The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-20
VISITING ELkS
WE'RE SATISFIED
Snlcu,itc Writes Tha, Klamath Falls
Acquitted Itself With Honor In
Handling the Details uf the Great
Convention.

If after you have worked and tug
ged aud planned and schcmcd to do
something for someone else. aud nftor
the Job is done you feel that you have
put 1t over In pretty good style,
and some fellow comes along and
slaps you on the back and says. kid,
you did Zine" doesn't II make you
feel good? Well that is the effect OF
"A letter Just received from VIII T..
Purdy OF Oregon City, who was an
attendant at the Elk's Convention.
Mr.. Purdy is II pretty goud-sikod
realty operator. hos an Elk and be-
longs to many othor fraternal organ
izations and was a candidate for gov
ernor ut the last election. His letter
shows that he is u chap who does not
forget and who Is glad To tell fel-
low when he has done n good job
something that so seldom happens
that It is really worthy of note. That
Is why his letter. which reached III
Herald today. Is published. Klamath
Falls did Il good Job in handling the
convention and is glad to know ii was
appreciated. Mr.. Purdy's letter fol
lows:
Il herewith make n report for the
columns of your paper of my obscrva-
tions while visiting your city rs n
l.. a. t,.4I
convention.
/ You might ask me IL | got tired,
Yes. | did get tired, You might ask
again IL | were disgusted. | was dis
gusted to think that in the crowd that
assembled on this occasion there
should be seven persons who would
have kick coming. You may be In
clined to doubt this. but nevertheless
I 1t is true. And, | know from the fact
that | mingled with the crowd very
thoroughly. and interviewed practi-
cally most of the people present and
I found only seven who had any fault
whatever to find.
regard to the klamath Falls country
from real mans point of view
was really surprised at seeing such a
magnificent country. The possibilities
are great and ! have no doubt that
1t can be developed fully. from the
fact that the people there are filled
with an Elkdom fraternal spirit For
instance. one business man placed n
sign in his window saying that he
wished he were an ELK" More
might be said in regard to the grow
ing spirit OF the place as referred to
by the Editor OF the Herald In FRI
days issue when he suggested that
klamath FAILS was destined TO become
a city OF 25.GOo Inhabitants on or be-
fore 1925. In that article he gave mis-
reasons for believing sucE to be, the
case. and wish 20 say that the fig
ures and facts M Piven by the Editor
were very convincing and surely viii
make at least an impression on the
outside world.
No man could make a mistake In
Investing in klamath County real es-
tate. As the price OF land there is
bound to rise as developments pro-
ceed for they surely have the climate.
the soil and the natural advantages.
We're I twenty years younger I
should Immediately cast my lot with
the people OF klamath Falls. and
am sure that no mistake would be
made In so doing.
Perhaps ] have taken too much
space in your paper In expressing my
impressions received relative to
Klamath County; the railroad pros
poets. the irrigation projects could
we'll be mentioned at this time. My
main object, however. is to thank
you and the people of Klamatt, Fails
for your courtesy shown us Elk
,rothers and trusting that shall
have the opportunity to meet you ana
the people of your city again in the
near future, am
Yours respectfully,