TILE ONTARIO AHU US, ONTARIO. OKEGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUAKV 26, 1920.
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EVERYBODY WASHES WITH RAIN WATER JONES
Ontario Commercial Club Re
counts Activities of
Past Year
By F. LESLIE BODY
At tlio nnnunl meeting of tho Com
iniirclnl club Soerotiiry Jlntly present
od tlio following report of tho year's
werk:
Mr. I'rcslilcnt mid Mcmbors of tho
Ontario Commercial Club:
It la my privilege to present it re
port giving n resume or tlio work
dono by your Club during tlio punt
(light IliOlltllH,
I might ny In nil truth thnt thin
Club Ih toilny tho moHt nctlvo mid
oitn of tho strongest nml Influontlnl
In our atalo.
1 will ileal with innttorH portnluliiK
to tho Club's activity n tlioy present
thmimolvoM to mo, with recointnendn
tloiiH whloh, In my opinion, will
niiiko tli Ib Club n morn iiHoful nil-
Jiiuct to tho community.
Mumbors subscribing to tlio Club's
iiuiliilennneo today total 110, ami 1
nm gratified to statu Unit 12 per
cent of thosu hnvo Joined within tlio
pint two iiioiiIIih; but thlri member
ship, for n community of this slzo,
oilKlit lo bi at leant tno, nml I be
lieve If tho now board of directors
will adopt n plan which I will present
to tliein, IIiIh number ran bo nt
(allied. During tho past eight mouth your
directors hnvo liulil cli;ht meetings,
nml tlio club iih n wholu hnvo bold 21
regular meetings, with mi uvuniKo
atteiidunco of 27, or about 21 pur
rent of tho totnl momborshlp; this I
not good enough nml hIioiiIiI bo In
creased to nt leant an nvorago of to
por cent.
Ovor 4000 commiiiilcntloiiH hnvo
boon received by my offlco from
ovory Htnto In tlio Union with tho ex
ception of North Carolina. I bcllovo
nbout (5 pnr cout nro from parties
desiring to clinngo tlielr place of resl
ilouco nml enquiring an to tho oppor
tunities In Malheur county. A fnlr
iwtlii'Hto of tho capital represented
by tlifM) hoiiioKoekors I cmnputo nt
bettor than ouo inllllnu dollars.
Quito n largo pcrcentngo'hnvo writ
ten fur additional Informntloii, nml I
believe my rocorils will hIiow Hint be
tween SO mill 00 now families with
capital wilt mnko tlielr homo In this
territory this spring. Others hnvo
not committed themselves but un
doubtedly a goodly number will
como boro mid kIvo us tho "onco
ovor."
It might porlmps bo well to Male
In passing thnt I hnvo uot oncournged
ovory uniiulrur to como; somo I hnvo
absolutely discouraged hocnuso I
felt tho chance would not bo ad
vantageous; but I hnvo urged tho
fanner with capital mid anybody
who was Identified with tho build
liul trnilo hud funds lo Join us.
During tho pnst night months our
Club lins Issued nml circulated khv
oral thousand plecos of llteraturo of
mi IntorostliiK cliaraeter, mid ar
rmiKouiontH hnvo been inado where
by nil local hnppenliigs of Interest
nro sent to outside, papers for puhllcn
tlon. I would 111(0 to suggost thnt
a nice doscrlptlvo Illustrated booklet
of Ontnrlo mid district bit prepared
In tho near future lotting tlio pic
tures toll tho story. Wo hnvo tho
goods mid tho market Is waiting.
Malheur county Is not overstocked
mid the development of our territory
Is going to bo tho bnck bono of tho ,
city. Agnlu, you will have noticed
tho map on tho rovorso rIiIo of tlio
Club's Icttorlionds; this Is n truo map
mid I would like to nco It printed on
tho back of tho lottcrhcnds used by
nit our business men It would be
fnr reaching In Its usefulness,
To my mind Ontario's most press
ing need nt this tlmo Is more houses,
nml tho Club's endeavours should bo
centered on this phnBO of nctlvlty
Last full 38 of our citizens promised
to build, mid qulto n number did. nml
I bcllovo tho majority will mnko good
their nrnmlso during tlio coming
spring, but thnt number will not In
nny .manner meet tho situation. Wo
nro ut least shy 100 houses,
Your Club Is responsible for tho
paving program. It was through
tho collectlvo efforts of tho members
that this was put ncross, mid In n
very short tlmo now wo will nil np
proclato nml ronllzo what pnvml
roads moan to a community. My
only hope Is that now districts will
ho organized mid us many more
trcntcd lightly.
I respectfully submit this report
blocks paved during tho ensuing
yenr.
Tho question or establishing n
freo delivery mnll servlco has nlio
been undertaken, nml will bo stnrd
with until tho City Council ban put
tho sidewalks In such shnpo ns to
mnko It nn actuality.
Another very Important Issim
which Is receiving tho nttentlon of
your board Is tho question of secur
ing wnter for city Irrigation, mid
whilst n solution has not yet been
nrrlved nt. I feel very confident Hint
In tho very near future this matter
will bo solved.
Tlio Jordan Vnlloy or Succor Crook
Itoad was nlso taken up mid con
scientious work douo, every known
wire wns pulled mid whilst this
matter bus not ns yet homo fruit It
has not been sldo tracked.
Tho Club nlso took nn active In
terest In tho request of tho Telophoiio
compnny, to Increase Its rates mid to
Watehe
Our stock consists of
Elgins, Walthams, .
Illinois and
Howards
which represents the highest grade watches
made in the U. S. A. All are
guaranteedby us.
Either come in or drop us a card and we
will be glad to give prices on any .
watch that you have in mind
$lqekabi( fewelri(
$Ure
Expert Watch Repairing
Ontario, Oregon
Uiulor present costs and prices one's financial require
ments are greater than thoy have been liorotoforo.
Not. only nro wo required to meet these heavier financial
demands hut we are equally willing and ahle to render
you every form id' hanking service to keep pace with tin
times
We oslicit your business on the promise of a service ade
quate to your every need.
I
mnko other changes, No decision
has been handed down yet by tho
Public Servlco Commission, but I as
sure you that through tho Club's In
tlucnco a bettor deal will bur miido
than If thoro wero no club,
Furthermore, as recent as this
wook, through tho offorts of your
organization botwecn SO mid GO
uuiuos were added ty our census. It
Is Just possible that these parties
would havo boon missed hail thoro
been no club.
Again, your commlttco on road
signs has been very nctlvo, and If the
program ns outlined by them Is put
Into effect It will bo tho moans of
giving Ontario untold publicity of
directing numerous tourists mid oth
our way. '.
Wo hnvo been tho moans of recom
mending to tho City Council now or
dinances which, if Inform!, will bo
beneficial to the whole community.
Amongst others I might mention an
jnrdfunnce establishing a building por
Imlt system; ordinance covering tho
class and height or sign to bo erect
ed on our main street; ordinance reg
ulating tho cleaning or our sidewalks
In winter and summer; orilliianco
stipulating tho height at which our
awnings may project from buildings.
I might also state that your Club
successfully sponsored tho Ontario
Poultry Show mid Malheur County
Fnlr, both of which entailed a great
deal or work
It Is through tho efforts or your
Club that soma new Industries have
already decided to establish places
or business here, amongst which I
mention Tho Union Oil Co. ot Col.,
Ontario Milling Co., ami the tho On
tario Dottllng Works, and I hopo to
bo able to announco very shortly tho
names of unothor wholesale bouso
and parties contemplating putting In
a creamery and cheese factory.
I think from tho foregoing you will
realize that your Club lias accomp
lished quite a llttlo during tho past
eight months, but at tho sainu tlmo
I shall submit to your Hoard of
Directors for their criticism n plan
which I think will enhauco tho value
of our auto park, both from the view
point of our tourists mid merchants.
I cannot holp feel that It would bo
a good thing of this Hoard wero to
appoint u cnmmlttoo to take a great
er Interest In some of our public
bodlos; for Instance, tho committee
could call occasionally nt tho hospital
schools ami public library. A word
ot oncouragomout from tho club thru
Its commlttco would bo u world of
good mid bo n stimulus for greater
aclilovomont.
I would llko ror ovory mombcr to
realize that paying ones dues does
not constltuto full membership.
There must bo co-operation of action,
thought mid endeavor. Lot's mnko
It n club ovory husliie.in man will bo
proud to be associated with, but to
do this thu wholo responsibility must
not devolve upon your Directors or
Socrotary, each member owos' It to
Iho others.- I would suggost that n
membership card similar bo hung In
each More or offlco telling tho world
nt large that you nro proud to belong
to n llvo organization and believe In
tonmwork. Tho outsldor will there
by learn it losson mid pass It on,
I havo also prepared n pledge for
your illrectors to sign. In accept
ing the orrico or director or this Club
It will entail lots or work mid con
stant worry; It Is not an orflco to bo
mid assure you all that tho con
fidence I had when I first camo to
Ontnrlo Is Indeed "Tho City of Op
portunities."
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stationery.
we can suppiy you with fine letterheads
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Y envelopes to. match in any of the twelve
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,,. ,u w.c HUamy ui yur printing and the
paper we give you very high and our prices
Wery low. ,
let Us Show You What We Can Do
mm
hard work Is Just commencing,
wo cannot rest on our oars, tho real