Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
CANAL OPENING
IS CELEBRATED
Commercial Club Smoker in
Hoquiam Friday Night
Proves Huge Success
TWO HUNDRED AT TABLE
The Spirit Of Progress was in
the Air. Benefits of
Canal Explained

The smoker given by the Hoquiam
Commercial club Friday night, in the
Hotel Grayport, was one of the most
representative gatherings that has
been held on Grays Harbor in many
year. il ever More than 200 citi-
zens of Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Monte.
sano and other parts of Chehalis
county assembled to celebrate the
blowing out of Gamboa dam on the
Panama canal, which amounted to
the wedding Of the Pacific and At.
lantic oceans.
Phil. J.. Mourant, president of the
Hoquiam Commercial club, presided
and introduced Judge Charles e.
Claypool, Of Olympia, as toastmaster.
In this capacity, Judge Claypool has
few equals and no superiors in the
state, and ON this occasion he was at
his best. keeping the ball rolling and
everybody in good humor. The mark
ed attention paid the speakers show
ed clearly that the house was filed
with optomistic boosters, who loud
ly applauded each reference to the
grand possibilities of the Grays Har.
Dor country.
Land for Immigrants
The first speaker of the evening
was Mr.. w. L. Adams, whose subject
was "The Commercial Club" Mr..
Adams said that if the operation of
the canal stimulated the lumber trade
1t would be a good thing for us. He
thought the canal would bring food
of immigration and Is in favor of
rough.clearing the logged-off lands be-
fore putting the immigrants on it, so
that they may have a garden and pas.
ture for stock.
After song by Rudolph Allen, Mr.
N. ]. Blagen, who was announced as
one of the unlimited takers" spoke
Interestingly and knowingly upon the
subject of LAUNDERING and the Pana-
ma Canal" Mr.. Blagen's demarks
were listened to with the closest at
tention.
"Port Of Grays Harbor"
Mr.. Frank H. Lamb spoke on "The
Port of Grays Harbor" and pointed
out the necessity for making all due
preparation for the opening of the
canal by deepening our harbor and
building docks. Like all of Mr..
Lambs speeches it was thoughtful
and we'll delivered. Incidentally he
got back at the toastmaster very
cleverely for a remark concerning
progeny.
H. w. Patton spoke to the subject
of "The Press" after which Bert
Pierson did his famous stunt as the
musical Chinaman," and convulsed
the assenblage.
"Panama Canal"
Supreme Justice George E. Morris
answered to the toast 1.-THE Panama
Canal" in a speech which was replete
with wit and humor. He painted a
word picture of Washington, so beau
tiful and glowing, that it will linger
long in the memory Of his hearers
Judge Morris is a past master in the
art Of handling the English language
and he can talk the very birds OIL
the bushes.
At this juncture the "Newsboys'
Quartet" from the Weir theatre, 20
entranced the audience that the
toastmaster had to issue Q gentle re.
minder that there were several high.
brow speakers yet to be heard.
Railroad Man Talts
4r. w. c. Albse, Superintendent Of
this division Of the Northern Pacific
railway. approved himself IN after.
dinner speaker Of the happiest order.
dor. He not only told some new fun.
ny stories but he told some solid
truths regarding the desirability Of a
better feeling and understanding be.
tween the railroads and the public.
Mr.. J."W. CLARK Of the 0rays Hsr.
Dor Post, spoke Of the-American way
OF doing things instead Of talking
f-about them, and said the canal be.
came q necessity when Dewey plant.
ed the American nag at Manila.
Mr.. w. c. Mumaw spoke Of the re-
lation OF the farmer to the canal and
gave some interesting figures AZ to
what the development and settlemen:
OF our farming lands mean to the
cities.
Speaks for Merchant Marine
Senator Poison urged the restora
tion of the American flag to the higl
seas and pointed out that under oul
present laws the feet Of freight car
riers had ben reduced to nine yes
sells which few the American nag