nature has so bountifully given her. ': ?'. TT" :' " -r"y y i'"T ; ; , This city should not go to sleep, but should do as the prudent business man, 'and grasp every opportunity -f to develop her resources and bring busi ness to her doors. ' "':''' , v. ; "-. ' ' ' v Portland should se to it that the Columbia river is kept open from the bar to the headwaters of every tributary stream. Portland should also con-, -trol the trade of every, inhabitant in, the vast country drained by this great river. If she. cannot get it in any. other manner she should build flatboats. with, which to navigate the rivers and bring the produce of this great in land empire to this city.- Portland should control the trade "against any greatrcorporation. Thi3 city' should be jealous of her rights and not permit. any railway corporation, to Come here and bottle her up. It should give these corporations to understandLthat they could carry 'on a legitimate . business ; that if they did not bring, the- trad to this -city, the people -would ; rise, en i masse against them and drive them, and their roads out of the country. : . ' : .Portland should also reach out for her share of, the Alaskan trade and see that she gets it. She should , also improve her own harbor, and her own streets by filling in the sloughs, and paving the thoroughfares'. - , We should also plant flowers,' park the streets and inaugurate other improve-, ments to beautify the city. We should then advertise throughout, the east and tell the. people bf the nation ofour beautiful city, our delightful summer j climate and, bur' great "resources and " thousands wou!d c;ome here to spertd- their summers, making Portland one of the "greatest summer resorts in the. United -States. . ' - ; - '.': ' : '. " If Portland would do this she. would soon' be known all "over the world as one of America's greatest 'cities. She would increase in wealth and popu-' latiotl. , I will say, that I believe, that if Portland would lake advantage of her-opportunities as a manufacturing and commercial center and as a sum mer resort within 25 years she would have 1,000,000 inhabitants. ."'.,.'.. ".' V'.V 'Hi Hi1 ', ill'- X r,-r- IL, . X 1fi IVl m s 4 H II SI ;-V--;--- .. '.'I . t - ! ? if
