Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-12
Most Important Meeting Of
Development Associa-
tion This Evening.
MANY MAKE ADDRESSES
Prominent Men Of Western
Washington to Speak on
Various Subjects

When President e. C. Miller calls
the meeting of the Southwestern De-
velOpment association to order at the
Knights of Pythias hall at o'clock
this evening, one of the most import
ant and interesting meetings of
Grays Harbor will begin.
The meeting is of more than usu-
al Importance. 1t deals with prob
lens too large to conceive their out
come, namely, the development of the
Olympic peninsula and the settling
of logged off lands.
In the former, the development of
the rich mineral, timber and agricul.
tural lands will mean the building of
large city here, just how large no
one knows, and no one can venture
guess.
In addition to this the settling of
thousands of acres of fertile logged
off lands in Southwestern Washing
ton, will mean the building up of an
many states in the union. and in it's
upbuildng, certain amount will come
to the big city to be built on Grays
Harbor.
Mr.. Miller's address will be in be-
half of the Chamber of Commerce, of
which he is president, and he will
introduce w. J. Patterson, president
of the Southwestern Washington De.
velopment association.
Mayor J. w. Parks, on behalf of
the city will welcome the guests and
turn over the keys. c. J. Lord, Of
Olympia, will respond in behalf of
the association.
F. w. Loomis will then deliver his
address: "Grays Harbor, Present and
Future" and following this n. B.
Coffman, of Chehals will speak on
Our Platform"
The business session will begin
Friday morning with roll call of the
club report of officers, appointment
of special committees and the gen.
eral business. At this meeting it is
expected that the Southwestern
Washington Settlers agency, sub.
sidiary of the association for settling
logged-off lands will make it's report,
which will be adopted by the organi-
Zation.
The guests will then visit the coun-
ty fair at the park, after which all
will take special car to Hoquiam to
witness the launching OF the steam
schooner Daisy Gadsby.
In the evening a business session
will be held and l.. G. Humbargar will
deliver an address; "The Olympics
of Port Townsend, will be
and Eastern Lewis County" Henry
heard in "The Needs of the Olympic
Peninsula
Scott c. Bone, late of Washington.
d. c.. but now editor of the Seattle
P.-I., will then deliver the main ad.
dress of the meeting, "The Relation
Seattle Should Maintain Towards
Southwestern Washington"
Short talks by boosters and guests
from Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
will be heard
Trip to Whaling Station
The Saturday morning session will
be continuation of the business ses.
sion and adjournment will be taken.
At 100 O'Clock the steamer Cham
pion will leave the city dock for the
Whaling Station and then proceed
to the north side jetty. Lunch will
be served on the boat to the guests.
The boat will return at 5 p. m. Any
persons desiring to remain in the
city, will be treated to rides through
the Harbor cities in automobiles.
The affair will close with a musi-
call and several other surprises are
promised The ladies are invited to
the launching of the steam
schooner and also to go on the trip
to the Whaling Station
The Bachelor committee have made
to take care of all the
ladies', who are requested to check
their husbands and look to the com.
mittee for protection.