The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-18
IS VENATCEEE COMMERCIAL
CLUB MADE TOD EXCLUSIVE?
Plain Talk at Club Banquet Last Evening - Reasons
Given for Lethargy Of Growers and Majority of Mem
bers-New Polity and New Blood Needed - Booklet
Ready for Printer-Big Fund Will Be Raised ~

AT the banquet or the commercial
club last night new deal was
called for, to use the nomenclature
of the gambler. Members even de-
manded a new deck and anothef
shuttle. In his opening remarkf
President King said he knew thu
something was wrong with the clu
and he would like anybody VIII
knows to say what he thinks. II
heard some strong tai before til
meeting adjourned.
a report from Treasurer Gum Wa
rendered. showing thai $1,000 is
the sinking fund and $500 in tn
general fund. but unpaid Is Wi
more than COW this bclaAce. ~
money is on hand to u in tie pub
licity plans W h the clul la
under way.
President Plumb of tn. O Y:I
Publicity league told how La
his people are but that the. h.,
trouble in raising their share CT TIL
money necessary to print the book
let and send an exhibit to TIE LAM
congress to be held in November a
the Chicago Coliseum, under the aus
pieces of the Tribune
He said that a number of real eS
tate men in the seFeral towns of tht
Okanogan valley got together AM
tried TO devise means of bringini
buyers. into the valley. They sen
one of their number to Wenatchei
and he found that 10 buyers were
coming 10 this city. He returned ant
Il publicity league was organized
This was for the purpose OF unitin:
with the Wenatchee Commercial ci"i
in printing a booklet and making cx
hibits in the east. he was wei
pleased with the attention his valley
had received in the new booklet.
COMPLETION of Booklet Announced.
Dr.. King then held up the mani
script of the booklet on which II. o.
Stechhan has been working fo- sew
eral weeks under the direction OF TIE
clubs trustees. He said that II con-
tanned $4,000 words and is the bes,
piece of literature ever put out liz
the northwest.
The club members present were
then told that the trustees would not
send the manuscript to the printer,
make any further plans for exhibits
or assume any further expense un-
less assured of unanimous support
and financial assistance. Efforts had
been made to set committee to So
licit publicity funds but without sue
cess. The president said he was
ready to throw up the sponge unless
a change from this lethargy could be
effected. Free discussion of the stu
alton was invited and a number of
speeches straight from the shoulder
followed.
At first none of the members were
inclined to express themselves. Fin
ally the president called on different
ones. Remarks were general until
one member volunteered to offer a
candid opinion of what is vitality
wrong with the club. He thought
the work of the club is being done
too much by the few business men
who have been in the forefront and
limelight for a long time. 1t was
suggested that a campaign to raise
money be started on the same plan
used so successfully last summer by
the Y. NJ. c. A. Emphasis was laid
on calling the young men of the COM
munity to give their services, the
clerk. the mechanic and the man
working on small salary. 1t was
shown that the club will not prosper
until the rank and file of the MEM
bership are given more responsibility.
Why Growers Are Lethargic.
Judge Martin spoke forcefully on
the fact that many ranchers are not
the work of the club be-
cause they think the rapid develop
ment of raw land in. the outlying dis
tricts will make competition for the
products of this valley. brinsing
iown the market price. ofSfEuik and
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