The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-04-13
Commercial Club Meeting

The Commercial Club met in
regular monthly session on Tues
day night. The special committee
to negotiate with the managers of
the North Coast railway reported
OH matters that had passed between
them to date. The letter of Robert
Strahorn indicating his desire to
come to Kennewick was comment
ed upon. He thought there should
be one large town in the valley and
that Kennewick had a good start
and was rightly situated to be that
town. The committee had found
from their experience that more
definite survey for the line would
aid them in securing the right-of
way. The committee so info med
Mr. Strahorn and Chief Engineer
Pitman and they have promised to
furnish such survey as definite
basis to work OH. The committee
recently had a conference with
Messrs. Fechter and Rudkin and
the need of a definite survey was
emphasized. The committee was
much gratifed at the interest and
willingness to help manifested by
these gentlemen from North Yaki
ma who are large owners of land
through which the new road would
pass. To extend formal request
for this survey and assure the man.
ayers of the continued active CO.
operation of the Club an appropri.
ate resolution has been prepared by
President G. r. Richardson and
Secretary J. w. Hewetson and
mailed them at their headquarters.
The Ways and Means committee
reported the difficulties in securing
road to the proposed landing or
wharf for the river steamers. Word
was recently received from the Of
fcials OF the Northern Pacific land
department that they were in doubt
about their tile to the old lit Of
way on the river bank where the
landing was to be put in. No fur
ther progress in blowing out the
rocks at Homelly rapids can be
made at this time on account of the
rise in the river amounting to about
six feet. The plan of securing he
government dredge from Lewiston
to remove them with graphing
hooks was discussed and the secre-
tary instructed to write to Lewis
ton parties and to Senator Ankeny
to secure the dredger for the COM
ple,ion of this work.
The congested condition in the
railroad yards here was talked over
and the imperative need for the
new freight house during the
spring shipping season was shown
The present state of affairs imposes
positive hardship on the mer-
chants, dray and transfer men and
the local officials of the company
here, A re- olution was passed
asking the N. P. officials to build
the freight house without delay.
L. w. Soth was appointed to be
the representative of this Club on
the advisory committee of the In
land Empire Commercial Clubs
and to keep in touch with the work
there by correspondence.
H. S. Anon and DR.. J. w. Hew-
etson were appointed a committee
to take up the matter of the install
lation of telephone in the depot
with the railroad officials.
The arrival of freight from Port
land on the Mountain Gem was
the cause of universal qualification.
The fine condition of the goods,
their prompt arrival, being shipped
on Saturday ard arriving here on
Tuesday morning, and at marked
saving in transportation charges Of
20 per cent. The Club adjourned
to meet next Monday evening at
8 O'Clock.
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