The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-01-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO
Be ON NEW FOOTING
Interesting Meeting Ad-
dressed By Tom Rich
ardsOn, of Portland.


Tuesday evening at the |. O. O.
F. Hall in the interests of the
reorganization of the Heppnel
Commercial Club was not as
largely attended as it shoulC
have been. Especially is this
true of our business men, who
are expected at all times to have
the larger interest in all matters
pertaing to the development OF
our section. However, there was
a good attendance of represen-
tative citizens which includes a
large number of the ladies.
The meeting was addressed by
Tom Richardson, promotion and
community organizer of the Port
land Commercial Club, who de-
livered an interesting talk along
the lines of his work and streng-
thened the cause greatly at this
place.
Mr.. Richardson has been en-
gagged in this work for the past
35 years; he was the original
community booster, and his good
work in Oregon under the dir
ection of the Portland CONNER
cial Club cannot be estimated.
He has put many a sleepy old
town in this state on the map.
We do not like to have the out
side think Heppner belongs to
the class of the sleepy ones, yet
we have been in drowsy state
for some time, and Mr.. Richard
son has convinced us that the
time to awake has come; it is
right here and we must act.
His line of argument was based
largely upon the great opportu-
nifty that is Just now opening
before the state of Oregon.
The Panama canal is completed.
The greatest exposition in the his
tory of the world is to be held in 1915
at our door. The city of San Fran
cisco and State OF California are
spending more than $50,O0O,0O0 to
bring about this event. 1t means
the attracting OF millions of people
to the Pacific Coast and these must
be routed through our state. and
while on their way many of them
must be induced to make stops at
the various towns in the rural com |
en- route. This can only he
done by the local communities tax
inc hold of the matter themselves. |
and Mr.. Richardson fully explained |
how this can be done.
His talk covered other points as
well and it should have been heard
Dy every citizen OF the county.
After all, this promotion work is
IN individual matter and the indi-
'idual has to take care of it. The
speaker took rap at those who will
make their home in the local com
nunity and live off Of it for years
md yet never have good word for
own and community in which they
i've and prosper. Such as these he
tingly brands as traitors.
The many examples of how old
oky communities of the state have
ONE to the front by community pro-
notion since the work was taken up
ere under the direction of Mr.. Rich
rdson proves conclusively what our
can do under proper or
The completion ofthe organization
the Heppner Commercial Club will
Q made in short order. A commit
'e appointed on Tuesday evening is
oking after the financial end OF the
ub work just now and when this is
,mpleted and a sufficient sum is
edged monthly to carry on it's
ork for a period OF "a months, the =
iicers will be chosen, committees
'pointed and the Club put on a per-
anent working basis.
1t is a treat to hear Tom Richard
II and should he visit ourcity again
any time we express the sincere
'pe that it will be under such con
tions that he will have hearing
ch as the Importance of his work
serves and that he will be greeted 1
the representative citizenship of :
e entire county. His work is not
a selfish nature and it is based up
the doctrine that what helps the
al community in the county helps r
e entire county and the entire \
lte.
Before the close of the meeting a
egram was read from Secretary c.
instructing Mr.. Richard
u tQ he sllrn to tLu1,l. M;na. H..