The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29
CLUB OFFICIALS -.~...-..
MEET IN YAKIMA
Proposed Legislation and Other
Questions are Discussed by
Commercial Club Men

Suggested legislation and other
questions of common interest to the
towns of the Yakima Valley were dis
cussed' by officials of commercial bod
les at meeting in North Yakima
last Thursday.
The first matter discussed was the
matter of the State Fair and other
fairs presented by Frank Meredith,
secretary of the state fair. Mr.. Mere
dith gave a detailed statement of the
policies and premium list of the state
fair for the coming year, and asked
the cooperation of the clubs in the
Valley in boosting the state fair. Mr..
Meredith also suggested that the clubs
of the Valley work for the passage of
a bill which would provide for part
of mill levy for each county for the
support of county fair, and if no
county fair is had to be used for col
lecting and transporting exhibits to
the state fair, the law based on the
Oregon law which has proved very
successful. It was the sentiment of
the meeting that this should be sup
Ported.
The legislation committee of the
Yakima Commercial club agreed to
draft such bill and present copies
Of Tie same to each club in the VAL
ley for approval. Other members pres.
ent spoke for their community fairs,
such as the Mabton Hay Palace, Top
penish Roundup and others.
The matter of a uniform system of
roads for the Yakima Valley was dis
cussed, and it was the sentiment OF
the meeting that the commercial o.
CARNATIONS should work for uniform
system of roads under the direction of
the county engineers of the three
counties.
The matter of the sugar beet indus
try was the next subject discussed.
The sugar beet bulletin No. 1 of the
Yakima Commercial club was dis
tributed, and general discussion was
had on the value of the industry. The
various commercial clubs agreed to
assist in the experiment this summer
in the matter Of growing beets in their
communities, and the general senti-
ment being that the industry would
be a very profitable one fors the Val
ley.
The session adjourned at 6 o'clock.
The members repaired to the Com
mercial Hotel as the guests of the
Yakima Commercial club at dinner.
A number of the board of trustees of
the Yakima club were present at the
dinner.
After dinner the session was called
to order at 1880. the first matter pre-
scented being the water code by r. B.
Williamson. Mr.. Williamson gave a
very clear and concise statement of
what constituted water code and the
needs for the same. At the request
of the various clubs, Mr.. Williamson
agreed to make brief statement COW
ering the water code situation, which
was to be duplicated and mailed to
each club by the Yakima club.
Mr.. Tiffany spoke for a few min
utes on the Importance of the future
irrigation development of the Valley
and the important part that water
code would play in the development
along these lines.
The matter of the meeting at Ia
coma on July IL and IL for the pur-
pose of considering code was dis
cussed and it was agreed that the
delegates going thereto should repre-
sent the entire Valley.
A. B. Fosseen presented the mat
ter of the railway connection between
North Yakima and Portland, going
briefly into the history of this move
ment and telling of the possibilities in
the future.
r. D. Rovig welcomed the clubs in
the Valley and spoke of closer bust
ness and friendly relations between
all the towns in the Valley.
j. A. Harader spoke in behalf of
the State Federation of Clubs, ap-
pealing to all clubs in the Valley to
become members. Mr.. Harader stated
that this meeting had been called in
accordance with an agreement he had
made with the officers of the Fedora
ton to have meeting of the Yakima
section of the Federation, and further
stated that the proceedings of this
meeting would be considered at the
regular meeting of the Federation
in September. A number of repre-
sentatives present expressed their de-
sire to become members of the state
federation.