East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-09
Every County in Oregon is
Represented at Meeting
Held to Arrange Finances.
DELEGATES VOTE IN FAVOR
or PORTLAND 1925 FAIR
Julius |. Meier is Chosen
Permanent Chairman and
Robert {. Smith Secretary.

PORTLAND, Sept. 9.-Resolutions
outlining a financial plan for the 1926
fair at Portland and for the organiza-
ton of a statewide board Of directors
to manage the exposition were unani-
mously passed Thursday afternoon at
a session OF the state exposition con-
ference at the Multnomah hotel. The
financial plan indorsed calls for s6.-
600, 900, of which 81 600. .000 is to he
raised by subscription in the city for
Portland, $2,0OO,0O0 to be raised by u
tax levy In Portland and s3.00O,0O0 by
state tax levy
Approximately one third Of the tax
able property value OF the state is N
l,ortiands and it was estimated by
Emery olmstead and other members
OF the finance committee that OF the
total amount raised Portland would
$4,000, 900 and the balance
OF the state s2,000.0O0. The resolu-
ton was passed with one dissenting
vote.
Mills Second Motion
The motion was seconded by a. L.
Mills, president of the First National
bank Of Portland, who had previously
opposed the exposition IN 1895 because
u txisiing financial condstions
Whatever opposition may have de-
veloped In opposition to the Atlantic
Pacific Electrical and Highways ex-
position melted away at the confer
ence Thursday, when county after
county throughout the state expressed
through representatives present their
enthusiastic approval and Endorsement
of the exposition
UmatilIa's Hat In Ring
W. w. Harrah of Pendleton cast the
hat of Umatilla county into the ring
and declared that community as strong
for the fair. The growth Of popula-
tion is essential to the prosperity Of the
fai liners of the state, Harrah said that
the fair would insure an influx Of
thousands of new families.
Bronze Medal Presented
Professor p. L. Campbell. president
Of the University OF oregon. presented
the conference with a handsome
bronze medallion designed by Award
Fairbanks. head of the department Of
sculpture of the university.
The resolutions committee prepared
for the organization of a temporary
board Of directors to be appointed, one
from each county in the state, and for
the appointment Of an executive COM
mittee of at least Is members BY the
president of the exposition. These
appointments will be announced by
President Meier
Financial Resolutions
The resolution passed by the con-
ference providing for financing the ex-
position was as follows:
Your committee recommends that
the amount to be raised for the exposi-
tion be $4,000. 900, and that this
amount be raised in the following
Manner
"a. $l,OOO,00O to be raised by pri-
yate subscription of sale of stock in
the city of Portland.
"B. 4 tax levy on the property in
the city of Portland TO yield $S,0O0,000
which will require an annual levy for
a period of three years of about is
mills on assessed valuation of about
$4,000, 900, yielding s2,OOo,0O0,
Contingent uponNC c, A. tax levy of
mill on all the property in the state
each year for a period of three years
on the assessed valuation of about ST.
900. 600, 900, yielding ss,000.o00,
"Inasmuch as the city of Portlani
PAYS about one third of the state tax
levy. this means that of the total
amount Of taxes to be levied the city
is to raise $4,000, 600 and the state
outside of the city so, 100000.
Adding the $i,0Oo.000 subscription
additional to the city's share Of taxes
will mean that the city's proportion OF
the 50, 100000 will be $4,0oO,oO0 or
&c s-s per cent.
With julius L. Meier unanimously
elected as permanent chairman, Rob-
ort e. smith of liberty loan fame as
pcrmanent secretary and enthusiastic
DELEGATIONS from every section OF the
state 10 give it financial and moral
hacking, the Atlantic Pacific Highway
and Electrical exposition took definite
form at a meeting at the Multnomah
hotel and preparations were begun in
earnest to present to the world iuls2S
the greatest exposition In the history
of the Pacific coast.
The conference consisted Of dele.
gates from every county in the state
and representatives OF 10 state asso.
Citations and though the note of cau-
ton was sounded in a number OF ad'
dresses, there was no lack Of conf
dence that oregon's fair will be 2
great success and rebound 10 the cred
il OF the state.
Mayor Aronscs Enthusiasm
Following the call to orden hy Gov