Evening journal., 1911-09-09
TRADE BOARD
BACK TO WORK
Large Attendance at First Of
Fall Meetings Of
Body
Mr.. ENGLAND REPORTS
OF HIS TRIP WEST

Following the summer recess the
Board of Trade last night resumed its
meetings. The gathering was enthu-
siastic, and there were about fifty rep
resentative business men present
when President Purdy called the meet
ing to order.
The House and Social Feature Com
mittee, c. A. Rudolph chairman, re-
ferred to the work that had been done
in preparing the rooms. Those pres
ent appeared to enjoy the surround
ings. The rooms have been tastefully
decorated in green and the stairways
have had new treads placed on them.
A letter of thanks was sent and a
vote of thanks given TO the commit
tee. They had provided cigars for
those present and coffee and sand
Wiches were served.
President Purdy called on every
member to be a booster and assist in
swelling the membership.
c. d. Garrettson. chairman of the
Civic Committee. reported that no
meetings of that committee had been
held.
Thomas S. Doherty chairman of the
New Castle-Delaware City trolley
committee, reported that he could
only say progress but at the next
meeting Of the hoard he would be
able to make "A report The chairman
did inform those present that there
was little likelihood of the road being
abandoned.
Communications were received fron
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways AS
soeiation asking that delegates be-
present at their convention to be hel6
in Richmond. Va, October II to 20
inclusive Another letter read was
from the Lakes to the Gulf Waterway
Convention which will be held in 81
Louis October II to IA inclusive. This
city will be largely represented at the
first convention.
One report unusually interesting T. d.
the members was that received from
Howell S. England who for two
months was i guest of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce this summer
Mr. England toured the west and Wis
tied the manufacturing and munich
pal places Of interest.
The report stated that the SPOKANE
Chamber of Commerce had preceded
his arrival in the various cite
throughout the West with letters stat
ing that he would visit there durinf
the month and asking that he be showr
all courtesies. The consequence waf
that when he arrived at any of tho
cities he was met by a representativ,
who spared no trouble to show him
the towns. One thing that was in
pressed during the tour WI the pub
licity work Of the various Board o.
Trades.
4 Mr.. England told of a delegation
sent out in Seattle to collect fundf
for the Golden Potlatch Celebration
and the proprietor of the Seattle Hote
informed them that if they would re
turn at the end of a week he would
double their largest subscription. IT,
was done and as they had received
$1,000 he then gave them a check 70
$1,000. Mr. England then closed b,
saying.
First we must raise our publicity
fund, and TO this end we shal have
TO stop knocking the railroads and
win their cooperation; We must win
the cooperation of our banks and then
get together in the wholesome, earnest
western spirit OF municipal boosting
and we will succeed. Mr.. MacLean
said to me before | left: Get me q
nucleus of fifty active, earnest men
I'm the Board of Trade. backed by an
ample publicity fund, and | will put
in the city of Wilmington and on the
peninsula to the south more people,
permanent settlers, in the next two
years than you have gotten there in
the last century. And the beauty of
this statement is that it is positively
true, and like the advertising state
ments i'm the West, is conservative
rather than exaggerated.
Before closing my report, l want
to express my appreciation of the
generous hospitality extended to me
by our former president, r. j. Mac
Lean, while in Spokane, and by our
former townsman, w. J. Hoffman,
auditor of the Portland Commercial
Club and advertising manager Of the
Portland Oregonian, while in PORT