Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-03-27
co,rNTY COMMERCIAL CLUBS
AVN FARMERS UNIONS MEET
IN JOINT SESSION

The Joint session of the Farmers
rrnion and the Federated CONNER
\ ool Clubs of Whitman county last
queAlay was attended by about 100
Y delegates and visitors. After partak-
inc of an excellent chicken dinner
served by the ladies of the Christian
osurch the session was called to
order by A. F. Brownell, president
4 If the Pullman Chamber of Com
nerce. who delivered short ad
dress of welcome. In the absence of
r. E. Flood, j. p. Duke of Palouse,
first vice president of the Federated
Commercial clubs, presided and Fred
! Whetsel of Rosalia acted as secre-
tary. The Uniontown Commercial
Club was admitted to membership,
and then the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, A. F. Brownell of Pull
man. first vice president, A. R. Nc
Claskey of Albion; second vice presi-
dent, R. C. Wilson of Garfield; third
vice president, Fred Sutherland Of
Cofax; secretary, F. o. Brownson Of
Pullman; treasurer, Chas. l.. Mac
Kenze of ColfaX; board of directors:
/ J. L. Neil of Colfax F. NJ. Slagle Of
Pullman H. A. Leusing OF Palouse,
c. H. Bentley OF Garfield, Peter
Triesch of Uniontown, and e. p.
Deering of Albion. The Rosalia
member will be named by the Rosalia
club.
/ A proposition to raise the mem
bership dues in the Federated
clubs from 0 to 20 cents per annum
was continued to the next meeting.
I Gordon G. Corbaley, secretary of
the Spokane Chamber Of Commerce,
was called upon to discuss the i'm
migration question. He took the
position that the opening of the
Panama canal is bound to bring
large influx of immigrants to the
Pacific Northwest. Many of them
VIII be undesirable, many of them
VIII be without money, looking for
work, but some of them will have
enough means to engage in intensive
farming, provided they can secure
small tracts of land on easy terms.
he argued that the development If
'ne country will be fostered by the
cutting up of the big farms and the
production of more live stock and
uairy products in place of wheat. He
suggested that if every commercial
eiub IN Whitman county could in
uuce the big land holders around
0ach town to agree to sell two or
'hree 40 or 80 acre tracts at a stipu-
iated price, and on easy terms, many
VI these desirable immigrants could
Oe provided for and that they would
give to each community practical
demonstration of the benefits of in
.ensiVe farming. The Spokane
Onamber of Commerce would adver-
NSe all tracts so listed in their lit
'rature, free of charge.
after q lively discussion in which
Aany OF the delegates participated. a
|O'ion made by George N. Lam
pHere ST, of Palouse was adopted. 1t
provided that the secretary of each
commercial organization in the
unity De requested to find out how
"ny small tracts of land around
'a'h town can be listed for sale at a
"puia'ed price, and to report same
clubs. 0Ao' q 'eN
on motion of Oliver Hall the presi-
0H' and board of directors were au-
1oii@ed to select one or more dele
s@'eS TO the state immigration meet
At olympia this week. Rev. C. H.
~ 'isoh OF this city was chosen as
the delegate.
MI Brown, representing the
.ta4 which is in charge of the
exhibit at the Panama-Paciflc
pOsi'ion, made a brief address,
Nnss the collection of exhibits from
this county. ~
H. h' Wenham urged the circula-
~, Vi some small piece of adver-
literature calling attention To
w. resources and advantages of
HetaN county. The matter was
10 the board of directors, as
also the selection of a place for
Isea., next meeting, and the afternoon
'' o adjourned.
ress handful of the delegates
Nv Tor the open session of
htenas evening, but those who lis
10 the remarks of President E.
II an' and c. B. Kegley, master