The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24
Fleet Tells Of Activities
Of Club During Past Year

nafy conditions would be sold and
i,s manufacture be ono of the large
factors Of the couhty'I industry. N
,eih for use of the remnants Of an
Indian tribe whose constant activity
nnuid not Use ohc.ihird Of what grows
annually
oh" result VI the Reservation open.
'ns agitation was decidedly bcnrncisi.
~ II brought . vinit of inspection
from Cato Sells. chief Of tho indian
Department. who reorcned tho VII
,iamsen and Spfaknc rivers to iokxin:
operations, A large tract OF timber
has already been sold and il be,as
manufactured owing 10 this opening.
Rhippinxton isnsd ravesi.
The oh- great municipal Improve.
m~ai Of 1915 at klamath Fails was
tho Shippineioh highway. n Two milo
| oil maradam road connecting tho
bustnes district OF the city with the
mills ana factories on Upper klamath
lake aud providing u means for tho
WACO sArncrs there 10 reside IN town
ana 10 get 10 and from their work IN
all seasons, The construction OF thia
road was nearly finished las, season
and viii bc completed as soon as
weather conditions permit In tho
srfins. Activity on tho ahippinE,on
highway movement was initiated by
'hc Civic department Of the CONNER.
eta, Club and tho campaign for It's
construction by tho city was furthcrcd
many ways BY tho organization.
T'~ civic department also coopcraird
actively with the city ofiicials In tho
cioaing Of the Ankcny canal. which
sas rnaiiy accomplished last season.
t1ty 1l~auttful Conts~s.
Relieving. tha, systematic effort
on the part OF tho Club To bcsutify
tho city. would brink good results. u
/ CITY Beautiful Contest was arrange 4
I last spring. This move WAS started
/ by the club aud carried out In co.
operation with the womrn's Library
Club and the Youn. Peoples FEEDER
alton. No charge MAS made for
entries ani prizes were offered for ibc
rrerG"s, Enforcement made durinE
the summer on the homes OF the city.
b iT'r rrfrriru' proved more success.
ful than was expected the hrst 500
aoup Fify-four families entered the
contest ard the character ana amount
of improvement wrought Was worth
many times III" trouble occasioned
those behind the enterprise. Al the
close OF the season an entertainment
was arranged and slidcs Of homes oi
N. winnin. contestants before nnd
after entering tho contest. werc
/ thrown upon the screen. The gener-
ous action Of the klamath Falls Dusi.
mesa Mems Association In donating
the greater part OF the prize money
for this contcs, was greatly apprc.
cintcd.
Camping Ground SlainlsiHc<i.
The Commercial Club assumed a
very active part In cooperation with
Mayor G. u. Crisler tho past summer
In providing and maintaining a FREQ
city camp ground for auto tourists
A favorable site was secured on tho
ahore Of Lake Ewauna at the rear Of
tho old Lakeside Inn. Tho place wna
cleaned out. tables and benches built.
cook stovc and fuoi. city water aud
plumbing inst ,lcd and every courtesy
possible extended tho visitors. Tho
fact that tho ground was filled by
from seven To ten cars Of tourists
every night during tho summer and
early fall. gives evidence Of IT. apprr
clation by the outside public.
Maid oS Honor Elected.
Tho directors OF tho Portland Rose
Festival last spring offered the seiec-
tion OF the Rose Festival Queen and
ok maids Of honor from the state at
large. Upon solicitation. tho klamath
Commercial Club placed candidate
In the field In competition with a
substantial Groupe OF Oregon cities
and with tho assistance Of interested
friends sold suisicient votes to win a
position OF maid OF honor by a COM
Portable margin. thus gaining no
emaM amount Of valuable publicity
for klamath Falls and klamath
County.
COn,memo,ytes F,rmont's vistt.
During the past spring occurred the
10th anniversary Of the discovery of
this district hy John c, Fremont on
his espeditlon with XII carson. His
experiences at what IL now klamath
Falls and along the shore OF Upper
Klamath lake are 90 wildly described
In the memoirs Of his life that Com
mercial Club members who wished