Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21
WHAT THE OLYMPIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IS DOING THESE DAYS


man ri olympia. is to head the mem
hersatp getting machine of he Olym-
pta Chamber of Commerce for the next
f. inuu.Ls OtHpr important parts in
This ncll Oiled aud record smashing
accumulation of parts" are: Lee Ba-
kerr Frd Conyary, J. X. l.. Mitchell.
George H. Greenbank, Il. H. Marten-
stn, Harry l.. Parr, O. Wog and II. y.
Sticklin.
President F. N. Kenney of the Cham
Der is the originator OF this prize col.
lection and the new head Of Olympias
booster organization is of the opinion
that the 1913 model will prove quite
popular and shat there will be a decid-
ed demand for application cards.
President Kenney claims the ma
chine was built for both speed and
thoroughness and with a we'll filled
tank of membership spirit it is not
/ thought the senses Of the combination
will be hurt materially or tire expense
reckoned with in negotiating some of
the rougher spots which are bound to
have to be dealt with before the l.
months journey is brought to an end.
Though the present membership of
the Olympia Chamber of Commerce is
more than gratifying to the new board
of trustees, there being more members
now than ever before in the history of
the organization. the new board with
the president believe there are a great
many in the city not enlisted within
the organization who would be if they
were but given the opportunity and
had the work of the organization put
up to them in the right light.
This committee will not make any
whirlwind campaign but their duties
will be constant and will continue on
through the year. All of the members
of the committee are substantial, hard
working members of the Chamber and
they should prove effective in enlight-
ening others as to the value of the CO.
operative, altogether spirit
A directory library of over SO vol
umes is to be installed in the Cham
Der of Commerce headquarters in the
near future by the r. l.. Polk company,
with principal Northwest offices in Sc
attic. Secretary H. l.. Whiting of the
Chamber has been in correspondence
with the Polk firm with the result
that the Chamber trustees we're offer
ed total of 70 volumes, all or any of
which they could have
! The value of this library can be re-
allied when it Is said that many firms
in Olympia who desire information Of
other cities, especially those in the
East, have to send representative to
either Seattle or Portland at the pres
ent time. The library will be the most
complete to be found in the North
west, with the possible exception of
Seattle.
Word received by members of the
Chamber of Commerce is to the effect
that the Henry McCleary company
which recently took over the Westside
mill, has ordered the necessary ma
chinery for the operation of the mill
and expect to begin operations within
the next month. The mill will employ
aboi1t 100 men.
What was beyond question one of the
greatest strokes of publicity yet put
over" by the Olympia Chamber of
Commerce was when that organization
supplied three-quarter page illustrat-
ed article to newspaper syndicate, the
same appearing in approximately 400
weekly newspapers in Washington,
Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Montana.
The article deals with the capital and
the city's advancement. Never an op-
portunity is overlooked to put Olym-
pia into the limelight.
1t may be week yet before the new
organization recently perfected in the
Chamber gets working right Several
committees to carry on important de-
partments of work have yet to be an
nounced and President Kenney says he
is going to be deliberate in the choos-
ing for the appointments are import
ant ones and that the members should
realize the duty they obligate them
selves to when accepting.
One OF the most important commit
tees this year should be the entertain
ment and luncheon committee, as upon
1t will devolve the stimulation of the
common interest.