The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
RIJS[NESS MEN
OF SEATTLE .
SEE KENNEWICK
Representatives of Various Lines
of Metropolis Industries
Spend Hour Here
ARE FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
Chamber of Commerce Plans to Keep
in Closer Touch with East Side
Say the Visitors

They swarmed everywhere, up the
streets and down, into stores and out,
and off down to the grape juice plant
did those. 125 Seattle business men
who arrived here at 1920 this fore
noon. They came, they said to find
out what kind of folk we are and
what we do for living and they called
their coming the annual trade tour of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and Commercial Club. In the person
mel of the party were representatives
virtually of every branch of Seattle's
great and growing business and indus
try.
At the request of the visitors no
formal or official welcome was pre-
pared in their behalf and most of the
busines men remained in their plac-
es of business that the visitors might
have an opportunity Of sizing up the
boss and his plant as well. Without
exception the Seattle business men ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with
what they had seen in the eastern part
of the state. Everywhere their train
stopped, they declared, there were
abundant evidences of the thrift.
prosperity, progressiveness, and local
pride Of the people who make their
homes in the great agricultural dis
trict of the state.
That Seattle is prepared to take
the lead in an organized movement
for the development and promotion
of Pacific northwest products, is the
message which j. L. Mcpherson, as
sistant to the president of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce left behind
him.
Mr.. Mcpherson said this work will
be carried forward for the present
by the Pacific Northwest Products
Committee of the Seattle Chamber
This is composed of about twenty.
five leading Seattle manufacturers
and has been divided into a number
Of different groups or sub-commit,
tees each with it's chairman ane
function to perform. For example
there are subcommittee on homes
churches, schools, civic organizations
publicity, merchants and communlt!
clubs. These subcommittee viii
educate the people on the value ant
variety of Pacific Northwest pro
ducts and then promote their genera
use, in homes and their sale by busl
ness houses.
"With your help" said Mr.. Nc
Pherson, 1--WE expect to enlarge tn
scope of this movement until 1t is no
only, statewide, but exceeds tn
bounds of our commonwealth and In
cludes the entire Pacific northwest
We want to know what you are pro
ducing; we want you to know what w
are producing; we also want to prin
about a closer spirit of cooperatio
and a closer bond Of business and SOC
ial friendship and helpfulness betWee
f. the different communities and sectlon
of the state.
Seattle realizes fully how intimate
: ly related is it's prosperity to you
prosperity. That which tends to tn
development and growth of the gres
inland empire must inevitably g
dound to the benefit of Seattle and II
sister cities of Puget Sound. 1t :.
very truly said that the future growt
and prosperity of any region is q
pendent upon its agricultural develol
ment. The land susceptible OF agr
cultural development in western Wasl
.ington is limited, and as we gro
through industrial and traffic expa'
sion we must more and more look
you for the agricultural products ne
essary to the support of the great po
ulation." = .-1'
Here is what some of the visito
had to say: ....
Chester E. Roberts, of the lmperl
Candy Company-"This trip Will me
vital need in bringing about a Clio
er understanding between the buslne
men of Seattle and the cities vlsite
We in Seattle are ready to work I
all interests of the state, and by mn
ing with the men of the eastern cltl
We can convince them of our genul