Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-03-07
CLUB HOLDS VERY
INTERESTING MEETING
Fakes Up Irrigation Matters-Road
Improvement and Many Other Mat
ters of Importance to Community.

The regular meeting Of the Pay
cite Valley Commercial Club on last
Monday evening proved to be a well
attended and interesting meeting. One
Of tesmatters Of special importance
to the club was brought up by L. j..
Eckers, Of Ontario. Mr.. Eckers came
before the club, representing the own
ers of about fifteen thousand acres
Of land lying west of and tributary
to Payette on the Oregon side Of
the Snake river and above the pres
ent SnowM Moody project The land
owners in that section have formed
a district and have fully matured
plans to irrigate this vast body Of
rich soil The plan contemplates the
installation of an electric power
plant at the forks of the Payette Riv-
er and bringing the power from
that point to their pumping station
on the Snake River opposite and
west of Payette. Having had some
difficulty in securing the power site
from the government Mr.. Eckers ask
ed the Payette Club for a resolution
explaining how the club felt on the
matter to be sent to the department
in the hopes of helping clear the
way for securing the site. After look
ing over the maps thoroughly and
having the plan fully explained the
club endorsed the same and passed
the necessary resolution and will do
all in their power to assist the
landowners to water the land.
w. A. Coughanour chairman of
the committee appointed to inyesti-
gate the pure food and seed laws re-
ported a conference with the Gov
ernor and several other men in the
state interested in the pure seed
law. At that conference relief was
promised and came in the nature
of the reports as published last week
in several papers. The terminating
test was reduced and many other
changes made in the Interpretation
of the law.
The matter of the Sultzer bill for
merly called the Lafean bill now
before congress changing the size OF
apple boxes and otherwise creating |
conditions that would practically par
alyze the apple industry of the en-
tire northwest came up and was gem |
orally discussed with the result that !
a resolution was passed authorizing |
the. secretary to write to our Sena- |
tors and representative and ask |
them to defeat the bill. The Lafean
bill having practically the same pro-
visions has been twice defeated in
congress.
The condition of several OF the |
main roads leading into the city |
was then talked over and a commit !
tee consisting of L. V. Patch, D. d. /
Hambly and Cecil Berry was appoint !
ed 10 appear before the council and |
ask it to take steps to place Low
ers' Lane in fit condition for trav-
el.
The road leading from the Snake
river bridge to the high land on
the Oregon side was also discussed |
as well as that on this side and a
committee consisting of L. E. Peter |
son. C. R. Vaudeville and Frank .
Creighton was appointed to see what
c,,df4- BE done to benefit that road.
The proposition was also brought /
up that by the goth or 25th Of this
month the Snake river bridge viii |
be completed and opened for traffic.
1t was decided by the club to cele-
brate the opening of this bridge in |
an appropriate manner and the ar
raugements were referred to the en-
committee consisting of
&. R. Vaudeville, F. A. Gorham, Jr.,
and T. ]. Brown.
An effort will be made to have |
Governor Hawley and staff, Hon. B. .
p. Shawhan and other prominent 4
state officials present at this cele- /
bration and the Oregon people will a..
he asked to come over to Payette /
and enjoy themselves with US at
that time.
Several other matters Of minor i'm
nortance were discussed. The secre-
tary's report showed the finances OF /
the club to be in excellent eondi-
tion and the meeting withal was one
Of the best The club has held for
some time.
BAPTIST CHURCH.