Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-01
COMMERCIAL CLUB
DEPARTMENTS REPORT
All Show Good Work Done
and Breathe Spirit Of
Optimism

:
mercial club report in detail the activi
ties of each of their departments. The
reports cover the months of December
January and February.
Agricultural Department.
The following is brief summary of
the work of this department for the
months Of December, January, and
February working through its commit
tees.
G) On December / to 4, inclusive,
the largest and most instructive corn
and potato show yet held in the Pacific
Northwest was held in Salem. Visitors
| here from such corn states as Kansas,
! Nebraska and Iowa maryeled at the
showing made. That corn can be raised
I in Oregon in commercial quantities and
of a quality equal to any, has been
demonstrated beyond question. Further
more, the raising of corn in the Viii
| lamette Valley is slowly but surely
sounding the death knell for summer
/ following. The success of the corn
and potato show was due primarily to
the personal efforts Of Mr.. L. J. Chaplin,
/ formerly county agriculturist. The
money for the premiums was provided
Ibv the Capital National Bank, Ladd &
Bush Bank, and DR.. +. E, Fisher. All
other incidental expenses were paid
from the funds of this department.
(2) The Annual Marion County Poul-
trv Show was held January 10th to
18th. inclusive, under the auspices of a
committee from the department of the
lelub. and financial aid to the extent OF
500 was furnished. The entries were
not so numerous as in some former
wears. but the quality of the birds was
never so good, and on the whole, the
show was pronounced very sueeesslul
one. notwithstanding the fact that the
weather was cold and the ground COW
cred with snow.
(3) The committee on market devel-
opment has held several meetings Wlth
the farmers in an effort to devise some
means of improving the local marketing
conditions for fruit and vegetables.
The last meeting was held on Saturday,
January 90. at which meeting Prof.
Bouquet spoke on Better Negeta Dies
and How to Grow Them" and Prof. Nc
Pherson spoke on "Co-operation IN
Marketing. " Both gentlemen We're from
the Oregon Agricultural college
About 100 farmers and others interest
ed were present, and both talks were
very helpful 1t is the intention Of this
committee to hold other meetings
a. This department, through its eX
ecutive committee, has been working in
connection with local Gamers and pack
ers with the United States department
of agriculture through the congression
al representatives Of this state to in
duce the department to send an expert
to this locality before fruit blooming
time and to remain all through the frui'
season to make a special study of tn,
I brown rot upon prunes and cherries
( Information came recently in lette
3 from w. A. Taylor, chief of the bureau
; of plant industry, that an expert woulC
I be furnished 1t is expected that very
/ beneficial results may be had from
these experiments.
(Sgned) w. I. STALEY,
Director Agricultural Department
Industrial Department.
I'm December some local packing in
terests solicited our aid in securing
an extension of the Salem city sewer t,
the packing house district. Promis
was made that if the city would bull,
Z the sewer, $4,000 abattoir would b.
erected. Anxious to aid local indus
try, committee from this department
Z assisted by our manager, tried to secur
4 favorable action from the city council
4 and success in cur effort was practical
4 ly assured. But the local packing in
: terests later postponed their intention
to build the abattoir Although ou
work was for naught, we wish here t
record our activity to demonstrate tha
\ the Commercial club is trying to ali
! local industries.
This department in February invest
gated the feasibility Of state printin
of elementary text books for the school
4 of Oregon. Our findings were reportc
to the club membership meeting o
"A February lG with the result that me-
tion was carried asking the manage
N to draw up a resolution favoring sue
a state publication and instructing him {
send a copy thereof to every cOmmercii
body in Oregon. This work is no.
nearly completed.
Several inquiries from manufacturer
a seeking new locations have been am
I wered; one in particular, an aluminm
; utensil manufacturer, is being follow
| ed up with vigorous correspondence.
(Signedj AUGUST HUCKESTEIN,
: Industrial Departmen
Social Department.
4 On December 3 a well attended smol
"a er and reception to the new manag,
( was held.
On February 8, IS and % we ente
tanned the Salem Chess and Check,
= club with chess and checkers contest
' We won some games.
A number Of visiting cards were !
. sued to out-oftown visitors, includir
M cards TO "a jurors Of the county cour
+, The privileges Of the club we're q
tended 10 the county assessors of Or
gon who held three-day meeting
Salem in February.
Twelve new records or q total of
= new pieces have been added to OF
\ musical collection for the Edison tai
A ing machine
\ tsigned) c. /. DICK.
Director Social Departmer
& Business Men, League Department.
The Business Mems League depar
ment begs to submit the following r
port Of it, activities during the pa
three months: