Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-25
FEDERATION AT METALINE FALLS
inland Empire Commercial Clubs Have
Successful Meet

SuNNrosluA decC.
Inc third quarterly meeting of the
feaerauon of Il inland Empire CONNER.
eal clubs held at Metalinc Falls, Wash.
was gala eve bit, destined also to be
OF considerable commercial Importance
IN the further development of the In.
iand Empire section. The meeting was
attended by some $50 delegates and
ladies' from all sections of eastern
washington and northern Idaho. lone
was awarded the large silkcn banner,
donated by the INLAND Portland Cement
company, for the town with the largest
delegation presd mt The first days to-
tals gave TINS Prize to Newport, but
rrloay tho sma Ter town sent dclega-
.iof OF 100 by special train and cap
tureu the award. The next meeting of
.he federation will be held in Spokane
during the National Apple show
Interesting addresses were made nv
., II. Anschell, general manager of the
celebration; +. Il. Parks of Covile,
president of the federation; George A.
Lee, president of the state public ser.
wee commission; Il. lnsinger, president
OF the spokane Chamber of Commerce;
sam Glasgow, of the Centennial Mill
%; Harry Rdsenhaupt, state senator
from spokane county; f. II. Faville of
spokane, editor western Farmer w. A.
Samppell or Minneapolis, secretary
N northwest Dey elopment league; r, p.
lurhley, Rosal a; f.. h. Cartier Van
Dissell, Spokane
one OF the unique features was
bear FEAST on the first dav of tbe
meeting. Eleve bears were Hbrowned
TO turn and the barbecue was en-
Nv nrn
other barn stormer' was big trout
bake Friday. Something like 1000
trout from Sullivan Lake helped to
make TINS feat ure success. There |
were several enjoyable excursions by |
auto and horseback to neiphboring
points of interest. There was large
exhibit of mineral ores from the mines
and many excellent prospects of the
Metaline district on display in the
school house and also two booths of
agricultural products, representing the
Newport and Metaline districts
At the last days session formal an
nouncement of plans to build $50 ton
concentration mill costing $3.50, 900 at
Metaline, was made by j. Jensen of
the Lead and Zinc company. which has
81 CLAIMS in three groups samples from
display Mr.. Jensen further stated that
he and his as Bociates have assurances
that the Canadian Pacific will extend
its lines from Trail, B. c., to Metaline
atfording easy and short transporta
ton of ores to the Trail smelter.
The most important resolution adopt
ed was one del ling in a practical man
ner with the logged off land problem.
rms asks the legislatures of Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho to enact
Dill permitting the county commission
ers OF each county to form bonding dis.
tricts for the purpose Of securing funds,
ana to acquire tracts of land of 40 acres
each in extent, which shall be cleared
ana put under cultivation by the coun-
ty, and when so improved sold. Only
one 40-acre tract shall be selected in
any l60 subdivision. President r. Il. g
Parks of Colv1lle stated that he had re- /,
celVed assurances from the banks that .
the bonds can be easily disposed of
The plan has been devised in order to I
prove the worth of the vacant lands of q
the Inland Empire to would-be settlers, I
IN the belief that with such demonstra- l
tions of the feasibility of cultivating ,
the lands thousands of new citizens will 4
be attracted tp the state. Persons buy Il
ing the tracts thus improved nv the
counties will pay to the county selling
he land the actual cost of the improve,
nents, thus rdfunding the bonds. The
'eport was unanimously adopted by the
executive con mittee of the federation A
md was endd rsed by the members of :
he logged-off lands committee of the
spokane Chamber of Commerce, and by
he federation. Copies of the resolu-
ION Will be sent to every commercial
,ody in the three states.
The federation also adopted resolu-
ions asking that special attention be
,iven to the logged-off lands situation I
n the Washington State college at r
'ullman; that the state take an active n
interest in attracting immigrants to the II
ogged-off and unused lands, and that r
he governor be authorized by the leg +,
stature to appoint an immigration com =
Missioner; that the federation of com
lercial clubs heartily endorse the Pa
'use irrigation project; and, that Pres-
ent r. =. Parks of the federation be
ppointed member of the Northwest
development league executive commit.
ae.