East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-16

County Development league, which
was held at the rooms Of the Com
mercial association on Saturday eve
ming. the executive committee of the
league was authorized and instructed
to expend $125 in printing booklets
for distribution in the east and on
westbound homeseeker trains, SINH
lar to the $500 which have just been
issued by the East Oregonian.
This was the most important busi-
ness transacted at the meeting and 1t
is believed that judicious advertising
will bring a large number of perma-
nent settlers into the county. Repre-
sentatives from Weston, Hermiston,
Echo, Athena, Umatilla and Pendle-
ton branches of the county league
were present, and after the business
meeting a banquet which had been
prepared by Pendleton business men,
was enjoyed at Eagles hall, at which
the program of addresses printed in
the East Oregonian on Saturday eve-
ming, was rendered.
Report of the Secretary.
The report of Secretary II. C. Willis,
of the county league. was received
with enthusiasm. He went into the
details OF his work as secretary and
travelling representative of the league
on homeseeker trains and recom-
mended a number of important mat
ters which will be taken up by the
organization.
He recommended that literature be
sent in charge Of a competent agent
into the eastern states. where II is
known that homeseekers desiring
western homes are now preparing to
the resources of Umatilla county. He
declared that he had found people
absolutely ignorant of the county, on
account of lack of advertising.
He also recommended in a local
way, the holding of a prior Irrigation
congress, to meet at this city before
the national congress meets at Boise
in September, for the purpose of for
mulating a plan of action to be car
ried out by delegates from the arid
section of the inland empire. He
recommended a permanent exhibit of
the resources of the county in a per-
maneut pavilion to be erected in this
city, where all forms of products
might be displayed to advantage.
He also recommended the holding
of an agricultural fair in this city.
the starting of the Pendleton wooden
mills and other live and pertinent
matters which were discussed by the
speakers at the banquet.
o. II. & N. Officials Present.
william McMurray, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Hartman
lines north of California, and r. M.
Hall, advertising agent OF the o. r.
& NJ, were present at the meeting
and encouraged the distribution OF
descriptive literature, and offered the
tributing 1t anywhere that 1t might
be deemed advantageous. Mr.. Nc.
Murray spoke warmly of the work
being done by the league, which I,
now but two months Of age.
Both Of the gentlemen are expert.
in advertising lines, as they are direct
ly connected with the great advertis
ing department of the Hartman sys
tenn which distributes tons and train
loads Of advertising matter each yea
in the east, and which brings actua
results every day They advised tn
printing and distribution of at leas
$4,000 booklets on the resources OF tn
county and promised to place an
number of these booklets with thei
) eastern agents who would in turl
place them in the hands of actua
| homeseekers coming to the north
west.
Both Mr.. McMurray and Mr.. Hal
complimented the league on the excel
lence of the booklet issued, and sal
the only criticism that could possibl
be made was that not enough ha
been printed.
Following Mr.. McMurray's addres
on the benefits of advertising tn
county, a motion was made to expen
1925 of the funds on hand in tn
printing and distribution of the book
let's.
The report of Treasurer George "
Proebstel, of Weston, showed a bal
ance of cash on hand amounting {
$40, and all the bills of the leagu
> paid to date.
In the absence of President Jane
Johns, of the league, J. L. McNaugh
vice president of Hermiston, preside