The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
70 CONFER WITH
HEAD OF O-W.
s,nm;ttee from Business Men S
Association to Boost Kenne-
wick as Junction Point

o,vennewick was formally launched
.s an organization for the better
mept Of business conditions in and
.round Kennewick, at the second
meeting of the organizers at the city
hall Monday night.
Officers were elected for the COM
ing year, and constitution and by
laws we're adopted as submitted by
the committee appointed the week
before. H. E. Huntington was
chosen president; c. E. King, vice
nresident; l. L. Fisher, secretary
and S. D. Lynch, treasurer. A
Anmmittee of five was elected by
vote Of the members as a ways and
means committee and consisted of
A. Hamilton, M. w. MattechecK,
J. Sercombe, J. M. Hawkins and
Edw. Sheppard.
True to their purpose in keeping
the membership fees to the lowest
notch, the members have placed the
initiation fee at 81 and the dues at
% cents a month. This plan will
keep no one from becoming a mem
Der on account of the high dues nor
will it be hardship on anyone after
becoming a member. To keep the
running expenses down Mr.. Shep-
pard made a motion that the new
organization petition the mayor and
the city council for the privilege of
meeting in the city hall.
Membership will be given to any
one of good business standing in
Benton county, whose name is pro-
posed by the membership committee
or who may be admitted by two
thirds vote of the members.
Right on the heels of the compile
ton Of the organization came a sug-
gestion for the business betterment
Of the city of Kennewick. In a
conference with Mr.. Olmstead, pres
ident of our bank" said Mr.. Matte
check, cashier of the Bank of Ken
newick, the matter of the O-W.
branch up the river to Hanford and
White Bluffs came up. Mr.. Ohm
stead stated that J. D. Farrell, presi-
dent OF the road, was director in
several Of the concerns in Portland
that he served on, and that through
this business relation he could Sc
cure an audience with him and a
consideration that might prove of
value to Kennewick's interests. |
would suggest that this organization
appoint a committee to interview
Mr.. Farrell, with Mr.. Olmstead
as member. AS you know, there
ssome doubt as to whether the O-W.
Will select Kennewick or Benton City
as their junction point and | think
It's to the best interests of this COM
munlty that we make this effort to
ecure for our city the advantages
'nal will accrue, should the exten-
SION be built from this point"
In the talk that followed it de-
'eioped that Mr.. Huntington was
an old schoolmate and personal
'flehd of Mr.. Farrel's and he was
maoe chairman of the committee
'aa' will go to Portland and inter-
view the railroads head.
MT sercombe, as a member of
'ne ways and means committee was
.slied "1 upon, and in part, he said,
oe'leve that this association will
WORK for good in this community.
nave always believed that some
such organization should be at work
Ia the betterment of the town.
"a 0scs il in the early days few of us,
3D. Sheppard and Frank Emigh,
VINO are here, will bear me out.
r.', Vluso the Kennewick Commercial
OiaO' We started out on much the
a.: s lines that are laid down for
S organization, and while it was
tI: tIu | believe that we ACCOMPLISHED
lo s. But after awhile some fel-
~SWS Who haI