The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-08-05
Upper Snake River Valley
Boosters Met in Pocatello
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his family the benefits of greater edu.
cational advantages and more con.
genial environments; shows the tilleI
of the oil how he can make invest
ments that will grow in value year
by year, and return him annually a
better and more sure profit. In this
way stimulating all parts of the COM
munity along material, civic and aes-
thetic lines. Like the human body,
so must the community be fed and
stimulated with things that will
cause 1t to grow, and develop BY
such growth and development the val
ues, along all lines, are increased,
and every one in the community re-
ceive a portion of the profits.
Il am reminded of a Commercial
club in certain city in this great
country, that for years had been sim
ply passing out nexistence, accom-
plishing nothing and doing nothing.
A man with ideas came along one day,
and by hard work and untold patience
succeeded in converting the citizens
to the fact that put on proper basis
and given the right kind of nourish-
ment the club could be made a reve-
nue. producer to the community. They
became finally converted, and their
conversion was genuine, for with
their faith went also their works, and
first of all they came to realization
of the fact that the town was not
owned by any one individual, but on
the contrary was the joint property
of all, and all should be equally ac-
tive in its growth.
This club has been the means of
the organization of a retail mer-
chants association-a branch of the
club-making careful study of cred
its, so that today the merchants in
that town know whom to extend
credit and whom to refuse. One can
hardly guess the great saving and
benefit derived through this one
branch.
"A real estate exchange has been
established, uniform rules made and
agreed upon, so that greater results
have been accomplished along this
line.
"a traffic bureau has been formed
and this has through it's careful and
studied efforts been successful in get
ting chance in transportation rates
that have been vast saving to the
community.
1T has inaugurated a campaign of
advertising, succeeded in inducing
farmers, manufacturers, capitalists to
come within its borders and utilize
the natural and undeveloped re-
sources.
1T has interested itself along edu-
cational, moral, and civic lines, and
has brought fairs, conventions, etc.,
to the community.
The town has been beautified, and
more modern eonveniences and neces-
sites supplied, making it a more de-
sirable place in which to live.
ut has stimulated proper and
helpful legislation.
1T has promoted harmony and
brotherly feeling, and unity of in
terest.
Much else has been accomplished,
and today the town, in the vernacular
OF the booster, is called live one'
Many other examples might be
given, and many other accomplish
ments enumerated, but think that
you see the point l desire to make
that the relationship between the ,
Commercial club and the community ,
should be very much the same as that
existing between the brain and the i.
body.
And now let me also point out to
you the fact that as the brain cannot ,
accomplish anything in and of it. ,
self SO it must have the organs to =
work with, so likewise cannot the /.
Commercial club accomplish any
thing unless it has the united and
tireless cooperation of the citizens of
the community. They must be alive,
and active and responsive to the :.
thought-generating medium. The sec
rotary cannot do it all, necessary and
as he is, yet if he does not
get support and responsive attention,
his effort amounts to nothing.
"Given, therefore, an active, con-
sistent, and 'never-say-faip thought =.
generating medium in the form of
Commercial club, and an equally live
quick responding community, what
cannot be accomplished? Why, like
old Ajax we could have the world un-
der our control and power.
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