Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-22
CLUB DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
DISCUSS ATTRACTIONS FOR SUM
MER MONTHS AND APPOINT
COMMITTEE.
Want Assistance From the Electric
Line to Draw Visitors.

The board of directors of the
Commercial club dined at the Hotel
Idaho for luncheon today, and fol-
lowing the repast considerable bust
ness was transacted. Mayor Hamil-
ton presided. 1t was an adjournment
from the last meeting held some
two weeks ago.
The first matter of business was
that of discussion regarding some
form of amusement for the city dur
ing the summer months. Rev w.
H. Fry, who is chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, arose and
stated that the committee of which
he was chairman had discussed the
question of amusements, and had de-
cided that it would be well for the
club to take the matter in hand and
interview Waldo G. Payne, traffic
manager for the Inland Empire rail-
way, and if possible arrange with
that company to jointly work with
the city in providing proper attrac-
tions.
1t was the sentiment of the meet
ing that Occur d'Alene was not re-
ceiving the attention and help from
the electric line that is being given
Liberty Lake, in the way of attrac-
tions, and a committee will be APP
pointed to wait upon Mr.. Payne in
body at an early date, for the pur-
pose of an interview on the question.
1t seemed the voice of the board of
directors that outdoor attractions
should be provided for at least three
times each week at the parks during
the summer, and an effort will be
made to arrange for such, covering
week days and Sundays.
The matter of having the "U" ca
diets come to this city in April for
their annual outing was discussed at
length, and it was the sentiment of
the entertainment committee that an
invitation should be extended to
them, but without any financial con-
sideration, aside from the furnishing
of grounds and assistance in enter
tanning.
A representative of the l.. R.
Barnes Amusement company, which
aggregation has wintered in Spo-
kane, WAS present and addressed the
board regarding his company coming
to Occur d'Alene for a week be-
tween April rs and May l, and ex-
kibiting the dozen or more shows
which they have, in conjunction and
uader the direction of the CONNER
cial club, the latter to get commits
sion from all the receipts. The prin-
cipal attraction of the company is
an animal show which takes a tent
70x210 feet, with twenty acts. More
than a dozen other tents are used
with a like number of attractions,
besides the usual Ferris wheel and
the merry-go-round The matter was
referred to the entertainment COM
mittee to investigate and report at
the meeting Friday evening.
Board Opposes Boom Question.
A. v. Chamberlain was asked to
address the assembly on a matter
which had been discussed among
some of the members, and he arose
and said that ne had been informed
that there was soon to be a party
leave this city for the east in the
interest of some wild cat scheme of
selling lots, a short distance in the
country, using the good name of
Occur d'Alene as the bait for selling
this land.
1T has come to the club that sur
veyors have been at work plating 80
acres of ground northeast of the
city, joining the Esgate farm, on the
east, into 25-foot lots to be sold in
the east in a boom way"
The board of directors joined in a