Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-01-14
C. OF c. HAS
ACTIVE YEAR


Officers of the Coulee City
Chamber of Commerce for the year
1897, elected at last nights al
nual meeting, will be Frank w.
Mccain, president; Dr. N. r.
Gregg. vice president; T. H. Twin
ing, treasurer; and H. P. Backus,
secretary. The luncneon was held
at the Columbia Cafe. GLOWING
tributes were paid to the officcc
of the last year, three of wholA
Messrs. Mccain, Twining a4a
Backus were held over by unanf-
nous vote of the membership.
President Mccain in an annual
report covering the activities of
the organization pointed out sew
eral projects of significance which
the Chamber has sponsored and
from which the community has
profited. Among these was the
maintaining of the crew which has
been improving the Dry Falls State
park. This would never have been
done without the continuous inter-
cession of the Chamber with the
State Park board early in the year
when several special meetings were
held and number of trips were
made to contact other Grant coun-
ty towns to solicit their help also.
Expect Many Visitors
While the work at the Park has
temporarily been discontinued dur
ing the cold weather the water
system and comfort stations are
nearly completed and will be av-
ailable for the coming summers
business. It II anticipated that the
visitors at the Park next season
will number better than a third Of
a million and had It not been for
the work Of the local business men
the Park would again have been
unprepared to take care of them.
1t should also be remember that
/ most of te money paid the men at
the Park was spent IN Coulee City.
Summary Of Year
A brief summary Of the Cham
ber's business Of the year follows:
April ., 1886 regular meeting:
Arrangements for participation
in the Apple Blossom Festival; de-
cision to change fiscal year to cor
respond with calendar year; stand
ing committees reappointed with
same personnel; election of annual
officers.
May 10. 1896 regular meeting:
Joined the State Federation of
Commercial organizations; contact
commissioners relative to aid for
Camp Cook project: Geo. McDon-
aid of Almira is visitor.
June 10, 1886, regular meeting:
Assessment Of $500 toward first
annual state description booklet
for tourists paid.
July 1e, 1886. regular meeting:
Dr.. Gregg tells of his trip to
Democratic National convention at
Philadelphia.
Donate To Exhibit
Sept 3. 1885, regular meeting:
Chamber donate $40 to the
State Fair at Yakima.
Oct. IA. 1885, Regular meeting
Editor Hilson initiates the idea of
Market Days series for Coulee
City and committee is named; Mr..
Wardall, county game protector,
addresses the Chamber on conser-
walton.
Nov. IS, 1886. Regular meeting
Nominations made for represen-
tation on State Federation COM
mittees; Decision to wind up the
Market Days with a carnival and
dance; Vote to pay Wenatchee
World $40 for Coulee City's share
in dam booster edition; Vote to
participate in community Christ
mas tree at the school and furnish
treats; Plans laid for membership
drive; Decide to issue member
ship cards and plaques to men,
bers: Resolutions passed favorins
the establishment of Grand Coulee
as a national park or monument
Record Attendance
| Dec. 9, 1896, Regular meeting
Record attendance of thirty-four
present at meeting; s45 added to
treasury from Market Day carnf-
val and dance; Pass resolution
seeking making the Soap Lake
to dam highway part of the
state highway system; Weller.
Gregg and Backus report on the
National Reclamation association
meeting held In Spokane; Pass
resolution against diversion of gas
tax money from highways purpose
Joe Dodd initiates idea of a bone