Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-18
COOPERATION WATCHWORD
STANDARDIZATION SMOKER
TRADE BOOSTERS HOLD LOVE AT ELKs TEMPLE DIS.
cussloN ALL FEATURES OF IMPROVEMENT AND LAuDNe
HELPFUL COOPERATION FOR uPBunDMa CITIES AND
Communities

1t was a veritable love feast in
which the business men OF Spokane
and Lewiston participated last
night when the Lewiston CONNER
cial club gave a smoker to the rep
resentatives of the Spokane Mer.
chants association
The features of the evening were
the brief addresses by visitors and
Lewiston citizens. and the Lewiston
people were told that Spokane bust
ness men would see that the Spo-
kane and Inland electric line was
extended to this place within a very
short time. The Spokane delegation
was asked to cooperate with the
Lewiston citizens in their efforts to
secure the electric road, and It was
explained that the plans 1T the Spo-
kane and Inland already provided
for building into Lewiston hefore
any other extensions We're taken up
The Lewiston people wa~" given
some valuable pointers On the paw
ing question and were tol1 that ma
ture had provided all conditions ia
vorable for the building OF a great
city here, and If the Lewiston people
failed to grasp the opportunity 1t
was the citizens fault. The ad
dresses of the Spokane visitors were
'teeming with expressions OF consid-
GRAFTON in the welfare Of the Lewis
ton country and the Lewiston peo-
rle were told that II a city was
erected here even greater than Spo-
kane the Spokane people would be
the first to offer congratulations for
The success attained.
The smoker was opened with sew
eral musical selections by Baum
gaertel's orchestra. after which
George E. Crum, as chairman, intro
duced Attorney e. A. Cox, who de-
livered the address of welcome. In
few BETTING remarks Mr.. Cox ex-
tended the visitors a most cordial
welcome, after which he told the
business men of both Spokane and
Lewiston of their important position
in the life of the nation. He tola
them OF their power, when organic
ed, to influence legislation and to
demand fair treatment from the
railroads and all corporations to
which the people paid tribute.
The response was made by A. W
Doland, president of the Spokane
Merchants association and presi-
dent of the Spokane Drug company
The new state idea was suggested
by Mr.. Doland, who stated he hoped
tc see the time when Lewiston and
Spokane were sister cities in a state
of their own.
Lewiston is the gateway 20 a
great empire" said M Doland.
land the time is not far distant
when the rails Of the transconti-
mental lines will be laid down your
river valleys on the water grade to
the sea. The improvement of your
rivers will make your city the dis
| tributing point for large section,
and what is for the benefit of Lew
iston is for the benefit of Spokane,
and the Spokane people are interest
ed in your success"
j. B. Campbell, secretary OF tn"
Spokane Merchants association, told
OF the benefits OF organization
among the business men. 1.-The most
friendly relations have been estab-
lished between the business men of
the Inland Empire through the
agencies OF the commercial ergahi'
zations," said Mr.. Campbell "and
the competition while equally as
keen is on a much more friendly ba-
sis. The commercial organization
have prevented failures and every
member Of an organization is inter
ested in the success Of the mer-
chants in all sections of the coun-
try"
The keynote of the situation in
Lewiston was sounded by Attorney
John o. Bender, when he said thai
,, what Lewiston needed was men OF
energy. enterprise and capital. 1--WE
have men of energy and enterprise
and we have mon Of capital" said
Mr.. Bender. "but we do not have
men who have these qualifications
combined.
Lewiston Is not city. We have
no street, cars: we have no pave
lmant. We need men with the 500
lfane snirit because the sookan'
snir;t &c rnsnorsihle for the wonder
frl growth and development ~ Won
c,tv We invite Won mon ~ S"'
kane. tn come to Lewiston and assis
NC in tho hu'ldire OF ~r"af r'
here We have the natnrp' cnr''
!, ..,rc and tho necaesarv resources
hu+ rho essential vlemer's NJ 2ns
are 'rckinp
Tho ma.tnr ~ street nav"H"
wae brought before the Lew'sfo
roor,o Nv 7 II Schiller. secr.tar"
mo c,okann fair. and me~"o- ~ IN
snokane city ronrc'l. "V"" ""'
have navement before Won can bu''
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