Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-04

-1seod River Confident Division VIII
BE Authorized at June Election
storm Clouds of Past Efforts, Are
cs--ux A.u..,

storm Clouds of Past Efforts, Are
Swept Away.
Hood River county will be added
20 the map of Oregon after the
vstes are courted in June II present
Indications are borne out at the
sofie." e,st
~ This is the wish, and hope and
itsiief OF A. A. Jayne and Truman
Buticr, both OF Hood River who
we're in Portland Saturday. Both
are ardent advocates OF the creation
OF the new county of Hood River
from the present county OF Wasco
and contend that not only do the
people OF Hood River desire the
change. but that the majority of the
people in the remaining part OF
Wasco county are OF similar mind,
Bitter Fights Heretofore. z
The formation of Hood River
county has been the cause of bitter
political battles in tho legislatures
for the past several sessions. Each
time the creation of the county was
made the object of bitter attacks
~ residents of Wasco county and
because OF different trades and COM
binations the passage OF the division
bill was defeated. s ItS
" This time the measure has been
taken before the people of the state,
as rs provided by the present amend
ment of the constitution providing
that corporations may be founded
by general laws hut not by the leg
islstive assembly by special laws.
Both Mr.. Jayne and Mr.. Butter
contend that all the legislature can
do under the present state of the
law is TO pass general law by the
provisions OF which any community
may form new county provided IL
complies with the provisions OF thel
law. Under this condition. there
fore. the only way which new
eounty can be formed is by the ini-
tasive which has been utilized in the
present case.
Has General Support.
"Al OF the records OF Wasco
county show that the people ada
cent to Hood River are able and
willing to form and support a new
county" said Mr.. Jayne in discus
sing the question yesterday. We
have the area for new county. we
have the products, and wealth, the
property TO support county gov
ernment There is no reason why
we should not be permitted 70 have
the county. 1I
"The desire for the new county
10 unanimous in the Hood River
district" continued Mr.. jayne. "I
understand that the large majority
of the people In the vicinity OF The
Dalles are also In favor of allowing
the Hood River people to have the
new county II they desire TO have IL.
The two districts are different. They
raise different products have differ
ent ideas in many ways and are dis
tinct. Hood River and It's vicinity
have the foundation upon which to
construct new county the people
desire 10 have the new district
created and believe that II Is only
Just that the people OF the state
should assist in giving them what
they desire. fH'
Healthy Population at the Start.
3 THE new county will have a pop
ulation of about $500 with an area
OF 500 square miles In the district
there are now 30 school houses,
sayen of which are graded and have
from two 10 eight rooms each. There |
is also a $4,000 high school nnder
construction. Even after the diyis-
Ion, should il be made, waseo coun-
~ will have a population of 500
and a property valuation of $5.457,-
720, thus leaving ii one of the
strongest counties in the state.
''If the people of the state under-
stood the condition surrounding the
effort of the Hood River people to
secure the creation OF new county
there would he no doubt but that the
entire vote of the state would be
east for the bill. AS II is | believe
that the measure will be favorably
considered by the voters OF the state
and that the new ccmty will be
authorized"
Mr.. Jayne and MIR, Butler re-
turned TO their homes at Hood Riy-
er yesterday afternoon.
Deafness Cannot he Cured.
by local applications, as they cannot