The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-02-20
CHAMBER COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE


of Portland, state Chairman OF the
Membership Committee.
During the past month an office
force, working overtime, has been
perfecting the Committees Organize
tlon for securing members for the
new Chamber. A large room has
been set aside specially for this pur-
pose by Mr.. Etheridge, Manager and
Vice-president, Morris Bros, Inc
Bond House, In the Morris Building,
s0s Stark Street, Portland.
The aim ia TO secure individual
Memberships from the representative
citizens Of every town, community
and rural district OF oregon, and Or
ganization Memberships from every
local. commercial development body
Mr.. Geo. w. Hayes, Of Vale has
been appointed Chairman Member
ship Committee for Malheur County
Also the following OF Malheur coun-
ty have been appointed Chalrmen of
the Membership Committee for their
respective cities:
], A. Kennedy, Brogan, NJ. ID. Kel-
Icy, Jameson; Chas. l.. Cook, Crow
ley; T. Turnbull, Mooreville; Sam
Corliss, Fangollano; Ernest Locey,
Ironside; Dadid Graham, Juntura;
Frank d. Hall. Nyssa; Frank Il. Rad
or, Ontario; II. Hatch, Adrian; Dun
can McRae. Riverside: Geo. Fenton,
Croston; Lee STROBE, Rickville. q. +
wildhaber, Vale; Jack Fairman West
fall; Carl Fegtly, Watson.
Every citizen who has anything ut
stake In the State OF Oregon. or who
has interest In the progress and de-
velopment OF his own section. or OF
the state as whole, will be interest.
cd in the State Chamber OF Com
merce." said Chairman Etheridge.
Every organization whose purpose II
IL to advance the development Of lts
local community or OF the entire
state should bo affiliated.
Tho State Chamber OF Commerce
ia laid out on tho broadcast lines. Its
organization plan ~ 30 safeguarded
that no one section OF oregon. not ev.
on the metropolis, can control n.
Portland has a representation OF on
ly two members on tho board OF tif.
teen directors, the other thirteen
members OF tho board residing out In
the state.
Eastern oregon Is represented by
six directors. residing IN different
sections OF that great region, tho de-
velopment and commercial prosperity
parts OF Western oregon. including
representation from the Rogue Riyor
Valley. the Coos Bay country. the
port region at the mouth OF the Col
umbia River and the East and West
sides. AS well AZ the Northern and
ends OF the willamette Val !
10y.
"Such a representation precludes
the possibility OF the state organiza-
tion being used selflshly TO promote
the interests OF the metropolis or of
nny other one section as against the In
terests OF any other section or OF the
state as a whole.
"Industrially. the dlyisined in
terests OF the state are auso represent
cd, Livestock. agriculture, fruit.
timber. manufacturing, merchandls-
Ing and foreign commerce are all re-
presented on the board.
Such an organization can be made
A gigantic power for the material pro-
gress OF Oregon Its work is need
ed. The success OF It's mission de-
pends primarily upon the character
number and geographical distribr-
lion OF its numbers.
There are three classes OF Mem
berships: First. Commercial" com.
prising local Chambers OF Commerce
and Commercial Clubs; second, As
being associations organi-
,ed for promoting any industrial.
Agricultural or other industries and
lot organized for private purposes;
and finally. the individual" non
goting Memberships The annual
lee for the Commercial Member
zip is 5000 for each one hundred
and $1,000 additional for
zach additional major fraction there
II. The fee for Association" Mem
Derships is $1,000 per year. An an
lual minimum fee OF $500 is 10 be
paid by the "Individual". non-voting
members
1T Is difficult 10 sec how indiyi-
iuals, statewide organizations or com
nereial bodies having any public
'Dirit or any interest In local or state
development can remain outside of
he State Chamber once they know
he kind and character OF organiza-
ion they have been given the OPP
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