East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-28
OPEN RIVER ASSN
IN WALLA WALLA
RESOLUTIONS FAVOR
A NEW ASSOCIATION
Would Have Organization Formed In
Southeastern Part of Washington
National Work is Given Endorse
ment.

The following from Wednesdays
to local people.
Two sets Of resolutions were unani-
mously adopted at the evening session
OF the Open Rives association held in
the quarters of the Commercial Club
last night. The large number Of en-
thusiasts present were unanimously
In favor of the adoption Of the meas
ures, which provide for the organi-
cation of southeastern Washington
Open River association, and endors-
ing the aims and works Of the Nation
al River and Harbors congress. Ac-
cording to the plan outlined by the
committee on resolutions, the MEM
bership of the new organization Is to
consist of members of the various
bodies represented at yesterdays meet
ings, the resolutions so providing be-
ing as follows:
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolved, That this convention re-
commend the formation of an associ-
alton to be known as the Open River
Association of Southeastern WASH
ington, of which the membership shall
and Farmers Unions represented
here, together with such others in
Southeastern Washington as may be
hereafter admitted by three -fourths
vote of the executive committee to be
hereafter provided;
That the essential purpose Of this
association shall be to support the
aims and work of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress, and to carry
on harmonious campaign on pub
lcity and public education in connec-
ton with waterway improvement;
THAT the officers of this associa-
ton shall consist of a president and
secretary together with an executive
board. which board shall consist OF
the president or some member desig-
mated by each of the various clubs
and unions composing the member
ship; that the president and secre-
tary, together with the board desig-
mated, shall be considered the official
representatives of the Commercial
bodies in this part of the state in
connection with the matter of water
way Improvement and that the board
shall itself determine the times and
places of meeting that for the purpose
OF effecting an organization, the d.
rectors of the National River and Har-
bcrs congress, DR.. n. G. Blalock be
hereby authorized to issue q call for
a first meeting of the board as con-
slsting of the president of the bodies
represented here and that the COM
mittee in charge of this meeting shall
provide Dr. Blalock with such a list;
That at the first meeting of the
board, thus constituted, they proceed
to choose a permanent president and
secretary and to make such organiza-
ton as they deem in harmony with
this action by this convention"
The committee. consisting of w. D.
Lyman, j. n. Teal and H. A. Reynolds,
appointed to report upon the advisa-
bility of taking action for the continu-
alton of operations at Cello, reported
last night with a set of resolutions
favoring the continuing of contracts,
and, IL necessary, the issuance of bonds
for permanent river improvements.
They also favored placing the work
upon a continuing contract basis, with
power to expend not less than a mill
lion dollars annually in improvements.
This set of resolutions, also unani-
mously adopted, are as follows:
Resolved, by the meeting of the
Commercial Clubs, Chambers of Com
merce and Farmers Unions, held in
Walla Walla, May "a, 1910. that we
recognize in waterway improvements
with its connections, the most import
ant issue now before the American
people, and that we urge upon our
delegation in congress the supreme
need of consistent, economical and
general system of improvement of riv-
ers and harbors, with such provision
for continuing contracts and, IL neces-
sary, for an issue of bonds as will
eventuate In genuine and permanent
Improvement of water transportation;
Resolved That we approve the
aims and methods of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress, pledge that
organization our loyal support and
urge upon our congressman and sem
ators the wisdom of adopting the