Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-02
MEETING OF COUNTY
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ruIRSTON COUNTY COMMERCIAL
RODY GROWING IN NUMBERS
AND INTEREST-A \ SPLENDID
MEETING HELD AT RAINIER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The second meeting of the Thurs
ton County Commercial Club was held
at Rainier last Wednesday night.
About 80 men were present, repre-
senting Olympia. Yelm and Tenino,
as we'll as those from Rainier. and
sat down to banquet prepared at
the Rainier Hotel. They talked over
in an informal way the matters which
are of interest to the different COM
munities of the county.
The road question was uppermost
in the minds of most of the men pres
ent, and consequently it had the right
OF way in the discussions. Harry l..
Parr, who is responsible more. prob
ably, than any one else in the county
for this movement among the people
in the various communities getting
together to talk over the ways and
means of getting Improvements,
opened the discussions by calling for
the election Of a chairman for Raj
nier.
Robert Petit was chosen chairman
for the evening, as we'll as permanent
chairman for Rainier. After the
chairman was chosen Mr.. Parr stated
the intent and purpose of the meet
ings, outlining briefly the one held at
Yelm some time ago. and called at
tentiOn to the results of the efforts of
the committees appointed and the
team work Of the same. in getting
road from Yelm to st. Clair, to join
with the paved road at that place.
Speeches were made by Albert
Smith and Paul Gehrke Of Rainier,
who voiced the sentiment Of the Raj
nier people by speaking for a road
from Yelm to Tenino through Raj
nier. which wants only mile or so
OF opening up and a bridge to COM
plete 1t and give them a good outlet
SO as to reach Olympia either by way
OF Yelm or by Tenino.
Mayor S. w. Fenton. S. NJ. Peter
son and l.. II. Hubbard of Tenino
made talks and they were unanimous
IN their interest in the desire to CO.
operate with all other communities
and thus get better feeling among
neighbors and at the same time en-
IN xJ, x..t,
they 60 after any needed improve
ments.
good delegation was there from
felm, and they were enthusiastic.
Speeches were made by Bige Eddy.
J. l.. Mossman, D. r. Hughes, J. p.
Martin, and r. II. Royce, and all
spoke very highly of the efficacy of
the various communities getting to-
sether and working with a common
aim. They were all boosters for
Whatever Rainier wants in the way
OF road, and will earnestly help all
they can to get 1t.
Harry l.. Parr. Otto A. Schultz, w.
1. Marcott. Misses Carlson and Frye,
Z. l.. Calhoun and the editor of the
washington Standard were present
from this city, and in addition to Mr..
Parr. Messrs. Marcott and Tadlock
We're called upon and made short
talks.
The next meeting of the county
commercial body will be Tuesday
evening. April 6. at Tenino. There
are to be 33 men from Olympia, 33
from Yelm, 33 from Rainier and in
all they expect to have at least 125
seated at the banquet table. The in
'erest is increasing all the time with
each succeeding meeting. and very
interesting and profitable session Is
expected at Tenino.
After every community in the coun-
" has been visited and a local chair
man chosen, a county meeting will
oe held at some convenient place and
omcers chosen for the county organi-
cation.