Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-27
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS,
GOOD ROADS, MEMBERS
THEMES OF ADDRESSES At THE,
MONSTER BOOSTER BANQUET
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THURSDAY NIGHT


Quet of the Olympia Chamber of
Commerce. which met at Central Hall
last Thursday night, was a decided
success. With a larger attendance
than the year before, and with an en-
thusiasm born of things achieved in
the last IL months, the members and
those of their friends present who
are not yet members, entered into
the spirit of greater Olympia, and
visioned the city going forward at
the stride that becomes a young and
awakening giant. While in no way
approaching the commercial and in
dustrial supremacy of cities like Ia
coma, Seattle and Portland. Olympia
mas very large place in the economic
nd industrial development of this i'm.
mediate section of the state, a place
or no. mean Importance among the
cities of the commonwealth.
The crowd of citizens there gath
cred were representative of all lines
of the city's business life. In OPEN
ing the program, POSTMASTER Troy
In few brief but eloquent words set
forth the reasons for the meeting and
the purposes of the Chambers work.
He emphasized the new industries
which are being established by re-
questing all who had established a
new business or factoy in the city
since the last annual meeting to
stand. and the applause which greet
ed the surprisingly large number
who stood, showed the keen interest
taken in this part Of the Chambers
work.
Herbert Cuthbert, secretary of the
Pacific Northwest Tourist Associa-
ton. was then introduced as the first
speaker of the evening. Mr. Cuthbert
talked very entertainingly of his IA
vorite theme-tourists, and he i'm
parted a lot of very valuable infor-
nation, which the people of Wash
ington but very dimly realize. and
that relates to the vast sums of
money we are missing by not adver-
: Using and making the most of our
wonderful scenery. So often we've
been told how wonderful The Noun
tain is. yet he made his audience see
It anew in q more wonderful light
Good roads, he said, are the key to
tourist travel. and with good roads
and the proper publicity. the North
west ought to have far more visitors
than even California. where they
make business Of selling winter cli-
mate.
c. j. Lord. president of the Cap
ital National Bank whose topic Last
Year and Next" was most ably han
died, was the next speaker. Mr..
Lord briefly sketched the achieve
ments of last year, naming over
many OF the larger financial indus
tries that had been located here. or
enlarged In their capacity. list,
hearing enumerated, no one could
doubt the spirit of progress is here.
He reminded the audience of the &C.
complishments Of our people during
the war, raising more than four mill
ions in war securities, to say nothing
of outright gifts to Red Cross, Y. M.
G. A., Salvation Army an other war
agencies.
And yet the great war was
scarcely over when this same people
dug up something like 100000 for
the hotel. and about 100000 more
for the Elks' building, and that the
industrial and commercial expansion
had come on top of all this expendi-
ture OF money was. to him. an earn
est of what our people can do. and
IA promise of future development
greater than anything we have yet
seen. He touched upon the good
roads question, and emphasized the
necessity of carrying the Carlyon
highway law which will be voted
upon this fall. He urges everybody
to work for this measure which
means SO much to the people of
Washington.
The POSTMASTER then introduced
DR.. Carlyon, who briefly explained
the road proposition and forecast the
opposition which will develop against
the measure.
Scott 2 Henderson, of Tacoma, one
of the jealous workers of the Taco
mo Chamber of Commerce, was next
introduced and spoke very entertain
ingly, as we'll as Interestingly Of the
workings of well-regulated com.
mercial body. His remarks were en-
ivened with stories and illumined
with illustration. He made it plain
why city should have commercial
organization and why every business
man should belong to it.
Vice-President F. r. Klumb Of the
Chamber was the last speaker. He
spoke of "New Members" urging
every man who makes his living in
Olympia to become member He
recited some very pertinent reasons