The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-03-24
LETTER FROM BOISE.
Commissions McPherson, Fruit
Inspector AgainH. r.
Smith Deputy For This
County.

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exposition commission, has been
in Portland and has selected site
for the Idaho building. This
building, which IS to cost $Io, 900,
and in which all the Idaho exhib-
its are to be placed, will be COM
menced as suon as possible.
Commissioner Mcbride is expect
ed to return as soon as possible,
when the work of gathering the
various exhibits will be taken in
hand. M. ]. Vessels of kendrick
will have charge of the agricultur-
al exhibits. 1t is the present in
tention of the commission to make
a great showing of the mineral re-
sources of the state.
Governor Gooding has appoint
ed NJ. E. Lewis Of Moscow, and
Joseph Wheeler of Shoshone TO
serve with himself as members of
the Idaho intermountain wagon
road commission. The first meet
ing of the commission will be held
in Boise on April 8, when secre-
tary shall be selected and his COM
pensation fixed. The bill provides
that all members OF the board,
with the exception of the governor
shall receive IS day when en-
ployed and expenses. II will be
/ their duty to investigate, lay out
and construct intermountain wag-
on roads and trails for the purpose
of assisting in the development Of
the isolated mining regions Of the
state. The commission is author
lied to employ engineers, who
shall not receive over rs a day.
Such roads as the commission de-
cides upon shall be built by con-
J tract. The act creating the com
mission provides for the issuance
of $50, 900 20 year bonds, and a
/, fund for the payment of the inter
est and principal is provided for
by the levy of an advalorem tax OF
four mills on each S1oo Of taxable
property in the state.
Senator L. w. Smith of Wash
, ington county, r. F. Payne OF
Idaho Falls and c. K. McCrum OF
Boise, have been appointed the
board of pharmacy by the govern
or, the members serving three,
two and one years respectively.
The law, of which MIR. Smith is
the author, provides that only IL
censed and registered pharmacists
are allowed to conduct drug stores
or put up prescriptions. Fees are
provided for, including for licens-
ing those already qualified unde,
existing laws, SIS; renewal of Ii
cense, 81 year.
Governor Gooding has not nam
ed his appointees for the capito
building commission, but this will
probably be done in the near fu.
ture. There has been consider able
discussion among the citizens O.
the capitol city relative to the
price that should be asked the
commission for the Central schoo
block and building, lying just wes
of the present capitol grounds
The general opinion seems to be
that the city should sell the build
ing and grounds to the state for {
merely nominal sum. 1t is point
ed out that the block of groune
was originally part of the capito
grounds, but had been given Il
the city for school purposes 2.
years ago. The return of thes,
grounds to the state at this tim.
al small cost, would enable tn,
commission to build a much hand,
somer building with the appropri
alton provided.
The state dairy, pure food an.
oil commission met in Boise las
week in cVjunction with the stat.
board Of horticultural inspection
The organization of the pure foo,
commission was completed by th'
(coNTlNrEb on LAST FACE