Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-10-14
LEAGUE siif N0'r PUSH RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.
ceiling That Central Body should
Have Nothing 10 DO With II
ytu ~ I'm lIr prouratn

! he League Of Southern Idaho Com
/ nercial Clubs, which is to be hcl,
At GoOoiug. Monday and Tuesday
October Il and 10, promises 10 be
one Of the most successful meeting
set held by that organization and
has always aroused more interest
tran any previous convention iudg-
ing by TIE many letters from DIFF
iefeut sections Of the State which
are heing received by The secretary
treasurer
Tie principal Textures u inter-
90 "a lbe convention viii be
-pocches is Governor Braoy and
l5amcs n iawlcy candidates for
+ governor. on The Possibilities Of
Iol the State Immigration Bureau
4s live faelor 10 lhc development
10 lhc state" speech by &. G..
Chapman, publicity manager of lhe
+ PORTLAND Commercial club. on The
( MISSION of the Commercial Club, =
and Il speech Of r. r. Gooding ON
Cnoa hoads
Among The questions of interest
be- aeied on his year is That Of
"a railroad commissions The pro-
losal 10 create such commission
was indorsed two years ago by the
league bat il is understood lhat a
urnent Is now growing up which
is adverse to any action on the part
OF the league, il being conlended
l4at such matters as this should be
Han 10 The ndN iCual clubs to- de-
cidc for themselves and that the
league has no jurisdiction IN the
matter
4 change IN The organization Of
The state immigration buraeu will
probably be- recommended to The
Legislature. The officers Of the lea
que having had several requests
that some such action be taken,
that something in the nature OF a
commission on publicity be appoint
"a with power to employ a publici-
~ man and retain him as long as
be- shows The ability to fiji the po-
siliou II is laimed by many that
there is plenty of ability in the Of /
lice of the bureau but il is not sur
ncicnily free from eniangling alli-
ances.
The sixth convention Of The
lrague will have a great deal Of
work to do Three wears ago
movement was started TO place the
department of the state
an an entirely non-polilica basis,
which would make il possible to
conduct that bureau as commercial
cubs are conducted, thus giving TO
HE state lhe greatest possible
amount of advertising hat could be
obtained for The money expended.
HE league started this movement
and has several times gone on rec
lrd m favor Of an appropriation of
100000 a wear for this purpose. Cpn-
interest in this question
has developed recently in great I
many quarters. The Eastern Idaho {
Press association Endorsed the sug- :
sesiiou at its convention early this {
,ra' and in the resolutions passed {
by he convention of all the press 5
'lun. at lIc state which was held
Al hCisc during the late summer ;
iicre was embodied VERY strong {
recommendation in favor Of such
Az appropriation.
\ question which has To do with
a very Nilals of The organization
lSeii viii also come up it is said
his is 10 the effect that the league
discontinue all advertising outside 4
II the state and cOnfine itself To the
ASA of interior development and TO
ook after the Improvement OF home
.opdilions solely. \ resolution to
bl> effect will probably prccipitate /
argument as The league /
va founded on the theory that by =
one With the other. in
heir advertising work. he various ;
hubs could achieve the same result ,
Il reduced expense and many n
lups which. because OF their limit Il
a means could not hope To- enter :
Ipon an extensive advertising cam II
'algn On their own sponsihililN. Il
.auid be- able lo Join M the geu- i
ral movement and thus keep them
'iseS before The people. Whether il
'rSr clubs WOULD care 10 continue q
o an organization which could not n
lfer lhls inducenwni would be- a
rriuus question and Il Is feared n
i SOME that lheN would drop out. Il