Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
now THEN, BOOST
|o,..;ders Who Know Suggest
Publicity Plans.
|rAM MAKE GOOD TALKS
s.6citing Committee WIN Get
Busy in a Few Days.

At the meeting Of the commercial
Limb. called Friday evening for the
rurnose Of meeting with Secretary
|8tmbble Of the Idaho w ashington
|Dsyelopment League, quite b Dumber
|sere present and much interest taken.
|Besides the gentleman who il At the
|head Of the League, the club had the
|oleasures Of hearing a short talk filled
|vith optimism by w. A. Powell, a
member Of the Spokane Chamber Of
commerce.
Mi. Strubble explained the work
mapped out by the League and sug-
Tested severals skemes by which this
|ssction might get before the people Of
|the Middle West. Mr.. Strubble, who
|ior several years was employed by the
| Albany, Oregon club, is q man who
knows whereof he speaks as he has
|secured results in the field Of his past
|endeavor. He is an optimist and
LIS tlk faculty Of putting life and
|pirits in those with whom he comes
lii contact. Among other things he
suggested that the club get out some
literature, advertise in some particu-
LII section Of the east where there
WAS desire among the people to seek
|new homes in the west and who were
Hooking for q country with the par
|ticular resources Of this and then keep
|everlastingly at it.
He also recommended stronger
pcial feature to the club as this
would hold the members together
|cloer and increase the interest in the
work. The natter Of offering cash
|priza TO the school children for ar
|tcles descriptive Of the country and
u be published in the home papers
was advocated as was also the idea of
living them write to some relative
|or friend in the east and honestly
|extol the advantages of Central Idaho.
MI. Powell Of Spokane stated in q
short talk which he made, that great
|good had resulted in their work up
there through what was known as q
membership club, an organization
which was an auxiliary Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce and having for its
purpose the increase Of membership to
that body. Dinners were given at
which all members Of the member
|ihlp club were present and also
brought friend or two who was thus
brought in closer relation with the
|nen Of the city and ultimately taken
INTO the Chamber Of Commerce and
made live booster.
talks were made by A. F. Parker,
n. n K. Hattabaugh, Frank McGrane,
=. Mayor Brown and /Superintendent
Klce Of the schools. Mr.. Parker told
sone plain truths and urged the
people to immediate action. Mr..
Acirane stated he was with the
movement body and soul and could
oe counted on to do his part.
MT. Hattabaugh spoke Of the ad-
z vantage y Of the social side as suggested
y MI. Powell Of Spokane and Mayor
Drown made an unusually sound talk
% the needs Of the country in the
say Of publicity.
superintendent Rice spoke of the
,0ft which had been started in the
aOois to get the pupils to write their
'ends and praised the idea highly.
3 e. also stated that among the pupils
= .ne school there was exceptional
llent and hehad no doubt as to the
.a.Ptability Of some Of the articles
inch the pupils might prepare a.
:slsture to be printed and sent to
=, resident Smith stated that q com.
Snss 'iee had been appointed to solicit
y .Snds and in a few days would call on
'1s people Of the city for subscriptions,