Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-30
Toledo Development League

IoleuO DeVelOpmenC League.
Pursuant TO call of the President
the Toledo Development League met in
special session Friday evening, Novem-
ber 90.
III the absence Of the regular Secre-
tary, J. f. Stewart was chosen Secretary
pro tenn.
Minutes OF previous meeting read
and amended so as to show that warrant
for $3.50 be drawn on old Board of
Trade, and adopted as read.
Moved and duly carried that a com
cittee of three, one of which shall be
the President of this League. be ap-
pointed by the President to meet with
the County Court at its next session,
and the City Council, 10 try to devise
some means by which to improve Third
street and the Courthouse grounds.
Following resolution was upon motion
adopted:
RESOLVED, That we endorse the move
ment of the Pacific Northwest in taking
Miss Ida Hurley, as a representative
young lady from Lincoln county, to the
jamestown Fair; and that we also
heartily endorse our local newspapers
for their help in this matter; and we
earnestly recommend Miss Hurley 10
the people OF Lincoln county on her
canvass fol subscriptions, and pledge
her the assistance OF this League in her
work.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we fully endorse the
mo vement of some of the citizens of
our county who are petitioning our
County Court for ferry at or near
Toledo, across the Yaquina river, and
We recommend that our League be re-
quested to render all possible assist
ance.
Acting upon the above suggestion the
President named q. F. Sone and A. T.
Peterson as committee from our
League to meet with the County Court
and City Council.
On motion the following resolution
introduced by G. B. Crosno was adopted
RESOLVED, That, whereas the County
Court of Lincoln county, with three
good coast harbors and the only. rail
road with daily trains to the seacoast,
with millions of feet of the best timber,
her rich valleys and fertile hills and
mild climate. all offering special induce
ments TO thousands of hnmebuilders to
come aud buy our cheap lands and
make prosperous and happy homes, and
Whereas, Lincoln county with all its
natural advantages is behind all the
other adjoining counties and in fact
behind this day and age of the would in
not having mile of permanent road
bed in all her broad domain that can be
travelled in winter as well as in sum-
mer, thereby excluding our farmers and
dairymen from reaching the outside
markets with their products, and
Whereas, Our farmers are burdened
with heavy taxes without receiving lust
relief to which they are entitled on the
public roads, and for which some OF our
most enterprising farmers are now pc
titioning the County Court to purchase
a portable sawmill and permitting them
to donate the logs and labor, manufac.
ture lumber to be used in making
serviceable roads that can be used
twelve months in the year and thereby
be enabled to compete with farmers of
other counties who enjoy these priyi.
leges. Tire said petitioners guarantee
10 furnish the logs, lumber and labor.
One enterprising farmer, who is tired of
old-fashioned methods, will donate two
hundred thousand feet of tim ber be-
sides labor to complete county roads,
aud
Whereas, The legal voters Of Toledo
precinct did vote upon themselves 10
mill tax (not one cent to be used inside
the corporate limits of Toledo) to assist
in making permanent county roads,
Therefore, Be it Resolved, That we,
the Toledo Development League, do en-
dorse the purchasing by the county of
a portable sawmill for use by the whole
county in making permanent roads in
any and all localities where same is
needed and where the people will do
note the lumber and labor; and we
hereby instruct our executive commit.
tee to meet with the petitioners to inter-
view the County Court at their next
session and to use all reasonable means
to accomplish the object sought without
injury to any person or locality.
No further business appearing, on
motion the League adjourned.
j, +. STEWART, Secretary pro tenn.