Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-08
OUR VISITORS.
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Strongest Commercial Organization in the
State Of Washington Makes Grays harboF
a Pleasant Visit. Its Members are Aston
ished at the Progress Of This Region.
They are Royalty Entertained.

Forty members OF the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce spent Friday and Saturday
on Grays Harbor, visiting Montesano,
Hoouiam and Aberdeen. and they were
all surprised to find such an industrial
center, and greatly impressed with the
commercial possibilities OF the Harbor.
The party came down Friday afternoon
in two special coaches.
Arriving at Montesano on the $50 p.
nj. train, their coaches were sidetracked
until the night train. They were met at
the depot by the citizens Of Montesano
and driven around the city and out in
the country, to view the magnificent
farms that surround the county seat.
On their return, they found sumptuous
lunch, prepared by the ladies in Column
bia hall, for their 1efreshment. County
Attorney Hutchinson delivered an address
of welcome, and several pleasant hours
were spent in discussing the viands and
in short speeches by the visitors and
prominent businessmen of that city, after
which they resumed their coaches for
Hoquiam, where they arrived between
and 2 O'Clock a. m. the train being late,
as usual.
At Hoquiam they were taken in charge
by the Commercial Club, and taken
down the Harbor on the Tug Printer
Saturday morning. A stop was made at
Westport, and the party examined the
jetty, which was source OF surprise to
such of them as were on their first trip
to this region. That the federal govern.
ment should expend million dollars in
improving the entrance to the Harb'r,
and that another million would give us
the best deep water, we'll sheltered har-
Dor between San Francisco bay and
Puget Sound, was revelation to those
who had heretofore regarded Grays Har.
Dor as simply small numbering section,
with no great commercial aspirations.
The tug took large number of the
party out over the bar, and spent a
couple of hours sailing Oh the smooth
Pacific ocean. On their return, lunch
was served in Hotel Hoauiam, after
which couple of hours were devoted to
an inspection of the industries OF that
city.
At4p. m. the Seattle visitors were
turned over to the committee from Alb.
erdeen, and brought up to this city on
the steamer Fleetwood. A stop was
made in the West end, where the West.
ern Cooperage works, Lindstrom's ship.
yard and the Aberdeen Brewery were
visited. At the brewery, Manager Smith
with commendabe public spirit, had set
out dainty lunch for the party, which
was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated.
The visitors were here joined by a
number of Aberdeen citizens, and taken
up the river as far as Cosmopolis, view
ing on the way the saw mills that have
placed Aberdeen at the head of the list
OF cargo shipping ports of the state.
In the evening "smoker" was given
in Wheeler's hall for the visitors, and
from o'clock until midnight the Seattle
men were pleasantly entertained. The
attendance by the businessmen OF the
city was not so large as it should have
been, partly for the reason that our mer-
chants were busy that evening, and
partly because an erroneous impression
|. had, somehow. got out that the Seattle
men were drummers in disguise, with
| fell designs upon our unsophisticated
merchants. However the hall was