HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1937.
PAGE THREE
Repoi
Eastern Oregon Wheat League
rt and Resolutions of the
Transportation and Rural Electrifi
cation Committee
Heppner, Oregon, December 4-5, 1936
RESOLUTIONS
Long and Short Saul Bill (Petten
gill Bill)
RESOLVED: That the Eastern
Oregon Wheat League hereby again
pledges itself to resist by every
means in its power the effort that is
being made to repeal or amend the
fourth section of the Interstate Com
merce Act, known as the long and
short haul clause.
We call upon every western sen
ator and congressman to oppose vig
orously any attempt to either amend
or repeal the long and short haul
clause.
Columbia River Transportation
RESOLVED: That Eastern Ore
gon Wheat League oppose the plac
ing of navigation upon the Columbia
River under the Interstate Com
merce Commission or any Federal
body, also that our delegation in
Congress be notified of our position.
Highway Transportation
WHEREAS, the Motor Carrier Act
passed by Congress permits the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
allow railroads to engage in high
way transportation; and
WHEREAS, relying upon this pro
vision of the Motor Carrier Act,
heads of railroads have announced
a plan to monopolize motor carrier
transportation on highways; and
WHEREAS, the competition of
highway transportation has brought
lower transportation charges upon
wheat and other agricultural prod
ucts from Eastern Oregon to tidewa
ter running into millions of dollars,
and has also reduced the transporta
tion charges upon farm supplies
shipped in; and
WHEREAS, the wheat growers and
other agricultural producers are in
no position to bear increased trans
portation charges;
RESOLVED: That the Eastern
Oregon Wheat League oppose the
extension of control or operation by
railroads of highway transportation,
and that all possible steps be taken
to oDDose monopolization ot our
highways by railroads or their sub
sidiaries.
Railroads
WHEREAS, the railroads are pro
posing increased freight rates from
the Inland Empire to the grain mar
kets of the Southeast; and
WHEREAS, the railroads are pro
posing permanent increases in freight
rates upon materials and supplies
that the farmers buy; and
WHEREAS, the railroads are rap
idly getting control of highway car
riers; and
WHEREAS, the railroads are en
deavoring to block the beneficial de
velopment and operating of inland
waterway carriers; and
WHEREAS, there is ust one
freight rate problem after another;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
That the President of the Eastern
Oregon Wheat League be authorized
to again appoint a standing commit'
tee of five members on transporta
tion, and that this committee be au
thorized and instructed to cooperate
with similar groups from the wheat
growing sections of Washington and
Idaho towards the end of planning
and directing an intensive campaign
for fair and reasonable freight rates
for the wheat growers of the In
land Empire.
Transportation on Columbia River
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of
all farmers living in the drainage
area of the Columbia River and trib
utaries to encourage free freight rate
competition from the Inland Empire
to Portland,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
That the Eastern Oregon Wheat
League go on record as encouraging
all types of commercial transports
tion on the Columbia Kiver.
Strikes
WHEREAS, the present strikes in
the coast ports are causing materia
damage to the inland producer; and
WHEREAS, any strike, either on
the waterfrbnt or on any transpor
tatinn line, or anv organization hand
line frpieht. increases the cost of
transporting the producer's produce
to market, and
WHEREAS, we are not taking any
sides in the present controversy be
tween employers and employees, we
feel justified due to the irreparable
damage done to the producer,
IN RESOLVING That the consti
tuted authorities of the state or na
tion bring about a settlement of the
present strike and that the legisla
tive bodies of the state and nation
pass such legislation as will prevent
the recurrence of like situations.
Opposition to Repeal or Modification
of Panama Canal Act
WHEREAS, The Panama Canal
Act provides that it is unlawful for
any railroad or other common or
contract carrier to own, lease, oper
ate, control, or have any interest
whatsoeved in any common or con
tract carrier by water operating
through the Panama Canal or else
where with which said roalroad does
or may compete for traffic; and
WHEREAS, The association of
American Railroads proposes that
the foregoing portion of the Panama
Canal Act be repealed; and
WHEREAS, Competition of water
way carriers is vital to the producers
in their seeking of livable freight
rate charges upon their products;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
That the Eastern Oregon Wheat
League oppose the repeal or modi
fication of the Panama Canal Act.
Channel Improvement on Columbia
RESOLVED, That we earnestly
urge the immediate construction of
all dams necessary for full develop
ment of the Columbia and Snake
Rivers above The Dalles to Lewis
ton; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED-
That a copy of this resolution be pre
sented to the Division Engineers of
the United States Army at The
Dalles, December 15, 1936, and to
our congressional representatives at
Washington.
Truck and Bus Bill
WHEREAS, The restrictions under
the Truck and Bus Bill are so se
vere and ridiculous upon the farmer
and small truck operator as to prac
tically prohibit his operations;
WHEREAS, The present law in
terferes with the economical opera
tion of the farmer and small truck
man;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the law be amended to show
more consideration for the producer
and small truck operator and that
the handling of the Truck and Bus
Law be placed under the Secretary
of State and that it be placed upon
a highway protective basis.
Emergency Freight Rates
RESOLVED: That the Eastern Or
egon Wheat League is opposed to
the making of emergency freight
rates permanent by the railroad.
Transmission Lines from Bonne
ville Dam
WHEKEAb, power districts are
being organized within the State of
Oregon with the expectation of be
ing able to use power created by the
Bonneville dam, and
WHEREAS, these districts are
planning on distributing this power
within their own districts but can
not afford to build transmission lines
from Bonneville to their district,
. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
That main transmission lines be con
structed from Bonneville by the fed
eral government to points that will
be advantageous and economical for
these power districts and other com
munities desiring cheap electrical
power.
Rural Electrification
The committee finds that the ac
tual cost of building rural electrica
lines through the area represented
by the Wheat League would be from
$800 to $1000 per mile where there
are one or two customers per mile,
And that the cost for interest, re
payment of the cost of the line, op
erations, maintenance, meter reading
and collection, and other unavoidable
expense, would amount to $8 to $10
per month per mile of line in addi
tion to the wholesale cost of the elec
tricity used.
Also, the wholesale cost of the
electricity plus the charge to cover
the line loss of electricity in distri
bution would likely be between one
and two cents per kilowatt hour.
Since the matter of rural electri
fication is essentially one for each
man to decide for himself on a basis
of his own individual cost, the East
ern Oregon Wheat League makes the
recommendation that different
groups analyze the costs of bringing
electric service into their own com
munities as a basis for making their
own decision.
Bonneville Authority
RESOLVED: That the Eastern
Oregon Wheat League strenuously
opposes the placing of the Bonne
ville power project under any joint
authority whereby the geographical
advantages of said project are lost
to this area and we advocate that
the low cost of generating power at
Bonneville be not raised or increased
to aid other projects less advantage
ously situated.
LEGISLATIVE
HIGHLIGHTS
By A. L. LINDBECK.
SALEM. Forty-nine bills found
their way into the legislative hopper
the first week of the session 20 in
the Senate and 29 in the House. Only
two of these made the circuit of the
two branches and received the offi
cial approval of Governor Martin.
One of these appropriated $25,000 for
legislative expenses. The other au
thorized the state treasurer to make
advances on earnings of legislators
and legislative employees.
The ways and means committee
has parceled the biennial budget out
to several sub-committees which are
at work analyzing the requests and
recommendations. Reports of the
sub-committees will guide the full
committee in its actions in most hr
Stances.
Senators Franciscovich and Stray
er have joined in an attempt to clar
ify the puzzle of legislative vacancies,
at least insofar as the authority of
the secretary of state goes. A bill in
troduced by these two solons would
authorize that official to take cog
nizance of only those vacancies as
are due to death, resignation or the
removal of the legislator from the
district.
The first big public hearing of the
session is scheduled for Friday night
(January 22) when the senate com
mittee on agriculture will listen to
arguments pro and con relative to a
measure sponsored by Senator Les-
sard who wants to repeal the milk
control act of 1935.
A group of legislators have joined
in the introduction of a bill which
would relieve motorists of paying $1
for a new driving license every two
years. All of the safety features of
the present law would be retained as
well as the provision for renewing
the permit every two years. Includ
ed among the sponsors of the bill are
Representatives Hyde and Laird of
Lane, Eckersley of Clackamas, Bull
of Union, Oleen of Columbia, Bevans
of Clackamas, Miller of Josephine,
Duerst of Yamhill, Munroe of Hood
River and Senator Ross of Washing
ton. A total of 189 employees are on the
legislative payroll, in addition to the
90 senators and representatives. Six
ty-eight of these are working for
the senate and 121 for the house.
Townsendites won the first round
in tneir ngnt lor recognition at
this session when they put over their
memorial to Congress in the House
by a vote of 38 to 20.
The names of 26 of the 90 repre
sentatives and senators are affixed
to a bill which seeks to clarify the
"good time allowance" situation at
the state prison. The measure would
authorize the warden to deduct five
days from the sentence of a prison
er for each month of good behavior.
This practice was followed for many
years at the state prison until halted
by an opinion of the attorney gen
eral holding that it was not author
ized under the law.
Oregon's insane population has in
creased 48 percent in the past 15
years according to the Oregon Men
tal Hygiene Society which is sup
porting a move for two legislative
appropriations, one to finance a psy
chiatric ward in connection with the.
University of Oregon Medical school
at Portland, and the other to extend
the University Child Guidance Clinic
to every county in the state.
CCC WORK SHOWN.
A rock dam constructed by CCC
workers in course of soil conserva
tion work near Heppner was inspir
ation for a picture and story in the
farm and home magazine section of
the Sunday Oregonian two weeks
ago. The local demonstration pro
ject is gaining widespread attention
as one of the best of its kind in the
state.
Frank C. Alfred, district attorney,
was among those reported on the
sick list this week.
When you buy Insurance, do you
know the company or only the
policy?
We have in our files the Insur
ance Commissioner's reports on
all companies. Get information
without obligation.
A. Q. THOMSON, Phone 202
TRACTOR
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Topping New Legs
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A future champ does a little
preliminary work and at the
same time demonstrates how
smiles may be brought to the
faces of small victims of infan
tile paralysis. Funds collected
at the President's Birthday Ball
helped him.
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MOVING PICTURES and LECTURES
showing the tatest developments
in the manufacture of up-to-date
farm machinery.
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