The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-04
CITIZENS MEET; MI
LAW MAKERS
SESSION IS HELD TUESDAY EVENING
Appeal for Permanent Experiment Sta
ton is Practically Unanimous
On Part Of Community

With J. E. Anderson and Mrs. Alex
ander Thompson,sof The Dalles, Joint
representatives from Hood River and
'Waseo counties in the Legislature which
will convene mex. week. and Joint Sen
,ator Elect Wilbur all three present, @
meeting was held Tuesday night at the
Commercial club for the purpose of
discussing proposed legislation to be
asked for from the Legislature BY the
community. '
A unanimous appeal was made to the
legislators to secure measures that will
insure the local branch of the Oregon
experiment station Of permaneney. As
was explained to the Legislative delega-
tion. Hood River county has provided q
fund Of 81. 200 in its annual 1917 tax
hudgetsto be used in making an initial
payment on a tract of land for per-
manent station home. While the ex-
pertinent station as conducted here has
been yeaY-to-year proposition. apple
growers declare that ITS work has re-
suited in enormous savings to the dis
trict. Up to the present time, how.
ever. no permanent home has ever been
provided for the institution, and repre-
sentatives of the station have been
forced to conduct their experiments ON
the places Of obliging orchardists.
"0ftentimes." says Leroy Chiids.
I'VE cannot carry our experiments far
enough on the places Of private owners.
To make our tests successful We may
sometimes want to kill a tree"
Not only are the actual apple grow
ers urging the legislators TO secure the
permanent experiment station, but the
solid business element of the city is
back of the movement.
Out of q legislative committee of
Eve appointed recently by the Hood
River County Pomona grange. A. ].
Mason was the only member present.
Mr.. Mason in bis numerous suggestions
proposed that il the reeodifcation OF
the Oregon road laws be undertaken.
some provisions be included In them
that will save Q portion of the states
road funds for the improvement and
construction Of highways that will in
terest and benefit the farmer.
Unless we hurry and secure such
laws" declared Mr.. Mason, "all the
money that the state can hope to raise
for road appropriation for years to
come will be applied to scenic routes. "
Commenting on recent suggestion
made BY Prof. L. b. Gibson, Mr.. Ma.
son recommended that the lave he
passed providing for the annual county
teachers institutes. held 10 oil count
les, Immediately preceding the school
term. Mr.. Mason characterized the
existing law, which causes The insts-
tutcs to be held during the0school term,
as wastefui measures.
Mr.. Mason also thinks that the Iaws
governing the election of boards Of d.
rectors for irrigation districts should
be changed. "Under the present law. /"
he said, I'VE have an entirely new
board elected every two years. The
law should be such that only portion
ofnew men should serve on the board
each successive year"
While Mr.. Mason expressed m oppo-
sition to the proposed appropriation of
$25. 900 by the state of Oregon to be
used In conjunction with similar appro-
priations from Washington and British
Columbia for carrying on nationwide
campaign Of publicity in the interest of
drawing tourists to the Northwest,
the other citizens present at the meet.
ing we're unanimous in their approx al
OF the proposed measure.