Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-21
A BIC MEETING
Commercial & CLUB Meeting Last
;, Thursday
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Gave Assurance of Help
Other News

The regular meeting of the Com
mercial Club was held at the Club
rooms last Thursday evening with a
full attendance.
The matter of providing lights at
the N. T. station in this city was TAX
en- up and discussed but as a settle
ment of the operating of the road by
a joint holding company is about con-
sumated it was decided not to take
any action other than to appoint a
committee to look after the lighting
of the depot and grounds during the
present visit of the Grand Lodge.
President Hattabaugh appointed as
such committee Joe Wilkinson, John
Byron and Doctor Smith. This COM
mittee later on made arrangements
with the electric company for putting
in plenty flights during the week,
the pay to be guaranteed by the COM
mercial club.
Congressman Hamer, who was in
the city, was an honored guest of the
club and delivered an address lasting
an hour, during which time he dwelt
upon the Importance of the open river
movement to the interior country and
pointed out what a great factor it
would be in securing reduction in
freight reights and releasing this coun-
try from the clutches of the railroad
companies. He stated that facts and
data secured showed it was possible to
make the Missouri navigable to a
point less than $50 miles from Lewis
ton and it has long been known that
the Snake and Columbia with the ex-
penditure of reasonable appropria-
tlon would give a water route to the
sea. This short span $50 miles, ac-
cording to the reasoning of the Con-
gresham, would no doubt be spanned
with many electric lines, the power
coming from the numerous places af-
forded in the mountainous region of
North Idaho This certainly would
be an excellent solution of the freight
rate problem but looks as though it
will be in the far future before carried
out. However the Colonel received
much applause from the audience.
Congressman Hamer also touched
upon the forest reserve policy and
criticised some a number of the regula-
tions now i'll force The matter of OBJ
tainining $4,000 from the federal
government for certain road building
in the reserve in Idaho county, a
memorial of this nature prepared by
Rep. Parsons of this county and pass
ed at the last session of the legislature
and duly presented at Washington,
was brought up and discussed at some
length, the Colonel being heartily in
sympathy with the movement and
pledging his support to a measure of
this character Colonel Hamer is an
excellent speaker, a pleasing gentle
man to meet and has made friends
through his visit to this city.
After the conclusion of his speech
President Hattabaugh called upon
Rep. Parsons who made brief ad-
dress in which he stated that he was
out of politics but had the interests of
Idaho and Idaho county at heart and
was willing to do his part in the de-
velopment Of the greatest country at
on earth. He spoke in compliments
ary manner of Idaho's Congressman,
his speech was greeted with liberal ap-
plause.
Before adjourning committee COM
posed of L. A. Carpenter, Frank Nc
Crane and Martin Wagner was ap-
pointed to prepare suitable resolutions
of thanks showing the appreciation of
the club to the Congressman.
The matter of entertaining the WIS.,
iting Three-Link men was taken up
and discussed and plans effected.
President Hattabaugh stated to the
club that letters Of inquiry were pour
ing in from all over the country since
the campaign of advertising had been
inaugurated aud much good was re-
sulting. He also reminded the MEM
bers of the club that there is small
Indebtedness that must be met and he
hoped all members would pay their
dues cheerfully and pay in advance
several months to assist in getting the
club out of debt.
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