The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-08
CHAMBER COMMERCE
IS BUSY fAt
THE WORK or THIS BODY rs
CITED AS AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT ADVERTISING WILL
DO.

The towns throughout the state Of
Oregon are engaging this year III ad-
vcrtising campaigns which promise
most extraordinary results,
But Astoria 50 far leads the list and
In all probability will continue 10 do
80. The expenditures Of the Astoria
Chamber Of Commerce during the
past year have averaged about $1,000
q month.
Eugene. Oregon has expended about
the same amount OF money monthly.
As a matter Of fact this IL q better
showing for Eugene. as the popula-
lion Of that town Is only about half
the population Of Astoria. Salem Is
well up with It's work and the amount
of money being expended there equals
approximately 5000 year.
Medford is expending $1,000 a year
and Ashland abou, 5000 a year.
About ten other towns throughout
the State have organized for this kind
Of work and are expending from one
to five thousand dollars year. y
All for these organizations work
ing In harmony and in cooperation,
with the Commercial Club OF Port
land and with the railroads that en-,
ter the State, are bringing many peo-.
pie into Oregon who have never be-
fore visited this commonwealth.
The Astoria Chamber OF Commerce
which has now been at work for one.
year through manager who devotes
all Of his time to Its enterprise has
learned by experience what are the
most practical ,hings that can be ac-.
.eomplished. and the energies Of the
organization are being concentrated
along few lines. The Chamber Of
Commerce experts TO show most
practical results which will be mcasur-
cd in this way. II hopes to be able
to show that II has caused invest
men,s In this locality before the end
OF the year that will be many times
greater than the amount OF money cx-
pended in the Promotion work. a.
gentleman has already arrived In AS
toria planning to locate here, who may
entirely reyolutionize the business OF
clearing cut-over land OF stumps. He
brings with him chemical process
which he believes will within six
months, at the very loves, cost, clear
off any given area OF stump land. root
and branch. He has seen the pro.
cess tried and can explain how the
stumps have disappeared far into the
ground, He will make these demon
strations on his own account and at
his own expense on land he intends
to purchase for himself, Moreover
the Agricultural Department at Wash.
ington has been asked to verify this
chemical process and to furnish
others IL there are any,
While the amount OF money that
a small town as rule can afford to
spend in Promotion Is very limited,
yet that il aecomplishes great good
for the towns that make these ex-
is verified on every hand.
Take the large magazines, for in.
stance, and notice the amount Of
space that some OF the big cities OF
the country are now using, Kansas
City recently had two-page adver
tisement in the Saturday Evening
Post which at the regular rates would
cost $4,000 for the one issue, and the
last edition OF the Saturday Evening
Post had another large advertisement
from Kansas City. Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Toledo, are large cities
that are now buying space freely and
yet they are in the Oldest inhabited
section OF the Central States,
Several hundred people have writ
len promising to be in Astoria during
March and April this spring and with
out doubt considerable portion Of
hose promising will put in an ap-
pearance.
One Of the reasons why strangers
ire not pleased with Astoria when
hey first see it is because OF the tide
'lats, Most Of the strangers come
rom the Central States and are not
ised to seeing tide lands,
Dn.a,t1., a racraenudat;,n nf tnensa