Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-14
Oregon Cities
Preparing For
Tourist Flood

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Oregon towns and cities in ev-
cry one Of the ~ counties are just
now receiving spring renovation.
There is no section OF the state
that is not making preparations
for record stream OF visitors dur
ingthe tourist months. So prom
inent are cleanup and paint-up
activities in many sections of the
country that spring agricultural
developments have secondary at
tention. Farmers are doing their
work quietly, while road work ac-
tiyities, city park and summer re-
sort preparations, chamber Of com
merce, commercial club and COM
munity club programs for cleanup
movements are well under way.
In a score OF cities and numer-
GUS towns, women have taken over
the direction of "city beautiful
work. Some of the cities In the
state have had successful tag days
and others are impending. One
beautiful innoyation--in memory
OF hero dead--is winning a fervent
response throughout this territory.
Beds OF roses are being planted in
city parks in many Of the cities OF
Oregon, and il seems that hund-
reds OF homes will be graced by
plot OF these memory flowers. Sore
cities are preparing floral designs,
made Of poppies, to form service
stars; each star-group to repre-
sent one youth, man or woman,
who paid the supreme sacrifice,
Business and civic leaders who
!. ade reports OF their local activi-
ties, unconsciously co-operated in
stressing the fact that city and
I county officials realize that con-
certed action must be taken to re-
gulate automobile traffic, partlcu-
iarly on Sundays. A movement Is
said to be under way to call a SER
les OF traffic meetings. Traffic Of
ficers OF Multnomah county will
probably hold the first meeting
Uniform rules and regulations
are desired, but 1t Is also under
stood that Officers desire to dis
cnss matters of tourist convenien-
CO.
A number of cities have takan
to the community service idea
Several OF these smaller munich
palities are making arrangements
to hire community leaders. Bands
are being organized in cities and
towns which heretofore have had
to import their music for put ilc
occasions. In the little school dis
trict at Elkins, Polk county. ore
Of the llvest young bands In the
west Is said to have been made
very progressive during tie past
few weeks. 1t has been noticed al
SO that modern motion picture
theatres are being built in towns
of less than 1000 inhabitants. Mt,
Angel, for instance, is said to hays
provided motion picture house
In connection with the new St
Marys school which is second "a
none in the state. Additional sum
mer resorts are to be opened il
the mountain sections and coast
districts
SO far as agriculture is concern
ed, there has been reported a
marked increase in purchases OF
blooded cattle and hogs. Oregon's
pure bred stock resources are at
tracting national attention, and
the Jersey cattle in Marion and
Polk counties and other districts
OF the Willamette valley have beer
breaking record after record. Land
clearing activities are spreading
throughout the valley and coasl
districts, and business associa'
tions are cooperating with county
officials to promote such projects
on broad scale.
The motor vehicle is playing Q
great part In the development o.
all resources in the west.