Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-30
COMMERCIAL CLUB
GIVES BANQUET
BUSINESS MEN MEET WITH THE
STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO-
DISCUSS IMPORTANT PUBLIC
MEASURES. |

Members of the Lewiston Com
mercial club and representative Liti
zens concluded the work of enter
tanning the visiting legislators last
evening with complimentary ban
quet at the Bollinger hotel, where
able speakers began the campaign O.
education by discussing at length
matters of pressing Importance II
tn field Of developing general utili.
tics.
Fol- wing the courses of an elab-
crate banquet, which were thor
oughly enjoyed by each of the GO
guests. Mayor Henry Heitfeld, act
ing as toastmaster, introduced the
several speakers OF the evening.
President George II. Black dis
cussed the pressing needs of educa-
ing that the problem Of foremost
Importance was the training of ru-
raj school teachers, in whose hands
was the responsibility for the instruct
dren Of the state who have no facili-
lies for training other than the ru-
raj schools. Only per cent of the
school population In Idaho have OPP
portunity for training in the urban
schools. These schools absorb the
be trained teachers. leaving the
left-overs and the unframed teach
ers for the rural schools. The safes
greatest educational problem today
is providing training for the rural
school teachers. department for
which purpose is sought to be estab-
lished in the Lewiston State Normal
at this session.
M. A. Means spoke very con-
vincingly on the Importance of pro-
viding for an open river, saying that
the state could do no wiser thing
than to make an appropriation for
the improvement Of the Snake river
above Lewiston, thus insuriLg the
transportation over independent
lines free from monopoly and op n
always to the shipper, matter OF
inestimable value to the citizens Of
the entire statement.
G. w. Tannahill took up the
question of publicity in advertising
by means Of fairs and expositions,
pointing to the value of suitable
representation for Idaho at the Alas
ka-Yukon-Paciiic exposition and the
establishment Of permanent state
fair here.
I. N. Smith set out very forcibly
the needs Of the supreme court in
view of its plans to house the
judges as COMFORTS with their COM
fort and to provide books for the
use OF the a.ternevs who find here
opportunity to present their cases to
the highest state tribunal at an i'm
mense saving OF both time and ex-
pense,
E. A. Cox was assigned the cues
ZION OF what to do with the Clear
water, and made an able exposition
NJ the theme. detailing facts and
HEui~S UVctlNk us uSnIeSSrNS as
ravirahle stream and pointing ont
that Its highest utilit" could be
found in using II for numbering and
power PURPOSES. DR.. Owens. net be.
Ing able TO b" present, sent a writ
ton communication TO President D.
], NcG'lvery Of the Commercial club
which was read to the guests and
members b. Stores Buck
Following the addresses the toast
master called upon members OF the
legislature for responses. and the
following gave brief addresses, all
concnrring in the main that the
evening had been we'll spent and
voicing their apprecia ion OF the
hospitality of their entertainment
Those responding were Senator ]. l.
Goodnight and Representatives A
A. Alvord, A. Kaline. c. G. Miles. r
J. Anderson and c. A. Foresman.
AS an earlier event OF the day the
legislators were taken for an inspec.
tion III the Normal school buildings
and the supreme court library. Al
the Normal they were given a lunch.