Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-11
MAYOR ALB|N TO HAND
in RESIGNATION SOON
Chief Executive Of City To
Take Up Farming; Buys
Place at PhlOInath.

Mayor c. E. Albin win officially
present his resignation as mayor Of
the city of Salem at the session OF
the city council next Monday evening.
The resignation is TO become effective
at once.
This sudden action on the part Of
the mayor is due TO the fact that Just
few days ago he bought a farm ad-
Joining Philomath and with the farm,
the crop on an adjacent tract, large
part of which is in hay.
The party from whom he bought the
crop, due TO i'll health, is obliged to
move away at once, and this neces-
STATED prompt action on the part of
Mr.. Albin. Hence his resignation will
be effective Monday evening and he
will begin at once to move his family
and household goods to Philomath. He
has also resigned as assistant traffic
manager with the Phez company.
, Mr.. Albin was elected mayor at the
primaries held in June, 1918, in con
test with Frank s. Ward. His majority
lover Mr.. Ward was 81. He assumed
the office of mayor on the first Mon
day Of this year.
Following the resignation, it will be
the duty Of the city council to elect
a mayor. In section 8 of ordinance
No. 81, provision is made for the cleo
tion of city officials in case of removal
from the city. removal from office,
or death. The election is to fill the
term until the next election. As there
is no election this fall, and the pri-
maries are not until next June, who
lever the city council elects to succeed
Mr.. Albin will hold office the remain
der of the term, or until January !,
ll92l.
Since his election as mayor, Mr..
Albin has given much Of his time
to city affairs; and this has been
ESPECIALLY true where the moral vel
fare Of the city has been concerned.
In industrial matters, Mr. Albin has
been progressive, supporting the va
eating of certain streets in order to
bring the big paper mill to the city
land lending his aid in adjusting mat.
ters for the Valley Packing company
Mr.. Alb.n says he regrets the neces
lsity Of leaving Salem and Of especially
fsurrendering the office of mayor OF
the city. But he feels that with the
special opportunity offered in the pur-
chase of a farm near his former home
and near his relatives, he is acting
for the best of his family.
Mr.. Albin came 10 Philomath in 1907
with his parents. His first business
venture was at the age Of l9 when he
bought meat market in Phlomath
after he had been graduated from the
business college in that city.
Later he went into railroading act
ling at agent for the Corvallis ant
Eastern and also the Southern Pacific
railways at Philomath. In 1907 b,
was transferred to Corvallis and t.
Salem with the Oregon Electric ii
1908.
His next appointment with the rail
road was as agent Of the Oregon Elec
tric at Forest Grove, where he became
the first agent in that city. In june
1910, he became general agent Of tn
Oregon Electric in Salem and serve
in this capacity until he accepted /
3 position as claim agent with the stat
0 accident commission. He was in thi
: work until March Of 1918 Sine
: September Of 1918, he has been asso
e eiated with the Phez company in III
: traffic department. HIS election a
t mayor was his only experience in tn
Q political arena.