East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

Today's session Of the fifth annual
convention OF the state bankers as
sociation is being held at the famous
Wenaha springs summer resort and
the convention will be brought to a
close tonight with a banquet at the
Quelle Shortly after o'clock this
morning the first automobile loaded
with bankers left for the resort on
the Umatilla river ana by $3.50 the
last machine load was on the road.
The drive up across the wheat belt
was n continuous revelation to the
visitors, many of whom had never be-
fore enjoyed the privilege of ride
through a real wheat country with
the headed grain just turning Then
came the drive up the river from
Gibbon to the springs and their eyes
were opened again because many OF
them had been led to believe that
nature had used up all her beauty in
western Oregon.
The principal feature of the lunch
con served at the popular and his
toric hotel, was the trout which were
supplied by members of the local an
glers association. This part OF the
entertainment semed to be especially
appreciated by the visitors.
a hpsiness session of the conven-
tion Is now supposed to be in pro-
gress in the hotel at the springs and
the bankers are expected to begin
arriving in Pendleton from O'Clock
on The banquet is supposed to be-
gin at 1880. The features Of the af-
ternoon business session is the cleo
ton Of officers and the choosing OF
a place for next years meeting.
The Smoker Enjoyed.
Last evening the visiting bankers
were the guests Of the local men OF
finance and members of the Pendle-
ton Commercial association at a smok-
er In the Eagle Woodman hall. Mu-
sic was furnished by the United Or
chestra and Major Lee Moorhouse and
his band OF Indians entertained the
bankers for an hour or more with
dances and speech making. Attor-
ney Dan p. Smythe acted as interpre-
ter for the Indians.
Following the smoker most of the
bankers adjourned to the Oregon the
ater to witness the boxing match.
The feature of the afternoon ses-
sion of the convention yesterday was
a speech which was not down on the
program but which aroused a great
deal of enthusiasm and elicted fire.
quent and hearty applause. The
speaker was j. j. Browne of Spokane,
who is interested in the Columbia
Valley bank at Wenatchee and the
Occur d'Alene Bank and Trust COM
pany of Occur d'Alene, Idaho He
had stopped off in Pendleton for a
brief visit at the convention while on
his way home from attending the Ida
no state Bankers convention at Twin
Falls. When at the conclusion of the
afternoon program he was invited, as
a prominent guest TO address the con-
vention he said that the only sub
ject upon which he was prepared to
speak was that of conservation" but
that if his fellow bankers desired, he
would address them on that subject.
Shouts of "go ahead" came from all
parts of the house and the Spokane
banker proceeded to launch forth on
an eloquent arraignment of the pol
Icy of conservation.
The speaker was frequently inter-
rupted with the applause and at the
conclusion of his remarks the bank
ers crowded about him to thank him
for what they termed a mastery ad-
dress"
Hits at Pinchot
He said in part: "In the spring OF
1908, Chief Forester Pinchot sent
man into the three northwest states
to confer with the forest rangers up
on a very important subject. The ex-
act facts concerning this secret mis-
sion did not become fully known un-
til March . of this year when in CIV
ing his testimony before the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigating committee,
the former chief of the forest service
revealed his hand.
The object of this secret and i'm
portant mission was not to confer
with the forest rangers regarding the
protection of the forest, 1t was not to
instruct these rangers with regard to
their duties as rangers, but 1t was
to instruct each and every one Of
these rangers to go and select suit
able places, wherever they could find
them within the forests or without