East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-06
EDITORIAL MEETING
PROVES PROFITABLE
EASTERN OREGON NEWSPAPER.
MAN ARE HIGHLY PLEASED
WITH RESULTS.

After a meeting which all declared
pleasant and profitable the first ses-
sion of the Eastern Oregon Editorial
Association adjurned Saturday even
ing after passing resolutions relating
to a variety of subjects and thanking
the local people for courtesies ex-
tended them.
The next meeting of the association
Is to be held at Arlington in May and
it is probable meeting will be held
at Stanfield in August. G. L. Hurd
of the Stanfield Standard. was made
president of the association and w.
H. Lang of Arlington. secretary. Vaw-
ter Crawford of Heppner Is the vice
president.
The following resolutions were ad-
opted at the final meeting Saturday
evening at which Vice President
yawter Crawford presided.
The Eastern, Oregon Press Associa-
tion in convention assembled at Pen
dleton this 4th day of April A. d.
1914. wishes to thank the Pendle
ton Business Mems Association for
the use of their spacious ssembly
chamber and for the courtesies shown
us in the rides given up about the
beautiful Roundup City. and into the
wonderful wheat fields surrounding
| this community like an emerald
wreath of future prosperity.
Resolved that We extend our
thanks for the assistance rendered US
in forming this district association by
| the attendance, presence and words
of counsel given us by President
Bede and Secretary Bates of the
state Press Association. and by Eric
w. Allen. dean of the college of jour
nalism of the state university and
Col. f. Hofer of the Pacific Coast
| Manufacturer.
Resolved, that We appreciate the
advantages OF forming such an or
ganization and pledge our hearty sup
port to extending its influence and
to the promotion of the worthy cause
of dignifying the profession of jour
nalism, and extending its influence
for all good ,ss,,sN noble purposes ir
the solution OF the problems of car
rying on the affairs of this the great
est government in the history of the
1
world
We wish to go upon record as op
posing any further invasions in TIT
field of legislation and public admin
istration of freak laws and policies
tending to interfere with industrie
and the development of our stat
along the lines of legitimate business
We pledge ourselves to give the full
est publicity of all abuses of pub
; lie nature and believe in the enforce
ment of laws giving the people tn
greatest possible publicity in loca
and state affairs to the end that the
may have the fullest knowledge o
what their public servants are doin
with the taxes wrung from the peo
pie.
We favor the election of careful
and conservative public officials t
all offices, men who will restore con
fidence in our state and promote it
. development by making investment
| in property secure and more certain
[ to bring returns that will be satisfac
tory to our own citizens and thos
who may come to cast their lot wit
us.
The further development of East
ern oregon is largely dependent upo
the improvement of our great water
way, the Columbia river. and the com
pletion of contemplated irrigation
systems; we therefore urge the pro
moters of this development by tn
press of this part of our state an
pledge ourselves as an organization
to work for the same in all prope
ways.
We are further pledged to stan
for clean men and clean policies: tn
promotion Of all those things In ou
different fields that stand for ad
vancement in public and private NOR
ais; that the press of our state ma
{. be a great moving factor in the UP
= building of the civic side as we'll a
. the great motive power back of ou
commercial activities.