,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,schrader submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,celebrating the
 ,west ,linn ,centennial4  ,whereas in  
#ahde1 at ,robert ,moore's request1 the 
,provisional ,legislature of ,oregon    
named the town on the site ,linn ,city1 
in honor of former ,senator ,lewis ,linn
 who had advocated for passage of the   
,donation ,land ,claim ,act that ,moore 
used to establish the town2 ,whereas    
,west ,linn became home to burgeoning   
industry including flour mills1 lumber  
mills1 and shipping2 ,whereas on ,august
 #ae1 #aiac1 after nearly #ge years as a
 ,united ,states settlement and         
thousands of years as a sacred home to  
indigenous peoples1 ,west ,linn was     
incorporated as a city in the ,state of 
,oregon2 ,whereas ,west ,linn played an 
important role in the development of    

,oregon and the industrialization of the
 ,west2 ,whereas ,robert ,moore came    
from ,illinois to ,oregon in the early  
#ahdjs and purchased a #a1jjj acre plot 
of land along the west bank of the      
,willamette ,river1 an area that would  
eventually become ,west ,linn1 from     
,chief ,wanaxha of the ,wallamut        
,indians2 ,whereas in #aiac1 the ,west  
,side ,improvement ,club voted #ej-g to 
incorporate the districts of ,west      
,oregon ,city1 ,bolton1 ,sunset1 and    
,willamette ,heights as the modern city 
of ,west ,linn1 in order to obtain      
needed utilities and improvements2      
,whereas ,west ,linn has adopted the    
motto1 ,city of ,hills1 ,trees1 and     
,rivers1 which recognizes the natural   
beauty of its landscape2 and ,whereas in
 order to commemorate its centennial and
 to properly celebrate the history of   
its people1 the ,west ,linn ,centennial 
,planning ,committee was established in 
#bjaj to organize1 oversee1 and execute 
the celebration to mark the one hundred 

year anniversary of ,west ,linn3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives honors and commends the
 ,city of ,west ,linn1 ,oregon1 and its 
people on ,west ,linn's centennial4