The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-12-07
NEWS PARAGRAP.H rs FROM
OTHER CITIEs, IN OREGON

years of silence, daring which time
she has rested at anchor out of COM
mission at the Bremerton navy yard,
is again ready for active service.
Governor-elect Oswald West an
that Ralph Watson, a re-
porter on the Portland Journal, has
received and accepted the appoint
ment of private secretary to the gov
ernor.
The secretary of the interior has re-
jected all bids which were received
at the Office of the reclamation service
at klamath Falls for the furnishing
of a skid dredge for dredging canals
on the klamath irrigation project
To reclaim $4,000 acres of land in
the Wood River valley, klamath
county, .levee "a miles in length is
being built by Senator Abner Weed of
Siskiyou, Cal. The work is about
half finished
Frank ]. Miller, of Salem, has been
appointed state railroad commissioner
to succeed Governor-elect West. Mr.
Miller will Immediately take up his
new duties. This appointment extends
to the first of the year when he will
continue in office, having been elected
to that position.
AS token Of the esteem in which
their fellow co-laborer has been held
by them during the past four years,
Oswald West, who retired from the
railroad commission, was presented
with beautiful silver cup by Com
missioners Aitcheson and Campbell
and by Commissioner-elect Frank j..
Miller. The cup is large affair, is
gold lined and is engraved with these
words: Oswald West, from the mem.
bers of the railroad commission OF
Oregon, Thomas X. Campbell, Clyde
B. Aitcheson, Frank ]. Miller, Decem-
ber 2, 1910"
The second semi-annual state
threshers convention will be held at
La Grande December and 10. This
convention will be the most import
ant event in the history of the asso-
citation, as at this meeting the dele
gates will outline new laws to govern
the threshing industry for considera.
ton at the coming session of the leg,
islature, and 1t is expected that every
thresherman in the state will make a
special effort to be present. Among
the laws to be suggested are bridge
planking, inspection of boilers, licens
ing engineers, etc.
The State Board of Equalization
met Monday and will continue in ses
sion until the review and equalization
is completed. The law allows one
month as maximum time scT the com
pletion of this work. Following the
equalization and review, apportion
ment of the state tax will be made
The commissioners are not certain
what extent of work there will be thi!
year in connection with the equaliza
ton. Meetings will be held in tn,
Offices of the tax commission, unless
there is a particularly heavy attend
ance and at such times the board will
adjourn to the state senate chambers
The convention of the OregonIdah,
Young Mems Christian Association
at Eugene adopted by unanimous vot
resolutions providing for the initiativ
and referendum in the affairs of tn
organization. The resolutions provid,
that any 10 per cent of the associa
tions in the two states may file thei
referendum petition any time withil
80 days after the close of the session
of the state convention. Each asse
ciation Is entitled to two votes o.
each measure, one additional vote 70
each 100 active members and one at
ditional vote for majority fractio
of 100 active members. A constitu
ton was adopted providing for incol
poration under the laws of Oregon
which was not possible under the oil
constitution. The principal place 9
business will be in Portland.
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