Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-30

Eugene Commercial Club, delivered
the following address Of welcome;
Gentlemen Of the Willamette Val.
ley Development League, II is my
pleasure on behalf Of the Commercial
Club Of Eugene to bid you a hearty
and cordial welcome. This certainly
has been a great year for our North
west, and we are about to begin a
new era, We have celebrated the
wonderful Lewis and Clark Exposi-
tion. We have expressed our graft.
tude TO all who took part in that
achievement, and now realize we have
obligations to fulfill These obliga-
tions can best be fulfilled by just such
an organization as sits before me.
There is, or should be- in every COM
munity an organization like this, for
it is only through such an organiza-
ton that the business interests of the
community can speak, and when any
thing of n business nature comes up
cfiecting the municipality county
state or nation, such organization
should speak or II fails TO attain the
purpose for which IL was organized,
and that object is properly called de-
volopment. Our beautiful valley and
state with its great resources, needs
but development to make Oregon the
state that she deserves 10 be. In or.
der to obtain such objects we all must
work together in harmony, Oregon
needs more people to develop its re.
sources. Al in order to develop our
resources we should do all we can TO
eusourage capital to come to our state
TO develop our industries
Al present there is prospects Of
great railroad improvements, such as
additional tfanscontinental roads
crossing the continent, which will en-
ter our state, also electric lines 70
girdle this valley We should do all
We can 10 encourage all such enter
prises, We should help and assist the
deepening OF the Columbia river 20
the sea and the improvement Of our
harbors In a word, let all pull to-
gether FOR a greater Willamette Val
ley and greater Oregon.
In this spirit, extend to you a cor
dial and hearty welcome, and NAV
your convention have good results
The following report was submitted
at the close OF the session by Jos G.
Graham, Of Salem, secretary Of the
general transportation committee of
the League'
The Work Of the Development League
The work Of the willamette Valley
Development League since its organ.
ization at Salem, March %, 1905, has
been Of great benefit, not only TO the
Willamette Valley. but TO an Western
Oregon. The building Of any part of
a state depends solely on the efforts
Of lis people, aud the Willamette Val.
ley Development League needs the
assistance Of the people Of Western
Oregon in the work they are trying TO
do for the good of this section Of our
great and growing state.
What Has Been Done.
Before the meeting held at Salem I
a call was issued by the president and
secretary Of the Oregon State Devel- I
opment League for meeting 10 be
held at Portland in April, but which !
was later recalled for some reason not ,
altogether clear 10 the members OF 1
our League. At our meeting the mat
ter was discussed and a resolution !
adopted asking that the Portland
meeting be held, and there is no
doubt that the stand taken by our
League resulted in a convention being
held at Portland on April Goth and
eTth.
The transportation committee took
up tho matter Of running the new OBJ
ears through the valley from /
Portland instead Of from Glendale
south, but the matter could not be