Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-08-20
Com merCial Club Held Anoth-
or Meeting Saturday Night
COMMITTEE WILL Be AROUND
Chairman Says Will be Easy
to Raise So. 500 IN the City

was edikcu over. Qulto NUN OtT
of business men were present and
much interest taken. Manager
Kinney of the Hogan mine, was
present and made several state
ments. Before the adjournment the
following was one of the resolu-
tions passed and the committee
will begin soliciting at once.
Chairman Carpenter stated that
he thought there would be no
trouble in raising the 50, 500 which
it is desired to secure from this
locality. We all know a railroad
from Elk City to the county-seat
would be of vast benefit to both
places and trust every man will
help to the greatest extent he feels
he possibly can. Following is the
resolution:
To the Commercial Club,
Grangeville, Idaho,
Gentlemen
Whereas, we yonr committee
duly appointed by the Commercial
Club of Grangeville, Idaho, at a
session thereof held the third day
of August, 1908, for the purpose of
investigating and considering the
advisability, and taking certain
initatory steps towards securing
railway transportation into the
mining sections of Idaho County,
and more particularly into the
mining camps of Buffalo
Hump, Elk City and surrounding
localities, and to raise by sub
scription certain funds to be used
in conjunction with other funds
raised and to be raised by other
and outside localities, to defray
the expenses of preliminary
survey from Grangeville into said
mining sections, and other ex-
penses incident thereto; and,
Whereas, it is a we'll known
fact that the mining camps of
Buffalo Hump, Elk City and sur
rounding vicinity, have arrived at
that stage of development sufficient
to satisfy the most skepitical as to
their permanency as mineral pro-
ducing camps, aud that there is
now in sight large bodies of ore
ready for treatment, and sufficient
to justify the building of rail
way into said camps, and which
would not only be the means of
getting cheap transportation to
smelters, but would greatly lessen
the expense of mining operations,
there, by opening up and putting
on a producing basis one of the
greatest mining sections in the
United States, which would mean
the beginning of new era oI
prosperity for Idaho County; and
Whereas, the mining operators
} in these various camps realize thai
they cannot successfully operate
their mines without transportation
and have already inaugurated a
{. movement tending to incouragt
/. transportation into said sections
: and have taken certain steps in
y viting cooperation in this behalf
and to the extent of raising con.
: siderable sum of money towards
e defraying the expense of a pre-
liminary survey, etc; and,
i Whereas, we your committed
d realize to the fullest extent tht
d above conditions, and what trans.
: portation into our mining sections
g would mean to Idaho County; and
r Whereas, your committee
d having met pursuant to call 0
it's chairman on the 4th day o
v August, 1908, and having consider
s ed the objects and purposes fo
g which they were appointed; ane
h for the purpose of facilitating thei
Q further movements in this behalf
, beg leave to submit to your Clul
e and the members thereof for thei
t approval and endorsement, tn,
e following resolutions:
g Be it resolved, by the Com
II mercial Club of the City Of Grange
vile, Idaho County, State o
}. Idaho, that after hearing the re
, port and recommendation of th'
It committee appointed by said Clut
9 for the purpose of taking certain
l. initatory steps towards inaugural
r ing a movement for the purpose O
securing, or causing to be furnish
ed railway transportation into tn
mines OF Idaho County, and bein
y fully advised as to the merits O
y movements;
:" That it is the unanimou
opinion and sense OF this Club
Of that the citizens Of Grangevill
,e and of Idaho County should len
ye their fullest moral and financi,
r support to aid movement, aid d
all things within their power col