Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-18
BOARD OF TRADE MEETS.
Discusses Ways and Means of
a Fair Exhibit.

Jones, the Lincoln County Board of
Trade met in county court room, To-
ledo, Oregon, on Thursday November
10, 1904, for the purpose of transacting
any business that might come before
the board, but, as stated by the Presi-
dent, more especially to fall in line with
the rest of the counties of the state to
make proper showing of our products
and resources by an exhibit at the
forthcoming Lewis and Clark Fair at
| Portland.
A fair representation of business men
and farmers from various sections of
our county were present. Messrs. S.
G.. Irwin OF Newport, Walter Hall of
Siletz and G.. Fl. Gardner of Toledo
we're admitted TO membership.
a general discussion OF ways and
means were at first INDUCED in by those
present, the general sense being that
we had county with many excellent
resources, an attractive seaside and vast
areas of rich land to be disposed of at
moderate valuation. We need popua.
tion above everything else, and how to
secure new settlers for our farm lands
must be one of the problems confront
ing those who are interested in our
county's welfare and Hpbuilding. The
well-known fact that all other counties
in the state are advertising their ad.
vantages TO the outside world makes it
imperative upon us of Lincoln county
to put forth such effort and undertak-
ing as lies within our means to enter
the contest for the securing of the at
tention of the thousands of coast seek
ing homeseeBers and land buyers.
Without a more marked increase in
our population in both country and
towns, our markets will remain poor
and our lands will go begging for buy,
ers. There should not-there certainly
can not be any dissenters from this
opinion within the be 'ders of our
county.
S.G. Irwin offered motion, which
was duly seconded by G. F. Souls, that
we prepare and maintain Lincoln
county exhibit, with appropriate ad-
vertising literature, at the Lewis and
Clark Fair to be held in Portland next
year. This resolution was carried by u
unanimous vote.
The raising of funds and the amount
required to be expended was next dis
cussed at some length.
G. F. Soule thereupon offered mo-
ton, which was seconded by w. S.
Hall, that our secretary be requested
to correspond with the stockholders OF
the Lincoln County Fair Association
with view to inducing them to turn
over their interests in said association
to our organization for the use of the
above stated subject. This carried
unanimously.
Messrs. Gardner and Peterson Joined
in resolution to have committee of
five members, including the president,
appointed by the chair to have in
charge the soliciting of funds and wait
upon the county court at their next
session in December to ask them to
appropriate on behalf OF the county at
large the sum of S400. The members
also assented unanimously to this reso.
luton. On above committee the chair
appointed Messrs. Irwin of Newport,
Captain Wakefield of Alsea, George
King of Yaqulna, W. L. Trapp of Chit
wood and Walter Hall OF Siletz.
Upon motion duly sustained, it was
ordered that secretary prepare a copy
OF these minutes to be printed IN
pamphlet form and distributed through
out the county as supplement to THE
LEADER, and that secretary be author.
lied to draw upon our treasurer in a
sum sufficient to cover expense of same.
The secretary was here instructed to
forthwith proceed to the collection of
the annual dues from our memb bership
aud to solicit new members.
Mr.. Peterson was sustained in a res.
olution to meet again on Wednesday
the 7th day of December at O'Clock d
NJ, at the court house in Toledo.
The following members paid the an.
nual dues: Geo. L. McCanlou, A. T.
Peterson, B. F. Jones, Geo. A. Hall and
c. f. Soule Total collected 90 M
An oral report by our treasurer, A.
Il. Peterson, revealed a balance on
hand of about $l8.
} Mr.. Twins resolution was sustained
that we set our aim on raising $1,000;