The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-28
TO ADvERrsEsIDAHO.
Organized Eastern Idaho immigration
Association This Week.

Minutes of the meeting held at Po
catello, Idaho, April oath, 1906, at
o'clock.
There were present: Mr.. Hyrun
Kicks, Rexburg; Mr.. C. C. Moore, st
Anthony; Mr.. A. H. Hale of Marys
vile; Mr. ]. H. Brady and Mr.. w. s
CLANCY of Pocatello; Mr.. A. A. Utley
of American Falls; Mr.. Byrd Tregc
and Mr.. F. A. Monroe, Jr., of Black.
foot.
The meeting was called to order by
j. H. Brady and upon motion of Mr.
Kicks, Mr.. Brady was chosen chair.
man of the meeting, and upon motion
by Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Monroe was elect.
ed secretary.
The chairman said the purposes Of
the meeting was to effect an organ
ization for the purposes of advertis.
ing the Southeastern section of the
state and bringing the entire state OF
Idaho, and particularly the, counties
of Bear Lake, Oneida, Bannock, Bing.
ham, Fremont and Blaine, prominent.
ly before the people Of every agricul.
tural community in the United States
and for these purposes to place in the
hands of all tourists to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, illustrated pam.
phlets, folders and other printed mat.
ter, and to distribute such literature
by mail.
The chairman stated that the South.
eastern part of Idaho was beginning
to be known among prospective home
seekers as a fertile and well watcrco
irrigated section, and that it behooved
all who were interested in this sec
tion of the state to advertise its ad-
vantages as much as possible; that up
to this time, no organization Tad ever
been made with this end in view, al.
though the Commissioner of Imr.igra-
tion Of the state Of Idaho la ! issued
effective booklets, an dthat various
real estate agencies had puhl:slcc
pamphlets, etc.
Upon conclusion of the chairman =
remarks, Mr.. Kicks Of Rexburg moved
that an organization be effected, I'M
der the name Of the Eastern Idaho
immigration Association, which
should have for its object the purposes
outlined by the chairman of the meet
ing. Motion was carried.
Mr.. Moore moved that the officers
of the association be President, six
Vice Presidents, one from each coun-
ty to be represented in the associa-
tion "a Secretary and Treasurer and
an Executive Committee, consisting of
six members, one from each county,
and that the President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and all the Vice Presidents
be ex-officio members fthe Execu-
tive Committee.
Mr.. Moore moved that al 1.-The bust
ness of the association be entrusted
to the Executive committee, as above
constituted, and that they be instruct
ed and empowered to take such steps
as seemed to them advisable to pro-
mote the objects Of the association,
and that the President and Secretary
and Treasurer Of the association, to-
gether with any two other members
of the Executive Committee should
constitute quorum of said commit
tee. Motion was seconded and car
ried.
The association then proceeded to
the election of the following officers:
President, j. H. Brady; Vice Pres
idents, G. C. Gray, Bear Lake; A. A.
Utley, Oneida; D. w. Church, Ban
mock, w. E. Barnhart, Bingham; Col.
N. j. Sharp, Blaine.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. C.
Moore, St. Anthony.
Executive Committee Oneida, A.
W. Hart; Bannock, w. S. CLANCY;
Bingham, Fred L. Houston; Fremont,
A. H. Hale; Blaine, S. D. Boone.
Mr.. Kicks moved that the member
ship fee of the association be $500.
Mr.. Ricks also moved that the Ex-
ecutive Committee be instructed to
prepare and publish folder pamphlet
Of no less than twelve pages, similar
to one on exhibit, and that the men,
bership fee be applied to payment for
publishing and distributing same, and
that the association should solicit SUBJ
scriptions to cover any deficit caused
by the expense of distributing said
pamphlet. Both motions were car
ried.
Membership and subscription lists
were then prepared and placed in the
hands Of all parties present.
The meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the president, and it was
the sense Of the meeting that work
should be pushed vigorously and the
next meeting called at Idaho Falls.
Each community in eastern Idaho
wishing to be represented by descrip-
tive or illustrated matter is invited
to forward such matter promptly to
the local officers Of the association,
and if possible to lend financial aid to
the work.