The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-01-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTION
Many Good Results Already Shown
From Advertising-New Board
of Governors Elected

On Monday evening the CONNER
cial club met for annual election o
officers. Most of the time was de
voted to, discussions and reports q
the work done during the past yea,
1t being the consensus of opinion tha
while the club had made some mis-
takes through inexperience, much o
the advertising and other work don,
had borne fruit, and the returns frol,
1t will be much in evidence The com
ing year.
Secretary Carruth reported thai
letters of inquiry are coming in stead
| lily in response to advertising alread,
done, that some people have alread,
settled or made investments here as
results of the club work, ani that the
Blackfoot country is getting 10 be
very much more on the map than it
was before.
L. II. Jones Leaves a Broad Trail
Peter G. Johnston was present and
spoke at some length on the work of
the club as he had seen it in going
about his business which takes him
back into the mountains and out into
the world by turns, and he had OBJ
served that the club has bee ngetting
Blackfoot before the public. He ha
just returned from the national con
vention of woolgrowers, and was
much gratified at having a number
of prominent woolgrowers from the
east come to him at the convention to
say they had seen our exhibit at the
National Land show at Chicago, and
were amazed at the showing made.
They had thought of Blackfoot only
as a loading station for sheep aud
wool, and surrounded by great plains
that were desert in character, and
seeing the pictures of fine farms and
country homes and the traits, veye-
tables and other superior products
had aroused new interest. He said
he observed also that men az the con
ventlOn and in the hotels were carry
ing Blackfot literature and discuss
ing B.ackfoot among other places,
and on tracing it up to see where the
literature had come from he found
that President T. r. Jones OF the
commercial club had passed that way. |
leaving a trail of booster litert,lrt.
he went. He thought it the
practical and proper thing for each
nan when leaving for trip away
rom town to take grip full OF our !
booklets and spread them as the pres |
dent had done. That it not only
preads the information, but that peo-
'le abroad take us at our own esti-
nate of ourselves, and if we boost
for Blackfoot, and all !
'oost at all times, they will be at
racted by it; if, on the contrary, we
ONE and go quietly without saying
word for the home town and COM
nunity, they assume that there is
othing to be said or claimed for it.
hat in his opinion no town In the
tate has better right to advertise
uperior resources and inducements
0 settlers and investors than Black
DOT, the town that has not been over
one and has its boom days ahead of
Clubs Financia. Condition
The secretarys report showed some
and some members in
rrears for dues, and that if all
ould pay up their dues it would sup
ly enough money to pay off all
ebts and leave about $4,000 in the
'easury. II
A board of governors consisting of {
as. Duckworth, E. M. Kennedy, j. H.
arly and E. T. Peck were elected. {
l.. K. Thomas was elected presi- t
9nt with T. H. Christy, Byrd Trego /
nd Jas. G. Bond vice presidents, ]. S
Carruth, secretary and c. ". Fisher t
easurer. n
When Mr.. Carruth was nominated
r secretary he asked that somebody
Sc be elected for the place, as it
light be better for the interests of
% club, and that he had done so l
uch soliciting for the club and had
zen turned down SO often and had
ct with so much Indifference about
g club work he had but little en-
usiasm for the work, and would
ell relieved If he could leave it to Il
melody else. n
The matter was discussed at some Il
myth, and there seemed to be a S
neral conviction that anybody who
d that work would have to meet S;
tn the same things part of the time n
at there would always be some who fl
ould be Indifferent or opposed to is
ing anything or even hoping the b
ork would fail, and the work must st
on, and those who are situated so
ey can do the work must stand p;
and do it. OF
At the close of the meeting every U
dy present paid their dues to the h;
st of April and the meeting ad- tt
lrned until Wednesday which was w
3 date of the regular monthly meet be