Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-21
COMMONWEALTH DAY
PROGRAM IS LIVE
Subjects Of Statewide Interest to Be
Discussed-Invitation to Attend Is
Extended.

The spirit and purpose of the confer.
ence, which will be held at Eugene
May 81, 2s, 20, are such that every
two-talent and every five.talent citizen
oI Oregon will wish to be identified
with its activities. Come this year.
Community service and common.
wealth service, with all working to.
gether all of the tine, using the best
instrumentalities of science and the
wisest expert counsel the state affords,
characterize this movement that has
gradually been gaining strength during
the last five years.
The bars to the most rapid and best
progress in Oregon are to be removed
and the most abundant lief for all real.
lied. The heads and hearts of all 10y.
al Oregonians striving together alone
can make their schools and roads more
satisfactory, and the affairs of their
cities, counties and of the state more
economically and efficiently admins.
tered.
Come and take a more active part in
constructive state building, thus max.
ing your own life more worth living
and at the same time prepare larger
opportunities for all that follow.
Results of Former Years.
II. Achievements of commonwealth
conferences of former years:
/. Water.power development. A
group of experts as volunteers, the
Oregon hydro-electric commission, has
been investigating the problem of Sc
curing the best and earliest develop
ment of the water powers of the state
so that electricity in Oregon shall bo
cheaper than anywhere else in this
country, and the best form of energy
available for every use on the farm and
in the factory.
2. The public expenditures of cities
counties and the state are being re.
duced through better systems of busi
ness management by expert service
freely given by the university depart
ment of economies and sociology.
}. The problem of marketing Oregon
products is receiving scientific investi
CATION. An industriaT and commercial
survey has been organized that will
disclose the best markets and methods
of marketing for products of the Ore
gon farm and factory and will thu
free the Oregon producer from exploi
tation by the middleman and the spec
ulator.
Grave Problems Challenge.
LII. Grave problems to challenge tn
pIfiVnnchin nf o..
systematic effort for release from tn
retarding effects of these upon Orego
progress.
The conference discussions will lea
to organization for:
!. Readiustment of state and locG
finances with the view " lightenin
the burden of taxation. There will b
: planned; Gay An up.todate system q
state and local taxation. (b) Reorgar
ization of our administrative agencie
to secure economy and efficiency. &c
Development of scicr-ific budgetar
e procedure.
2. Elimination of the evils of III
: employment.
3. Improvement of the schools an
the roads of the rural communities {
the plane of best living.
4. Securing credit facilities for tn
farmer at rates but shade higher tina
those paid by Uncle Sam himself.
D. Land settlement and exchange
Oregon without paying us tolls to tn
: hordes of spectators and real estat
brokers virtually all or future surplr
income secured by the cultivator.
;, q. Such political reorganization {
will make certain the sway of enligh
ened public opinion and public will
Oregon.
I. Policies for eliciting highest r
8 suits from the finer civic sentiment
: the recently enfranch1sed womanho,
q of Oregon.
). ". Fitness of he Oregon citiz,
V for the Oregon system insured throuf
v participation in these eommonweai
= conferences and in the year-round al
!. statewide scientifically guided NOV
/ ments there organizes. The Oregt
. system will yield its finest fruit of !
- cial justice and general happiness on
as every two-talent a>.. rfve-tarent mt
! and woman joins in the "Oreg,
> 1920" movement that combines d
best science, sentiment and practic
judgment extant in Oregon.