The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-13
MORE PUBLICITY
FOR KENNEW|Ck
Commercial Club Offers Prizes for
best Letters Plans for
Book-Monthly Feeds

More publicity for Kennewick
valley was the main topic for dis
cussion at the luncheon given by
the entertainment committee of the
Commercial clublast Tuesday night.
That the kennewick valley has not
been receiving the amount of ad-
vertising that it is entitled to in the
last two years is an evident fact,
and to remedy this was the princi
pal object of the get-together feasts
| that will be made a monthly feature
on the Commercial club program
for the next four months.
Chairman H. w. Desgranges of
the publicity committee of the club
was the first speaker of the evening
outlining in general way the plans
of the commi ttee. As a starter for
the first month the committee has
offered prizes of $1,000, $500 and
$3.50 for the best letters from Ken
newick published in the home
papers back east''. In this way it
is expected many will become inter-
ested in the valley.
Rev. Fraser was next called upon
and gave very interesting talk on
the various ways in which the val
ley can be advertised. Rev. Fra
ser was for four years a resident OF
the famous Santa Clara Valley. OF
California, and stated that in his
opinion the Kennewick valley is
superiorin every way, season around.
w. E. Zuppan was next called
upon. Mr.. Zuppan has been en-
gagged in publicity work for the past
few years and is nov special cor
respondent for this valley. He
made some valuable suggestions to
the club for their coming campaign
chief among them that of interest
ing the railroads, particularly the
Hartman system in advertise ng the
Kennewick valley. He showed now
the towns thru the west had made
arrangements whereby half of the
expenses of producing booklet
were shared by the railroads in
other parts of the state. Another
way that he spoke very highly OF in
the advertising line was the feature
stories that the eastern papers would
publish free of all cost, and furnish
the same copy to the ready-print"
houses of the east. In this way the
Yakima valley carried on their rad-
vertising campaign year or two
ago, and on some Of their storias
a circulation of several million .wst
obtained for trivial cost. All this,
he considered was very good adver-
tising, and an experienced man
could accomplish much for the val
ley
On retiring to the smaller rooms
to allow the Presbyterian ladies,
who served the bountiful repast, to
clear away the remains, several
other matters of public interest were
brought before the club.
The matter of the new North
Coast depot was brought up at the
request of the members Of the
council, and was fully discussed.
When the plans were presented to
the council at their last meeting
there was diversity of opinion,
and to get the general feeling of the
public the plans have been placed
with the city clerk where everyone
interested may see them.
Professor Lewis of the schools
made AN impassionedeappeal to the
club for more room, a new build
ing preferably. He pointed out
that some arrangements should be
made Immediately las even at best,
should the building be started this
month, it will hardly be finished BY
the opening of school next fall. So
overcrowded are the rooms at the
present that the cadet system OF
teaching has been begun, which
under the bes conditions is far from
satisfactory; but the only possible
way to handle the pupils in their
present Overcrowded condition.
Owing to the decision, Of the voters
at the last school election there has
been but little progress made on
this question, and the time has
come for immediate action.
At the Gloss of the meeting Agent
Hoppel announced that the express
company had decided to open an
office up town from which the ex-
press busi ness over the \. p. and
$. p. x $. will be handled. A free
delivery is one of the main features