Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-02

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For the past two years, the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Bur-
lington railroads have conducted a
joint campaign known as the Pacific
Northwest Advertising Campaign,
which has carried the story of the five
Northwestern states to all parts Of
America. This campaign has been
exceedingly satisfactory and the rail.
roads plan to continue it for period
of years.
It was found that this advertising
could not be effectively carried on
without the cooperation of the states
themselves, and with this in mind,
the railroad officials made the sug
gestion to the people Of Washington
that statewide cooperation be given
them in putting over big campaign
in January to be known as the Wash.
ington Month Campaign.
This idea was presented to group
Of Chamber Of Commerce representa-
lives in Spokane several weeks ago
and plans were Immediately formu.
lated whereby state organization
was effected. After several meetings
held in Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma,
final organization plans were adopted.
Harlan l. Peyton, president of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce, was
made chairman. F. o. Hagie, secre-
tary of the Walla Walla Chamber OF
Commerce, was elected vice-cbairmaI.
for Eastern Washington, and F. H.
Sweetland, president of the Tacoma
Information Bureau, was chosen vice.
chairman of Western Washington.
The state has been divided into II
districts with director for each sec
ton. These directors have been di-
vided into two groups, one in charge
Of the Eastern Washington division
and the other for Western Washing.
ton. These two committees meeting
jointly comprise the state committee.
Members of the Eastern Washington
committee are:
l.. L. Bruning, ColfaX; Frank Chase,
Chewelah; F. o. Hagie, Walla Walla;
Charles Hebberd, Spokane; Lloyd
Miller, Sunnyside; Harlan l. Peyton
Spokane; o. c. Scots, Yakima; A. H
Syverson, Spokane, and H. L. Wies
ter, Wenatchee.
The Western Washington commit
tee is as follows:
Thomas D. Aldwell, Port Angeles;
Harold Crazy, Seattle; G. G. Hutchins
Vancouver; F. w. Matthias, Hoquiam;
Charles Nolte, Bellingham; T. ]
O'Connor, Chehalis; Thad Pierce
Olympia; F. H. Sweetland, Tacoma
and W. V. Wells, Anacortes.
The idea suggested by the railroads
has opened up one Of the biggest op
portunities that has ever been pre-
sented to the state and the directors
believed that if the Washington
Month Campaign in January was
worth while, it would necessarily have
to be on big scale to attract the at
tention of the nation.
Two million inserts will be printed
by the state and 100000 will be
turned over to the railroads to be
used in all mail leaving their offices.
The balance will be distributed within
the state and used in all letters leav-
ing Washington for the East. In ad.
dition to the inserts, every railroad
office and depot of the three railroads
will display Washington posters. call
| ing attention to the resources, oppor-
tunities and beauties of the state.
Forty windows in the East will be
| decorated with Washington pictures,
products and facts.
1t is hoped that nearly 100 radio
broadcasting stations in America will
give at least one evening to Washing
ton with educational talks on the
state. The committee is now CORE
spending with the officials at the ma
tional capital and also with either res
idents or former residents of Wash
ington who are now in the East, with
the idea of getting them to make the
talks.
The immigration departments of