Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-23
CLUB IS AFTER
NEW INDUSTRIES
Publicity Advocated at Dinner
Last Evening

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''There is probably only one
(" man In Japan that Is not think
ing Of coming 90 the northwest
some time, and that IL the en-
PerOr.
1.-THE east and the central west
want to come 20 the west, and
are planning on visiting IL dur .
ing the exposition. They have
nothing definite I'm view. and IL
is only y question Of landing +"
them. .
''Thc people are turning their
back ON the east, and their face Z"
+" 20 the west, and NJ we are ever >
going 60 boost for Occur d'Alcne .
now Is the time.
"After travelling all over the :"
. world. and studying It's social I"
3 conditions and economic ques- I"
e tons. 1 have decided 20 locate an .
4" Occur d'Alene."--Dr. FuIkeFson, "
late vice consul 20 Toxic. .
= .
. .
'AGr. GoodenOuRh, who repre-
sents Mr.. Pride. the paper mill .
man, and who Is seeking a loca- .
ton for n paper mill. told me he
had found two good locations for
a mill-TAeOma and Occur a.
Alene. Il II mp Go ms 60 reach
out and grab ito go after Il
strong."-Judge Edwin McBee.
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Occur d'Alene Boosters Boost.
II was the second dinner OF the
Commercial club at the Hotel idaho
last evening. and It was q booster
meeting. and the above are some o.
the booster utterances made at tn,
meeting. The first came from DR.
Fulkerson. who has travelled far ant
wide. not olny on the American con
tinent. but in the Orient and In Eur
ope. and after taking a survey OF IN,
lands OF the world-the resource
they possessed-he made up his min,
no place offered better and brighte
opportunities than Occur d'Alene
and he has decided 10 make Il hi
home. He was not attracted to tn
city by any publicity work that II
people have done. because they hay
conducted no publicity campaign, bu
since the panic have been In q dol
mant and stagnant state. and hav
not even In a publicity way extende
an invitation TO people to come I
their town and make II their home
have hardly extended an invitatIo
in publicity way TO the people q
their own city to come and becom
acquainted with them in a bushes
way. He came here to participate i
the dedication OF the new Methodil
church. and so wonderfully Impresse
was he with the city and surroundiu
resources that he decided. az he sal
last night. TO make II his home. an
In addressing the members of n
Commercial club he appealed TO the
20 make known to the world the r
sources and opportunities of tho
city, and by publicity and gener
boosting prevail upon their share
the thousands OF people from u
east, who win visit the Seattle exp
sition. TO come 10 Occur d'AIene.
The other came from Judge EdT
MeBee. q man who needs no intr
duction 20 the people of Occur I
Aiene or the people OF the state. /
: has made 4 success Of his own Il
J work and ever since he took up b
E residence in this city has been co
: Quoting = campaign Of boosting for
and he appealed 70 the people Ia
night. to use his own words. "a
reach out and grab an enterprise N
was seeking a location In their city
= "a paper mill)tO go after II stron
- and land it,
= II was a booster meeting eomPos
e OF Occur d'Aiene boosters and eve
u word uttered Was a boost for the ell
e A meeting not composed OF men re
Presenting the business interests
!. the town alone. but men Of moders
+ means-meu who are great a
= broad enough to rise above petty 4
n ciai. business and political dinerene
e to overlook the frailties OF ca
4 other. and last night employer a
4 employee Joined hands in a campal
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