The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-02-17
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
portland Correspondent

Reports from various points In
the state indicate that Country
Life Education Week movement,
as outlined by State Superintend-
ent Alderman and the Oregon
Development League, is beng
observed very generally and is
arousing much enthusiasm.
The Salem Commercial Club
celebrated with a farmers din
ner at the Hotel Marion on Thurs
day. The entire afternoon was
given up to addresses and discus
sions by members of the Board
of Trade and visiting farmers of
the county. Governor West and
President Kerr, of the Oregon
Agricultural College, were the
principal speakers.
At Dayton the Commercial
Club appointed Miss Harriet
Starr, secretary Of the club to or
ganize the work with the princi-
pals and teachers of the schools
and to interest the parents in the
work.
At Klamath Falls the county
and city superintendents of
schools and members of the Com
mercial Club joined in a public
meeting to plan for the garden
competition and for giving the
idea special prominence at the
fair next fall.
At Adams the commercial club
and school directors have COM
bined to introduce agricultural
and industrial contests in the
schools. A premium list was ar
ranged and supervisors for the
different branches of the compe-
tition named. A public meeting
was held on Thursday afternoon.
The Baker Commercial Club
made the subject a special order
Of business at its meeting We'd
nesday evening.
On Frieay evening of Country
Life Education Week the farmers
of Sherman county gave a BAN
quet to the merchants of Moro to
which the business men of The
Dalles and Portland were invited.
Only Sherman county products
were served at the dinner.
At Portland the committee on
garden contests in the public
schools arranged for two con-
tests, one for early vegetables
and one for the later varieties.
A special exhibition will be held
in the armory on June 1916, the
last days of the Rose Festival.
One hundred prizes will be Of
fered. A silver cup will be
awarded to the school winning
the first prize, and if won for
three years in succession it will
become the permanent property
of the school. The contestants
are to be divided into two classes,
those over and those under thir-
teen years of age.
At Mosier a joint meeting of
the local Horticultural society,
the school officials and the COM
nercial club was held on Friday
evening, at which time plans for
developing the Country Life idea
we're perfected.
At Prairie City plan is under
way to interest the county
schools with the schools of the
,ity in the movement.
Governor West, in addition to
lis other activities in connection
With Good Roads Week, on We'd :
lesday talked to the citizens of
Portland from the vantage point p
# dry goods boxes on street cor
lers. The Governor has also Of Il
cred a prize of a mail delivery o
wagon to the rural carrier who 9
would send him the best 250-
Vord letter and photographs de-
criptive of the roads over which
e regularly travels. He also \
poke before the Portland Ad
lub. The Rotary club of Port
md authorized the appointment i
f q committee of ten to aid in R
ecuring signatures to initiative eas
etltions. o
L. c. Smith, chairman of the
committee of the New y
ort Commercial Club, walked
le entire distance of 125 miles
ON Newport to Portland in
'der to ascertain the most de-
rable route for an automobile
lad hetwaen the tyUo noiptc In