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 NOTE AND COMMENT 171 Methodism should be a volume commensurate with its noble subject matter. The chairman of the compilation and publica- tion committee is the Rev. C. E. Cline. J. C. Moreland was chosen as the chief historian until death intervened. MULLAN ROAD MONUMENTS IN IDAHO Four monuments to the Mullan Road in Idaho are under contract, under supervision of the pioneer society of Montana. The situes for the monuments are at Wallace, Mullan, Kellogg and Coeur d'Alene. The Governor of Idaho will name a day for the dedication. The road in Montana has been marked by eight monuments. VISTA HOUSE DEDICATION This monument to the early pioneers of Oregon was dedi- cated Sunday, May 5, 1918. The site of the costly and im- posing structure is Crown Point, overlooking the Columbia River from one of the most sightly elevations of the Columbia Highway. The cost of the Vista House and its appurtenances has been about $100,000. Its hexagonal walls inside are in- scribed with the names of McLoughlin, Lee, Whitman, Apple- gate, Lane, Nesmith, Deady and Bush. These names were recommended by Frederick V. Holman, president of the Ore- gon Historical Society, and George H. Himes, curator of that organization and secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Association. Frank Branch Riley, of Portland, delivered the dedicatory address, and Frederick V. Holman, the response. John B. Yeon, of Portland, county roadmaster, under whose direction the highway and the Vista House were built, spoke of the difficulties that had to be overcome in the progress of the project. Others presented were Simon Benson, who had agreed to pay the cost of the structure should Multnomah County fail to do so; Philo Holbrook and A. A. Muck, county commis- sioners, under whose administration the structure was built; Henry L. Pittock, publisher of The Oregonian, founded in 1850, pioneer of 1853, and president of the Vista House Asso- ciation which promoted the pioneer memorial plan. George