Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-29

RELATIONS
With Seattle. Tacoma and
Portland to be Discussed
at Meeting
"TRADE AND COMMERCE"
Commercial Bodies of the
Three Cities Will be Repre-
sented by Able Men
TRADE AND COMMERCE"

CHEHALIS, May 27.-Although
from the standpoint OF local develop
ment of Southwest Washington the
four subjects of Good Roads" Coal
Logged Off Lands" and "Publcity"
will be the leading topics of interest
at the session of the Southwest Wash
ington Development Association to
be held at Chehals next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, June l, 2 and 3,
/, from the broader standpoint of COM
mercial relations as affecting the three
principal cities, Portland. Seattle and
Tacoma. and through them in turn the
| whole Pacific Northwest, the Trade
and Commerce" session will be of
most vital interest. 1t was for this
reason that the program committee
concluded to give the Trade and
| Commerce" meeting a place on the
program of the first day of the conven-
ton, rather than fill in with it later.
| The fact that the serious import of
this particular meeting has been thus
recognized will, no doubt, when it is
| fully understood, result in larger
and even more enthusiastic attend
ance than would have otherwise ap-
peared on opening day.
The TRADE and Commerce" ses-
sion will be held Thursday after
noon, June l, on arrival of the 2:2o
train from Seattle. 1t is expected
| that the delegations representing Sc
cial bodies will all be present with
out fail when it is called to order, as
it will be at this meeting that the
specially chosen representatives of
the three cities will address the dele
cations from the 10 counties of South
west Washington, whose 40 clubs
comprise the association
Hon. C. J. Lord, president OF the
Capital National Bank of Olympia,
will preside at this meeting. "Trade
Relations of Communities of South
west Washington, How Can We Help
Each Other" will be presented by
Hon. w. B. Mack, of the Aberdeen
/ Chamber of Commerce. "Our Trade
Relations With Neighboring Jobbing
Centers. Applying the Principle of Re-
ciprocity," will be presented by Hon.
, A. C. Little, mayor of Raymond. These
will precede the hearing of the gen
tlemen who will speak for the three
principal Northwest cities.
TRADE Relations With Southwest
| Washington" 'Seattle's Attitude, will
be responded to by Hon. J. w. Spang-
ler. vice presiden of the Seattle Ma
tonal bank. who has been designated
to act as spokesman for that city. Hon.
Geo. Fl. Stone will speak for Tacoma
on the same subject, giving the view
point of that city in TRADE Relations
With Southwest Washington, Taco
mas Attitude;" TRADE Relations
With Southwest Washington, Port
lands Attitude" will be responded to
| by a we'll known Portland representa-
tive. whose selection will be made
early next week at a Commercial club
luncheon for that purpose, when a
delegation of 30 to attend the Cheha-
lis convention will be named.
The purpose of the executive coun-
Gil of the Southwest Association, as
well as of the local committee having
the arrangement of the program di-
rectly in charge, is to work out har-
mOnious meeting that will make pos
sible a better understanding, which
can be made the basis for more united
effort in the future. 1t is earnestly
desired that Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle may be brought more closely
together than ever before into
movement of friendly cooperation, to
work unitedly for the advancement,
not only of Southwest Washington,
but for the mutual upbuilding of the
whole Northwest.
From assurances received locally
from Tacoma, Seattle and Portland.
it is believed that the commercial bod
les of those cities fully realize the
broad plane on which the Southwest
Association management hopes to
have them get together. and that the
Chehalis meeting will mark an epoch
in Washington and Oregon develop
ment work.
1t has long since been effectively
demonstrated that politics have no
place whatever in the work of the
Southwest Washington Development
Association. and that its members are
united strictly on business PROPOSE
| ton. There will be at the Cheha-
! lis meeting the leading bankers, many
of the principal mill men and loggers.
we'll known newspaper publishers
! and other business and professional
men of the Southwest. A harmoni-
Gus assembly is looked for, which VIII
be prepared to accept the assurances
of good will and help which the spokes-
men of the three greatest trade cen
ters will bring. and such get-to-geth-
er meeting is fraught with vital re-
suits for the future.
| Seattle, Portland and Tacoma can
only grow and develop along perma-
nent and lasting lines by the growth
and davp10pmpnt Of the country trlD-