The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-02

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Whereas, this Columbia highway is
more extensively built and its up
keep will be far greater than any
public highway in the United States,
for the reason that it is built through
the deepest mountain gorge and with
much taller mountains towering
above it than any public highway
ever built in the United States, and
Whereas. by careful investigation,
we find that there is no record in our
county clerks office of any Columbia
Highway right-of-way deeds, nor is
there any record of our County
Court having ever accepted or order.
ed opened any portion of said Colum-
bia Highway. Especially is this true
at and around the Mitchell Point por-
tion of said highway, and
Whereas, our county does not own,
neither has it accepted or ordered
opened, any portion of this newly.
constructed Columbia Highway there
Therefore, be it resolved, that Hood
River County Pomona Grange urge
our County Court not to accept or Or
der opened any portion of the newly
constructed Columbia Highway, es-
pecially that portion around Mitchell
Point, until after such time as the
State Highway Commission will
agree by written contract to make
it a state road and also agree in said
contract to relieve our county of any
further expense upon said road, and
Be it further resolved, that the
secretary of this Pomona Grange be
instructed to send a copy Of these
resolutions to our County Court and
to our State Highway Commission.
Oppose Further Surveys
Whereas, at the January meeting
of our County Court the sum of $751;
81 was allowed and ordered paid to
cover further expenses incurred by
the survey of the Columbia Highway
east of Hood River. and
Whereas, this, added to the amount
previously allowed for the same work,
makes a total of $125S99 and
Whereas, the allowing of such a
sum of money, without naming said
item in our annual tax budget, either
last year or this is in violation of the
intent of our budget law; and
Whereas, this county has made no
levy for the building of this said
road, and the citizens of this county
are already carrying their share of
the burden of cost for the building of
said Columbia Highway. and
Whereas, the State of Oregon
should complete the building Of this
Columbia River Highway, as we were
promised would be done if we would
appropriate $4,000, which we have
already done,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Hood River County Pomona Grange,
that we are unalterably opposed to
our County Court expending any
more of our tax money upon any fur
ther extension owrk of said Columbia
Highway, and
Be it further resolved, that the
secretary of this organization send IA
copy of these resolutions to our Coun-
ty Court.
Resolutions on Tariff
Whereas The Portland Chamber
of Commerce has caused to be sent
out letters requesting endorsements
OF the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States action of proposal for
a pertinent non-artisan tariff CON-
mission, and
Whereas We believe the tinker |
ing with the tariff by the different
political parties should be discontin-
ued, and
Whereas We further believe our
tariff schedule is too direct a part of
American business to be subject to
such tinkering and juggling which is
detriment to all interests and es-
pecially along agricultural lines,
Therefore Be 1t Resolved: That
Hood River County Pomona Grange
endorses the action of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States in
their effort to get Congress to pass
laws and appoint permanent non
partisan tariff commission and,
Be 1t Further Resolved: That
copy of these resolutions be forward
ed to State Grange for their action.
Approved by Committee on Resolu-
tionc