The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-05-19

III there is finer, more effective
more voluminous brand of hospital
ity anywhere than that of the Wood
River towns-Bellevue and Haley
it has not yet come to the notice of
the Eastern Idaho Press Club, which
was entertained Sunday and Monday
by the good people of these two
towns. 1t is the sincere belief and
hope of the members that there is
nothing better; for if there were, the
future beyond this incarnation holds
too little to be as attractive as they
wish to believe it.
The Eastern Idaho Press Club,
composed of the newspaper men of
IL counties in the east and south
east part of Idaho-one-half of the
state, in fact-hold three meetings
year, visiting in turn the more pro-
ressive communities of their district,
for the purpose of getting acquainted
with the resources of the state, and
for the particular good of their craft
At their November meeting, they ac-
cepted what they supposed was an in
vitation from the Commercial Club
of Buhl, to visit that place this May.
1t seems to have been a false alarm,
for the Buhl people didn't seem to
want them bit In view of this,
the attitude was more than mutual
ON the part of the publishers, most of
whom have good beds and good meal
tickets or good credit at their home
stores. SO the meeting was declar-
ed Off
The good people of Bellevue and
HALEY have for long time wanted
to entertain the Club. Only the
fact that there are so many good
towns, and so few meetings each
year, had kept the Club from going
long ago to that famous section of
Idaho They renewed their offer at
once on learning of the cancellation
of the Buhl engagement-and there
isn't printer who won't die happy
that the change was made.
The Oregon Short Line pIaced a
special car at the disposal of the
Club, and on their return gave them
a special engine, running to suit the
convenience OF the guests. oh, they
did it right-there arn't any finer
business gentlemen than the operat-
ing heads of the Oregon Short Line.
They sent Joel Priest as special
uardian-Priest the poet scholar,
business man, booster, railroader-
and the merry time he showed the |
boys would do your heart good.
At Bellevue, the reception COM
mittee met the guests at the depot |
and conducted them to the hotels |
for dinner Such dinner! They |
had caught $50 pounds of the fin
est trout that ever grew in the Big
Wood river-and the best in the
world grow there These trout |
they served to their guests in every
way possible, and in
stacks and layers and cords and
every other unit of measurement.
Such dinners it isn't given to all men
to eat, or even read about.
During the afternoon, the gentle
men of the association held their
regular business meeting, while the
hosts took charge of the ladies for
a long automobile ride. Such roads
as those that mark the Big Wood
are not to be found any
where else in the whole west. They
are almost like a city boulevard;
niles and miles they stretch away up
ind down the valley, inviting the fast
rotter and the auto to do their ut
most. And for the ladies who did
lot ride, there were flowers and
luiet walks about town. Carloads
# the most beautiful pansies, bush
lis of budding lilacs, acres of frag-
ant cherry and plum and apple
blossoms, made the whole valley
,dorous and as beautiful as garden
# the gods. Coming as they did
Mostly from the new sage brush
owns, the beauty-loving ladies were
airly carried away with the attrac-
ions OF the place.
At the election of officers. the
Tub reelected James H. Wallis as
resident, o. H. Barber as first vice
resident, and j w. Jones secretary. =
T hese gentlemen have been SO IN
istinguishable in their work for the