The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-02

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Portland, Or, Feb. 27.-The Oregon
Development League will hold con
vention in the city Of Portland, Tuesday
and Wednesday, April and 5.
There are now tifty-one regularly or
ganized bodies holding membership in
| the Oregon Development League, and
| this makes the largest and best organ
lied state in the Union-there is no
other state organization in the United
States which can be compared with it
in completeness of representation.
The following towns, embracing every
section Of Oregon, are represented in
the state league by local organizations :
Albany, Arlington, Ashland Astoria,
Baker City, Burns, Condor, Corvallis,
Cottage Grove, Dallas, Drain, Echo,
EIgn, Fairvew. Forest Grove, Grants
Pass, Harrisburg, Heppener, ttillsboro,
Hood River, Huntington, Independence,
lone, Irrjgon, Jefferson, Joseph. Junct-
ion City, Klamath Falls, La Grande.
Lebanon, Marshfeld, McMinnville,
Medlord, Myrtle Creek, Newberg, Nor
tn Bend, North Yamhill, Oakland, On.
tario, Oregon City, Pendleton, Portland,
Prineyille, Roseburg, Salem, The Dalles,
Union and Vale.
The general officers are as follows
President, E. L. Smith, Hood River;
Secretary and Treasurer, Tom Richard
son, Portland; vice presidents, F. j.
BlakeIey, Roseburg; A. Bennett Irrig-
on; +. w. Waters, Salem J II. Aitkin,
Huntington; s. Q. A. Bowlby, Astoria
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que by the Portland Commercial club.
The railroad rates for the occasion will
be announced later.
The active officers Of the league are
determined that this gathering shall
result in a plan being descided upon
that will insure all the different inter-
ests of Oregon being so represented on
the grounds of the Lewis and Clark ex-
position as to enable every visitor to get
reliable data regarding any portion of
this state upon any subject. Home
seekers are now visiting every part of
Oregon and there will be many thous-
ands coming here during the fair, who
will desire to investigate the different
sections Of the state, and it is the pur-
pose OF the League to be of assistance
to suchshomeseekers.
A complete program is being arranged |
and will be given out latter A dollar
dinner to be given by the members of |
the League has been discussed, but is
not yet definitely decided upon.
tnhOunded Confidence in Hood River.
81 wish to congratulate the Glacier
itr r,fppy,vign i,, 5,,tpI1ipy
2leX type setter, and discading the
7ateut outside, an Improvement that
.ook nerve to make, in field cir
as Hood River is, " writes
Captain j. p. Shaw of Portland.
"Ihis improvement shows two
hiDgs: That Bro. Moe has un-
bounded confidence in Hood River,
md that the people swear by the Gla-
'ier as is evidenced by their support
If the paper Let this community of
GOOD fellowship continue and both
viii prosper.
When my thoughts dwell upon the
and frauds cases, and other villain
rus transactions of our legislative
bodies, there comes to my mind
hat remark Of Cicero: % tempora
} moresI Oh, Lord how long will
ge continue to be fooled by the willy,
limy, pot house pollution? Then
hink that when this comes to pass.
be days will grow old, and the blood
will run cold and the gates of eterni-
y will wide unfold. and not until this
axes place will the partisan fool open
vide his eyes to the conditions now
our country. | seem to
hink, however, that / can discern
light rift in the clouds, yet which
nay be only spasmodic-the fight
hat is now on in Kansas and other
tates against the Standard Oil octo-
MS. whose tentacles reach to the
ttermost parts of the earth. That
he people may succeed in their
forts, let US pray. "
From the Coulter it is noted that
he Grand Army boys Of Oregon City
ave caught the Captain to lead the
oming encampment, and to assist in
laking the Grand Army day at the
.ewis and Clark fair a success. The
japtain took an active part in Grand
.rmy work when in this city. and of
ourso he is bound to be in it wher-
yer tie goes.