The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-19
To A COMMERCIAL club

III lGHTEEN active business men
IL and twenty-five women were
present last night when the klamath
Chamber of Commerce meeting open
ed in Houtson's opera house. There
was n considerable number OF other
men present. but eighteen was the
total number OF the active business
men OF this city.
I People of Klamath Falls. stop and
think! What does 1t mean?
| II means that there Is letharEy
/ here that must be shaken on. A
p, lethargy that is deep. A lethargy
+ that is dangerous. and threatens the
high throne of our very common
wealth
We must awaken, The time is
ripe for action and this abominable
lethargy which is sapping our very
life blood will starve this city of every
yestige OF the human milk of life, of
love. of property: of that civic pride
and happiness that comes only TO
people when once they have awak
ened TO the conditions about them
have awakened to the bare. bald facts
which are staring them in the face,
that must be confronted. surmounted
and wrestled with until they are con-
quered and put behind honorable
backs of disdain-put on the shelf.
where they will forever remain.
The size of the body of people
which was present last night was an
insult to the officers of our Chamber
of Commerce. 1t was an insult to the
representatives of the United States
federal court who had been prevailed
upon by the worthy president Of the
Chamber of Commerce. DR. Johnson.
to remain here an extra day to speak
to the people. An insult to the pio-
neers of Oregon so ably represented
by the Honorable Judge Webster. a
pioneer of Oregon, and one of the
ablest speakers within its confines
He. also. had been prevailed upon to
remain here an extra day to meet and
speak with the people of Klamath
Falls. The people who were present
showed deep running interest and
patriotism, for there is patriotism in
municipal affairs as well as in ma
tiOnal. II We are TO have national
patriotism We must first have patriot (
ism in our homes. our cities. our /
our business and our civic
What is patriotism? It is that
feeling Of love, fidelity, pride and
in our fellow man, and
second our country. To have It in .
our nation We must first practice 1t at ,
home. where every movement which
ever does anything for the good of
our state or for the good of our ma
tion must originate.
Chagrin could be seen upon the !
face of every speaker of this city as |
he spoke last night at the fact that
so many OF the good. loyal. faithful
and wh0le-hearted people of this city
had overlooked the situation last
night. Each one of the speakers
from other communities compliment
ed the people of this city on the ex-
ceptional treatment which they have
received while here. but not one of
them failed to realize. and could not
help but mention II, Intentionally or
otherwise. the poor public spirit ex-
hibited.
Nevertheless, the body OF people
that were present ought to realize the
situation in this city. Each person
could not help but see clearly the
duty that lies before this city, as it's
problems, its past. and its future
were all brought out SO plainly and
whoIe-heartedly - stated In plain
facts. There was large enough
present to form a nucleus
about which, working as they are In
their various organizations. to bring
about the desired results. which will
oniy be obtained by cooperation be-
tween every individual organization
In the city that has as its underlying
principle the welfare of the home. the
business and the city.
The Chamber of Commerce is not
abashed nor disheartened. A spirit
,f hght for the common good IL cours-