Show WANT PORTAGE ROAD Congress to be Asked to Aid Work at The Dallas Portland Or April 24The matter of securing an appropriation from Congress Con-gress for a portage road around the obstruction ob-struction in the Columbia river at The Dalles was taken up by I the Chamber of Commerce of this city today It Is the Intention to have It stated clearly In the bill that the portage railway is not lo be regarded as a permanent improvement im-provement but merely as preliminary to a boat canal The Chamber of Commerce Com-merce appointed a committee consisting of Henry Halm II W Scott and 13 T Williams to take the matter up The plan of action of the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce contemplates the securing of memorials me-morials from commercial bodies of the principal cities of Oregon Idaho anil eastern Washington addressed to Leg Islaturcs to Congress and to members of the delegations from the States interested in-terested |