Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-13


thus keep themselves before the gen
eral public Whether these clubs
would care to continue in an organ.-
zation which could not afford this
inducement would be a serious ques-
ton and it is feared by some thar
they would drop out.
At the last meeting of the execu- /
Tive board Of the league a petition /
was presented from one of the mem
bers complaining because of the fact
that, although the league. through /
its case before the interstate COM
nerce commission. succeeded in hay /
ing the freight rate on coal reduced /
so cents a ton, the coal dealers Of |
this state are still selling coal at the /
same price and the people are not
obtaining any of the benefit accruins
from the reduction 1t was contend
ed that the coal now being so cents
cheaper to the dealers through the
efforts of the commercial clubs, the
members of those clubs and the peo-
/ pie in general are surely entitled 70
some benefit. It is not claimed by any
of the officers of the league that il
is in any position to force a decline
IN the price of coal but the member
complaining stated that public opin-
ion might bring about such re-
suit if the people could be informed
as to the facts in the matter
In its edition of September $.
Printers Ink. the Koran of the all
tensive write-up Of the work of the
league, giving in detail the results
accomplished by it during the last
several years. The commercial clubs
of northern Idaho have been endeay-
oring for some time to effect sim
liar organization and in several diff
ferent states the work of getting at
the different development clubs into
one organization is being undertake
en-.
The league has grown to be a pre-
dominant factor in the commercial
Z life of southern Idaho during the lasC
) two or three years. 1t was organized
? six of seven years ago at " eiser by q
few courageous spirits who felt that
the time was ripe for the commercial
: clubs of this southern half of the
, state to join with each other in a
= friendly way and attempt the pro-
r noting of Idahos future greatness
+ through cooperation. Its inception
, was due to a dream of brotherhood.
every community and practically
every business man hsving felt for
many years that it would never be
possible 10 create a l.indred spi e
among the cities which had been
working against each other so long
At that time the friction was appar-
ent on all sides. each city was claim
& ing every advantage for itself and
denying all advantages. to its neigh
Dor. 1t seemed as though this FEELING
could never be done away with. Hav-
ing grown and developed with the
country it appeared to be so instilled
Z into the minds and hearts of Idaho's
4 people as to have become a part oi
Z their instincts and daily thought.
The league for two years coult
hardly crawl out, with the growth q
R the idea of fraternity among the peo
Z pie of Idaho, it soon become recogniz
ed that in helping one another The
cities of Idaho were helping themselr
es and in six years the league hal
grown from a founding, which re
ceived the sarcastic smile of all a
its very mention, to a sturdy, wei
knit organization which command
the respect of not only its own PEG
pie but of every publicity club in th
country.