Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-26
ALBANY
MEETING
A SUCCESS
Great Enthusiasm Was Shown
and the Attendance
Large
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| Albany, Jan. lO'- OhdDdtN"
was manifested In the second day g
session Of the league when it was called
TO order this morning at the court
house. More delegates arrived from
Eugene and their whole delegation
was. Judge g. K. Chrisman, Mayor
IF N. wilkins. s. NJ Yoran, George
Gross. W. Folders. j. NJ Shelley A..
G. Woodcock. q. W. Griffin, A. G. Jen.
rings L. o. Beckwith and wife, +. j..
McClanahan, J. W. Kays and wife, w.
W. Chessman, Darwin Yorau, s. H..
Friendly. +. y Frasier Prof. T. o..
Young c. S. Farrow, H. Gordon, W
NJ. Green.
Next to Eugene Salem sent the larg.
est delegation, and in all ways the AL.
bany convention was a howler Of a
success. The reception at the Alec
club, the refreshments ami the music
and cordiality Of greeting were never
surpassed anywhere in Oregon and
possibly never will be very much.
Following Albany men did the hard
work that was required 90 make the
gathering a success and no city in Or.
cron has a brighter or more progres.
sive set Of business mems
General committee. DR.. NJ H. Ellis,
president, =. c. Roberts, secretaryi p.
A. Young. A. @. schmitt, J. L. Tomlin.
son, O. p. soS, George Z. Sanders.
Committee on reception Of delegates
40 trains. ?. p Tocvs, 8 n. Steele, Q.
O Bryant, z. II. Rudd, A. ". Bower.
soE, J. 8. Van Wrinkle, A. A. Shaw. =
p wilea W. H. Holman, ". Lair
Thompson.
Committee on reception at Alec clubs
p y. Cusiek, NJ sendsrs, owen Beam,
william ForimillS II. n. Cosk,fline.
,. A. Howard, d. o. Woodwork. J. G
Irvine.
Great enthusiasm was caused by
reading tho following islsgrami
"NoTth Bend, Jan. 2i-Prcsldsu,
g. Hofef, Albany, ore.-sucssss 20
your meeting, and % tho Willamette
Valley Development League, from tho
people of Coos Ray Please announce
ihe Farmers and shippers congress AZ
North Bend May 1894, Win charter
steamer 90 bring delegates from Port,
land and back, L. j. simpson, prcsl |
dent Coos Ray chamber OF commerce. 4"
Paul shoup OF che Hartman lines
read a paper that was choek full Of
Information. lt was listsued 10 with
great Interest. he announced import.
'nt new policies Tor establishing the !
alfalfa Industry and promoting good I
.oads. besides their twelve millions Of
construction work Re was loudly ap.
,lauisd,
Committee % report on wagon road
md military road grants =. A. Car
on, Salem W, Lair Thompson Al.
any T. X, oampbell, Cottage Grove,
'e'eF LoggiS North Bend; G. A. Hur
ey Vale
The chair appointed the following
ommi'tes on haK industry, Edward A. /
seals, Portland; A. C. Woodeoek Eu.
'enei Paul ShOuP, Hartman Lines:
'm' Galloway M,Minnylle, r. F.
.enn, silyeTou.
Gideon Stolz OF the salem fsls,s-
'on was introduced and made one of
be bess and mos, practical talks on
approving agriculture by better drain.
So and iiling the lands OF western
'Fegon That question is OF greater
nPo"an'e and will be made promin.
n' al the silysrtoa congress.
After a fun discussion Of the farm
's and shippers tax bin the eonveu.
ON save IL unanimous sndorsemep,
he ball created great enthusiasm
Hong the business men present ana
'ere was not a dissenting voice amops 1
'e two auHdFed delegates present. h
Ass0'e'i'ns were adopted as follows,
Whereas IL is the sense Of the vii. Ii
H'e''e Valley Development League
.a' among the most urgent and Inn. e
'F'an' needs Of Western Oregon is c
"a opening Of the willamette Riysr S
ON Oregon City 10 the head Of nsvi. 3
-''n' to the end that light dnugh, Il
gamers ami all other means Of trans. a
.r'aiion may operate on the river ,h. S
ar round ana
"aeFeAs' An embargo has been
aced on the trausn,rtati,.