Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
GEO. C. SABIN NEW PRESIDENT
BOARD REELECTED
MONEY FOR ADVERTISING
Some of the Good Things Accom-
plished by This Popular
Organization

AS fitting climax to a year of
hard work and much success, the |
regular annual meeting of the |
Grants Pass Commercial club was
held Monday evening and goes down
in local history as the biggest event
In til ) life of the club. The meeting,
attended by over 220 members,
proved a veritable love feast, and
jollification of boosters, kindley feel
ing and a spirit Of harmony pervaded
the big assemblage as a retrospective
view was taken of the past year and
It's work. One of the most encourag-
Ing features of the meeting was the
large per cent of business and pro-
fesslonal men in attendance, indi-
eating vital interest In the work OF
the club by the most substantial Deo
pie of the city.
The important business of the ev-
ening was the election OF officers and
the following gentlemen were elect
ed as the clubs officers for 1911:
President, Geo. c. Sabin; vice-presi-
| dent, Sam Baker; treasurer, DR.. W.
: Walker; secretary, II. l.. Andrews.
r The two outgoing trustees, r. l.. Coe
= and O. S. Blanchard, were reelected
. to succeed themselves, A hearty vote
: of thanks was accorded the retiring
r president, l.. B. Hall, for his untlring
: efforts in the clubs welfare, to
;. which he responded in a most fit
y ting and pleasing manner. Mr.. Hall
i retires after four years of service,
IS Each of the newly elected officers
IS were called upon to addresssthee club
Is which they did, throwing out many
II bits OF wit, good suggestions ant
% words of appreciation that were wei
e received. DR.. Walker, the newl!
s. elected treasurer, having pulled
r teeth too long to want to prolong thu
$. agony, boiled his remarks down t
u Thanks" as It was drawing aloni
re toward the mystic hour when tn
lg clubs celebrated lunches generall
are in evidence. Secretary Andrews
as who was elected for fifth term L
ly his important office, outdid himsol
in as an impromptu speaker, predictin
es for Grants Pass 10000 populatio
lie by the time the next census Is taker
te He suggested that we stop talkln
he about our neighbor cities, but rathe
st Join with them In boosting for
be greater Rogue River valley, SUI
Ir- gesting that otherwise the thought {
We an electric road from Grants Pai
& to Ashland must be a vain hope. II
n stated his office would be conducte
mt with the welfare of every citize
he Of this valley and Josephine count
ng in view, but should the time ev'
tn come when II would be necessary
ID conduct the office in the interests
le any sect, faction or clique, his off
OF clal chair would be found vacant.
TX Chairman r. p. Cramer submltt'
err the report OF the park commltte
he showing that the committee h
taken the matter OF park improy
men. up with Superintendent Fle
OF The Southern Pacific, who HI
60 stated that $500 would be avalat
for park Improvement from Sixth
cps Seventh streets; this to include Ia
IAN Ing Of water pipe. That the smi
zen parking plot south Of the Kinney
ent Truax corner would also be 4
ock proved and that an appropriation h
un- been made for the installing OF eli
ac- ter lights from Sixth street 10 I
Irt- new depot
had The advertising committee repo
set ed $500 90 far raised for advert
Ing purposes. with many busin
men YET - bo seen.
t'no"t from the auditor show
5RS the club to be In splendid flnanc
condition, the books disclosing n Ct
ner- balance on hand OF S1174.43.
war Secretary Andrews made
lego when Nc showed the clubs liablll
ian. 10 be $4,000 population in 191
lilies Lack Of space prevents that par
amp the secretary's very compreheni
report given under the caption