Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT FROM
SOUTHWEST CITIES.
SOufhwe stern Washington Develop
ment League Closes important
Meeting at HOquiam. Seattle, Ia
coma and Portland Send Large
Delegations. q.

HOQUIAM, Aug. S.-With banquet
at the Hotel Grayport on Saturday
night the third quarterly meeting of
the Southwestern Washington Devel-
opment association came to an end
and what is declared to have been the
most successful occasion in the his.
tory of the organization is now a mat
ter of history
Yesterday most of the delegates
spent the day at Moclips, leaving for
that place in the early morning, where
a special program had been prepared
for their entertainment.
With 80 commercial organizations
in the southwest portion of the state
represented, some of them by large
delegations and with good sized de-
legations present from Seattle. Port
land and Tacoma, all thoroughly i'm
bued with the boster spirit, it is be-
lieved that much good has been &C
complshed. The get together" spirit
seemed to hold unhindered sway iii
the minds of the delegates and no
where was there dscordant note.
Opens Friday
The convention opened Friday af-
ternoon at the Elks' Home, being
called to order by Fl. G.. Heerlnans, of
the Hoquiam Commercial club. Ad-
dresses were made by President l.. G.
Humbarger. of the Aberdeen Cham
ber of Commerce, by A. C. Little, OF
Raymond, and by Secretary Barnes,
who read his report which showed the
association in a healthy condition. The
evening session was held at the same
place and, at that time the visitors
were formerly welcomed by President
Heermans.
w. A. Mears, manager of the trans
portatiOn bureau, of the Seattle cham
Der of commerce, spoke on the pro-
posed increase in freight rates be-
in which he declared that the new
tariff would shut Seattle and Tacoma
out of the Grays Harbor country.
Strong resolutions condemning the ac-
ton of the company We're subsequent
ly adopted by the convention.
Good Roads Needed
Perhaps the keynote Of the conven-
ton was sounded during the Satur-
day session when J. G. Lawrence,
president of the Washington State
Good Roads association addressed the
convention upon the need of good
roads. During the course of his re-
marks the speaker declared that
"poor roads lose the state more than
$5,000,000 annually" He declared that
the first movement which the develop
ment league should undertake, or at
least one that should have a promln.
ent place on its program of endeavOr
would be the building of good roads
in order that the section might be de-
veloped and the people enabled tc
make homes for themselves in the
more remote localities and at the
same time be furnished with facilities
to get their products to the markets
In order that the association may
be on a better business basis com
mttee on constitution and bylaws
will be named by Secretary j. A
Barnes. All commercial clubs in the
organization will then be asked tC
adopt this constitution and the asso
citation will be on far better basis
than at the present time. A commit
tee consisting of w. J. Patterson. OF
Aberdeen; +. l.. Stewart. of kelso;
and n. b. Coffman, of Chehalis, was
appointed to consider the financial
standing of the association. EXpen
ses must be met from time to time
and steps are to be taken by this
committee for the raising of funds
to carry on the work of the associa
ton. A number of commercial clubs
have not as yet given financial sup
port to the association. This com
| e-iu nfD nrI
city and recommend the amount OF
money the various clubs should sub
scribe annually to the support of the
organization.
The next convention will be held al
at Goldendale in November. Fully
800 delegates were in attendance, the
largest single delegation coming from
Raymond which sent a party OF ~.
Clubs Represented
The following commercial organiza
tions of the southwest were represent
ed:
Chehalis county-Aberdeen, Cham
Der of Commerce.; Hoquianh CONNER
cial club Moclips. Commercial club;
Montesano. Commercial club; Elma;
Commercial club.
Clarke county Vancouver Com
mercial club; Washougal, Commercial
club; Woodland, Commercial club.
Cowlitz county-Kelso, Commercial
club; Kalama, Commercial club.
klicliitat county-Bingen, CONNER
cial club; Goldendale, Klickitat De
velopment league; Lyle, Commercial
club; Trout Lake. Trout Lake Valley
Development league; White Salmon
Commercial club.
Lewis county-Centralia CONNER
cial club; Chehalis, Citizens club; PC
Ell, Commercial club; Toledo, Com
mercial club; Winlock, Commercial
club.
! Mason county-Shelton. Commercla