East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-08
SENDS WORDS OF
PRAISE FOR CITY

For an expression of unalloyed
praise and appreciation of the Round
UP, Pendleton and her citizenship,
read the following letter from T. II
Martin, secretary of the Tacoma Com
mercial club and Chamber of Com
merce:
/ Tacoma. Wash, oct. 3, 1912.
Mr.. ]. E. Keefe, Jr, Secretary,
The Roundup"
Pendleton, Oregon.
! My Dear Keefe:
In acknowledgment OF your very
kind letter of the 2d instant, and in
compliance with advices carried in my
recent letter to YOU, am writing now
To express, in formal way. our ap-
probation OF Pendleton. of THE
Roundup" of YOU. and of all the big
hearted men who have TO do with your
splendid annual event: THE Round
up"
Our appreciation grows, rather than
diminishes, as the days go by. ana
constantly someone of our party re-
fers to an incident OF our visit, and
most prominent among all of these
comments is the constant reference
TO the system and order with which
the entire affair was handled. All of
our people noticed this, and appreci-
alton of what II meant in comfort TO
those who visited Pendleton grows
upon us as We come to realize more
al hnrafa lya,
and carried out by few men work
ing entirely from the standpoint of
loyal civic interest.
In fact, the entire absence of "pro-
fessionalism" was apparent to all Of
us, and the lack of it was nightly
appreciated. for absence of "profes-
Sionalism" means clean methods and
good taste in the mouth next morn
ing. Not in all the period of our stay
| was there one single event that show
ed disposition on the part of your
people to take advantage, even in the
slightest way, of the great crowds
that thronged your city, and who
by people less inclined to fair deal
ing
/ As stated in my telegram of last
Monday morning, We sincerely regret
| ted that anything should have been
| said here to indicate that our people
were disposed to interfere with Pen
ileton's rights ana privileges in THE
R"und-up.' Going over there was
! some discussion among our people re-
| garding an arrangement for some OF
| the principal events for our Monta-
| mara Festo next year, but that was
before We reached Pendleton. and un-
| derstood the nature and methods OF
the show and your management
| When We reached Pendleton and come
to know that your own home people
had planned and had maintained con-
| troll throughout, ana that The Round
| up" was really a local affair, was a
| part of the atmosphere of Pendleton
then all thought of arranging for any
| of the events for Tacoma vanished
i and there was quick recognition OF
| the true situation, and an immediate
determination on the part of all OF
j our people to uphold Pendleton in
her great accomplishments protect
her rights in every way that lay in
our power. And this. you may depend
) will be done, for certainly a bunch OF
people never left a town with such
s hearty and joyous a feeling and such
cordial recognition of the goodness Of
= a people as rested in the minds OF
all our party when we came away
n from Pendleton.
on behalf of our entire party bel
s that you will express to all of your
officials, collectively and individually
= our most cordial appreciation of Pen.
= dleton and The Roundup" and, a,
well, our best wishes for your cOntin,
= ued success. You cannot improve
''The Roundup" 1t carries now the
S most intense. the most enthralling
interest possible, and year by year It's
S fame will spread and Pendleton's
!, name will become a synonym for sue.
cess and fair dealing
With best wishes. beg to remain,
Verytruly yours,
T. II. MARTIN,
Secretary and General Manager