The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-21
Western Idaho Press AS
sociation Held Busi-
ness Session
ELECT OFFICERS;
PASS RESOLUTIONS
MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS
ENJOY ELABORATE BANQUET
AT HOTEL ILLINOIS IN
THE EVENING

The Western Idaho Press AS
sociation met at Parma last
Saturday, November 16, for the
purpose of electing officers and
transacting other business. It'll
was purely a business session.
There were in attendance F. q.
Burroughs, OF the Owyhee Mug
get; ~ Jenness. of the Nampa
Leader Herald; Thomas Nelson,
of tie Cambridge News; i H.
Harris, of the Midvale Reporter;
F. ). Harding, of the Weiser
American; 0 j Dickinson, of the
Parma Review; J l.. Priest, of
the Oregon Short Line J. E
Roberts, of the Ontario Demo-
crat; NJ E. Balm OF the Ontario
Argus; y. j. Brown, of he Pay
ette Enterprise; II. 5. Settle, of
the Payette Independent; Presi-
dent G. A. Hackney, OF Montour,
and NJ. A. Bates, of the Parma
Herald.
NJ. A Bates was elected presi-
dent, NJ. E. Balm vice president,
and F. G. Burroughs secretary
treasurer of the association. A
| full report of the meeting will
! later be furnished for publication
and sent to each member of the
association.
After the meeting banquet
was served at the Hotel Illinois,
at which there were present, IN
addition to the mem mbers, }. C.
; Blackwell, Senator j c. Balo-
ridge, Representative A. j. Rock
wood, County Commissioners j.
! e. Kerrick and w. B. Mitchell,
E. NJ. kirkpatrick, d o. Castater,
E. G. Johnson and Mayor Cluen
The next meeting viii be held
at Cambridge on Saturday, May
3, 1913 The association also
accepted an invitation from Mr..
; Priest to visit the Payette Lake
in August, making the trip over
l the Idaho Northern railway ,
t which is now in process OF con
struction. Following are the
resolutions adopted at the meet
ing:
| Whereas, we believe that the post Of
se,r etary Of the interior should be filed,
not only by western man, but by =
western man who is thorou .hly in touch
! with irrigation matters and other sub.
: jects coming under the purview OF that
department, therefore be it
Resolved, that the Western Press as
sociation pledges its members to use
9 every effort possible to the accomplish
ment of chat object.
Whereas, we recognize the fact tina
] the great irrigated west, and Idaho il
pai ticular, must depend for their futur'
prosperity upon a steady and continued
y influx OF new and worthy settlers, a
e well as upon the introduction of new
l. capital for the fostering OF present en-
terprises and the prosecution OF ney
projects OF all kinds, we, the member
n of the Western Idaho Press association
is pledge the support of our columns t
II all agencies having for their object tn
prosecution aud encouragement of tn
above named ends.
)f We believe that the newspapers shoul
is lend their powerful aid in the inceptio
- OF such enterprises, shonld encourae
and protect all legitimate undertaking
T. which tend to the upbsilding ami prot
y perity Of our state, and should oppos
with all the vigor at their command a
= agencies, political OF otherwise, whic
re may use their resources to retard an
n set back the development of the countr
in these respects.
Whereas, Charles A. Hackney of MOI
oi .our has faithfully served this organic
st zion for the past three years as PiesideI
ID and has conducted the duties Of h
10 Office in a manner that has won for hi
the respect aud admiration of The men
- bers Of the association. therefore be it
oi Resolved that this association tend'
Is 70 Charles 4. Hackney IT'S thanks an
best wishes for his future success
The thanks Of the organization Al
rs due and are hereby rendered to the PEI
ne pie ef Parma for the magnificent recel
De fion accorded the organization to NJ. I
III Bates for cordial hospitality and to NJ
!. Castater Of the Hotel Illinois for b
care for the comfort OF the visitors;
ce Joel Priest for express matter and gel
Id ial presence, and to the Odd Fellow
lodge for the use ofthe hall.