Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-07-12
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
May b uild Exhibit Building and
will Aid Irrigation Conven-
ton and Fair.

The regular meeting for July of the
Commercial Club was held Tuesday
evening at the Club room. There was
an attendance of about 40 and a
strong working interest was mani
tested.
The quarterly election of officers
was held and so we'll were the mem
bers pleased with the efficient manner
in which the officers had condncted
the affairs of the Club for the past
three months that motion carried
unanimously made by Judge Durham
that the rules be suspended and that
the secretary cast the ballot of the
Club for the reelection of the entire
list of officers, as follows: President,
L. B. Hall, treasurer, A. E.
Churchill, presidents, and execu-
tive committee. r. W. Clarke, H. L.
Gilkey, F. D Eismsnn. S Blan.
chard, E V Smith, Frank South,
George Calhoun. The secretary is
chosen by the executive committee
and as he has made an efficient officer
he will likely be reappointed. On
repeated calls for speech President
Hall thanked the members for the
honor they had shown him and while
pledging that he should do his ut
most to aid in the upbuilding of
Grants Pass and of Josephine county
yet he should expect that the mem.
bers give the officers the heartiest
cooperation and that each be willing
to do his full part in carrying out
the various undertakings that the
Club may take up in carrying out
the purpose of its organization.
Relative to the Clubs invitation to
Secretary Of the Interior Garfield that
he visit Grants Pass while on his
Pacific Coast trip, Secretary Andrews
read message from Mr.. Garfield
stating that his time was SO limited
that he could not stop here.
r. W. Clark, chairman of the al.
vertising committee, reported that in
regard to aiding Miss George in her
proposed trip East to advertise jose
phine county that the majority of the
committee favored an appropriation Of
$50 to her and the minority S25. On
motion the report was laid on the table
Richardson reported that his COM
mittee had had conference with NJ.
]. Anderson, supervisor of the Siski.
you forest reserve, and with Mr.. Cox,
of the National forest service, re,s
tive to the opening of wagon road
through the forest reserve down
Rogue river to connect the settlements
in Josephine county with those in
Curry county, and that they had been
assured that an appropriation of $4,000
had been made by the Forestry De-
partment for the work land that they
are confident of securing an addi
tional $40, 900 for the same work.
Supervisor Anderson had sent his as
sIstant, Mr. Guthrie, with crew of
men to make. preliminary survey of
the route and on their return survey
for the road would he made and
work at once begun on it. Charles
Meserve, chairman of the joint COM
mittee of the Commercial Club and
Fruit Growers Association to arrange
for the meeting of the Oregon Irriga-
tion Convention and for the holding
of fair in Grants Pass, made full
report as to plans that the committee
had formulated. Mr.. Meserve stated
that the outlook was most encourag-
ing for the biggest attendance ever
had at an Oregon irrigation conveu.
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