The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-24
Progress and Prosperity Commit
tee Comes Into Existence
in North Yakima
MAY BOND WASHINGTON
FOR STATE HIGHWAYS
Good Roads Resolution May Lead
to a Call for a Special Session
for Voting Fifteen Million
Dollars


itors to this city were on pleasure bent
group of thirty Ave or forty earnest
men spent the day in the assembly
room ON the dfth floor of the Masonic
Temple welding the 4 IS commercial
bodies of this state into an organiza
ton which Will he statewide in its
character. it's dignity and its influence
and which will take up and push to A
successful issue those matters which
make a Washington rather than a Sec
tional appeal North Yakima was rep
resented I'm the proceedings by Secre-
tary Ware and \. II. Henry of the
Commercial club here.
Special Session Asked
If it is the desire OF the people of
the state that such action he taken
Governor Hay is to be- requested toI
call the legislature for a special ses-
sion to pass legislation providing for
a S15,000000 bond issue for trunk
highway construction in Washington.
The delegates Of the various COM
mercial bodies of the state, under
resolution, are to ascertain the senti-
ment of their respective communities
and If favored are to get an expression
of opinion from the legislators on the
bond issue. II sufficient number of
he legislators favor the bonding. then
the governor is 10 he ask ed to call the
special session. The Legislators are to
be asked to pledge themselves to pass
no other legislation at such special
session, IL called.
Want speedy Action
NJ. j. CArrigan Of the state tax COM
mission and y. x Coffman Of ChehaIis
We're the strongest supporters of the
resolution and out and out advocates
of the good roads proposition. j. L.
Dumas Of Pullman was opposed to
calling the legislature together and
asking for such legislation.
Under the laws Of this state the
bonding must be put to vote of the
people at a general election, and UNI
less a special session is now called so
that the legislation may be voted on
this fail then another two years must
pass before the subject can be taken
up legally at an election.
Open the Columbia
Resolutions passed by the commit co
favored memoriallzing congress for
financial assistance for tho open river
proposition as relates 10 the Columbia
investments to be made improving the
Cello and other sections 50 that the
river will be uavieable when the Pan
anna canal tx completed and in service
The opening up Of Rainier National
park by federal expenditure and action
was favored.
The committee endorsed the Joint
resolution sent to congress by various
Organiza tons Of the west side Of the
state asking that the olympic National
monument be Curtailed materially
that Mount olympus National park be
established and that the mining rights
therein beopened to the public.
Bridging the Columbia
Legislation in this state was recon-
mended faVoring the early constrllc-
tom by Oregon and Washington and
by Multnomah and Clarke counties of
Oregon and Washington respectively,
OF a wagon bridge across the Columbia
river between Vancouver and Port
land. Governor Hay said that such a |
bridge. it was said, would cost a mil
lion dollars, of which each state would
bear a quarter of the cost and each
county as named "A quarter
Endorsement was given the actionsl
Of Governor Hay I'm seeking to procure
Legislation protecting the land seekers
and investors from the Legitimate and
fraudulent real estate operators and
others.
State Is Distracted
Other business Of the meeting was
the adoption OF constitution orI
rather bylaws and the election Of Of
ficers. John g. Slater Of Seattle was
chosen president: Waldo Paine of
Spokane vice president and w, Ill
Lemon Of North Yakima treasurer.
The executive committee Is to consist
of the officers and representative
from each OF the following designated
districts. Spokane. Tacoma, Seattle.
Southwest Washington Developm end
association, Olympic Peninsula and
Washington. Southeastern Washington
and Oregon Development league, In
land Empire Federation of CONNER
cial clubs, Valleys Of the Yakima
league. North Central Washington
league and the Wash lngton and Idaho
league. This Will make an executive
committee OF thirteen bers, one
from each Of the towns or districts and
the three officers
Action ny Ad, Men
Governor NJ. T. Hay, who attended
all the sessions OF the conn ittee Fri
day. opened the proceedings and Mr.
Slater was chairman and Mr. Ware
secretary An interesting interruption
to the proceedings was when the
members OF the Seattle AID. club, rep
resented by a committee of three, took
the floor and presented resolutions OF
their organization commanding Gov
ernor Hay for his wisdom In the Sc
lection of Mr.. Slater to lead the COM
mite work in this state
Remarks by the Governor
II is high time for action. said Gov
ernor Hay in the way Of concentra-
ton and cooperation on the part of
the various commercial clubs Of this
state. United action is needed. The
individual clubs have done u great
work. but It has been, Tor the most
part, of a purely local character and
not state wide in its scope. Some
tytI ,fN ts IgI a
for various reasons. II is n fact that
the people of the state az a whole. do
not know Washington. its wealth or itsI
posi- bilities. The east slider knows his
east side and the west slider knows his
west side. The um bermau knows his
forests and ihe fisherman his waters
ana The miner his hills and the or
char dist his acres. but uhey d. not know
the state, which. said the gVysinur
amid applause, has NJ equal In this
union in financial resources as bound
up la It's soil. mines standing timber