Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-27
Given a Great Lift
by the Commercial
Club
A Great Deal of Business in
Sight and Two 7 thousand
Dollars Bonus
Offered

A great stride was taken at the rel
ular meeting Of the Greater salel
Commercial Club Tuesday evening
Messrs. Potter and Reynolds. Of tn
committee on subscriptions, mad
splendid reports. On two days caI
vassng in the country about Chemc
wa about $500 was raised and d.
John Reynolds was willing to pladg
that 5000 could be secured.
If the people Of Salem take hold o
this anywhere near like the people o
Chemawa there is little doubt that tn,
road will be built. A committee o.
the club is az work to ascertain wha
Will be the actual cost OF laying the
track down there, and to make a re
port at the next meeting. The facts
brought out below by the committee
will be laid before the managers of
the Salem Electric Company for their
consideration.
Supt Potter and Lloyd T. Reynolds
made verbal statements as to amount
Of subscriptions raised, there being
three papers out, and nothing yes
done for the enterprise at Salem. and
then Supt Potter read a comunica.
tion to the president Of the club as
follows:
The Committees Report.
In compliance with your request we
take pleasure in submitting the fol.
lowing report, showing the total
amount Of population that could be
served by an extension of an eIec.
trio car line to Chemawa. also other
data giving the amount of business
which could be developed on said line
through athletic sports, entertain.
ments, football games, etc. etc. also
the estimated amount Of fruit. yege-
tables and other produce raised by
the growers and farmers living near
or on the proposed electric line
"First-The number OF pupils EN-.
ployes and their families living in
Chemawa and in immediate vicinity
population 1000. The number of peo.
pie who would be served by this road
IN the Hayesville district north and
east OF the school. 500. The number
OF people who would patronize this
line living west OF Chemawa and I'm /
the eastern part Of the Keller district |
ooo' Total population. 2OOO.
with an electric line into Cinema, |
wa from Salem we have no besitancv
IN saying the population would be IN.
creased over 25 per cent each year
'second-The football games and
athletic sports OF the Indian students
1t Chemawa every Saturday after
loon, with the leading athletic asso
'lations Of the country. would no
louot bring out large numbers Of neoo.
'ie from Salem, and would add great.
y to the business OF the road and
We would also refer to the reouIar
s'red Sunday afternoon band con.
,r's which would no doubt be AN ar
a'aon to the people OF Salem who
owe good music and enjoy a sunday
l'ernoon outing in the country The
nemawa school being a goyepment
institution there are no RESTRICTIONS
D VISITORS coming 10 the grounds and
n'y are welcome TO come SUNDAY AZ
'rnoons and hear the music free of
""'s'' Ihere are also other numer N
Us entertainments and attractions :
o'hs on al the Indian school from,
me To time, which would do,,,,oss
Q loerally patronized by the salem
eopie II an electric line could be es
'e %
lh'rd-rhe employees and students
'"o Nnema"a school an visit sa.
III quite frequently and wopld nat
'nlte the road very uberalv in A.
nu'hs the various churches thsa
rs oall games, etc. etc at s.1aro
IN the proper transportation.
FoHr'h--A large amoppt 90
eight business could he onor.,as
an electric line to Chemaws ana
,0'd DE an important item for CON
Each year the eovern
'n' Is building large BUILDINGS =,
'e'aa~a school, the matorlaI e.
i,ca Is shipped by rail from s.,om
,luasps brick, lumber etc This
. s'nsSs could be handled bv an
'e'F'e road to great ADVANTAGE rSe
= which is supplied to the schoo,
ny mounts to 400 or 500 ponnds
! could also be handled by An sleo
I road. The various supplies vh,ch
purchased frOm salem mercssn,s
no no insisniacant amount W.
s''n-lAere is no reason whv .luo
could UNH n. fr~M