The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-11-23
NOMINATIONS FOR
CLUB OFFICERS
BIG JOLLYUP MEETING IN DECEMBER
Speakers Suggest Various Methods for
Coming Years Publicity Campaigns
Support of Members Urged.

has been held than that of the ad
Journed meeting of Saturday evening
when the following nominations wer,
made to fill the three vacancies on tn
board of directors: DR.. j. f. Watt, C
7. Ross. James +. Montgomery, J. f
Robertson, r. w. Pratt and Frank A
Cram. According to the bylaws o
the club there shall be seven directors
three of whom will be elected at tn,
regular meeting of the month of De
cember, four of the members electe,
last year holding over till the elections
Of next year, when it will be necees
sary to elect four members.
A number of enthusiastic speeches
were made at Saturday evening
meeting. Those addressing the clul
members were: G. b. Datson, DR.. J
+. Watt. Truman kutler, Charlie,
Wheeler, j. r. Shelton, Leslie Butler
j. M. Schmeltzer, C. H. Vaughan, p
5. Davidson, 4. o. Hall. James E
Montgomery and V. c. Brock.
Mr. Butler urged the members t
get together and make strong pull t
make next year record one for the
Valley. I'VE want to get in more
families, who are willing to settle or
our raw land and aid in the develop.
ment of the Valley" SAID MIR. Butler.
The idea that is to certain extent
prevalent that the Hood River Valley
is milliOnaires' club must he dis.
PEELED, and the public must be ac-
quainted with the fact that we have
acre after acre OF undeveloped tracts
at reasonable prices and that unex.
celled opportunities await the home
seeker.
Charles l.. Wheeler was applauded,
when he suggested that the Hood
River Valley should take greater ad.
vantage of the triumphs in different
apple shows. Last year the Hood
River country, BECAUSE of sweepstake
winnings at the Spokane Apple Show
was accredited the foremost apple
region of the country. However, the
fact was not emphasized by the Hood
River people near to the extent that il
should have been. This year we have
taken everything that we went after
at Portland. Are we going to continue
to sit still and expect men from other
communities to do our boosting? We
must do it ourselves.
}. X. Shelton followed Mr.. Wheeler
and forcefully reiterated the state
ments. tine man who has anything
to sell" said Mr.. Shelton, "Must
necessarily cry his wares. " ''Durinp
The past summer, however" he con
tinued, "the Hood River section has
secured as many newcomers as any
Northwestern district, but that isn't
any reason why we shouldn't set the
facts of the Valley before the country
and continue to bring in homeseekers.
Our superiority over most regions is
absolute and the incoming easterner
should be acquainted with this. Mr..
Shelton suggested the advisability OF
the club concentrating its efforts on
some chosen localities of the East in
an effort to interest whole commun-
tiles. "The Hood Rivers superiority
and success in raising certain varieties
of apples is well recognized in our
rival districts, " said Mr.. Shelton. 81
recently received a letter from a friend
of mine at Wenatchee, who has thirty
acres OF bearing orchard there. He
said i am glad to hear of your success
with your apples. | wish that | could
grow Newtowns and Spitzenbergs as
well as you can in Hood River.
"The suggestions of Mr.. Shelton are
good" said Leslie Butler. ut is said
that one mans misfortune is another S
good fortune. | recently received a
letter from relative in Kansas, who
told me that this fall the temperature
changed 81 degrees in less than a day.
Let US send our message into such re-
glons as this, and am sure that il
will be effective. "
j. M. Schmeltzer suggested to the
club that it might be beneficial to send
paid representatives into sections of
the East and Mddle-west this winter
to distribute literature and arouse an
interest among the people. Such a
plan was also touched upon by &. II.
Vaughan, who stated that he thought
this method would probably be less
expense than a wide distribution of
booklets.
P. S. Davidson urged the individual
members of the club to take more
interest in club matters. Monday
evenings meeting, when there was not
a quorum of rs out of the membership
of several hundred, " he said. twas not
good sign. Every member should
display an active interest. Whatever
may be decided upon for next years S
campaign, it will not meet the greatest
success unless the full membership CO.
operates in full endorsement, so that
the club will know that it has the full
support of the club. F"
Il. o. Hall said that on the long win
ter evenings it would not be amiss for
all the members of the club to make
an appeal to eastern friends by means
of personal letters. Last year." he
said, 81 needed a man to take care of
my ranch. | wrote to an uncle in the
east who secured for Inc from the sec
tion in which he lived desirable fell
low for the position. He came and has
given me entire satisfaction And
Furthermore since his arrival be has
by personal appeal induced two other
young men to come here and make
their homes. :"
E. 0. Blanchar next addressed the
club. ''The directors of the club have
been handicapped to degree this year
because of the fact that they have not
funds available for publicity work. 1t
has been their endeavor to work con-
servatively and place the club on
good financial basis" MIR. Blanchar
moved that the board of directors set a
date in the fore part of December,
when special meeting can be held
and when the plans for next years
campaigns will be outlined. The mo-
tion was carried and it was suggested
that some outside speaker be secured
to address the club on the evening of
the jolly up
James E. Montgomery spoke to the
strongly urging them to pull
together. 1t will mean more" he
said, "For the three or four hundred
members to do a little all the time
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