Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-08
PASSED
AT ALBANY MEETING.
Commercial Clubs, Oranges
and Other Civic Bodies
In Convention

The following resolutions we're adopt
ed at joint representatie meeting of
the Willamette valley county courts,
commercial bodies and oranges held at
Albany, February 8, 1916, proposing
the formation of a Willamette Valley
Development associations;
Object.
To form a clearing house for the in
terehange of ideas and information.
To permit of organized, concentrated
effort in certain lines of work where
the interests of each organization are
identical.
To exercise greater influence upon
the progress and development of the
community in all commercial, industrial
and agricultural lines, than it is pos
sible for each organization to do, acting
as a separate unit.
Suggestions for Plan of Organization.
This organization should have the
usual officers, board of directors, and
constipation and bylaws. The Of
ficers should be selected from the pres
ent officers and boards of directors of
the member clubs. The board of direct
ors should be composed of three mem
bers from each county in the associa-
tion, one member to be chosen from the
commercial bodies of the county, one to
be a member of the county court, and
the third member 10 represent the
county at large, preferably selected
from the grange by the two preceding
members.
Some of the Problems in Which Organ
lied, United Efforts Would Yield
Results Worth Striving For.
Good Roads.
The best system of maintaining exist
ing roads should be determined. An
effort should be made to reduce the
present excessive waste of funds incur
red by poor methods of maintenance
and piece-meal construction. Construc-
tion of permanent roads should be advO-
Gated and the necessary ways and
means of financing such construction
devised. Changes should be made in the
laws so as to permit general county
annual levy for permanent construction
in one or more places in the county.
Laws resulting in the better organiza-
ton of the directive force in county
construction and maintenance of roads
would result in great economy.
Drainage.
A strong campaign should be initiat-
ed, emphasizing the Importance and
benefits which will result if the wet
lands in the alley are drained Eff
forts should be made to cooperate with
the United States department Of agri-
culture and the Oregon Agricultural
college, so that their assistance can be
secured in this work An effort should
be made to form at least one drainage
district in every county; because prac-
tical demonstration Oh a large scale of
the valuable results of drainage will
be brought home 60 the )mmunities
adjacent to each project.
Products Of tine Valley.
Steps should be taken to advance the
interests of the various product, of the
valley. For example, a nationwide Gc
mand for loganberry lpice might be pro-
NOTED and established; our prunes
might be placed into national promin-
ence; our dairy products, timber, etc,
etc, might be givenu a greater impetus;
and the improvement of the status of
all products can be considered.
Rural Credits.
The question of rural credits can be
considered.
Government Economy.
The organization should cooperate
with taxpayers organizations and other
agencies to emphasize the necessity for
economy and elimination Of waste in ma
tional state and county expenditures.
Development of Rural Life.
Every effort to extend the comforts
and privileges of modern life to agricul-
tural sections should be encouraged.
Community social centers, better roads.
union high schools, development Of So
cial, intellectual, educational, moral
and religious facilities are all necessary
to maximum development Of the agricui-
tural section
Rural Markets.
There is great necessity, by educa-
tional campaigns or otherwise, Of en-.
couraging the establishment of cooper
ative manufacturing and marketing