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 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BULLETIN 
 
 New Series 
 
 May, 1915 
 
 Vol. XII, No. 9 
 
 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL 
 COMMONWEALTH 
 CONFERENCE 
 
 MAY 27, 28, 29, 1915 
 
 SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 
 
 of the 
 
 LEAGUE OF OREGON MUNICIPALITIES 
 Included, May 27 
 
 * Published monthly by the University of Oregon and entered at the 
 pcr&t&fire id pregon, as second class matter. 
 
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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 
 
 OF THE 
 
 League of Oregon Municipalities 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 
 May 2 7, 1915 
 
 MORNING SESSION 
 
 Salient Features of Modern City Charters — 
 
 Paper by : 
 
 BENJ. C. SHELDON, 
 
 Member Medford Charter Revision Committee. 
 
 Charter Needs of Oregon Cities — 
 
 Paper by : 
 
 L. M. CURL, 
 
 Mayor City of Albany. 
 
 Discussion of Papers on Charter Problems — 
 
 Led by: 
 
 MAX GEHLHAR, 
 
 Member Salem Charter Revision Committee. 
 
 Attainment by an Oregon Municipality of Individuality 
 and Character — 
 
 BERT R. GREER, 
 
 Chairman Springs Water Commission, Ashland. 
 
 Efficiency and Economy in Municipal Administration — 
 
 A. L. BARBUR, 
 
 City Attorney, Portland. 
 
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 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 AFTERNOON SESSION 
 
 Excess Condemnation — Use of, in Municipal Improve- 
 ments in Oregon — 
 
 W. P. LA ROCHE, 
 
 City Attorney, Portland. 
 
 City Planning Commissions for Oregon Cities — 
 
 E. T. MISCHE, 
 
 Adviser City Park Commission, Portland. 
 
 BUSINESS SESSION 
 
 Round Table Conference on Vital Needs of Oregon 
 Cities, Such as Program of Reciprocity in Promoting 
 Urban and Rural Interests — 
 
 EVENING SESSION 
 
 Illustrated Lecture on City Plans — 
 
 ERNEST F. WALKER. 
 
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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CON- 
 FERENCE 
 
 FRIDAY, MAY 28 
 
 MORNING SESSION 
 
 Conference Topic for the Day: 
 
 CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND NA- 
 TION, AND AMONG NEIGHBORING STATES, 
 FOR ATTAINMENT OF FULLER AND FREER 
 USE OF IDLE RESOURCES. 
 
 Logic of Situation Compels Co-Operation — 
 
 HON. B. F. IRVINE, 
 
 Member Oregon Conservation Commission. 
 
 The Co-Operative Undertakings Advisable for Largest 
 Utilization of Water Resources — 
 
 HON. J. N. TEAL, 
 
 Chairman Oregon Conservation Commission. 
 
 Opportunities Through Co-Operation for Making Arid 
 Lands Productive and Forest Resources a Means 
 of Public Welfare — • 
 
 EX-GOVERNOR OSWALD WEST. 
 
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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 Response to Suggested Co-Operative Activities Between 
 State and Nation by : 
 
 E. C. FINNEY, 
 
 Member Board of Appeals, 
 
 Representative for Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the 
 Interior. 
 
 AFTERNOON SESSION 
 
 Necessity for Formation and Expression of the Public 
 Opinion of the West — 
 
 HON. HARRY LANE, 
 
 U. S. Senator. 
 
 Statements Making Clear the Field for Co-Operation — 
 Members of Federal Service Present. 
 
 Procedure for Securing Largest and Best Results in 
 Settlement of Vacant Lands in Oregon — 
 
 Paper by : 
 
 LOUIS SHARP, 
 
 Chief of Field Division, Dept, of Interior. 
 
 University, College and High School Students from the 
 Different Sections of the State will hold a Confer- 
 ence to Project Commonwealth Undertakings. 
 
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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 FRIDAY EVENING 
 
 A Play — -“JOY” — a Comedy in three acts, 
 
 By John Galsworthy, 
 
 Presented by the Guild Players of the Depart- 
 ment of Public Speaking. 
 
 7:00 P. M. Sharp. 
 
 SATURDAY, MAY 29 
 MORNING SESSION 
 
 Session Topic: 
 
 CO-OPERATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL AGEN- 
 CIES IN OREGON. 
 
 How the Developmental Agencies May Work Together 
 in Permanently Progressive and Public Welfare Un- 
 dertakings-^ 
 
 C. C. COLT, 
 
 President Portland Chamber of Commerce. 
 Discussion, led by : 
 
 Representatives of Commercial Clubs of Oregon Cities. 
 
 Utilization of the Amortization Principle in Securing 
 Needed Capital for Agricultural Improvements — 
 
 Paper by : 
 
 HON. W. K. NEWELL. 
 
 Discussion, led by: 
 
 DR. HECTOR MACPHERSON, 
 
 Oregon Agricultural College. 
 
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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 Credit Organization and Loan Contracts for Securing 
 Capital for Oregon Highway, Municipal and Indus- 
 trial Improvements-- 
 
 Address by : 
 
 C. K. WILLIAMS, 
 
 Manager Morris Bros., Inc. 
 
 Reorganization of County Administration for Highest 
 Efficiency and Economy — 
 
 RUFUS C. HOLMAN, 
 
 County Commissioner, Multnomah County. 
 
 Discussion, led by : 
 
 C. C. CHAPMAN, 
 
 Editor “Oregon Voter.” 
 
 Principles of Highest Economy in the Public Affairs of 
 Oregon — 
 
 J. H. ALBERT, 
 
 President Capital City Bank, Salem. 
 
 AFTERNOON SESSION 
 
 Session Topic: 
 
 CONSTRUCTIVE STATE GOOD ROADS PRO- 
 GRAM. 
 
 Planning of State and Counties Through Medium of 
 Rationally Ordered Road Systems — 
 
 EDWARD I. CANTINE, 
 
 State Highway Engineer. 
 
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 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE 
 
 The Concrete Road Applicable to Oregon Conditions — 
 
 ELLIS W. LAZELL, 
 
 Civil Engineer. 
 
 Other Types of Road Construction for Different Classes 
 of Highways, as Determined by Oregon’s Supply of 
 Materials and Climatic Conditions — 
 
 PROF. H. M. PARKS, 
 
 Oregon Agricultural College. 
 
 How Should Different Classes of Oregon Highways be 
 Financed? 
 
 JOHN B. YEON, 
 
 Roadmaster Multnomah County. 
 
 Federal and State Legislation for the Construction of 
 Roads— 
 
 H. N. LAWRIE, 
 
 Chairman Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology Com- 
 mission. 
 
 Some Comprehensive and Compelling Aspects of the 
 Good Roads Problem in Oregon — 
 
 Address by : 
 
 FRANK BRANCH RILEY. 
 
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