The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-12-27

December Is. 1922, sent delegates
to meeting held at Pasco with rep
resentatives of Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington rail
roads in connection with their North
west Publicity Campaign.
Entertained ct luncheon, members
of American Light Opera Company
and postponed regular meeting of the
club to December 21st. in coopera-
ton with management of the theatre.
Authorized an extensive educational
campaign on asparagus for benefit of
farmers and the community in gene
raj.
Subscribed for 20 mem
berships in Yellowstone Trail Asso-
citation.
Appointed Hotel investigation COM
mittee for betterment of local hotel
Accommodations.
February-Sent delegates to Column
bia Valley Municipal League meeting
at Pasco, to discuss revision of cleo
trio light and power laws.
Endorsed resolution requesting
State and Federal recognition of the
narcotic menace.
Opposed granting certificate of Ne
cessity. and Convience for proposed
Auto Freight service between Kenne-
wick and Walla Walla.
Opposed resolution of American As
ISOLATION of Engineers, Seattle, re-
questing additional state appropria-
tions for further survey of the Column
bia Rasin Irrigation project.
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local canning factory.
Sent representative to Olympia to
confer with Legislators concerning a
proposed Transportation Act.
Requested and secured appointment
of Deputy Sheriff with headquarters
at Kennewick.
March.-Accepted invitation and at
tended meeting of Valley Grange,
March 18th.
Assisted in Kissing Kennewick's
quota of $500 for Boy Scouts organi-
cation.
Secured subscriptions for financing
Juvenile band.
Sent delegates to Prosser to con-
fer with State Highway Commissions
er Allen, on road paving in Benton
County.
April Sent delegates to Special
meeting of Washington Irrigation In
stitute, held at Yakima.
Sent representative to Olympia,
to confer with State Highway Com
missioner Allen ON road appropria-
tions.
Authorized expenditure of 500 for
motion picture films Of Valley to be
taken by government photographer.
Accepted invitation and attended
meeting of Finley Grange, April %.
Organized and conducted q bios
som automobile excursion taking res
idents of city through orchard dis
tricts.
Conducted auto excursion over new
" completed highway to Wenatchee,
May 18th.
May-Promoted Strawberry Day
celebration which was held May. 10.
Furnished 20 crates of Strawberries
to be served free Of charge on dining
cars of Northern Pacific and O.-W.
railroads May 18TH together with ap-
propriate place cards especially de-
signed as a publicity feature.
We're hosts to 63 Sunnyside Com
mercial club boosters, May II.
June.-Provided meeting place for
and participated in, mass meeting
Of hay growers called by Yakima
Farm Bureau, June 4th, at which pre-
urinary organization of the North
west Hay Growers; association was
performede
Provided accommodations for, and
conducted an excursion to, the Pioneer
Pageant at Walla Walla, June 7th,
for members Of the Kennewick Bust
ness Girls club, in recognition of val
ued services extended to this COM
munity.
Secured volunteer strawberry pick
ers among local business men to as
sist growers and prevent heavy loss
resulting from threatened shortage
of adequate help.
Assisted Hay Growers by cooper
alton with Farm Bureau in securing
a ruling permitting the acceptance of
alfalfa hay as collateral for re-dis-
count loans by Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank.
July.-Sent delegates and sent rep
resentatives to 'Walla Walla, to re-
quest bridge reduction tolls at Annual
meeting of bridge company.
Sent delegates to Wenatchee, July
%, to attend hearing and give tes-
timony in behalf of the Wenatchee-
Southern Railway.
Complied with request of North
west Hay Growers association for
official endorsement Of their member
ship and sales contract.
Sent delegates to attend State Uni
ty Day convention held at Ellensburg
August 1924.
Furnished speaker on occasion of
President Hardings memorial servic-
es held at Methodist church.
August delegates to Pfosser
to participate in their States Day cell
ebration.