Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-18

Of the Willamette Valley Development
league convention at Eugene, Friday
and Saturday, September 30 and 30,
have all been completed. This is the
third convention held this summer and
promises to be the greatest, both in at.
tendance and interest. Among the
prominent speakers that will be present
are Governor Chamberlain and Hon.
Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton. Fol.
lowing is the program which has been
prepared;
Friday, 2 P. M.
Call to order and address by the pres
ident, L. Hofer, Salem.
Response on behalf of the city, May.
or F. NJ. wilkins, Eugene.
"a Square Deal for Oregon" by
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, Pendleton.
"Progress by Cooperation" Charles
Grssen, president Oregon Fire Relief
association, McMinnville.
"Thc Best Interests of the Railroads,
The Best Interests of the State" Hon.
Robert Glenn Smith, Grants Pass.
"Relation of Legislation TO Develop
ment, f." Colonel Ike Manning, Salem.
Friday Evening, 8 O'Clock.
Address Of welcome, Hon. s. H.
Friendly, president Commercial club,
Eugene
"a Few Observations on the Mis-
sOurians," Rev. E. W. Elayer, Inde.
pendence.
Conditions Past and Present,
Mayor W. P. Elmore, Brownville.
Irrigation in the Willamette Val.
ley, " A. B. Black, Eugene.
"Work Of the Development League"
Hon. j. G.. Graham.
There will be musical and local feat
ures Of the program provided by a
committee of the Eugene Commercial
|club.
Saturday, Sept. 80, A. M.
"An Open Willamette River" Hon.
G. A. Westgate, Albany.
"oregon and It's Development"
Governor George E. Chamberlain.
Report on taxation laws, j. A. Car.
son, Salem, chairman Of committee.
Reports on rate laws, t. X. Campbell,
Cottage Grove, chairman Of committee, J
Reports on deep-sea harbor.
"a Look Into the Future" L. M.
Gilbert, Salem.
Importance of Yaquina Harbor,"
Hon, B. F. Jones' Toledo.
"From Astoria TO Ontario" Hon
G, A. Hurley, Independence.
From Salem to siletz," Mayor W.
+. Waters, Salem.
Both Albany and Forest Grove will
strive 10 secure the next convention,
to be held in January.
Polk County Delegates.
Independence, Sept. l6.-Evidence
Of interest in the coming meeting Of
the willamette Valley Development
league at Eugene was manifest here
Friday afternoon.
The committee, comprising W. W.
Percival of Independence, Frank Lucas
of Monmouth, and J. c. Hayter, of Dal.
las, appointed TO organize county
league met in Independence. ]. Q.
Hayter was elected permanent chair
man, Frank Lucas of Monmouth sec
retary.
Bylaws Of the Willamette Valley
Development league were adopted to
govern the county organization.
The following delegates were select
cd to represent Polk county at the Eu'
gene meeting; w. w. Pereival, G. A.
hurley 7. Donovan, A. Huston, A. L.
sPerling, Independence; ]. G, Van ors-
DEL, NJ. NJ. Ellis, H. G. Campbell, 1. F.
foakum, W. V. Fuller, Dallas; Frank
Lucas, ]. B. v. Butler, ]. H. Hawley,
T. D. Ressler, Monmouth; Frank But
ler, II. w. Bancroft R. Bryan, Falls
City.
The meeting adjourned to the call of
The president. Polk promises to be in
the front rank in the work of develop
ment of the states resources and will
Dc heard from at all public meetings
oy commercial organizations that show
disposition to do things.
Lane County Delegates.
j., Sessions Of the Willamette Valley
Development league win be held in the
courthouse in Eugene September 20 and
y, and there win be a barbecue Fri
lay, September 20. President Friendly
u the Commercial club, has appointed
ne following delegates to attend the
meetings; Darwin Bristow, w. g. Gil
1rap, l.. L. Whitson, +. M. wilkins,
: AeMurPhey, George T. Hall, d. A.