The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-03-03
COM. CLUB MEETING
At HOTEL LUNCHEON
Luncheon Hour Chosen as Time TO Hear
ways Main Topic and Commissioner
harratt and Judge Campbell Express
Views.

In response to the call Of President
McMenamin and Secretary Fritsch,
twenty-five of the members of Heppner
commercial club gathered for noon
luncheon at the hotel ON Monday, at
which time a reg gular business meeting
of the club was held, consisting Of
reading Of the minutes Of last regular
meeting, communications, etc
In comply ing with request made by
the Portland Chamber OF Commerce
which is now preparing statistics along
certain lines covering the state of ore
gon, committee to furnish figures
from the Heppner club as called for In
the QUESTIONABLE sent out from Port
land. was appointed. This committee
is L. A, Hunt, Roy V. Whites and J, a.
Waters.
Another matter calling for action of
the club at this time was expressed in
a motion that a committee be appoint
ed to formulate a resolution to be pre-.
sented to Pat Foley, lessor of the new
hstel. endorsing James NJ. Hart, man
ager, and commencing him for the
splendid success he has SO far made in
the conducting of the hotel, in face Of
the serious business situation. This
motion carried unanimously, and the
chair appointed Frank Gillian. Fred
Tash and S. w. Spencer to prepare res
olution and present same to Mr.. Foley
President McMenamin then called on
w. b. Barratt OF the State Highway
commission, who was present and re-
sponded with an interesting talk on the
local and general highway situation.
Mr., Barratt, naturally, confined himself
more particularly in this talk to local
matters, and stressed the completion of
the Oregon Washington highway just
as far as possible on through to the
Umatilla county line. lie was especial
ly deslrous Of seeing the gap of some
nine miles closed between Lexington
and Heppner. Understanding of course
that all available funds for work on
this road now have been exhausted and
that it would be necessary to have fur.
ther financial assistance before the
work could be completed, Mr. Barratt
suggested that the county borrow from
the commission such money as would
be necessary. This could be done pro-
viding the county could properly n"
cure the commission as to the repay
ment This provision is made neces-
sary, Mr. Barratt stated, because only
recently two counties OF the state that
1,,s ba
commission had taken steps TO repud-
late their debts and the commission
will guard against possibility Of such
contingencies by requiring security in
the future. In the course Of his talk,
Mr. Barratt also impressed the club
with the necessity of having a commit
tee to appear before the commission
at its next meeting In Portland on Mar
Sth. that the matters pertaining to
work in Morrow county can be pressed
SE Notson, c, + Woodson, +. a. Me.
Menamn and Judge Campbell were
constituted committee for this pur-
pose. Before finishing, Mr.. Barratt al
so called attention to another matter
that is not new, but that has been
gently sleeping for some years past,
because, as Mr.. Barratt said, the people
OF this town and community are long
suffering and patient. This pertains to
the very poor passenger service on the
Heppner branch. The time is now ripe
Mr. Barratt stated, to get relief He
had recently discussed the question
with leading O.-W. Il. & y. official,
and he was ready to tell the men OF the
club that all Iieppncr needs to do is TO
get together and hang together and go
after this thing and what Is wanted
will he accomplished What Mr. Bar
ratt had to say in this regard ut once
met with hearty response, and the
committee appointed above, with the
addition OF Mr. Barratt was instructed