Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-04-25
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
At Open MEETING
Pullman People Show Deep Interest
in Plans for Improving and
Beautifying the City

In point of attendance and en-
thusiasm, the open meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday
evening was a big success. Over 100
partook of the splendid supper which
was provided by the Women's Guild
OF the Episcopal church, and nearly
everyone complimented the excell-
ence of the meal and the promptness
with which it was served.
Harry Wilson's orchestra furnish
ed first class music during and after
the supper, which added much to
the pleasure of the evening.
AS soon as the dishes had been
cleared away the meeting was called
to order and Miss Melcina LaFollette
gave a humorous recitation which
made such hit that she was enthus-
iastically encored. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
then Prof. SINNERS gave report
on the plans of the public play
ground committee. in which he stat
ed that they had decided that the
best place for play ground would
be in a corner of the city park, where
the committee proposes to place a
number of swings, teeter boards,
slides, cts, provided sufficient funds
can be raised
Prof. Waller reported for the COM
mittee on a union depot that a good
location could be secured between
the two railroads just east of the
bridge near the present N. p depot.
He advocated the bringing of press
ure upon the railroad officials to
build a well equipped brick or stone
building.
City Superintendent of Schools
Ellis reported on the garden contest.
He said that the contest conducted
in Pullman last year had been taken
as the model for contests to be
held all over the state under the
supervision of the department of pub
lie instruction. The scope of the
contest has been broadened so as to
include manual training, cooking,
serving, etc Whitman county has
been divided into a number of dis
tricts, of one of which Pullman Is
the center. An exhibit will be held
here in October and next Saturday
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Guided in this district will meet
to talk over and make arrangements
for the contest.
President Hanson took up the
question of cleaning up the city and
after complimenting the present city
administration for its progressive
policy called upon DR.. Shaw who re-
viewed the improvements inaugural
ed since he became mayor and out
lined the plans of the council for
future work. He explained the new
lighting system, which will soon be
installed, the plans for street i'm
pToyement and the purpose of clean
up day and suggested that after gath
ering up all the rubbish on his prem
Uses and putting it In sacks and boxes,
each citizen phone to the Chamber
of Commerce building and give no.
tice where the rubbish has been plac-
ed so that the city can send team
to haul it away.
B. f. Campbell made a very in
teresting address In which he review
ed the work which has been done
by the city council, and which ought
to be done in the future, and called
attention to the fact that the carry
ing on this work costs money and
that next year 1t will probably be
necessary to increase the city tax
levy for current expenses 20 10
mills.
Lieutenant Bennett called atten-
tion to the fact that the encampment
of the college cadets will this year
be held on the farm of NJ. W. Whit
low near Pullman and urged the citi-
zens to show their interest by v''iting
the encampment where each evening
a special program will be arranged.
The program was concluded with
several selections by the Pullman
band which aroused much applause
and elected many compliments. J re-
marks.