Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-28
WHAT THE OLYMPIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IS DOING THESE DAYS

The past week has been a busy one
for the Chamber of Commerce. Each
| day has seen its full quota of work.
while perhaps the two most important
incidents which went to comprise the
weeks events were: the first weekly
| luncheon, held in the Kneeland Cafe
Tuesday noon, and on Tuesday after
noon the meeting of the municipal af-
fairs committee of the Chamber, with
the franchise committee of the city
council to thresh out the ordinances
asked for by Wilbur B. Foshay and
Willard Lemon which would give these
men a power and steam heating fran
chise in the city of Olympia
1t had been previously decided by
the board of trustees of the Chamber
that the luncheons would be held every
other week, but by unanimous vote
Of the members present at the first
luncheon, the weekly get-together lun-
cheon was decided on. This will mean
that some live subject will have to be
thought up every week but this will be
possible.
l.. H. Brewer, president Of the
Southwest Washington Development
association, who lives in Hoquiam;
D. c. Mcclure, secretary Of the Ho-
quiam Chamber of Commerce, and J.
b. Benson, of Aberdeen, were the
guests of the Chamber at the first
luncheon. P. M. Troy spoke few
words of appreciation in behalf Of the
local Chamber, while President f. M.
Kenney presided, this being the first
meeting.
Mr.. Brewer urged that the Chamber
of Commerce hold the luncheons every
week instead of every two weeks. He
made a few remarks of the progress
being made in the Capital CapitaT
and then said few words in the in
terest of the Southwest Washington
Development association. Mr.. Brewer
urged the Southwest to stand together,
saying that developments now going
on would mean more to this section Of
the Northwest than any other, citing
for one example the Panama canal.
He urged that the association at the
next meeting express itself on the i'm
migration problem, which will prove of
great consequence to Southwest Wash
ington after the canal is open and said
that unless the bars, which have SO
long been down to the riff-raff of the
mother countries, are raised, we will
find ourselves forced to feed, clothe
and educate foreigners not capable of
taking care of themselves.
Secretary Mcclure of the Hoquiam
Chamber reviewed briefly the trial he
experienced in getting his luncheons
we'll attended, and then recited briefly
how the Chamber in his city endeavor-
ed to make the luncheons business ses-
sions at which were taken up matters
of Importance to the city. He also told
of the broad policy being carried out
by the Harbor cities in helping each
other and testified that it was far bet
ter than the narrow-minded, close-fist-
ed policy which evidently Aberdeen ad
: Hoquiam citizens have in the past
: known something of.
Mr.. Benson's talk was much along
the same lines. He said that he &C.
cepted the invitation of his Hoquiam
friends to come along just to let Olym.
: plans know that Aberdeen knew we
!. were here and wanted to say Hello"
. Throughout the entire meeting en-.
' thusiasm abounded, each speaker re-
: ceiving hearty ovation at the begin
/. ming and end of his address.
s The report of the municipal affairs
q committee of the Chamber on the hear.
e ing held Tuesday afternoon will in all
probability not be known before the
council meeting next Tuesday evening.
Both franchises, with the council com.
mittee, were gone over carefully, the
meeting lasting for two hours and q
! half.
The program committee OF the Cham.
0 Der has not officially announced the
program for the Tuesday luncheon for
J, next week but it will in all probability
: be devoted to discussion of the prop.
: osition now under consideration by the
Chamber to hold Pure Food and In.
dustrial Exposition" in the near fu.