The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-07
C.. of c. Doubles
Membership i'm
Last Campaign

membership in the hetlneWlck
chamber OF commerce has been
doubled in the past three months,
seventy-nine new names having
been added to the list at the meet
ing this evening.
With this evenings meeting, the
new president. Walter Knowles, took
the chair in the presence OF about
fifty members. Also with this eve
ning's meeting the customary noon
luncheons were abolished. The new
plan calls for two meetings a month
Of the governing board with an eve
ming meeting once a month for the
entire membership.
Already the board members have
held meetings with their commit
tees and have outlined plans for the
major detectives OF the club for the
coming year.
M. M. Moulton, chairman OF the
board OF directors, and chairman OF
the committee on irrigation and de-
velopment, told the clubmen this
evening OF the principal activities
the board had decided TO concen-
trate upon.
He said the club planned to put
more pep and activity into their
work this year and mentioned the
following items for attention. He
said that more aggressive action
should be taken toward securing the
North Bank highway, inasmuch as
other communities were threaten
ing a diversion. He said that he
had assurance from the highway de-
partment that IL funds could be
made available this biennium that
work would be started on the ex-
tension Of the North Bank toward
Kennewick from Maryhill.
The housing problem was one OF
the serious ones In this commun-
ity, Moulton said. The finance
committee had already outlined
plans for considerable activity
along this line, he reported and he
was sure that the club could be OF
great assistance to prospective
home builders.
The Improvement OF the city
streets and of the roads leading In
to the community must also be given
immediate consideration, he stated.
The expansion OF the freezing In
dustry now passing through the ex-
perimental stage should be, given
every encouragement. with great
possibilities looming IN this line.
Other ohjectives. for, the commit
tees and the club members TO work
for, Mr.. Moulton said. were the
grange flour mill, the marketing
situation. river improvement and
the Kennewick High Line. He said
that processing interests were
watching closely the development
OF the river possibilities and he was
assured that as soon as river traf-
fic was opened that large canning
establishments would locate here.
He pointed out that more than 30
percent of the canned goods from
California were shipped east by boat
and that this location would make
1t possible to compete on favorable
terms with California.
Chairmen or other committees
were called upon to announce their
immediate detectives. Howard Nc
Chez reported as chairman OF the
advertising committee that his group
would attempt to make the name
Kennewick notorious throughout the
length and breath OF the land, with
perhaps slogan to extoll the vir-
tues Of the products OF this dis
trict.
I. N. Mueller. chairman Of the
membership committee reported
that his group had signed 10 new
members within the past three
months.
Ed Weber, chairman OF the trans
portation committee, reported that
his committee meetings had de-
veloped the fact that improvements
In the upper river channel would be
undertaken within the very near
future and that with the completion
OF the Coulee Dam, which would
more or less control the level OF the
river. that water transportation
would be ready before the traffic
demands.
Chairman Robert Brown OF the H.
nance committee reported on plans
for assisting with the housing prob
lem; H. e. Oliver, chairman OF the
roads and tourists committee made
a short report OF his department as
did Glenn FELTON, for the house
committee, Alfred Anon on the
agriculture committee and Howard
Beste on the trade relations commit
tee. ....#/