Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-06-02

the president or some member desiG-
mated by each of the various clubs
aud unions composing the member
ship that the president and secretary,
together with the board designated,
shall be consideld the official rep
resentatives OF the Commercial bodies
in this part Of the state in connection
with the matter of waterway improve
ment. and that the board shall itsen
determine the times and places OF
meeting: that for the purpose of
effecting an organization. the directors
of the National River and Harbors
congress, DR.. N. G Blalock be here
by authorized to issue a call for
rfist meeting Of the board as consist
ing of the president Of the bodies
represented here and that the COM
mites in charge of this meeting shall
provide DR.. Bullock with such list:
"That at the first meeting of the
board, thus constituted. they proceed
to choose a permanent president and
secretary and to make such orgahiza-
tion as they deem in harmony with
this action bv this convention.
The committee. consisting Of W.
D. LYMAN, J N. Teal and Fl. A.
Reynolds. appointed to report upon
the advisabiIity of taxing action for
the continuation of operations at
Cello, reported last night with set
of resolutions favoring the continuing
of contracts. and. if necessary. the
issuance Of bonds for permanent river
improvements. They also favored
placing the work upon continuing
contact basis, with power to expend
not less than million dollars annually
in improvements. They also favored
placing the work upon continuing
contract basis, with power to expend
not less than a million dollars annu-
ally in Improvements. This set OF
resolutions, also unanimously adopted.
are as follows:
Resolved, by the meeting of the
Commercial Clubs, Chambers Of
Commerce and Farmers Unions, held
in Walla Walla, May "a. 1910, that
we recognize in waterway improve
ments W ith its connections. the most
important issue now before the Ameri-
can people. and that we urge upon
our delegation in congress the supreme
need of a consistent, economical and
general system of Improvement Of
rivers and harbors. with such provi-
sion for continuing contracts and. If
necessary, for an issue of bonds, as
will eventuate in genuine and perma-
nent improvement of water Transports
tion;
Resolved, That we approve the
aims and methods of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, pledge
that organization our lovsl support
and urge upon our congressman and
senators the wisdom of adopting the
Legislation prepared by that organiza-
tion, as . true experience Of the opin-
ions Of the nation upon this vitality
important subject.
Resolved. That we recognize in
the completion of the canal and locks
at Cello the key to the whole problem
of opening the Columbia river to
navigation, with the immeasurable
benefits which that work will bring
to the Inland Empire, and that we.
ourselves urge our delegates in con-
gress not N rest content until that
work is put upon a continuing con-
tract basis with power to expend not
less than $1,000 900 annually until
completed. as was recommended by
the engineers in charge of the project.
thus insuring its completion within
three or four years, instead OF the six
years contemplated in the present
rivers an harbors bill.