Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
MAY DO MUCH GOOD PRICES ARE LOWER
The development ASSOCIATION
HOLDS key TO SITUATION.
Secretary Barnes Enthusiastic Over
Good in the Line of Development
Work Planned. Cities Of Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle Are inter-
eSted.

That the second annual meeting
OF the Southwest Washington De.
velopment association, held in Ho-
quiam last week was the most sac
cessful in point of numbers and in
the far reaching results accomplished
is the belief of Secretary J. f.
Barnes who talked interesting be-
fore leaving the city of the work
of the association, it's objects and it's
plans for the future. He takes an
optimistic view of future conditions
in the southwest and believes that
the organization of the association
struck the key note of needed activ-
ity in this section. He thinks that
the association has it within it's
power to develop this section as 40
other organization or body of men
could possibly do.
"On the whole 1 count the second
quarterly convention of the South
western Washington Development
association a success in every way"
said Mr.. Barnes. "The plan in the
minds of the men who may be coz
sidered leaders in the movement to
organize the Southwestern Washing
ton Development association have
of the success of the Hoquiam meet
ing" continued Secretary Barnes.
"The association now has more
things under way looking to the de-
velopment of the great Southwest
than officers of the organization had
expected would be accomplished in
so short a time after organization
had been perfected.
Right now we have more of the
leading business men of the South
west actively engaged in giving their
time and money to the association
Hundreds of the most enterprising
and energetic men of the southwest
are enlisted in the work of this orga-
niZatiOn.
"The railroads are with us and rep
resentatives of the lines penetrating
the Southwest country have already
done great deal for us. They are
Offering to do more.
Seattle and Tacoma, the two lead
ing cities of the Sound, are now in
terested in the future welfare of the
association. Portland is hand in
hand with the association and We
are certain of the support of the
three cities in any undertaking that
will help us in our work.
"ThiS means great deal more
than the average citizen of the South
west realizes, for Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland have live, wideawako
commercial organizations and adver-
tising bureaus are conducted which
are productive OF big results from a
publicity standpoint. In the future
all three cities may be expected To
specialize among the lines of exploit
tation work for Southwestern Wash
ington. This will be to encourage
homes eekers to the state. The rail-
roads are now united with the organi-
zation for the opening up and de-
velopment OF every section of the
Southwest.
with interest increasing from
day to day, and the various. CONNER
cial bodies in cities and towns of the
southwest working in absolute har-
mony for the good of the organization
there will no doubt be a most inter-
estng meeting at Goldendale in
October. Like the HOquiam con-
vention, it is bound to be productive
for great deal more in the way OF
benefits for the southwest. 1t would
be hard to predict at this time just
what this organization is going to
mean for tho Southwest"