The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-09
CLUB HELD En-
THUS|AST|C
MEETING
DIR. KING REFUSED TO GO TO
WASHINGTON AS DELEGATE
OF OPEN RIVER AND HARBOR
CONGRESS IN DECEMBER.

DR.. King last night refused the
commercial club appointment as del
.egate to the National Open Rivers
and Harbors congress, which is to
meet in Washington, D. c., early in
December. The refusal was made in
order that he might carry out plan
which he has been making for the
past six months to shoot ducks this
winter in Louisiana. The club was
insistent that DR.. King should rep
resent the club and work to secure
the endorsement of the congress for
a system of locks which he outlined
to the meeting last night. Captain
George McMaster was the man who
inoculatei Dr. King with the lock
idea The plan, as portrayed in DR..
Kings enthusiastic manner, was that
a huge dam and locks should be
constructed at Rock Island rapids.
These would have the effect of rails
ing the water at Wenatchee some
Is to 20 feet and that the backwater
would be noticeable Is to 20 miles
above Wenatchee, and in place of
having a rapid, treacherous stream
and a ten mile current passing We
natchee that the water would be
calm and placid-ideal for row boats
and launches-and a 25 h. p. gaso-
line launch would be able to trans
port the largest barges ladened with
wheat, coal or other heavy commodi-
ties. Besides the locks 100000 h.
D. of electricity would be generated
at Rock Island rapids. This lock
and dam system would simply be
one of the improvements towards
the opening up Of the Columbia
river, making it navigable from the
sea to Kettle Falls.
DR.. King was so enthusiastic on
the proposition that the club felt
that he was the man to present the
matter to the Open Rivers and Har-
bors congress at Washington, but in
asmuch as he had the duck hunt in
Louisiana planned he felt that it
would be impossible for him to be
in Washington in December, and it
Is likely. that some other delegate
will have to present this matter as
TOT
z. A. Hayden, president of the
$4,000 club, presented his resigna-
ton last night to the club. This has
become necessary from the fact that
Mr.. Hayden, for business reasons, is
going to change his location. No
action was taken last night towards
securing a successor to Mr.. Hayden
in the work of the $4,000 club.
President Kink authorized Secre-
tary Halling to select a committee
which will name delegates to attend
the meetings of the commercial clubs
of the neighboring towns. This mat
ter was brought up on the invitation
of A. A. Elmore, of Mansfield, who
had addressed a letter to the club
asking the assistance of the Wenat-
chez Commercial club towards the
exploiting of the upper country.
H. c. Littlefield, of the building
committee of the commercial club,
submitted a brief report as to the
progress of the work on the new
club building. He stated that about
s7,400 in subscriptions was avail
able and with the loan of $4,000
about S15,400 was in sight for the
building. With the plumbing, heat
ing and lighting the new building
would cost pretty close to $40, 1000,
but inasmuch as s2,700 of this is to
be paid for by the city almost enough
money was in sight to care for all
the bills of the new building Mr..
Littlefeld stated that he has the
contractors promise that the new
building will be ready for dedicatory
services on New Years day. Within
the course of a week or ten days a
cornerstone service will be held. 1t
is expected that with the laying of
the cornerstone, which will be on the
second floor, that appropriate exer-
cises will be held This will be an
nounced later.
The committee reported that car
load of Winesap apples are being
packed by Joe Nessel for the COM
mercial club to be sent to the Ma
tional Apple show at Spokane. 1t
seemed to be the sentiment that D.
N. Gellatly should accompany the ap-