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PUBLIC DOCK PLAN
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OUJIIK REP!
Engineers Urge Utilization of Most of the Waterfront Recreation Pier at Foot of Stark Street
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PSCOMPREH
Immediate Development of the
Harbor Urrjed; Portland Oc
cuples. Great Natural Vant
age Point,., .
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I 1n 10 yeere Portland i
"J rlty Kau Francl
r. The report loirrt
author.. Charlta W. I
Tbe Vor4 f atlltg Mr I
tU rWw remmieek U ff
(Hal m4 a-it at a teiaatd im
pablie sentiment tji fArilnlag tfu. U
ctruriolea bt in. ael bJ4
a-sel si4 f the WlllaaMtl,
- II rutni4 ttjhls tfucluk I eUe
fiiivnta, m ita btlna) ai4 i
! Uil.raia ef kMli , ibe eet -t
set i4aa at h rtvar. The tare
4i k develop! further do it Ibe riv
et la eiperted la erve ail iaierveta la.
partially. ala la v wara eomtiiial
for iiMp a ebippUig
While l ha fir. U 4 k la tfrteUd
on iba Vaal nul lha r.cr.ailoa am
molar boat .ir la reremmeiided la be
ullt on Iba Waal i4. The MX1 af
lb Uar4 of New York eagle to iba
?ublle dork iffimlaioa Mia4 public
or lha flrei usie ivday daale aoi steae
lib dork loralioa and Op a
Iru'tlen It pror-he,.e lha greet
ef Portland futuro II al.oa iba
population l-ot t!,nl ahauld have In !:.
Ill and IMt. Indtratre lha probebl.
!" of manufacturing, and lha re
ulla that mar ertalnlr be aprt4
frwm lha 4velupraeal of ta. mile
tributary irrrllorr.
Ahead af Seattle.
II -lntlflrally romparee Portleod
A4 Kaallle lo lha dleedreiitagf a of Me-
1(1 II ahowa that Portland la now
rowing tha asm rale and with lha
aarr.a promts as New Tor and Oil-
o In former )eere II predicts litat
n 10 yeere Portland will ba aa ret
tea.
to pagra. lit
ttlainford. K. I"
Ooodrlrh and William J. llarnry. all
notad Naw York harbor anilnrrr.
davrlop lha phlloaophy of aalrr ter
minal uon.tr union Recognition la
glvrn to the value of preliminary data
aacured hjr Oeorga U. Ilrgardt. ronault-
tng anglnrer of the dork commlaalon.
They ahow that other cltlaa have made
themaetvea great eaporta In .pile of
dlaadvantagea auch aa ivirlland will
never know, and II aaka. In effect:
la PortUnd willing to follow tha
plan and apend tha money nereaaary to
a ecu re tha certain Pacific coaat com
mercial aupremacy aaaured by natural
advantage If complemented by munic
ipal enterprlee la building and aggrea
alvenaaa In trade eiteneion?"
Though data, la lacking and congreaa
atlll debatea the queatton of tolla there
la yet enough knowledge to Indicate
that tha Panama canal wilt ahlft trade
ruatoma and routea and bring to tha
Pacific coaat an Inrreaaa In ahlpplng. a
lair ana re or which. Portland la war
ranted and urged, In tha report. In mk
inr a atranuoua effort to obtain. A
paragraph In tha tummtry of the re
port Indlcatea tha aoopa of the harbor
board'a recommendaUona.
Waterfront Xmproremaata.
r"""Tlie waterfront Improvrmenta pro
poaed, both for Immediate and future
oonatructlon. have been fairly divided
between Kaat Portland and YVeet Port
land and a common trana-ahlpplng ter
minal haa been located In the lower
harbor, ample to meet tha needa of
Greater Portland for many yeara to
come. Tha plera and docka, their un
loading tracka and warehouaea, have all
been united by a public bolt line rail
road to form one correlated and well
organlied terminal port, with berthing
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waM!flM. tm. af Iba lab ItUlU
labiag iba aiaaal bal Ibna la a at.
Al ISm Abfaia raeffee af vtaa
il 4e44 I Ml a g.awal amba
ul4 ba 4 U'4 a etale 4ala
PrMiag Wgialaaara 4'4 aai hw a'fa
f i4tag la lha liubt.a af tag ' ,
rf. Mar I iaa arapnaaa aa t
ii aa wblrh laa etnbe abt4 ba 4
ae4 rn.ia waa .M lai aa Ine
Itua4 I'al rn.ra a a lima aAaua
ft before Ibal aia i.ly waa
4ewa4 a ea awil.bla lee, ar lo.t
bef-r I He ikiiabtr a4araa4 tt isa
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aitxe Aaf.ra, baa ar. iba aalaa
aa lrttj I )a I iba 4pmiaa wat4
aba rather a Caaiar aala e1
ara aa af lha epialaa I bal their elaima
i l imii ba air4 ta parllaaaaai, bl
aaal a4 ..aa. The Mr liar 4ia Row
. xar la ba iba favania. aapaxlally
aa Mar I la Traaca la blaaye a A
raal!enary rbaractar aa wa4l ll I,
4ar aa bub la bar geaerally aiaJita lu
bigftat 4moairailea
In any eM. aalaaa aaatatbiac la,
appaaa Iba Kara, a teaeral
atrika la praiielli eavtaia Miaaaa
Mar I iM July I.
I'oTt hYul Develtp Bust New Way advnuge of moat of
bust quiet- iii r fctbecauaa a river appr
Jy. that will be tha envy of your fellow
women and will give you tho allure
ments of a perfect womanhood that will j
bo Irresistible.
They say there is nothing new under
the sun, but I have perfected a treat
ment that I want to share with my
sifters. What it did for me It oaa and
will do for yon, and I now offer it to
you.
Others offer to build up your flgrura
on "count of tb4. Very location
mVnts and devices. I bar dona away which render it auaccptiblo for large
with all theae iajnrioua methods and harbor, growth) provided' advantage ; la
have given a legion jjt women a luxu- taken Of existing possibilities i of ln-
"i h.rVrrTrV.rYh--ir creaslngr harbor facllltie.. IV ha
No massagiji. nothing to take, nothing proper and aufficlerf room compared
to wear. . with many of tha other very congested
X was skinny, scrawny, flat and but most Important cities and harbors
attractive to mm. how X aim of tha world, aa evidenced by the fact
i?T Z'X?:?: that it haa already developed a river
facilities of some 32.000 linear feet.
over six miles, of docks and piers. Thu
sufficient public docks are produced so
that Fortland need not fear that her
commercial growth will ba retarded
through the selfish ejcpeulsion of now
hipping by present or future Interests
yet plans are Indicated whereby the
present Inflammable and incfficlen
docks and qUBys on private property
may be reconstructed at low cost; an
thus the cast and west banks
the Willamette within the city limits
will be lined with Imposing, efficient
and fireproof public and private struc
turea for the proper handling of the
enormous commerce toat must ineviia
bly. though the city of Portland, flow
in and out of the Columbia and win
amette valleys."
XiOgloal Construction.
"A port should be developed," read
the introductory paragraph of the re
port, "not as an aggregation of in ill
vidual piers or wharves. Indiscrimin
ately constructed to serve various
kinds of shipping. ut rather a port
should be developed as a terminal, each
pier or wharf should have some logi
cal relation to those already con
adjacent,, and-should be but a definite
iter forward In a well defined plan
"In a port partially developed, espec
ially, by private Interests, It is exceed'
Ingly difficult to follow this principle.
The expense la Often seemingly prohl
blttva and leads to makeshift policies
on the part of public harbor commis
sions. In the long run, the larger ex
penditure for these improvements under
A logical, plan ia the more, economic.
. The report recounts that nearly , all
nf the great -potts tot the world -were
originally narrow, tortuous, rivera de
veloped and dredged at enormous ex
pense, and adds that Portland has the
these cities; rrmt
approach ia considered
an advantage because of the fresh water
harbor and the closeireommnnication be
tween sea shipping and. hinter or tri
butary country.
"The inland location of Portland Is
no detriment -to ita development as a
great maritime trans-shipping' center.
Portland's Advantage.
"It has, on the other hand, advant-j
1 Showing desired relation between dock and warehouse; transfer equipment. 2 Proposed motor boat landing foot of Washington or Stark
street, 3 Endless freight carrier for publicdock; moving platform. 4 Cross section of typical pier recommended, for Portland, v 5
Overhead "Telpher'or monorail carrying system. 6 Portable self operating crane fqr dock use. 7 Auto dock truck of great powervland
small Initial and operating cost, 8 Proposed recreation pier and boat landing foot of Stark or Washington street.
eaa do
what X did for mysalX l
tar von.
.. 1 don'tcar whaLyonr. i
ask only tnai
r,ni mn In Villi.
develop your bust in 'two weeks. All I
shall be held In abaolute confidence and
secrecy. Write me today.
Write to me Today for my Treatment
It will osly ooat yoa penny for
! frontage over five . miles lo lenata
which la now used by Teasels ranging
irhatjronr. g jnay beXlf rom tha small river boats 4ip to quite
y.t i l?!J3i,..i,1,i JrM ocen-golng tramp steamers."
and. I will undertake to I Tk. t .,. .hn,
VH wawaa. vaauvejawa VVJll"
penaata the government's greai work
on the channel t theyaea by providing
better docks and harbor faculties at
Uia Portland end than are represented
by the rotten flretraps designated a
docks, la a further obsarvaUaa of tha
report. ' ' v .. . " .-. ' -. -5
Portland, In, the view ot the harbor
a postcard, end X will mail yoa this
wonderful Inform tiom ta a plala
oovax se tliat mo oaa will ksaw your
P01. . . . . ... I la Hii "funil a M Ik.
Don ! let isib priaa ana a siuy i wTr ?
ii lis noi,i vhci iijaF- w y , leaa
9tsjtf mil Mttarul grades of
tha-rallroads are down The- valleys of
tha- WilUmetta and Cotumbia. - ...
"It U true that 4st-present freight
rates In many cases are artificially the
jt
avMsa-of shame keep you from enjoying
to the tw ATie Miint -yva vriw. h
to be a perfect specimen- ef womanhood.
Let mi nelp you. Kour communication
hall be In absolute confidence and aa-
creacy. Write me today.
ELOSIE RAE
139S ICiclUria Aveane. STnita ITt
. , . c&icago, m.
iiim from different point and its great
rival- Beattla. However, when this vast
roads are taxed to meet the demands of
the shippers and are thus Independent,
there will bean Inevitable tendency to
direct all freight by the most natural
and econGraJc route, namely, down grade
to the barbor of Portland."
mtnre Is Assured.
The great sums spent In improving
European harbors are .not possible to
Portland at present, "but after the in
spectton of Portland itself and a Burvey
or tne otner ports or the Pacific coast.
your board is sufficiently sure of-Port.
lamra ruture to recommend not only
such public docks and wharves as will
serve to loosen Immediately the present
bonds of private control, but also when
carried to their final conclusion will
place Portland in a position to demand
the fullest share of the large Atlantic
hipping via the canal and much of
the trans-Pacific freight heretofore as
sembled at Ran Francisco and Seattle.'1
A elentlfic study of the lawa ot
population inoreasa. ,- comparison with
other cities 'and a noting of the rate
of -Increase in Portland produces from
the harbor board the following con
clusion:
-;'Tlie average rate of growth has been
greater than that of any of the eastern
cities shown. .However; 'the irate of
growth of Portland and most . f the
wes'teni qJtles" is not much greater than
was that pt "few York during the periotj
from" 1820 to I860; or Newark, rf. jr.,
for example, from 1130 to 1J60, and
Is. even less- than that of Jersey City;
N. J., between 1850 and 1870,
The growth haa been consistent In
llsiratajwj.th.in, narrowr--JiiaU--;ihaa,
almost any other, city.
"It is quite possible that the growth
of the population of Portland may re
eel re auch an impetus from the construc
tion f port facilities and tha deepening
or ine rivers leading to the city, as in
a measure to reproduce the conditions
already noted with regard to New York
Uty during the decades-immediately
succeeding the opening of the Erie, ca
nal. 1 i
. . . - .- ,
jr.r, Coaditioaa ravorable. -
"If present ' conditions continue v in
ny grt.t art'wic regard' t& thr pop
ulation of Portland and an TTane.ac.1
it la evident that within 20 years Port
land win nave., aa -large a, population
as Sait .Francisco; . t . . -,!'-,....;
Because the hinter land of Portland la
Hecommendatlons made by Harbor Board:
Immediate steps to loosen bonds of private water front control.
Public docks east and west sides of Willamette river in business sec
tion. Largo dock development In lower harbor; total proposed dock devel
opment 32.000 linear feet or six miles of docks and piers.
Warship launch, ' motor boat landing and recreation pier foot of Stark
nd Washington streets.
, , Coal pier below the bridges.
'. Relocation of Alblna ferry landing from foot of Alblna avenue to Ran
dolph on the east side; from foot of Seventeenth street to Fourteenth on the
west side. .
Flreboat dock and dormitory foot of Alblna avenue.
The harbor board does not outline a dock development for Columbia
sloughs or Peninsula district at this timet.
It favora the ultimate construction of a belt line railroad under public
control.
Plan la made for the ultimate utilization of the greater portion of the
harbor front for public purposes.
Relation between docks and warehouses, rail and water transportation
connection, . loading from ships to river steamer is defined.
Various types of dock construction are outlined.
Pacific coast : city the harbor board
draws the conclusion with a large num
ber of statistical tables and maps that
Portland will excel the other cities as
a port, distributing center and manu
facturing city. ,
Portland, it Is observed, is as much a
clearing house for tributary territory
in the distribution of all commodities
aa tha association ' of financial. Institu
tions bearing that name.. In addition,
the city, protected from atorms and with
the deepening of the channel to 30 feet
under the efficient cooperation of the
government and the Port of Portland,
wrrThavCnnexceTredTcimTes forTraas
portation connection with tributary ter
ritory and the world's markets. ;.
"In the same manner In which a port
is a general clearing house for a large
territory, so the special transshipping.
centers within the port are smaller
clearing houses with a limited capacity
depending- upon design -- and Jocatioa.
Such 'A local clearing house may -ba ot
any sis from a local distribution, ata
tlbn to en - like tha Bush terminal
which,: involves steamship piers, ware
houses, - trunk line railroad terminals,
local freight railroad terminals, ' fac
tories, shipping room a for receipt of
local freight manufactured In the vicin
ity, store houses for local merchandise,
terminals for local -harbor boat (river
and ahal. etc . Oonaenuentlv the
territory , is developed that. thA . rallv graater Aa thAt trtlMUary a. AaAothar alga cf such 'nail wlthlA tha main port
should take account of many things, ob
viously the approach from the sea must
be secure and facilities afford to local
water conveyancea auch as river craft
ana canal boats.
Transportation raoUltlea.
"Trunk line railroads and local freight
troueys must De given adequate local
terminals; arid the plant must.be con
nected to the street system with proper
pavements so as to afford. ample facili
ties for use- of motor and horse trucks
from the docks to local manufacturers.
to the local wholesale diatrlct, and that
devoted to .produce, and th various see-
da! trades, such as manufacturing, dry
goods, groceries and so forth, if such
exist."
The reDOrt doea not noommMM h
development of A special center for tha
Clearing of grain or fish, or other arti
cles dependent npon , the - season for
folum.
Rivalry between Portland and Seattle
has forced the growth of both, the re
port affirms. This Is belpfur until the
hoem collapse, which it "will, -unless
substantially supported by producing
territory. In, the end the overcoming
city will be center and clearing house
for - all the ethers- With waiter grade
transportation. . with ' 1241 navlkabie
mV a tfte Columbia and .171 on the,
Willamette, with 2t.W wqvmita nvtteaV
of tributary territory f which the 4a-1
velopment h acarcaJjf) commenced Port-1
land has the advantage ef Seattle, the
report states, with its limited terrl
tory and mountain grade transportation
which cannot compense for its fine na
tural harbor.
mall Conneetion.
'The great importance of developing
these Inland water ways to their maxi
mum use cannot be too strongly em
phasized, declares the report. In the
same paragraph showing how foreign
cities place value on water transporta
tion ny investments of huge sums In de
velopment and than handle most of their
ireigni oy water.
"Portland has connections with four
transcontinental railroads giving an al
most ideal rail connection east at a
point where ocean And inland traffic
may be most economically interchanged
so that the apparent anoraoly of un
successfully creating a good and suffi
cient harbor rapidly disappears.
"Finally, Portland Is the first And
only point which is reached by this com
blnatlon of water and rail from -sn In
terior, blessed as few other locations ia
the world, by a hinterland with an agri
culture now amazing although yet abso
lutely In ita infancy, and, still further
backed by a territory with the most
aend.rful growth ef Umber la tha
world
At tha gsteaay ef Ibis sftgallVei
eonfluanre of natural glfta ll baa gran
until lie building operailowA la lha year
111 ranked third la the tailed Statee,
nd i lha river tlem which roo-
arlrd Pt.rtl.n4 with It hinterland ha
ardly haoa drawn upoa aif.pt A
errt.r. although it will some day afferd,
- . , 'ww w n , ii i, i in i v. tap va ,
one third ef the total water paw.r af
he rnlted St. laa. drawing from a lata I
ralnase erae ef 1 , equate fallea.,,
riaoAj WU1 D.aeaaae.
riooda win be decreased by prea--
pertlTa dredging and Irrigation. .11
promlea4. and alao:
If Portlan4 Is only nominally eaer
tie and progresetve, aha may be able
hold bar position at tha eeater ef
he great Wiiamsaetie aad Calumbta vaj- ,
aye with tbalr proaeactlve millions of
Inhabitants and billions ef reeourcee. It
rannot behoove her, however, ta rest
content with her present momeatvwt. de
pending entirely upon aataral aoadltienai'
because other cities eaa provide faeiu-i
Ilea which are superior t the, new)
found in Portland." -'
Portland at a eonaarvallve eattmate
III have bOe.OOi population la 1128; I,-
, In III and I. . In ll.t,
the report predict. ?
On coat estimate of BlOf par lineal
foot tha following InrraAae In equip-
ent to keep pace with the populatloa
recommended:
ear. Water Frontage. Total Ceat-t
It .?, feet I 4..'
14 III. feet 81.
lit ll.i feet lXl,J,i
Private owaeraMp has Injured the
port, resulted la confusion and made In
tanslve impossible. th hArber hoard,
lAtea, therefore: . ''
"It should be the duty of th pub
lic dock commission slmllArly to Arrange
Ita own beginnings In tha already built '
up section, to build In auch sections
tructure that may admit of some en
largements for tha same kind ef trade.
to endeavor to create a publlo sentiment
whereby ethers may Improve their prop
erties on the aame lines.
Host AVAllAsl XiSOAttOSA,
The location for Any extensive muni
cipal development should be at that
point where the best railroad connec-;
tlona are available, and where tha best
further connections may ba effected In'
the future between the two railroad In-j
terests which are now divided by the
Willamette river."
The locating of the boat landing docks.
at the foot of Stark or Washington
streets Is based upon aa opinion of the
city attorney that such action im legaff
Th description of locations, In thd
portion made pablle Is made to exelud
specifically recommended locations for.
dorks and to Include the general rec
The docka on the Columbia lugh ar
not recommended now because: -
"These latter docks would hart little
or no relation to the Portland of the
present of tho immediate future.
Neither would they be expected to
handle any freight more quickly or Aeon.
omicAlly than the dock system proposed , ,
for the lower harbor.
Further bond, issue to follow the ex,
pending of th first 2,&00,000 with firs.
a Urge then a small Issue, alternating,
until the entire cost ba been met over
a long period, ,..-'
XCanlfllpat Control.
Its final eonclimlon." reads the on1f!
ment, "is a plan for practical and posi ¬
tive railroad service unaer municipal
enntrni. aervinc not .only -the public
docks, but Alo Affording.. relief front,
the present unprogressive rauruaa von- .,
trel of waterfront and of Interchange of,
freight between the east And west
side."
The nearlng completion or mm ran ma
canal is urged a a cause for securing
publlo, docks and an. Aggressive harbor
policy Immediately. . .
The report conclude with recommen
dations as to dock construction, showing i
how double decks will meet flood dan- ,
ger; auto trucks and monorail overhead .
"telpher" earrler. movabla erne. belt ,
line connection, endiees carrier, war-'
house nroximlty. end eorrlAtlve r
rangement of various kinds of , julp
ment for handling freight., --
WIJL.KIES130RQ
Both in heart of famous Tualatin- valley " country. Reached from
Portland over t United iUilwajrs. Fast electric train with .frequent
. service.- .-" -i. :. .ii vr" -x--4"" W. i '-
Excellent three, five and ten-acre tract, -suitable for FRUIT,
BERRY. DAIRY and POULTRY PARMS.V Jotrn lotg and acreage
on easy term. .. ; -. . ...... : . ... .
- - Many opportohitie for tmall industries. ; ' ' " -112
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