East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-26
Chamber Of Commerce in that
City Denies Rumors Circu-
lated.
WILL NIP ANY SUCH
MOVEMENT IN BUD
Secretary Gwinn Gets Telephone
Message From Spokane Organization
EmphaticaIly Denying Alleged At
tempt to Steal Frontier Show
Spokesman-Review Also Denies Re
port - Walla Walla Businessmen
File Protest With Spokane.

Spokane will not hold a Roundup
next May and it appears that the
newspaper stories sent out from that
have been unfounded.
The first authentic denial from Spo-
kane came last evening in the form
of phone message from r. j. Mac
Lean, secretary of the Spokane Cham
Der of Commerce. Talking to ]. H.
Gwinn. secretary of the Roundup,
Mr.. MacLean emphatically denied any
knowledge of move to have a big
frontier show in Spokane. After a
due investigation he was led to be-
lieve the story wholly false and in
concluding he declared that if a move
should be undertaken to hold Round
up in Spokane the chamber of COM
merce would endeavor to stop the
plans
The following extract from yester-
days Spokesman-Review also contains
a denial similar to that made by Mr.
MacLean:
That the report emanating from
Spokane to the effect that this city
would endeavor to get a roundup
in competition with Pendleton, Ore,
was unfounded, is the opinion of rep
resentatives of the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce, the merchants associ-
alton, and also of Spokane chapter Of
the United Commercial Travellers.
"Telegraphic dispatches from Pen
dleton, Ore, show that that city 10
much excited because of the story
that Spokane would put up competi-
tive show, and telegrams of protest
have been received by the merchants
association and chamber of commerce
of this city from prominent men Of
Pendleton.
"A. W. Donald, president of the Spo-
kane Merchants association. said last
night that the question had never been
brought before his organization, and
r. j. MacLean, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce. said that the pro-
position had never been brought be-
fore the body which he represents.
1T was said yesterday that the ru-
NOR of Spokane being a contender for
the location of this show emanated
from the travelling men. but this was
denied last night by S. L. Matthias OF
the travelling men.
j. M. Constock, president Of the
Spokane Dry Goods company, said
last night that he had heard of no
attempt to have Spokane offer a
roundup"
News Was Welcome.
Among the Roundup directors and
others closely interested in the from
tier show the news from Spokane has
Tt
Spokane intended to duplicate the
PenHleton show and the assurance to
the contrary have been more than well
come.
Instead of going to Spokane Messrs
Gwinn and Steiwer will now go to
Salem to attend the meeting OF the
Oregon development league and to
lay the proposition OF the Roundup
before that body
Walla Walla Loyal.
This morning a copy of the protest
sent 10 Spokane by walla walla busi-
ness men was received from Secretary
A C. Moore Of the walla walla COM
mercial club. 1t shows very plainly
the feelings Of walla walla people.
The following is a copy of their pro-
test:
walla walla, Wash, Nov. 25. 1910.
The Merchants and Manufacturer
Association, Spokane, Wash.
Gentlemen:-we. the trustees OF
the Walla Walla Commercial club and
the business men of Walla Walla, do
hereby protest against your associA-
ton duplicating Pendleton's great
frontier exhibit, "The Roundup"
Walla Walla appreciates Spokane
as the big inland city of the northwest
but we expect Spokane to lead as she
did with her apple show. not TO copy
after Pendleton.
Pendleton is entitled to all the ben
efits that can come from her Round
up. 1t is hers by right OF discovery
and display. She is the center OF the
stock industry OF the great north
vest. Walla Walla would like q
Roundup" but would not think of
'obbing Pendleton of her lsurels.
We believe in square deal. Give
her that deal.
Signed: J. c. Scott, trustee Com
nercial club; G. L. Kellough, trustee
club; Z. C. Burlingame,
rustee Commercial club: F. S. De-
nent, trustee Commercial club, J. II.
Crawford trustee Commercial club;