Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-15
MASON MADE
CLUB SECRETARY
OF PRESIDENT D. ].
McGILvERY OUTLINES BROAD
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES FOR
WORK OF FUTURE.

The board of directors of the Com
mercial club last night named E. c.
Mason SECRETARY and fixed the salary
at $1C0 per month The name of
r. r. Lowe as an applicant for the
position had been withdrawn during
the day. and Mr. Burnham, mention
ed several days ago as an applicant, /
having accepted position outside +
the city
A feature of the evenings meeting
was the message from President D. |
J.. NcGilvery, in which he outlined .
the work OF the club for the year and /
the manner in which this work can
be accomplished. The message is a
particularly strong one and iusures
a vigorous campaign for the inter-
ests Of Lewiston and the surround
ing country. The following is IT,
message:
IN taking up this years work
I ana looking forward to what we
might be able to do ana should do
to assist and encourage every wor-
thy project within the watersheds Of
the two great rivers that join
hands here, we fully realize that in
assisting any development anywhere
within this territory, we are laying
the foundation for our prosperity
that assures the destiny of our city,
I'VE find there is a great work
before us-a great deal to be done
assure you that this community feels
that this organization, composed of
citizens who have before served our
! county and state, and who have
served and guarded our interests
here for almost a quarter of CEN
I fury, will carry on the work our
predecessors have so wisely outlined
1 assure you that | am glad to
be associated with you in this work
and | submit for consideration the
following recommendations
First. l believe we should at
: once organize with the people living
on the north of us for the purpose
of securing right-of-way, terminals,
f etc, beginning at some point con-
D Meeting with the Graves electric
= line leading into Lewiston. I believe
. this would be valuable asset for US
r and worthy of Mr.. Graves consider
D alton.
r Second ] also believe that if a
q general movement along these lines
were effected, that valuable assets
could be gathered, held and offered
@ as an inducement to capital to pro-
/, mote transportation facilities and
r encourage other developments.
}, Third. | believe this organiza
t ton should solicit monthly sub
y scription from the citizens of this
community to carry on this ant
other projects that come before thi
IS body.
IS Fourth. l believe we shoul'
1, take up, without further delay, tn
t. matter of investigating what thi
city has in the way OF mill and fac
: tory sites and have such a record
locations on file; and | recommen
that a portion of the funds we pro
pose having subscribed be availabl
for this work as an inducement t
investors by means of bonus o
otherwise-as the board may see fl
Fifth. At the present time on
membership is about ITO, but | be
lieve that by hard, earnest work {
a secretary, committees or both wis
our membership could be increase
to $50.
"Sixt. believe that sometim
during the year, we should if poss
bile. arrange meeting of all tn
representatives of Idaho, Latah an
Nez Perez counties for the purpo'
of discussing and planning tn
work in the interest of all concern
ed for the next meeting of the legi
lature.
Seventh / believe that we shou
demand oil these Representative
their support to any measures el
couraging the development of OIL
streams for commercial purposes DI
yided the q measures are so draftt
as to safeguard the interest sof ii
people.
"In conclusion, ! wish to say TN
what we need more than any OF
thing is the presence of our citlzel
Mt our meetings and their cooper
IN as mu Ell as their moral al
financial col fidence and support, i
they have called upon us to di
charge the duties Of this organic
ton for tho present year. I assn
YOU that ii is with the greatest co
hdence in the success of our wol