The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-23
REGULAR MEETING
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Small Many
Important Matters Dis
dussed-Advertising To
Receive Attention.

The regular meeting of the Com
mercial Club was held at the l. 0.
o. F. hall on Friday evening with the
usual slim attendance of members.
President Smead presided and after
reading of minutes by Secretary
Goulder and their approval by the
Club, some matters OF interest were
taken up and discussed. 1t was re-
ported to the Club that the deeds for
the fair grounds and recreation park
had been signed up and made a mat
ter of record. President Smead re-
ported progress also with the ar
rangements for the coming fair and
urged that this matter now receive
the undivided support of the Club
until its final consummation. In dis
cussing the proper methods of adver-
tising, Mr.. Lee, of Portland, stran-
ger in our midst and a man who has
had lot of experience in publicity
work, presented the idea In a few
we'll chosen remarks that the best
method he knew anything about was
through the medium Of the local
press, and it was urged that some
arrangements be made whereby the
local papers should be more gener-
ally circulated through the commun-
tiles of the East and Middle West
where it was desired to interest the
people in our county. Mr.. Lees re-
marks received the Endorsement Of
all present and the Club will doubt
less take some steps to see that the
local papers have this recognition.
The mail route proposition was also
touched on by Mr.. Lee who intro
duced what he considered the best
way OF getting our desires before the
postoffice authorities for proper rec
ognition. He doubted the value Of
showering the senators and congress-
men with hundreds OF letters as these
men are very busy and have many
other sections and varied interests
calling for their time and attention.
Our needs should be set out In con-
else statement covering the facts so
that what is wanted can be gone into
at once upon its merits. Letters are
too apt to be cast aside for lack of
time to give them attention. The
other method should receive the per-
sonal attention of our representa-
tives and is the direct way of getting
at the question There was dig"
at the local papers for not giving
the mail route question more atten-
tion and they were urged to tie into
this matter hammer and tongs. Rep
resentatives of both local papers
were present and they made 1t clear
that the columns of their respective
sheets were open to the public for
the free and untrammelled discussion
of all these questions of public in
terest and the public is invited to
come in and discuss them; the pa
pers stand ready to do their part as
a matter OF course but are always
glad to have such questions aired
through their columns by the people
themselves who feel interest enough
to discuss in this way all questions
that come up from time to time hav-
ing to do with the welfare and con-
venience Of the people of Heppner
and the county at large.
The action Of President Smead in
authorizing the expenditure by the
Club of $35 to have advertising book
let's inserted in the directory of Nor
row and Umatilla counties by R. L.
Polk & Co., was indorsed.
Bill Of $3.50 of Harlan Bros, for
printing petition heading on order Of
the railroad committee, was paid.
Bill Of $500, of Miss Leala Camp
bell for the printing of advertising
cards used on her trip through the
East, was allowed.