Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Aunnal Meeting Tuesday Night
Draws Very Large
Crowd
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Plan to Take Boosters to
Olympia on Special Train
Next Week

The reelection of the entire board
of trustees, who in turn reelected
the old officers of the Aberdeen Cham
ber of Commerce, the scheme to
charter special train to carry Abb
erdeen boosters to the meeting of the
Southwest Washington Development
association meeting at Olympia, and
the endorsement of Judge Hayden
to the appointment of federal judge
to succeed Judge Donworth, We're the
important features of the annual meet.
ing of the Aberdeen Chamber of Com
merce, held Tuesday evening.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one, about $50 members being pres
ent and number of important
speeches were made. An address by
Secretary Watson of the Olympia
Chamber of Commerce, made a hit.
Watson was introduced, and while
the crowd awaited for him to step
into sight, his stentorian voice was
heard from the horn of q huge phono-
graph in charge of E. c. Emeneker
of Emeneker's Piano house.
The real bombshell of the evening
occurred when w. J. Patterson. pres
ident Of the Southwestern Washing
ton Development association. protest.
ed against the unemployment Of ].
C. Barnes. secretary of the associa-
ton. Patterson said he had no per-
sonal animosity against Mr.. Barnes.
but believed that the association was
paying first class salary and should
get q first class man. He said he
did not like the way Barnes conduct.
ed the affairs of the association, as
he had made it too much Of q per-
sonal affair.
He criticized Barnes work, also the
lax accounting for money expended by
the association. He was Of the opin-
ion that the work could be carried
on much cheaper. Patterson point.
ed to the fact that the cities of Che
halls county had spent approximately
$4,000 last year as dues in the asso-
citation and thought this amount was
too much for the benefits derived. He
said the association was one of the
best things for the Southwest and
told Of recognition received, because
OF the association. He was not in
favor of the Chamber of Commerce
voting to pay its dues into the asso-
citation, until the Olympia meeting.
Asks for Endorsement.
During the course of his remarks
Mr.. Patterson, speaking of the South
west said: 1--WE are a community
by ourselves and if We want anything,
we must work for it. The rest of
the state is doing the same thing
and when we ask for cooperation,
1t is generally given us reluctantly.
When the matter of Mr.. Miller's ap-
pOintment came up. committee went
to Seattle and Tacoma and asked that
the candidates from these counties
be withdrawn from the race. Tacoma
acted in good faith and did this,
throwing it's support to Mr.. Miller. Sc.
attic promised to do this, but still has
its candidate in the field. At this
time want to move the endorsement
of Judge Hayden for the appointment
as federal Judge to succeed Judge
DonwOrth." This was seconded by
l.. H. Burnett, J. A. Hood and others,
and when carried, committee was
appointed to draft necessary resolu-
tions to forward to President Taft
and the Washington delegation in
congress.
The chamber of commerce then vot-
ed to subscribe to one share of stock
in the Southwest Washington Set
tiers agency.
kilograms of congratulations from
President Taft, Senator Poindexter,
Congressman Warburton, and J. W.
Fordney, r. A. Ballinger and the COM
mercial organizations of the Pacific
coast were read, also an interesting
letter from N. B. Coffman, OF Che
halls.
The chamber passed motion ask
ing the appointment of committee