The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-24
TO TAKE CARE
OF THE STRANGER
Suggestion That an Auxiliary Com
mittee Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Be Appointed.
THE ICE SHOULD Re BROKER
Chsnbst o. Commerce the Proper BODY IA
Look After the lnterests oi Visitors
and Iatfoduee Thsm TO Our
Basiness Aen.

A aulet talk among several members VI
tho Chamber Of Commerce brought out
the suggestion that a committees auAill,ry
10 that body, should lie appointed with
tho sole duty OF looking after and enter
tainink strangers who happen 10 be IN the
city. Several Incidents have recently oc-
currcd which demonstrated the necessity
OF such committee
In every city OF the East, md Ia most
OF thB towns OF tho West there In a
club. usually called the Commercial cub
whose duty II IL to specially look out for
the HojourninR stranger. entertain him
property. and render any needed assist
ance In his business. Many OF those clubs
have Hno restaurants attached. and are
thus IN position TO fully minister 10 ali
tho wants Of man from social or bust
ness standpoint The nnrst restaurant
IN tho city of St Louis II the one con
nected with the Board OF Trade When
u business man visits that city with a
view Of making an investment, or en-
gaRing IN some public enterprise. either
private Of governmental. he IL taken
IN charge by some member or committee
of the club and properly entertained. Rs
well as assisted IN the prosecution OF the
ppcial work IN view,
Now that this city n upon the eve OF
a great advance In lts business, and an
enlargement Of the population OF the
community. ana with the prospects OF
many hundreds OF people visiting II. bent
upon all manner OF enterprises, II II GER
uhinly a matter OF importance that soms
adequate means be provided for properly
receiving and entertaining such visitors,
Incidents are not wanting In the past
ten days whcrc men OF capital have Wis
itcd Astoria. with the avowed intention
OF establishing themselves In business
and investing capital In various enter
priscs. but were 70 frisidiy received that
they did not conclude to make any In
vcstment The cases In point were prob
ably exceptional ones, and similar occur
rrnces might not happen again In hun
dtrd years. Tho point IN simply taken TO
show that with an organization or spe-
ciai committee as part and parcel OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. whose duty
Il would be- TO look after such cases.
II could not be said but that people
were shown the city. introduced to It's
business men. and given every opportuni'
" 10 acquHint themselves with the sit
uation. Astoria Ia not now large enough
10 supper, commercial club. but II has
well organized chamber Of commerce,
and that body might appoint a special
committee 10 look after strangers, exam
inc the hotel registers daily. and see "a
u that those who come here seeking in
formation get the knowledge which they
desire
This ls one Of the comparatively small
matters which help 20 round out a cily's
progrcssivcncss and put II In the front
rank OF all widc-Wwake places, Some
times the small matters WELD a great In
nucncc In the shaping OF the anairs OF
a nrowing community, Astoria has
Just reached the point where It's growth
will he rapid. ana events viii follow each
other In quick succession. II Is mat
ter OF considerable Importance that de-
tails OF this character be provided for,
and that when arrangements are once
made the program be closely followed
out from day to day Heretofore the ne
ccsslty for such an Arrangement has heen
comparatively slight, but Il will now he
found to be a matter OF no sman mo-
ment.
Such an ofiioer or committee OF the chan
Der OF commerce Is greatly needed, and
would he found TO he one OF the most
useful methods that could be employed
by that body for me advancement OF the
interests OF the ctty.