The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-05
CLUB REPORTS
ITS ACTIVITIES
Accomplishments of Past
Year Set Out in the
Secretary's Report

A report covering the activities
and accomplishments of the local
Commercial club was made at the
last meeting of the governing
board by the secretary c. A. Car
penter. For the benefit of those
who did not attend the meeting
and for the purpose Of acquainting
the people of the community at
large we are printing the report in
full, as follows: '..
AT a meeting of the governing
board held January Is, 1927 it was
decided to confne the major ac-
tivities Of the club to roads and
irrigation. '-a-z
In the matter of better roads,
much has been accomplished.
By working in conjunction with
other chambers of commerce, and
the county commissioners, the
pavement on the highway was
completed to the bridge.
We also secured reasonable a.
mount. of oiling and repair work
for this part of the state.
A committee was sent to the
State Good Roads convention at
Longview. We may expect these
efforts to bear fruit later in state
aid for Umatilla cutoff and paw
ed highway on the north bank Of
the Columbia river to Portland.
An effort was made to secure
lower toll on the Kennewick-Pasco
bridge. A committee was sent to
meet in conference with the bridge
officers. Later negotiations were
opened with c. T. Smith of Steven
son to operate a ferry between
Kennewick and Pasco. About this
time an enabling act was passed
to make the toll bridges free in
Washington during the next two
years. There was a joker inserted
however, that prohibited any ferry
within mile Of any toll bridge,
and thus the ferry project went
by the boards.
Notwithstanding lean year fol-
lowing the freeze, the Commercial
club raised 1925 for the irrigation
fund of which $259.75 has been
spent and the balance is available
for use when necessary.
Everything humanity possible
has been done to forward the con-
struction of the Kennewick high
line ditch. Final action now rests
with DR.. Mead of Washington DC.
By untiring efforts county ag-
ent was secured in the person of
E. C. Durdle, very capable and
trained expert. Mr.. Durdle has an
office in the Commercial club
rooms along with Miss Gage, coun-
ty club leader. One stenographer
serves both, and efficient team
work by these capable experts is
already bringing results with pro-
mise of greater things in the fu-
ture. Better dairy cattle are COM
ing into the county. We have the
STATE champion 4-H club winner in
the person of Miss Iimogene Ro-
rick.
The club has worked with the
N. p. Ry. officials and the Federal
Land Bank in advertising our COM
munity by sending out literature
to prospective settlers and enter
tanning those who came to see.
The club has supported civic inn
provements all along the line and
succeeded in popping things up in
an off year. We expect to carry on
as occasion may offer.
An effort is now being made to
open five blind thoroughfares in
the west part of the city for bet
ter service for mail delivery, etc.
1t is aimed to secure commun-
ity play ground by aiding the Fair
association to get established in
its new home by the river.
A central steering committee,
made up of a representative of
each organization in the city is
now being worked out aiming to
secure direct action without dupli-
as occasions may offer.
Through the road commissioner
the road to Hanford and White
Bluffs was secured.
Total budget raised $239O.96.
Set aside for Irr. fund. $725.OO
The field is unlimited, ranging
from better streets, lawns and
homes to better care of the under
developed and under-educated child
of the community. A Commercial
club is the soul Of a community.