East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-10-25
Two County Associations
Launched With View Of
Developing Resources.
ELABORATELY BANQUETED
Delegates from Nearly Every section
of UmatilIa County Start Prelimi-
nary Work Toward Elimination OF
Any Possible sectional Jealousy.

With newspapermen and other
boosters present from every section
of the county and with a thorough
concord and harmony of desire and
intention manifest, n movement des-
tined to unite the different communi-
ties into a co-ordinated and effec-
lively active unia, was given its ini-
tial impetus last night by the organ
ization of a county press association
and county DEVELOPMENT league At
O banquet in the Quelle restaurant at
which the managers of the local Com
mercial association were hosts the
views of representative men from the
various section of the county were
aired, their ideas EXPRESSED and their
pledges made to actively aid in the
exploitation, development and up
building of Umatilla county.
After an elaborate banquet, .Pres-
dent Dan =. Smythe of the Pendle-
ton Commercial association opened
the talking by brief explanation of
the purpose of the meeting which he
said was to weld together the differ
ent sections and interests of a rich
county for the benefit of all and for
the combating OF common inimical
Interests. He then introduced Il. b
Aldrich editor OF the East Oregonlan,
who expressed his qualification at
the step just being taken and his be-
lief in the efficacy Of such an or
ganization.
Urges Publicity Tax.
President Smythe next introduced
Attorney James p. Neal representing
the Frcewater Times and the Free
water Commercial club, as one Of the
livest boosters Of the east end OF the
county. MIR. Neal emphasized the ne
oessity Of the older residents of the
county Joining in the new movement
because Of their superior knowledge
of local conditions He deplored the
lack Of neighborly interest manifest
ed by the different localities in the
county and expressed his belief that
n development organization would
effectively dispel the ignorance of
conditions in other sections which
enshrouds each separate district. He
strongly advocated the idea of pub
licty tax as n certain and unburden-
some method of exploiting the whole
Umatilla commonwealth, and he
dwelt particularly upon the urgent
need Of good roads throughout the
county In concluding he rendered
the support and cooperation of the
Freewater Commercial club for the
new organization.
John p. McManus, editor of the
Pilot Rock Record declared his aver
sion to using his journal as a medi-
um of free advertising for every To-
cality of the universe, but announced
that he was willing to give his coll
umns to the upbuilding of his home
communities In concluding he ask
ed that in the future his section of
the county be given a square deal"
when homeseekers are inquiring of
the opportunities which tSe county
offers.
East Is Fighting West.
l.. p. Dodd, president of the Her.
miston Commercial club, further i'm
pressed the need of concerted action
in the development of the county by
relating how many of the communi-
ties in the eastern states whose resi-
dents have been Joining in the west
ward colonist movement, have or
ganized to keep their people at home.
Urges Campbell Dry Farming.
, w l.. Thompson, one of the direc-
tors Of the local club and president
of the American National bank,
claimed the interest of the assembly
by a brief explanation of the Camp
bell system of dry farming and urged
that the new organization secure lit
erature upon this subject and circu-
late 1t among the wheat ranchers of
this county that they may be educat-
ed into conserving their soil and de-
veioping their land to its maximum
efficiency.
Ira Kemp, one of Weston's leading
citizens, made a few remarks in the
absence of Col. Clark Wood. who, he
declared, was Weston's official mouth
piece.
G. A. Robbins urged again the mat