The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-24
Ex-PreSident Thiel-
sens Report Made
Public
Shows That the Organization
Has Accomplished Some
Grand Results In
Two Years

report Of the president will be made,
the full text Of this important docu-
ment being given below.
A committee to whom was given
the matter OF drawing up report on
the alleged car shortage on the South,
ern Pacific will report. The commit,
tee is composed OF Jas. M. Kyle, Fred
Steusloff and John Bayne.
The matter of a motor line to Che
mawa, referred to a committee OF
Mayor Bishop, John II. Albert and e.
A. Pearce will probably come up as
well as other important matters, and
there should be a good attendance Of
public-spirited citizens.
President Thielsen's Report.
ITO the Members of the Greater Sa
lem Commercial Club:
During the two years this club
has been in existence, much has been
accomplished for the advancement of
Salem and vicinity, through the com
bined efforts OF officers and members
Of the club. Lest we forget 1t may
be well to recall some of these things
to your memory, and at the same time
draw your attention to some other
things that may be done for our city
by the incoming administration, pro
vided you back them up by the proper
support
almost the first matter to be
brought to the attention OF the club
was TO assist In demonstrating that
fax could be grown here for its fibre
at profit 70 the grower and manufac.
turer. 1t has now been demonstrated
by two years OF experiment that this
can be done, and Mr.. Bosse and his
associates are preparing to establish
plants for retting and scutching fax,
and so soon as enough fiber can be
produced to keep a mill employed
they will erect a linen mill at some
point TO convert the fiber into linen. II
the club had succeeded in doing moth
ing more than this in two years, the
time and all the money would have,
been well spent, and it is the duty OF
this organization TO encourage the cul
ture OF fax and to see to 1t that the
linen mill is located here, and no. 9th
er place.
"A request from the club Induced
the Southern Pacific Company to erect
a neat passenger shed and waiting
room at the state fair grounds, which
action has been greatly appreciated
by the patrons OF the company during
these winter rains.
Feeling the need Of proper immi
grafton literature, the proper bureau
compiled an excellent pamphlet, the
unique cover OF which has made the
Adam and Eve, Oregon pamphlet
known over the entire Eastern coun.
try; five thousand copies OF this were
printed by the club, and later, at, the
solicitation of the immigration bureau
OF the Hartman roads, the subject
matter having been revised, 100000
copies were given to this immigration
bureau for distribution. The club IL
about out of pamphlets for their own
use and for the use OF the Oregon In
formation Bureau, whose headquarters
are at the union depot in Portland.
think the literature furnished to this
bureau does us fully as much good as
any that lis distributed through any
other channel. and should be kept sup
piled.
For several years Salem has been
called upon by the State Board OF Ag
lriculture to furnish special attractions
for Salem day at the state fair. and.
through the efforts Of the old chamber
OF commerce, aud later OF this club,
their requirements have been fairly
well met until this year. when We
We're called upon 10 subscribe $1,000.
/ Il hnd this entry upon the journal
OF December 10, of last year; The
president reported 10 the club that the
president and secretary of the Oregon
state fair had met the executive com.
mittee OF this club on the morning OF
this day, and had asked that the club
endorse and prepare for. the subscrip
tion OF purse Of $1,000 In behalf OF
the Greater Salem stake TO be run fcI
az the state fair OF 1893, and, after due
discussion, it was ordered that the &c
tion OF the executive committee In
entertaining the proposition be. and
the same is. hereby ratified. and the
club stands pledged OF the raising Of
said purse for 1903
| The club being At that time en-.
gagged Ia the eRdeAVOr 10 raise funds