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May, 1909 . THE Marine REVIEW % NV s R go) 8 yo" cut 3 hong (Es sie eB ee ae e sag) 2, =, Ss gr? pe? ae CR yes $k Vieex } ©) Ft; Canby Bay s cage? % va ew is (ee sae _S Grays soi. 3% 95 B08 areten 5 FI Sa g > ee ~ on ek &)c2 anokawa : oA Chincok Pt se ee ee or "~~ 2% Gere (F w.) 3 eS = se ye pre oe or Pt, Ad mao aXe eto > Hammond < Se e Wee ae pa oe absorbed by the ,towing company in the case of sailing vessels entering the Columbia river and leaving load- ed with grain' or flour for European ports. The towing company does not absorb pilot charges of other vessels. The: towing | is now. done by the Port of Portland. vessel to $850. for a 3,000-ton vessel. These rates include pilot charges for grain and" flour ships as enumerated above, but 'not 'otherwise. - The haw- ser charge as $15 each, way. Lumber vessels receive a rate. Of, 50. cents per 1,000 ft. BM. 'and. are not, subjected to a hawser_ charge. fore $500. oe Largest Grain Shipping Port... Portland is the largest grain -ship- ping port on the Pacific coast. The amount of shipping originating in this harbor is shown in the accompanying tables. Table I shows the commerce of Portland from 1898 to 1908, and Table II shows the tonnage across the Columbia river bar from 1887 to 1908. In the 20 years between 1887 and 1907 the commerce of the Colum- bia river has increased 330 per cent, or 16% per cent per annum. That this rapidly growing com- merce has been kept in Portland in spite of the. active competition of other Pacific coast cities in some re- spects more favorably situated, is due almost entirely to the work, and ef- forts of the Port of Portland, an Ore ganization unique mercial affairs. i : The Port of "Portland 'is e munici- pal corporation chartered, by the. ae of Oregon in 1891. _Tertitorially. i embraces all' of. the. city , of eaaiad in 'American com- and certain adjacent property in Mult- nomah - county, Oregon, contiguous to the Willamette and Columbia rivers. The area of the port district is ap- mi Dts ety ants DP eh ce as Skt -- fling 5 bers of the Port of Portland. The charges for the round 'trip between Portland and. the sea vary from $500 for a 500-ton in .the, channel;. i taken to. operate the towing and _ pilot --service between Portland and. the ,sea and to. provide for. the free disposal: proximately 400 square miles. All the inhabitants of this district are mem- The Port". of . Portland. has levy and collect taxes on all real and personal property within the port dis- trict; the rate of levy is fixed to not exceed 3/20 of 1. per cent, with au- thority, to make special levies for spe- cific purposes. pe corporation is: in no. way connected with the city gov- ernment of Portland | or other local, government; -w.th any the. corpora- tion. was not chartered for. purposes. t of. government but | for. the business of : harbor. The. rate. Foran +) average cargo, of 1,000,000. Eis sphere: Improvement of the 'Harbor. The cause the, shallow channel in the Co- corporation was _lumbia river. was such an inconveni- ence to shipping that Portland was in grave danger of losing its deep water commerce entirely. The appropria- tions of congress, spent under the di- rection of the United States engineers, while of great benefit in improving the river, were utterly inadequate to cope with the problem. The people of Portland, realizing that the river must be made easily navigable or the city would lose the greater portion of its prestige among the commercial towns of the Pacific northwest, organized the Port of Portland and endowed it with the primary duty of dredging. a -25-ft. channel between Portland and the sea. Gradually other. needs: for the har- bor of Portland became evident andi. other duties have been assigned by the Port of. Portland. A 10,000- ton float-. ing dry. dock. was. built. dykes -and permanent improvements were made finally. steps of ballast. In short the Port of Port- land makes it its business to see that the harbor of Portland has every ad- authority .to" carrying on. improving Portland created be- 'sion of seven members. 'sioners are responsible business men, were change. of residence. 101 xf ema deg Wag A - i napps' : ey % , IND PRS (FW ae ) j SLA By . ; EG: ae ae Yi uh SN - 2\ ORY RR. BRIDGE i Mi Fic. 1--Map or PortLAND AND ADJACENT WATERWAYS. vantage attractive to- shipping. the work undertaken is of an essen- 'tially public character and there is no interference with private prerogatives. Portland's Dredging Operations. Politics has nothing to do with the Port of Portland and the Port of Portland has nothing to do with poli- tics. It is an efficient, business-like organization. The management of its affairs is in the hands of a commis- The commis- all citizens of Portland. They serve without compensation and hold office until released by death, resignation or New commis- sioners are elected by the remaining 'members, thus creating a self-perpetu- ating body. Any member of the com- mission may, however, be removed by a referendum vote of the people. The commissioners elect a president, vice All sip