Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
DEN MEETING
DRAWS LARGE CROWD

the business which has so we'll sue
ceeded in bringing the commercial in
terests of the valley into working
harmony. Judge Colvig briefly stated
the purpose of the gathering, that the
commercial organizations OF the val
ley might get TO an understanding for
future concerted work in exploiting
the resources and industries Of the
district. He further showed that the
convention was not hampered by es-
tabllshed limits, but being merely the
outgrowth of the previous meeting In
Medford it was free to act in the mat.
ter of giving its approval of any plan.
Mayor Smith Chairman
Mayor Smith was elected chairman
of the convention and G. p. Schlosser
of Roseburg was elected secretary.
The resolutions, prepared by the conf
mittee of fifteen appointed by the
Medford meeting, to set forth the
purpose and idea of the convention,
were read and unanimously adopted.
The resolutions follow:
Resolved, That this convention ask
the commercial bodies In Douglas,
Josephine and Jackson counties to
write letters to all present members
of the Oregon legislature, and to all
of the commercial clubs of the state,
setting forth the object of this con-
vention as follows: To crystalline
sentiment in favor of a state exhibit
Of the resources of the state of Ore
gon at Ashland, with view of form
ing a concrete organization at a con-
vention composed of delegates from
all the commercial bodies of the state
to meet at some future date, and to
devise plans of advertising throughout
the eastern states with a view of in
ducng Pacific coast traffic during
1915 to buy their tickets routed with
local stopovers through the state OF
Oregon"
Smith Advises Concerted Action
Mayor Smith briefly told of the
past endeavors made by individual
localities to push their own interests
to the fore, but that II was the logical
conclusion that the localities must
first realize the greater efficacy OF
concerted action in order to expend
their energies in development to the
greatest good. This he showed to
be the purpose Of the convention, to
work in unison In advertising the dis
trict In order to induce tourists to in
vestigate the opportunities offered by
Oregon. He further showed that the
women of the country can help much
in this campaign for publicity and
extended an invitation through spe-
cial committee to the Ladies' Auxili-
aries of the valley in session here to
attend the convention.
California Club Woman Talks
Mrs S. L. Wiley, leader in the Cali.
fornia State Federation OF Women's
Clubs, who was to have addressed the
meeting OF the southern Oregon wo-
men, was asked to sneak before the
general convention, and this she aid
to the assurance OF the belief before
entertained that the women can be
a great factor in the movement plan
ned. She told OF the development
work done in the San Joaquin valley
Of California and the wonderful name
It came to have over the world, ana
expressed her earnest opinion that
we of southern Oregon have even
greater opportunities because, as she
stated, our valley Is absolutely the
most beautiful and wonderful on the
earth. The great work done by the
federation OF clubs OF California, she
said, can be duplicated here, and to
this end is aiding in the federation of
the Southern Oregon Women's Clubs.
Richardson Outlines Plan
Tom Richardson OF Portland, refer
red to as "the greatest community
builder and organizer" now definitely
set forth the line OF action It is in
tended to take up in attracting the at
tentlon of this expected tourist traffic
OF the opportunities in the state OF
Oregon. The idea Is to establish an
extensive exhibit OF Oregon products
at Ashland, as the gateway OF the
state. during the great travel over the
Pacific Highway and the Southern
Pacific railway during the Panama
Pacific exposition. II ls planned that
this exhibit shall be under the direc-
tion of the state board that has charge
OF the exhibition OF Oregon products
at the fair. and thus shall represent
the entire state by districts OF inter
est. This, Il is thought, will be OF
more benefit TO each community than