The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-16
CLUB MEMBERS Dis
CUSS TIMELY TOPICS

meeting of the Commercial Club Mon
day night had the appearance of old
times, When President Brosius tapped
the table for order the assembly hall
was well filled, and stragglers kept
dropping in. More than enough coun-
try members alone were present to
form quorum.
The following men were elected TO
the board of directors to fill the vacan-
cies that will be made the first of the
year when the terms of DR.. Brosius,
E. o. Blanchar and r. E, Scott will
expire: William Stewart, G. C. Car
penter and Harry Connaway.
The first public expression of senti-
ment against the increasing local Jap
anese population was voiced follow
ing a report of statistics on the resi-
dent Nipponese read by Secretary
Scott. According to Mr.. Scott's fig
ures, the japanese population has
grown since 1911 from less than 200 to
from between 500 and 600, many of the
brown men owning ranches.
81 had my attention called to the
sentiment against an increase of Jap
anese residents by recent letter,
said MIR. Scott, "and it is a fact that
we have made a boast to the outside
world of the culture of our people. To-
day Is per cent of our population is
shown by figures to be Japanese. Ex-
cept Multnomah county we have more
japanese than any other county of the
state"
The report brought forth discussion.
DIR. J. d. Cutlery. formerly a practic-
ing ply ysician of Iowa, who suggested
that the club take action to have bill
pesented to the next Legislature such as
to prohibit unnaturalized aliens from
owning land, declared that he had been
attracted here because of the refine.
ment of valley homes.
'It has been disappointent to find
this increasing number of Japanese,
said DR.. Cutlery. Personally. | would
like to see law on the statute books
of every state,' he continued, pre-
venting aliens who cannot be natural.
ized from owning foot of SOIL" His
last remark was met with applause.
j. H. Koberg was even more radical
in his sentiments, and declared that the
Japanese, who soon caused deteriora.
tion of the soil, should not be allowed
to rent land. Mr.. Koberg said that the
Nipponese had made it impossible fol
white gardeners to produce at any very
large profit lettuce and other similar
garden truck.
The most important action of the
club Monday night was the unanimous
adoption, practically, of measure pro
viding that the dues of country mem
bers of the organization be reduced tt
so cents per month, instead of the 81 al
at present charged. A motion wat
made by E. o. Blanchar and seconded
by DR.. Cutlery to have such provision
embodied in an amendment to be voted
on at the next meeting of the club il
January.
Secretary Scott's report touched OF
the roads of the valley. He declared
that the worst enemy to present goot
building was the status of road laws
and urged men of Hood River will
practical ideas on ways and means O.
cleaning up the tumble to confer will
County Commissioner Hawkes., witt
was recently, while at the annual ses
sion of the states bodies of commits
sioners, appointed member Of com
mittee of seven to draft a bill to b,
presented to the next legislature.
Secretary Scott declared that j
seemed, from past experience in roat
building with tax appropriations, tina
bond issue would be impractical. II,
boosted for the proposed grange roa,
to COoper's Spur, and the PROPOSED
Lost Lake highway. Mr.. Scott calle'
attention to the fact that the subscrip
tion paper on the former road had beeI
headed with a contribution of $l00 b.
the Mount Hood Railroad Co.
MIR. Scott's report, embodying sta
tistics on returns from the valley tn
past year, including a million dollars
worth of fruit products and S44, ,00
worth of hay. $4,000 bushels of wheat
a large quantity Of oats and barley
1000 pounds of honey and larg
amounts of other products from divers
flied farming, was such as to warm th
cookies of Hood River boosters. Their
has been large step forward from sh
year 1911.
Attention was called to the necessit
of doing some publicity work next yea
that will tend to bold the motorist
that will pass through the valley.
I'VE must do something" declare
the secretary, THAT will prevent tn
visitors from sliding out through Th
Dalles pass" and the suggestion wa
met with gratifying applause.
At the conclusion Of business a pleas
ing musical program was given as fol
lows: Song. "Ihere Must be Cupid
in the Briny." Chas. N. Clarke: sol
On baritone horn. A. l.. Page, with J
Adrian Epping singing chorus.
A wrestling match between Harr
Sonniksen and Ed Eberly gave pep
10 the occasion. In the first bout MI