The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-15
VERY STRONGLY N FAVOR Of
FRUIT INSPECTION
Commercial Club Meeting Last Night
Showed That Sentiment Is Strongly
Opposed to County Commissioners
Curtailment---Club Takes Initiative
to Getting More Settlers in Valley.

The Wenatchee Commercial club
went very strongly on record last
night as in favor of the continuation
of the fruit inspection service. Some
very strong speeches were made
along that line and the county COM
missioners were condemned for their
position regarding the proposed cur
tailment of the system. The inspec-
tion service, the means Of continuing
and maintaining a first class exhibit
at Seattle at the fair and also meth
Iods and means of inducing the tour
lists who have come west to take in
the Seattle exposition to stop off at
Wenatchee, were the principal SUBJ
jects discussed at a very enthusiastic
meeting last night at the CONNER
Icial club rooms.
The first matter that came I'D for
discussion last night was presented
in a communication from Fred w.
Graham, travelling freight agent of
the Great Northern railway. Mr..
Graham presented a proposition that
his company would build a small
glass exhibit building adjacent to the
new depot providing the Wenatehee
Commercial club would maintain an
exhibit at this place The club voted
that the proposition should be accept
ed and as soon as the building is
completed an exhibit be maintained
at all times in this place.
j. j. Hill of the Great Northern
railway, submitted a communication
asking that experiments be made in
this valley to find out if it were not
possible to successfully grow arti-
chokes and grapes sufficient to main
tain large wineries here A COM
mittee consisting of John Scott, w.
H. Dickson and e. r. Balch were ap-
pointed to prepare report on this
matter.
The Commercial club building
committee, w. R. Prowell, Arthur
Gum and H. A. Taylor, presented it's
written resignation, which was ac-
cepted by the club The president
was empowered to appoint a new
committee to proceed at once tow
ards the erection of the new club
building. The names of the COM
mittee were not announced last night
but President King will give this
matter some little consideration and
announce the committee during this
week
A communication was read from
the management of the National Ir-
rigation Congress, which meets this
year at Spokane. The Wenatchee
club is entitled to two delegates and
Harry Shotwell and D. w. Roderick
were appointed as delegates from the
club.
A communication was read from
the Great Northern railway in res
ponse to a request for additional
Pullman service between this city
and Seattle. The request was placed
before the railway company to in
stall the additional cars. 1t was
made by W. T. Clark, Arthur Gum
and other citizens of the town with
the idea of inducing more people to
make the trip from Seattle to this
city during the continuance of the
Seattle fair. The railway company
turned down the request but stated
that it was willing to make special
rates and so do everything possible
to aid in the general uplift of the
Wenatchee valley.
w. T. Clark submitted motion
which was finally adopted, that the
Commercial club maintain somebody
on the grounds of the Seattle exposi-
tion for the purpose of generally ai-
vertising this valley and inducing
people to come over here and also
for the purpose of maintaining rigs
at the depot that the visitors who
might come in here be given free
ride around the valley so that an in
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