The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-04-11
BUREAU TO TELL
YAKIMA'S STORY
ONE WAY TO ADVERTISE WIDELY
Suggestions of Special Committee
Adopted, and Auxiliary Or
ganizatiou Started.

The following report was submitted
to the Commercial club Monday night
and accepted in full with instruc-
tions to go ahead and work ont the
suggested plans.
This means active work in the in
terests of the Yakima valley. and big
things will be expected of the Yak
ina Valley Publicity Bureau. Sue
cess to it. and may it accomplish re-
suits commensurate with the enter
prise 1t seeks to boost:
North Yakima. April 9.
To the Honorable Governing Board,
Gentlemen: We, your committee, ap-
pointed to investigate and report
upon the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing a
publicity bureau for the essential
purpose of advertising the resources
of the Yakima valley, and outlining
a plan of procedure to be followed in
the organization therefor, beg leave
10 report as follows:
That a voluntary organization, to
be known as 1.-THE Yakima Valley
Publicity Bureau" be organized; and
we recommend that the Yakima Com
mercial club lend its active moral
fort to promote such an institution
We believe. however, that the pro-
posed organization should be in the
fullest sense an Independent organi-
cation. created and maintained for
the especial purpose of working along
broad lines for the development of
the Yakima valley and every part
thereof. and that II should work in |
hur hi oil ~
mercial organizations within the ter
ritory named In order that the pro-
posed publicity bureau may not at !
at any future time conflict with the
work being or TO to be carried on
by any existing organization. we re-
commend that a bureau of publicity
be established for certain specific
purposes, and that the new organi-
ration should work solely along such
lines. which We enumerate as fol-
lows:
THAT it should be the aim of
such an organization to foster and
cement a feeling Of good will. along
commercial lines. between all the diff
ferent communities OF the Yakima
VALLEY, to the end that all may WORK
in harmony for the development ana
upbuilding of the Yakima valley.
2-That the proposed publicity
bureau. when organized. should have
exclusive Jurisdiction over the matter
and manner of ali general forms OF
advertising contemplated to- he use
Of the people OF the Yakima waller.
3-That the publicity bureau
should be given free hand II al
matters pertaining 10 federal irriga-
ton within this district insofar as
such matters affect the prosperity
and interests of the people Of the
Yakima valley.
4-That it should be within the
province Of such an organization 10
aid and assist any movement designed
to give TO the people of this valley
new or increased railway facilities, or
other methods of transportation.
5-That this proposed organization
should have full authority in matters
OF collecting and compiling statistics
tending 10 show the needs of the
shippers at every railway point in
the valley, for the express purpose
OF endeavoring to secure for the use
OF shippers an adequate supply of
freight cars throughout the shipping
season, and TO use it's best efforts
to see that such freight cars are i'm
partially distributed.
As to the manner in which this
proposed Bureau of Publicity shall
be organized, your committee offers
the following recommendations
THAT the membership fee be
fixed at the nominal sum of 81 per
anRum
2-That the governing board en-
power one or more solicitors TO take
the field Immediately to sell member
ship tickets in the Publicity Bureau:
that II fix the compensation of such
solicitors to be paid out Of the funds
thus collected, and that 1t give the as
surance to all patrons of the new or
ganiZation that this Commercial club
will hold In trust all membership fees
collected, and will turn over the same
to the Bureau Of Publicity on the
completion of its organization.
3-That the president and secre-
tary OF this club be requested to COM
munfcate by letter with all CONNER.
eial organization in this valley. set
ting forth the aims and objects of the
Bureau Of Publicity. and inviting
their cooperation in its organiza.
ton. In such letters the officers OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,