The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-12-30
BUTTER CREEK ROAD
MEET WELL ATTENDED
DIR. Condor of Heppner Is Reelected
President and Allen Thomson Chosen
Secretary Butter Creek Hihway As-
sGPintiOn.

Representatives from both Umatilla
and Morrow counties gathered at Pine
city last Sunday to attend the annual
meeting OF the Butter Greek Highway
association, these consisting largely
of members from the commercial clubs
of Umatilla, Hermiston. Echo and
Heppner. About AZ people were in at
tendance
Upon ascertaining the attitude of the
various commercial bodies 1t was found
that they were ready to pledge their
cooperation in getting the attention oh
the Umatilla and Morrow county COM
missioners directed to the work the
association is endeayoring to put over.
President Charles Thomson Of the
Heppner Commercial club was present
and stated he was there for infor-
nation and would gladly bring the
matter before the club. So far 1t had
been impossible to get the attention of
the club members or bring them to-
gether in a meeting, owing to the
Christmas season and no action had
been taken in the matter of instructing
representatives Of the club at this
meeting.
c. H. Bartholomew, B. P. Doherty
and w. w. Howard were appointed a
committee TO bring the matter before
the Morrow county court. After some
matters Of business and discussions as
to future work. Dr. J. Perry Conder,
was reelected president and Allen
Thomson secretary treasurer of the
association for the coming year, and
the meeting adjourned. subject to the
call of the president
President Conder reports that this
was the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting the association has ever held
The grading crew is now at work on
the road at Pine City and have practic-
ally finished the grade for more than
five miles of what is known as the
Jarman- Lexington road, and the people
interested in the completion of these
two roads in the near future are very
much encouraged. Petitions are being
circulated at Lena, Pine City, Alpine,
Wells Springs, Boardman, Irrigon,
Norpan lone and Lexinpton. asking
tho county court to axnerd tho 1901
market road fund on this road and II
looks now as though there will be
o,t,o der,ard for fovorohIo action
by the court next week The Heppner
rop,p,arciaI c,uh is axnactad IN bava a
eallaa oea,ino IN comedian tho matte,
before thar time as n 10 of great IN,
nor+anca IN connection with tho nro-
noeed rura, mail route ont Of Henn-
nor
Word bas a1so bean raceivad hv tho
nresident of tbe association from Jndpe
March ~ rrra+i1,, .ooup+y etot;re +hot
il had bear their desira IN have ra-
nrasantativa at tho reetipo at pi,e
Citv last Sunday hut he was unevo;d
ahlv detained Irdpa Marsh as1ad n
he fovored with the nosit,or NJ +be
naonla IN raeard IN ,bis road
The following ioint resolution mass
ad.
To the Hon Countv Court of Tr,.
tula county Oregon and 70 tbe Hon
| Coup+v Court a, Morrow cour+v ora.
gon.
No u reso,,ed +bo+ u 10 tho sorse =,
mic r,oattro, ~ +,o pr++ar Crool, 1I;rh
uav ossooiot,o, az pire City nao oe
,ooo that tha ,,,r,,o+ road fr,a oyo;l
able in Morrow county for the wear
1907 he nxrordad an tba paror 1,r
| mo-, -rovi,ctor rood ho+u.or tho ,n,
flo, ,oirt ~ eoid rooa o+ tho 1rr,ot;,,o
county limo and wbere s,;d parcy Ior
| nxi,gto, rooa ir+arsoo+s +he
h,so ,i,a o,a that tho f,ra available