The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-01
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT PAMONA GRANGE

made their regular quarterly pilgrim
age TO the Pomona meeting. this time
at Pine Grove hall.
Aside from many items of business
OF particular concern to Changers,
none elected more interest than the
report of the Grange Legislative COM
mittee which has been working for
the past two months in conjunction
with like committee from the Com
mercial Club of Hood River. This
larger committee has kept our re-
presentatives at Salem in close touch
with the wishes of their constituents
at home by holding a series Of Thurs
day noon-day luncheons in Hood Riv-
er open to the public. The frank and
free discussions of pending legisla-
ton by the city and country citizens
alike has accomplished much good
for the interests of all Hood Rivers
citfzenry, which bids fair to engen-
der better feeling between city
and country.
The following resolutions were ap-
proved by Pomona:
l. That We respectfully request
the Hood River Gas & Electric Com.
pany to mail their monthly state
ments to patrons SO that they may
have the necessary ten days in which
to take advantage of the Today dis
count.
This resolution was introduced be-
cause many patrons complained that
they received their statements any
where from five to eight days after
the first of the month, often times
making it practically impossible to
make remittances before the 10th Of
the month.
2. That We most sincerely memor-
alize our present legislature and the
governor Of the state to do all in
their power to stop further abuse of
our referendum law by discouraging
the use Of the emergency clause on
anv pending legislation.
This emergency clause makes a
law Immediately effective without
giving the peoDle chance to vote on
| II IL they wish to.
3. Memoralizing our delegation at
Salem to do all In their power to Sc
cure two-session plan of the legis-
'ature and refer this proposition to
the voters at our next general elec-
| tion
This would give the people and
legislators time between sessions to
consider bills before their final pass
age. This plan is in use in several
states at present.
4. That we urgently request our
representatives to secure a referen-
dunn on the pending eight million
road bond bill.
This bill provides a minimum H.
cense of $15 and a maximum of $25.
on all automobiles and trucks as G
principal source of revenue for state
highways.
Advocates Of this bill put forth the
argument that automobiles being the
greatest users Of the highways
should pay for them. Arguments op-
posing the bill were to the effect that
the automobile and tractor is becom-
ing an everyday adjunct to the far
mer, many Of whom will seldom il
ever use cross-state highways, that
many of the urban population are
now deriving health and pleasure
from the use of antiquated and re-
paired cars Also that road building
Is still in the experimental stage.
Delegates elected to the State
Grange convention at Astoria in May
are l.. b. Gibson, alternate l.. F.
Parker.
The lecture hour consisted of sew
eral musical selections followed Dy
very able address by L. ID. Malone,
president Of the Non-Partisan League
of Portland. His subject was State
owned Public Utilities. Warehouses.
Cold Storage Plants and Public Mar
kets." The North Dakota plan of
public ownership, instituted by the
rural communities was set forth as
workable plan for Oregon.
Although Mr.. Malone is a Progress
sive-Republican, he is firm believer
in public ownership of all industries
of public nature. He quoted many
figures to prove his point.
Farmers cannot profitably sell
much of their produce, yet scores of
children in Portland go to school
hungry. The past winter butter
bought at 10 cents sold at 40 cents
Iowa eggs of doubtful age bought at
cents a dozen and sold for As cents.
In the case of electric light and
power service, Seattle paid Is cents
per K. w. to private corporation
but now makes its own current for
5h cents per X. w. Pasadena paid
IA cents and now makes its own for
cents and has surplus fund of
$4,000. All the leading cities on the
coast with the exception of Portland
have their own municipal light and
power plants. Tacoma and San
Francisco in addition have their
municipal railways which are paying
as they go. Memphis, Tenn, has its
own telephone service at "a. per year
against Portland's $S. per year. Port
land and Denver, Col, he said, are
the most trust-ridden cities in the far
West. Summing up the produce sit.
uetion, he said it is a problem of dis
tribution and this can be most ef-
fectively accomplished through the
state taking over the job.
One hundred and fifty people sat
down to one Of Pine Groves famous
dinners. The dining room was deco.
rated with red hearts and each guest
received heart favor in honor Of the
memorable day. The social good time
was not the least of the pleasant fea.
lures Of this. one Of the notable Po.
mona gatherings.
The next meeting will be held at
Odell on May 2. in the new Grenge
1 Hall