Roseburg Chamber of Commerce Records

Roseburg Chamber of Commerce Records, 1924-1929

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Roseburg Chamber of Commerce (Roseburg, Or.)
Title: Roseburg Chamber of Commerce Records
Dates: 1924-1929 (inclusive)
19241929
Quantity: .25 cubic feet (1 document case)
Collection Number: Mss341
Summary: The collection contains letters, telegrams, newsletters, and flyers from the files of H. E. Cully, Executive Secretary of the Roseburg, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce in the late 1920s. Also included are surveys of the poultry farms of Douglas County, Oregon.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In 1850, Aaron Rose, formerly of New York, purchased a claim that was originally platted as the town site of Deer Creek, Oregon. The early town was little more than a tavern and a stopping place for travelers on the Oregon-California Trail. In 1857, the town was renamed Roseburg, and included a grist mill, post office, and school. In 1872, the same year the town officially incorporated, the O&C Railroad established its southern terminal here. The railroad provided economic access to the thriving agricultural community. Crops included fruit, berries, melons and field crops. Roseburg is near some of the world's richest timber land, and the town became a major lumber producer in the housing boom after World War II. At the timber industry's height, 278 mills operated in Douglas County.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains letters, telegrams, newsletters, and flyers from the files of H. E. Cully, Executive Secretary of the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce in the late 1920s. Activities detailed include a campaign to stop peddlers and door-to-door salesmen from out of town in favor of local businesses, investigations of several proposed businesses in the southern Oregon area, the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad in Klamath Falls and other railroad activities, and securing an appropriation for lights and water at the Oregon Caves. Also included are surveys of the poultry farms of Douglas County for 1926 and 1927.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any publication use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Roseburg Chamber of Commerce Records, Mss341, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Herbert G. Schlicker, 1961, Library Accession 9226.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Confidence Promotion Campaign Anti-peddler and door-to-door sales campaign	1927
2	W. H. Cope Proposed motion picture studio	1927
3	Correspondence Portland Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Conference at Roseburg Mayor's Office, Portland Medford Chamber of Commerce United States Automobile Service Club, Inc. Portland Better Business Bureau, Inc.	1928
4	Douglas Cooperative Prune Association Cooperative selling agreement Mrs. Effie E. Arnett Douglas County Prune Pool Mrs. W. W. Cardwell Mr. R. A. Busenbark Marshall Dana, Oregon Journal Western States Grocery Co.	1928
5	Douglas County Cooperative Turkey Growers Marketing contract	undated
6	Klamath County Chamber of Commerce An empire awakened, eighth annual community dinner Annual report	1928
7	Lumber mills Sutherlin Chamber of Commerce J. A. Harding The Woods Sales Company Chris O. Gingrich, First National Bank, Chehalis Coffman, Dobson Bank & Trust Co., Chehalis Newbegin Lumber Company L. D. Stone F. Herren & Co. Puget Sound Machinery Depot Robert P. Holliday, Santa Monica Evening Outlook	1928
8	Oregon Association of Commercial Secretaries O. A. C. S. Digest	1928
9	Oregon Caves Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce Willis C. Hawley, House of Representatives, Washington DC	1928
10	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Correspondence Survey form National City, California, Chamber of Commerce Bellingham, Washington, Chamber of Commerce	1926
11	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Correspondence Plan for teaching roosts Petaluma Chamber of Commerce H. G. Reetz U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry Douglas County Poultry Survey United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service Alfred J. Moore Hull & Ogden Security Bank, Myrtle Point J. W. Logan Bona Terra Ranch	1927
12	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Correspondence W. O. Condroy Corvallis Company, Inc. Lester Blakely Jos. A. Harville, Chinocamp Ranch Ellen B. Hutton Elizabeth Norman O. E. Leighton Otto Walker Poultry Survey, June 1927 Associated Truck Line E. J. Dixon Summary of Douglas County Poultry Southern Pacific Company Coos County Egg Producers Assn. Gribble Poultry Farm H. B. Howell Southern Oregon Poultry Assn. L. E. Weeks B. A. Roberts Monroe Nance United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service Ada J. Denn	1928
13	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Correspondence 35th Legislative Assembly, Oregon Survey Membership	1929 and undated
14	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Surveys	1926-1927
15	Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers: Marketing and subscription agreements	1924-1927
16	Power and light rates Chamber of Commerce, Sutherlin City of Roseburg	1928
17	Public Service Commission of Oregon vs. Central Pacific Railroad et al California Conserving Company Inc. Educated cauliflower (broccoli) Roach Timber Company Blue Goose Special American Fruit Growers, Inc. Interstate Commerce Commission Klamath County Chamber of Commerce William P. Ellis Medford Chamber of Commerce
18	River closure bills Re: Deschutes, McKenzie, Rogue and Umpqua Rivers Eugene Chamber of Commerce Oregon Game Protective Association "Some facts concerning the Rogue River, McKenzie River, Deschutes River, and Umpqua River water and fish bills"	1928
19	Southern Pacific Railroad Chamber of Commerce, Ashland	1928
20	Sutherlin Chamber of Commerce	1929
21	Timber sales monies Rep. W. C. Hawley Rep. N. J. Sinnott Senator Frederick Steiwer Senator Charles McNary	1928
22	Umpqua Chiefs Constitution and by-laws Umpqua Chief Committee for the year 1928	1924-1928
23	Umpqua highway Rep. W. C. Hawley Essay contest flyer Senator Frederick Steiwer Oregon State Motor Association Rep. N. J. Sinnott Umpqua Highway Association	1928
24	United States Bureau of Reclamation Oregon State Chamber of Commerce Senator Frederick Steiwer Rep. N. J. Sinnott	1927

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Agricultural cooperative credit associations -- Oregon -- History -- 20th century.
Agriculture -- Oregon -- Douglas County.
Boards of trade -- Oregon -- Roseburg.
Cauliflower -- Oregon.
Lumber trade -- Oregon -- Douglas County.
Peddlers and peddling -- Oregon -- Roseburg.
Poultry industry -- Oregon -- Douglas County.
Railroads -- Oregon -- Douglas County.
Railroads -- Oregon -- Klamath County.

Personal Names

Cully, H. E.

Corporate Names

Pacific Poultry Producers Cooperative.
Roseburg Chamber of Commerce (Roseburg, Or.) (creator)

Geographical Names

Douglas County (Or.)
Oregon Caves National Monument (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

Clippings.
Correspondence.
Flyers (printed matter)
Menus.
Newsletters.
Programs.
Surveys.

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