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THE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAU PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO, DECEMBER 84, - ICQ?. The WorK of Three Organizations Which Are Advertising the Advantages of the Stater By E. a Giltner. Secretary Chamber of Commerce. " T make a statement of the work don by the chamber of com merce la difficult aa !t la almost . , , Impossible to set forth specific ally matters bains worked on. owing to the entailer things which are necessary that are handled every month end of - which no record ia or can be keptput alde Of the letter fllea.' An average of from 00 to 1.000 peo pie visit the room! of the chamber or commerce every month for the purpoae of getting InformaUon regarding every part of the etate and examining the very comprehensive exhibit now In stalled here. Time ta taken with each one to enow and explain the resource! and advanUgea of Portland' and Ore ton. and there a no doubt that great good results, but no definite record la obtainable. ' . '. A very Important work now being done by the chamber of commerce ia that handled by the transportation com mittee an exhaustive report of which w(i published in pamphlet form in July. 10. and In the Chamber of Catn merce Bulletin of September, 1005. Thla report seU forth the transportation con ditions in Oregon In detail and no doubt has had more to do with the present railroad activity than any other one in fluence. 7.. The transportation committee noml--nated Mr. Joseph N. Teal, which nomi nation was confirmed by the trustees of the chamber of commerce, to attend a ' meeting of the national rivera and bar bora congress to be held at Waahlns ton commencing January IS, 1000 and has also appointed Mr. Teal together with Mr. A. I Mills, which appoint mente were both confirmed by the trus tees, to represent the chamber In Wash ington for an open river. , For a 40-Foot Channel. - ; The chamber of commerce through Ita board of trustees appointed Mr. T. B. Wilcox aa Ita representative to go to Washington to work in the - Interest of a 40-foot channel at the month Of the river. Thla makes a very strong com mittee to look after the Columbia river from Its source to Its mouth, and wa hope for good results. An exhaustive report of the condition of the Jetty and upper Columbia was .n unt November . 106. which covera absolutely every phase ojt the subject an very strongly sets lonu the emergency existing at the mouth of the river. . . , . Another very Important work of the chamber la that of the grain standard . eommlttee, which establishes the stand r.r .11 Waahincton. Oregon and Idaho grains, samplea of which are Bent .ii ha iMftin, norts of the world. and the certWoatee of the chamber of nn.r rttnrdlna which are consid ered evidence in the. leading porta as to J flimiitv at shlnmenta. The permanent exhibit committee also does herculean worg. it naa xunus mui flclent to maintain an exhibit and in formation bureau for about two years with competent men In charge, with os fin, n exhibit of the resources of the state of Oregon aa can be had. This exhibit la probably as fine aa any on tha Pacific coast, with the exception of that at fxs Angeles. Printed lnfor- matloa about every section of the atate la alweva keot ready to be distributed. and it ta the business Of the employes to know about every locality without nreludlce to any. It waa made possible to have euch an excellent exhibit with the small funds at command by reason of the courtesy of tha Lewis and Clark- com mission, which loaned on the part of the atate the finest of the exhibits . at the exposition In every line. Those on band now would probably have cost , to procure 15,000. Every member of the chamber of commerce should Bend m his visiting eastern friends to see' this and should notify the chamber of any one to whom they wish Information '. sent. - , Having thla nucleus wa expect to keep ut I ' . -T-L? tilt ii Ti n w . 'T ;r . K - let m ar 4 Hill " I II J I .i 1 . : - - ' II V i ' i II t w M adding to this exhibit until It will rival that of every coast city. Our mlnlns? committee took up tne matter of testing the black sands, which waa carried to a successful Issue re cently by a representative of the United States government at the fair grounds, and they are now very buay at work to have further testa made and to get set aalde from the regular appropria tion for tha government geological sur vey an appropriation of $20,000 to con tinue this work. The value to the state of Oregon of handling theae black saiula, an that the by-products wilt pay the cost, of making such sands . Into steel can hardly be overestimated. A very Important work that has been Ann bv the chamber of commerce re cently has been the open river commit tee, through which committee tne port age railway at Celllo .waa brought to successful completion.- more ia no doubt that the existence of such portage railway, and the energy displayed by our people In constructing It, waa the prime factor in getting congress to make an appropriation to make a canal at that point. ' Working for Irrigation. ; Our Irrigation eommlttee baa - been busily engaged undertaking to see that Oregon gets Its snaro or tne mony resulting from the sale of lands In Ore gon applicable to Irrigation projects spent tn thla state, and tha Umatilla project recently approved waa urgea strongly by the chamber, and waa un doubtedly hastened by our action- We alao assisted in getting tne cmei of the department of Irrigation to make his head office in-Portland .wnere tne auDDlles for all tha projects In the northwest territory will be bought. Among tha minor matters which the chamber of commerce has aaalsted ma terially and probably In some Instances secured entirely through their own ef forts, was tho getting of more carriers and clerks In the local pen toff lee; we are now working hard to get tho towage rates lowered; to get tne time between Portland and San Francisco shortened to SS hours;' to get an Alaskan steam ship company in operation, and for the betterment of our pilot service. We have had lectures on civio im provement under the auspices of ' the chamber, and lectures with view of Portland will be made throughout tha United States by Mr. Bulkier during tne winter months. The quality of these lectures , will be known by those who were fortunate enough' to bear nun lec ture on "Yellowstone Parr during tne exposition period. One of the principal duties of the chamber is to place Itself In touch with homeseeker and Investors, and we sand out Qjir Monthly . Bulletin to members. tourista anc Tnveatora. inis pub lication baa attained a circulation reach ing Into tha thousanda by thla method. - We have aided materially in securing conventions and In advertising Portland and Oregon In the papere. We had a lo-oace article m the world a worr. known as the northweat number, which haa attracted thousanda of people to this section; in fact, we have probably received 1,000 lettera referring to such article.-' v .-. -( ."-; helping the Government. : Amen a the regular duties of . the chamber lsi the furnishing to tha de partment of commerce and labor and many other departments both at home and abroad complete statistics or our city.- During the fair wa gave banquet to government officials, railroad officials and to all whom .It would be of value to entertain. Owing to the overlooking of Portland In the matter of bids for lumber for tn Panama canal, the chamber of com merce took the matter up and we now have a northwest - representative - and get notices for all proposals of bids. We are working very hard at present to see If we cannot get a national annual livestock show at Portland, and probably will meet with success. The chamber has just Issued a book I i H'" , i i " y iaeeaaaaaeB)MV . " ' ' l ' " I-':.'..-,:: jjp; Laber. V B. C Giltner. ' i- : 'j.,;-., C H. Mclaa.cs. ,; . , i ; t . 1 i . on Portland and Oregon of pages, which - Is beautifully Illustrated throughout, covering In a general way every advantage possessed by our city and atate for homeseekers and investors and In which there la not a single prl vate advertisement. It , will probably bo one of the most beautiful books Is sued on Portland and will bo Bent t all parts of tha United States. Engravings and matter for syndloat lettera tdv.be published. In all papers, of the United Statea without charge to our organisation are being prepared. The chamber by the careful examina tion of all schemea calling for subscrlp tlons haa saved thousands of dollara to members. . The chamber Tibs also con tributed very liberally toward tha pub licity work of the Commercial club and secured many conventions- by financial aid and work. .. Last but not least, th membership of the Chamber has been Incressed from 117 members In good standing on the first day of May, lt0. to 650 members In good standing on mi xirai i oember, l0i. -While the memoersnip i not ao large as in ioa Angeies, m hss I believe, something like 1,700 mem bora, wo hope in tho not distant future to make tho membership 1.000, and with the added strength morally, and finan cially of such a body we can- success fully keep Portland before the public and get the full benefit of tha adver tising which haa been done by the ex position, besides attending to the usual work or an organisation oi w . Tha above are only a few of tha thing i Mneral war that come up continu ally in an organisation undertaking to represent a city or ovr v,vw, ...... Is hoped with our Increased membership that the chamber of commerce will be a body of which Us member and the clti senstf the city and atate will be proud. The real wora" or tne cnnnom, uww- ever, cannot, do expiainuiii vir it Involves mora . uiancan. ... f totally stated. ' ' , :. Board ol Trade Aids in the WorK By J. B. 'Liber, Secretary Portland . Hoard of Trade. BJSOON mad her debut In DOS a and during her brief period lu tha limelight of nation haa uncdMt . in gaining the at tention of a busy world Juat long enough to convince uer gudleno that she Is on the map. , . . Greet good .baa . been . accomplished, the entering wedge haa been driven, thousands have' beard and seen, hun dreds of thousanda now In a reoeptlv mood wbuld know mora, which forces tho conviction upon uo that Instead of comforting ourselves at the exit of 10S with a work "Veil done" It waa only a work "well began." and In order to reap the harvest for which wa aowed the seed, we must now follow up the vantage gained by tha- effort 1 of the pant year. . . . The work before us during the coming year will be one of special application to extend the foundation of progress by a special effort to reach tho Indus- TT K 1 s uriii i id, 1 - ii- " in w trlbua farmers of the central west, by presenting the fact relative to the ku parlor results obtainable In the Paclflo northwest for. the same expenditure of labor. W need tha farmer to develop the nugar, the flax anL fiber, tha dairy and the fruit Industries. . To tell tha truth about the resources of Oregon Is good enough for thla purpose, provided wa will let tt bo known to enough of tha right kind of people. Develop the Interior and the cltlea will grow as a natural consequence. This is the most telling work, may bo carried on with the Jeaat expense and promises the best results. TJhe farmer, unlike the minu: facturer, can be Induced to make his' inveatment without bonus or other In ducement beyond a fair price for -tha land he tills and a ohance to reach the market with his product. To thla end w must have railroads to open up the vast interior, (and an assurance of a road across central Oregon would mean tho doubling of Oregon's population In lesa than five year a Horn Market for Home Goods. : Let tha vast resources of this state be developed and we -shall then have a homo market for products of home manufactures that will open a new era In the history of Portland'a manufac turing Interests. Let Portland spend the money to fill Up the interior and It will be tho best investment ever made for tha city. The poruana Doara-ecMn trade ia planning auch a missionary campaign for 1001, and In order to do the work effectively and get the beat results, not only for Oregon, but Wash ington. Idaho and all part of tha In-, terior, contributing to Portland' .busi ness Interests and prosperity. ;-- Advertising the State. A eSO-pag book la being prepared, rlvlna- a ateograDhlcal. topographical. dlmatia description, wltv detail Infor- matlon of every . bt ;nch of Industry, commencing with agriculture In all It subdivisions, mining and - mineral' re eourcaa timber ahd lumbering, manu facture In ail its Drancnes, smppuis fasllltlaa. etc. Thla general descriptive work ta be followed by apeclflo Infor mation by counties, the whole to blend and harmonise into one oomplet com pendium of Information about the beet all around state 'In the union... Such a book, placed In the bands of the home InvHinr or manufacturer, will do the most effective work In connection with the board'e personal representa tives in the field. As Portland, enjoy tbe distinction of having tho largest undlsouted eontributlve territory of any city In tha United Statea. It remain but ta develop thla territory to give thla city what Is naturally nera. It may be well to bear In mind in-Yhr connection that an excessive growxn and development of its sustaining area would be abnormal and unaouna. witn a continuance of tho projected Improve ments of our waterways and the addqa railroad facilities, tha development ot the interior mean tho certain growth and prosperity of this city. To accom plish tb result bo raucn aeairoa unity of purpose and a hearty coop eration on tb part of every eltlsen I absolutely' essential. The success ol our neighboring state In Inducing other to abide with them 1 not duo to these atate being better, or oven aa rood, but to tha unanimity of it cltl sen In speaking of it as tha best state In tho Union. Let tha conviction that wo have the beat all around state in tn TTnloa be backed with publlo aplrlted- ness and a reasonable financial support and the resuK will prove tn etiori fully Justified. ...... Aids to Enterprise. ' , , Tb most ' encouraging feature In tho endeavor to place Oregon In the front rank of etate where ah belong la tha unstinted and united effort of our metropolitan press, a spirit worthy of emulation by our Interior paper and averv man. woman and cnua in tne etate. While w are developing our home market, we must not overlook the opportunities which contribute to the fame and greatness oi a city orougnt 10 ua bv those that go down, in amps te sea. Tha great market "Of the orient; the Isles of the Paclflo and Alaska, are as available to Portland as to any other Paclflo coast port. Bo that witn tn only fresh water' harbor, the largest lumber and wheat shipping port, It be hooves ua to fight for the continuance of the Improvement at the mouth of the Columbia and It channel. i Plants That Are Needed. T Recent assurances point to a eon tin uance ef the work through th effort of some of ourt publlo spirited eltlsen who have done noble work - for theli state in th hour of her need. Publlo splritedness must carry through the ex tension of the trade witn Aiaaxa. 'A cry for their trade won t give It to us. W must be able to give aa well a take. I HhlD must be able to carry cargoes both ways, and If this Is made possible, I there la no need of a subsidy. Let this city prepare to meet tho conditions squarely, and' by doing so add to hef prosperity in the construction of a smelter and refinery to take not only Alaska's mineral output but also that of southern - and eastern Oregon, ot Idaho, western Montana and -eastern Wsshington. . We have an even chance with San. Francisco and Tacoma from the west and a great advantage from the southeast and northeast There ap pears no good reason why w cannot put ourselves Into the same , relation with Alaskan oil fields . by refining Alaskan products here, a San Francisco holds to southern California fields. The crude- and refined materials would add great Impetus to other . manufactur ing lines, and rnstesd of eastern 'oils libelng hauled acroaa this continent,- our refined oljs -would successfully dispute the' oriental market with the .eastern product. . Irfit the slogan for 190 be i "Cooperation of th entire Bute." Manufacturers Lend a Hand By a H. Mo Isaac, Secretary Manufac turers' Association. O Portland, aa alao to tha entire T Paclflo northwest, the . Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition haa brought a great awakening, and tha reault of thla, a wakening thla suddenly unfolding realisation or tne posaalbllltlea of this section, must show In marked measure tn Industrial growth and development, without which sub stantial, uninterrupted proeperlty 1 Im possible. The splendid exploitation of tha Lewis and Clark centennial expoeltlon" was. In effect, an Invitation to tha world to coma and Bee tho matchless natural re- aourcea and advantages of tha hitherto little known northwestern eorner of the United States. The success of tha axpo- itinn and tha aratlfvlnr record of at tendanoa thereon atteat that thla Invita tion was liberally accepted, while the pleaeure; 'tho interest and tha flattering commendation expressed by all prove that Oregon succeeded In "making good atwi ha.ve aubatantial reaaons for ba- liavtna- that wa have accomplished muabj -the direction or winning ui reoogni' tlon we merit from capital, aklll. oora oierce and labor, and 'much alao in t ortl tvinv nnr own neoole with renewed in terest and Increasing confidence and pride In- their own- home section. It I saf to predict mat noining wiu mora m v LU Phone Exchange 57 Silk Floss Lbs. The above shows th is and style of label that w use on our B. M, O. & Ifattr. 'ws.eajl It th "BEST MATTRBM ON J.ill-w. produ0t and therefore sanitary, pur, ,i ,t. natural atate. It I 0H per cent lighter In weight than the same bulk of cotton, thereby enabling Us to manufacture . is large and thick a mattress with tt pounds of floss as with 0 pounds of cotton. Come at on half, the cost f tb gmfor M4m'Vhlpment Every mattres is guaranteed by us te be a rmnMrntM r It ean be r-; turned. W us only th beat grsdee of ticking, and every mattress haa an Imperial Stitched Kdg . . , turneojn Heavy Art Tick, San Rafael Tick, St Elmo Tick and Fanoy Striped. Sold tojdealers only.- .. PETERS & ROBERTS FURNITURE GQ. - PORTLAND. OREOON , ' ' " '. 1 effectually timulato the inveatment of I local capital In manufacturing enter prise than lmllar Inveatment ner oi capital from elsewhere. Helping Along the Movement. s-v- K. vnnat viotenB raotOrB IB i the Industrial development of the city of ci.,, la h. work of tha manufactur er' association, an prganlsatlon which for 11 years past baa aavoiea nnn w iiinnn.iv to the fostering: protecting and upbuilding of tha manufacturing and producing Industries or uie aiai- m ui ton. Recognising no locality, class. In dividual, corporation, truat or combina tion, the association work for the bene fit of all alike, reviving waning Indus tries and creating othera which may be profitably established In thla atate, aa Ita vast natural resources eeme more and mora to be appreciated. m- Patronising Home Industries. . Knowing full well' that an Increased output In - manufacturing - commonly meana a decreased cost, and - that the limited market on the coast a compared to the eastern statea plaoe the manu facturers here at a disadvantage In the matter of coot of production, it haa been the constant alar and object of the asso ciation to overcome thla difficulty by awakening our own people to an under standing of the vital Importance to themselves of the patronage of home In dustries, and to a large extent the work of the aeeoclatien haa been successful In eliminating an unjust prejudice against Oregon-made goods In favor ot eaatern products. Still theret-I more work of the same kind to be done, and the association la not weary of well doing. It la heroiworthy of note that working men, ea a class, quit generally realise the advantage, of goods of home manufacture, and their Intelligent co operation In the cause ot "home Indus try" la not so difficult to obtain and hold aa that of- other classes. Quit frequently the attention of the associa tion ta directed to an Instance of a local manufacturer Ignoring tbe principle In volved in tho patronage of home Indus try, by "purchasing articles abroad which ha could aa wen puy or nia neignoor at home. j v ' ' Manufacturer and Producer. In addition to Ita well directed ef forts to stimulate . tho patronaga of home.' Industries, tha association afford meana for bringing tho manuraoturei and producer of the state Into closer relationship, for their mutual benefit. thus encouraging the establishment ot new lndustriea designed to convert Into manufactured article many of our raw materials that can profitably be worked her. With favorable results. Its In fluence Is often brought to bear upon transportation, fuel, light water - and other eompanlea In the adjuatment of matter having an Important bearing upon the Industrie of the state, as also upon the enactment of atate Mvi designed to .help- manufacturing, ship- filng' and producing Industrie. With arger membership Its powers for good In behalf of these Interests could be MoooooooooMOoooooooomm4ooooooooo her .MANUFACTURERS OF. FIR LUMBER AND OFFICES FOOT OF LINCOLN largely tnoreased, and its efforts ere now directed to attain this end". . A ;. All lines of .manufacture have been prosperous durlngvthe past year, i the , exposition having created a large, de mand for certain articles manufactured . here, while the Increased population has brought about aa Increased demand ' generally. - While soma Unas of manu facture have had an enormoila increase of output during the yean ether have felt the atlmulus In smaller measure, but it Is safely estimated that there has been throughout an average increase of 10 per cent In the output of our fao- torles. . A number . of new factories . have been established, and In many cases needed Improvements and addU. tlonal capacity have been provided. Opening for Manufacturers. ' ' The state of Oregon has ' In natural ' resources. In producing and marketing advantages, precisely what thousands of manufacturer who bave ' still, ex- perlence, enterprise and capital are In search of, and our exposition has ac complished much in heralding these . facts abroad. Yt th work of fccqualnt. lng othera. with our advanUgea Is but fairly begun., and we must keep It up, steadily and systematically, tf we mean to reap a bountiful Jiarveat from the exposition seed time. At a very small expense monthly to It member th Manufacturers .association maintains a . bureau of Information, prepared to fur- -nlsh every manufacturer who addresses himself to It with reliable Informa tion concerning the state's advantage and' resources, and conditions gener- ' ally affecting th particular Industry he la Interested in. Surely all under stand and appreciate that every add!-; tlon to the industrial wealth and wqrk- " lng population of tha city and state . reneota benefit upon "every Individual ' enterprise; and yet there are manufao- ' turera In the state, and In tha city of ' Portland, who are unwilling to enRll themselves a members of this aaao- elation, declining on th ground that ne Immediate benefits are to be derived therefrom In the eale or popularity ot (heir manufactured product -:- Great Output,"" r.j ,- , .. . Every on who haa a reasonably: ade quate Idea of th extent ot Oregon' natural . resources, climatic and other advantage understands that we can manufacture hero almost anything, and tho many lines of manufacture already established, or vigorously calling for attention, are too numeroua for men tion within tho eompaaa of this brief article. . Lumber and flour are our lead ing lndustriea, ahd our output in these -r line commands th attention of the world. Likewise w have at hand ' everything necessary for th extensive manufacture of linens and woolenav-and as soon as these facts are brought prominently to the attention "6f aklll and capital our Industrial wealth will , bo augmented by the establishment of enterprise , calculated aoon to place Oregon In th front rank a a manu- facturing state. m pa ny LATH STREET Portland, Oregon Guaranteed ;v-"Pure'r"" Felted , 4 'Chamber of CommercePhotograph by Ktaer.' : v - - v.
