The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-02
BRIDGE DRIVE
GOING ALONG
WITH A BANG
Campaign is Gaining Momentum
at Every Jump Declares
Chairman Trenbath
TO FINISH JOB NEXT WEEK
Big Street Sign Board will Keep Pub
lie Informed as to Progress of
/r@'" Drive for Funds

"The Columbia River bridge pro-
ject is gaining momentum with every
jump and the farther we 90 the bet
ter it looks" said E. w. Trenbath,
state executive )of the Yellowstone
Trail association, who is directing
the bridge campaign. Mr.. Trenbath
returned late last night from Top
penish, took enough time off to die
tate a few letters in his office this
morning and at noon left for Yak.
ina where big bridge rally will be
held tonight.
The final rally of the campaign will
be held in Ellensburg, Friday even
ing when Mr.. Trenbath's place will
be taken by A. R. Gardner, of this
city, it being necessary for Mr.. Tren-
bath to spend a day in his office be-
fore leaving Saturday for Minneapo-
lis to attend the annual meeting of
the executive committee of the Yel-
lowstone Trail association. From
Ellensburg M. ]. Carrigan will re-
turn to his home in Seattle and at
once start campaign to sell 100000
worth of bridge stock.
While Mr.. Trenbath and Mr.. Car
rigan have been arousing the up
valley towns to the necessity for
quick and decisive action on the new
bridge question the local committee
has been letting no mildew accumulate
on their tires. Since the big rally
Saturday evening things have been
moving fast toward the final heat of
the campaign next week when a corps
of solicitors will take the field in an
effort to put Kennewick over her
quota.
At meeting of the general COM
mittee Tuesday noon called by Chair
man F. M. Crosby, it was decided to
finish the job next week. That Sat-
urday nights enthusiasm might not
be allowed to cool off committee
composed of B. F. Neal, Sam Coull
and w. E. Koontz, was instructed to
keep the bridge proposition contin-
uousIy and forcibly before the public.
No sooner was the committee ap-
pointed than it began to function. A
big banner calling upon the people
to get behind the bridge project was
flung across Second street and at
Second and Yakima, in mid-street, a
large sign board has. been erected.
On this board will be recorded the
results of the campaign as it progress
es day by day. A big Thermometer
will show the rise of the fund as it
nears the $4,000 mark and along
side will be printed the names OF
each subscriber.
The task of getting subscriptions
has been delegated to sub-commit-
tee composed of II. w. Desgranges,
II. r. Vibber and B. E. Reser. This
committee has chosen to conduct the
community canvass by voting pre-
cincts and have named the following
committees: First Ward, Guy Hay
don, A. j. Copeland, C. Tillery, r.
]. Murphy and w. H. Mather; Second
Ward, A. F. Brown, II. H. Davis, l.
N. Mueller, L. F. Semon and George
D. Peters; Third Ward, R. L. Banta,
F. A. Dunlap, Gus Neuman, c. +.
Winkenwerder and Geo. Hartje; Ken
newick Gardens, d. j.. Reinhart, In
gwall Smith, D. j. Cranmer, I. w.
Payne, and Jay Perry; Kennewlck
Valley, H. N. Anderson, Emil al
brecht, w. H. Witt, r. A. Oliver and
Ed Montgomery; South Kennewlck,
R. @. Macmahon, G. A. Humphries,
j. B. Yost, j. T. F. Gladding and DR..
c. C. Haworth; Highlands, E. o.
Keene, A. Lehnhard, H. j. Leibel, w.
F. Sonderman and C. A. Mitchell;
Horse Heaven, Carl Williams; Fin
ley, E. M. Angel, Carl Meyers, Geo.
Finley, John Tyacke, and C. G. Hitch
cock; Hover. E. 7. Cushman, II. S'
Hughes and John Mills. ~.
The plan of the campaign and full
particulars of the bridge project will
be given these several committees at
meeting in the city hall at 1880 Sat
urday evening. The call for this
meeting mailed to each committeeman
is as follows: :...s5.
"Fcr years we have been looking