Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-01
FEDERATION AT METALINE FALLS
Inland Empire Commercial Clubs Have
Successful Meet

Inland Empire Commercial Clubs Have
Successful Meet.
The third quarterly meeting of the
Federation of Inland Empire CONNER
cial clubs held at Metaline Falls, WASH,
was a gala event, destined also to be
of considerable commercial Importance
in the further development of the In
land 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 silken banner,
donated by the Inland Portland Cement
company, for the town with the largest
delegation present. The first days to-
tails gave this prize to Newport, but
Friday the smaller town sent a delega-
ton of $50 by special train and cap
tured the award. The next meeting of
the federation will be held in Spokane
during the National Apple show.
Interesting addresses were made by
S. H. Anschell, general manager of the
celebrations; P. r. Parks of Colville,
president of the federation; George A.
Lee, president of the state public SER
vice commission; R. Insinger, president
of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce.;
Sam Glasgow, of the Centennial Mill
Co.; Harry Rosenhaupt, state senator
from Spokane county; E. F. Faville of
Spokane, editor Western Farmer; w. A.
Campbell of Minneapolis, secretary
Northwest Development league; R. P.
Turnkey, Rosalia E. F. Cartier Van
Dissell, Spokane.
One of the unique features was
"bear FEAST on the first day of the
meeting. Eleven bears were "browned
to turn and the barbecue was en-
joyed by more than 1000 people. An
other "barn stormer' was big trout
bake Friday. Something like 1000
trout from Sullivan Lake helped to
, make this feature a success. There
were several enjoyable excursions by
auto and horseback to neighboring
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
q Newport and Metaline districts.
At the last days session formal an
nouncement of plans to build $50 ton
concentrator mill costing $250,000 at
t Metaline, was made by ]. Jensen of
y the Lead and Zinc company which has
}, OIL cldlliio III lulSo SiOuPo, hiP1Oo 1iOHi
which were prominent in the mineral
display. Mr.. Jensen further stated that
e he and his associates have assurances
i that the Canadian Pacific will extend
+ its lines from Trail, B. c., to Metaline
5. affording easy and short Transports
q ton of ores to the Trail smelter.
The most important resolution adopt
y ed was one dealing in a practical man
ner with the logged-off land problem
ID This asks the legislatures of Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho to enact ;
bill permitting the county commission
= ers of each county to form bonding dis
10 tricts for the purpose of securing funds
e, and to acquire tracts of land of 40 acre
ly each in extent, which shall be cleared
es and put under cultivation by the coun
w ty, and when so improved sold. Onl,
I'd one 40-acre tract shall be selected i
q any 100 subdivision. President r. /
Parks of Colville stated that he had re
- ceived assurances from the banks tina
in the bonds can be easily disposed Of
no The plan has been devised in order
:, prove the worth of the vacant lands o
- the Inland Empire to wouldbe settler
~ in the belief that with such demonstr;
'e- tions of the feasibility of cultivatin
ok the lands thousands of new citizens wi
m be attracted to the state. Persons blu.
as ing the tracts thus improved by til
in counties will pay to the county sellin
ed the land the actual cost of the improv
ments, thus refunding the bonds. I'll
report was unanimously adopted by Il
IN executive committee of the federatiC
H. and was endorsed by the members
he the logged-off lands committee of II
,so Spokane Chamber of Commerce, and
80 the federation. Copies of the resol
GOV ton will be sent to every commerce
es- body in the three states.
an. The federation also adopted resol
she lions asking that special attention
Pa given to the logged-off lands situate
md in the Washington State college
Pullman; that the state take an acti
interest in attracting immigrants to t
led logged off and unused lands, and tn
In the governor be authorized by the le
ere islature to appoint an immigration co
on missioner; that the federation of co
90 mercial clubs heartily endorse the
~ louise irrigation project; and, that Pre-
''n dent r. P. Parks of the federation
10" appointed member of the Northwt
es. Development league executive comm
uld tee.
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