Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-10-21
CLUB HOLDS
MEETING
BUSINESS MEN GET TOGETHER
AND TALK AND DO THINGS
TO BENEFIT DIETRICH.

The Commercial Club held q
r0using meeting last Monday eve
, ming. 1t was one of The best at
tended meetings since the Club has
been organized. The meeting was
J called TO order by the president,
II. Il. Cornell, with w. 7. Dougherty
a! the secretary's desk. Several
new names were added to the mem
bership.
II is the intention of the Club to
arrange to have the Main street
GIFTED from the depot to the ho-
tel In the near future, which will
be a great Improvement to the town
and one that has long been needed.
ans are also being formulated to
set out shade trees all over town
IN the spring. Every resident is
taking a lively interest in this mat
ter and it will not be long until
Dietrich will be one of the best
shaded little cities in the county.
Park improvements were also talk
"a over, and with the assistance
OF the company Dietrich will soon
nave a park that will do credit to
any community. The park will be
gotten into shape and seeded this |
fail and in the spring shade trees
are to be set out.
A petition was gotten up by the
Club and signed by every resident
cf the town asking the Oregon
Short Line to build a new depot
here at their earliest convenience.
This is the one thing that is needed
here above all others, the present
accommodations being wholly in
adequate for the needs of our peO-
pie now, let alone what it will be
next spring and summer when the i
settlers commence to arrive in earn '
est. The petition was taken to I
SAT- lake City by C. B. Hum
phrGy anJ w E. West. where it |
was presented in person to General c
Manager w. H. Bancroft. 1t is to :
De hoped that the railroad officials c
Will soon be able to see their way q
lear TO grant the request of the r
,oGlmercsI club in this matter as f
very improvement that is made t.
lrre is bound to help the railroad \
IS we'll as ourselves. (
Short talks were made by C.. B. r
Iu nphrey and w. E. West of Bos- a
On. Poth these gentlemen have Ii
arms 1n the tract, and it is their
Intention to put them on a paying
asls as fast as money and labor
an do so as they realize that it is
ne only way to help ady'a nee the fC
lterests of the tract and at the to
lple time enhance the value of ii,
ltir own holdings. These men d;
re we'll pleased with the outlook II,
ere and commend very highly the sa
spirit of our citizens. SD
ii is the intention of the club to IN
We dance in the near future, the Tn
'oceeds to be used for the i'm
'Ovements of the city park. wi
w. H. Barnes. the resident en-
neer Tor the company, in T. lew dill
III chosen remarks said that he oil
id lived in southeastern Idaho for STA
of years and had been a fv.
,mber of several different clubs,
t that in all his experience he Co
d not found one that could go ur.
e, A. of the Dietrich club when it gln
me to good fellowship and push. TO
W. T. Dougherty, the secretary. snc
ported that he was receiving in the
tries every day from people all cor
IF The country asking for infor- Ma
Ition in regard TO the town and c
country. This shows pun
at little iudicious advertising ron
/ do as the club got out book Ilre
some time ago and sent them kne
'adcast throughout the country. sue
dietrich and the entire tract Is I
ming to the front in splendid but
Ipe and the members of the club feal
/ the citizens in general are put son
: their shoulders to the wheel of con
gress and each and every one Is tic
ping the good work along. So vot,
ch Dietrich grow for we are or feat
map and we are also here to Il
7. Join the Commercial club Spol
be live one and help TO make cam
one of the best towns in Lin core
eounty.-Dieirich Promoter. the
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