The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-18
PLAN TO CONSERVE
STATES RESOURCES
OREGON COMMISSION TO HOLD
CONVENTION AT PORTLAND,
AUGUST 80.

Portland, Aug 1.-THE conservation
OF Oregon's resources will be discuss
ed fully at Portland by the oregon
conservation commission, which will
mold its convention on August 80.
Clifford Pinchot, head of the forestry
service, will be the principal speaker
and will discuss the various phases
of conservation in Oregon. He is
thoroughly familiar with the various
phases of conservation in Oregon. He
is thoroughly familiar with the situa-
tion here, having studied it in connec-
ton with his forestry work.
Since the commission was organiz-
ed, much has been accomplished in
protecting natural resources. Water
power, timber and land have been
saved to the state. 1t is expected
that much good will result in further
ing this work by the forthcoming con-
vention. Citizens from the whole
state are invited to attend.
German residents of the state are to
take part in large numbers in the
celebration Of German day at Seattle
August 10. German-Americans of this
city will make the trip in two di-
visions, leaving on August II and IS.
I Preparations have been made at
Seattle on large scale to receive the
visitors. The exercises will be held
at the fair grounds and the exposition
management is taking steps to make
the affair one lolg to be remember
ed,
Work has been started In Portland
on what will be the biggest and most
complete cereal mill on the Coast.
The mill Is being built by Albers Bros
and will be located on the river
front, where additional property for
the purpose was recently purchased
When complete, the plant will repre-
sent an outlay of $1.000,OO0 1t is
expected the plant will be ready fol
operation this winter.
| Joy riders have been put under the
ban by the Portland Automobile clut
and steps were taken at a meeting
held this week to do away with reck
less motorists. Recent killings BY
autos on speedways about the cit!
by the class of drivers known as jo
riders have caused the Automobile
club to start a campaign to restric
daredevil automobile speeding. ResO
lutions were passed at the meeting
and members of the club are goin'
to do everything they can to put {
stop to speeding on public roads.
During late September and earl.
October, Portland will be the seen
of the greatest gathering of under
takers ever held in America. 1t will
be the occasion of the annual con
vention of the National Funeral Di
rectors' association, in conjunction
with which will be held the annua
conventions of the Oregon and Wash
ington state associations. Septembe
2S, 20 and 80 and October l and
are the dates set for the three con
ventions. This will be the first tim
the national convention has been hel
on the Pacific Coast. Preparation
have been made to give the visitor
warm reception. They will b
dined at the Commercial club, formal
welcomed to the city by the Mayo
and the club officials, and taken abou
Portland and up the Columbia rive
for sightseeing trips.
Contracts were let during the pas
week for double tracking the Norther
Pacific main line between Kalam
and Tacoma. Between Kalama an
Portland a double track already e.
! lists. The additional track is beia
laid to provide for the common us
of the Northern Pacific line by tn
Union Pacific between Portland an
the Puget Sound cities. The wor
Is expected to be completed With
six months at a cost of about 81 500
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