The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-06
NEz PERCE IS
SATISFIED
Commercial Club Endorses Move.
ment Favoring Granting
Extension

A., meeting of the governing board
~ the Commercial club held Tuesday
.irht Messrs. Turrish. Weyerhauser
and Deary were present and a num-
hor Of the members of the club were
called in for the purpose of listening
% the statements of the visitors with
r.ference to the "twenty-year extern
sion, on the payment Of lands pur-
chased from the state. The question
WAS discussed at some length by those
present and it developed that the tim
her interests were desirous to securing
tbe extension for the purpose Of giving
,,em more time in which to develop the
lumber industry in the state. 1t was
learned that should the legislature fail
n grant their request that the timber
interests would be compelled to hur-
r;edly begin the cutting of the state
timber the means of which are inade-
ouate. and would work a hardship on
the timber interests as well as the in
dividual holder.
Those interested in the extension
gave assurances that within five years
that one of the largest milling plants
in the country would be established in
Lewiston, that the Clearwater river
would be damned and that a water
power equal to that of Spokane would
be developed. They stated that they
were very desirous of settling in Lew
iston owing to the fact that the eli
mate in this vicinity is far superior to
- %1,A
try. 1t is dry and lumber may be
stored here at all seasons of the year
without undergoing the risk of mill
dew and other damage. 1t is the pur-
pose of the timber interests. should the
extension of time be granted, to sys-
tematically cut the timber from the
vast forests of the Clearwater thus
clearing the ground of their own tim
ber and that of individual holders and
as the work progresses the country will
be settled up as fast as those who de-
sire to come in, wish 1t.
The statements made at the meeting
by the timber people We're frank and
open and inasmuch as they are not
spectators on the market and known
to have large plants at other points
the matter was considered favorably by
those present and the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
"The Commercial club Of Lewiston
Idaho and various business men of
said city. have met with Mr.. Chas.
A. Weyerhauser and associates and
having fully discussed the question OF
asking the legislature of the state OF
Idaho to grant them an extension of
twenty years to remove the timber
from the land purchased from the
state. and all persons present being
fully advised;
Therefore, be it resolved. that this
commercial body of the city Of Lewis
ton, and the business men present en-
dorse the proposition and request fol
the extension of time asked for anf
will lend their efforts in the passage o
such measure through the Legislature
of the state of Idaho that will assis
them in securing such extension o
time, and that the members of the leg
islature from Nez Perce county ar
hereby requested to act in accordanc
with this resolution and do everything
within their power to assist in th
passage of such measure"
Many prominent business peopl
were present at the meeting and wer
favorably impressed with the repre-
sentatons made by the timber inte-
ests. 1t is announced in dispatche
from Moscow that the business men c
mat city have taken similar action an
nave passed resolutions favorabfy
the time extension.