The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24

thu 0u buV"ss"uu Ss"sU,
ii-io~ the Herald today IL printing
Ia iuii the annual fsport of Secretary
rrrd fleet ot klamath Commercial
Ciub, Tho Herald II giving space TO
tho report. despite It's icnsih. because
II believes the people should have
knowledge of just what their organ.
iss,lon did In isis.. The report fol.
lows;
The ciosc of q snomcnius year In
the history of klamath raiis and
Klamath County has arrived. The
klamath Commercial club. ~hoec
oficials viii turn over their respor.
sibiii,ies to a frcah relay of public
workers at this time viii attempt TO
cnumsrai1 and describe some Of the
projects upon which tho Club has
expended It's efforts. that those who
follow may take up and forward 60
better advantage. tho movements nov
under way
Tho pas, swel~ve months have In.
decd been busy onca aud tho numbcr
Of activities undertaken by tho Club
was limited only by It's time schedule
and tho bounds OF tts financial 70.
sources IN many ways tho past year
nigh, bs termed = follow up year.
that Ia the completion or continuation
Of movements ihsukcra,rd by the
same oileiais the previous term.
N~w Naitrrsd Ss~ur~si.
The supreme Interest of the club
hs creates, energy. money aad ,inr
has been c.n,ef"d On , proIce, which
II assume et"dl, for Initiating twenty
mon'hs asu. a project whose fsr
reaching r-ruiIs In the Development
of an empire rau hardly BE- calculated.
the proposed s'rahorn railroad, To
discunE the merits of this project
would be- entirely unnecessary aa i,s
recent wonderful enforcement at the
polls shows 10 what extent IL has
been appreciated u can be- pointed
out however that thR movement,
which after strenuous cffeort wns
started with the footing of horns nnd
bnnqncts In 1915 was continued BY
lcss spectacular but s'csdv progress
Aiv~ detail work dnrin. 1915 And
through tho perHistani work of our
leaders. Mr. Strahorn was persuaded,
at last 10 abandon his original plan
of starting construction ~ bend and
begin At klamath Falls. which puts
tho district about two years ahead IN
tho development schedule, Dctai's
Of the Clubs activities IN thia matter
would bc tiresomc. sufIicc 10 say that
the entire program for this end of the
llnc up until u short time before the
bond eection. November 18th. wan
handled by Club Representatives on
trcly. Al the time mentioned. a
substantial groupe Of Citisona not
Identified with tho Club. roalisins
the necessity Of carrying tho election,
HwunK In behind tho movement and
have continued active since. The
Clubs last move OF importance In
tho Strahorn matter is tho furnishing
OF number OF large panorama
views OF tho country tributary 10 the
railroad In klamath County for Mr.
Strahorn's use In enlisting eastern
capital. The cost OF this work 10 the
organization " something over one
hundred dollars.
Attsmpt 10 Open Reservations.
Another matter taken up by the
Club and pushed sealousiy during the
past year has been the opening n
settlement Of the klamath Indian Re.
servation. This vast territory nc
eupying eighteen hundred square
milss In the central part Of the
county with its sparco Indian habita'
ton. Zone for about every two square
milss) 10 for q number OF reasons
barrier to the development of thc
county. lts great area In which the
county must maintaiu roads and
bridges. pays no taxes into its trea'
Sary. making . heavy burden on tho
c't'sens of the County. lts great
wealth Of timber. which under ordi'