The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-10-31
WOULD unity COMMIT CLUBS
X. c. Beach Working for Stronger
State League.

The coming convention of the Lea
que of Commercial Clubs at Boise, is
expected to be the start Of strong
movement to unity the commercial
bodies of this state r. G. Beach of
Lewiston, and president of the Idaho
Department store of this city, is the
prime mover in the plan and is giving
much of his time travelling about the
state attempting to interest the var
ious sections. The following letter re-
ceived by the secretary of the Com
mercial club, shows what is being at
tempted in the matter:
Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. "a, 1913
To the Secretary.
Dear Sir ] am taking the liberty of
addressing your commercial body
through you as ! will not have time
to meet with you personally before the
convening of the state convention Of
commercial bodies at Boise November
6 and Z. | am at present visiting the
clubs of north Idaho-I have confined
my personal efforts to the north be-
cause, owing to the long distance to
Boise, it is necessary to rouse en-
thusiasm, in order to get them to join
and send delegates. Major Reed and
myself have had splendid meetings,
finding the people in receptive omod
and very much interested in the work
The State League was organized a
little over year ago at Boise, but on
ly five clubs joined--Moscow, Lewis
ton. Boise, Paris and Homedale The
dues received were but $S5.00 Mr.. R.
w. Childs, exhibited splendid public
spirit when he donated his services as
secretary for the year and has been
very efficient and painstaking. Even
with this small nucleus we felt the
weight of cooperation and it was the
League which was largely instrument
al in getting our exhibition appropria-
tion and which has given to us Mayor
Reed as executive commissioner, and
the state is today receiving the bene-
fit of his experience and ability as i'm
migration commissioner, although no
money was appropriated for the office.
Probably the largest work of the
League last year was it's activity in
assisting to raise the quarantine on
our alfalfa by Californi, which was a.
great saving to Idaho, but to be sue
cessful the coming year we must have
larger cooperation and take up the
larger business questions pertaining to
ldaho's welfare.
The State League is absolutely nom
political and apart from politics. 1t is
to combine the active and practical
business brains in the state into
stable organization which may, at all
times, point the way to practical sue
cess in state legislation. We desire
to maintain bureau at Boise during
the sessions of the legislatures to ex-
anime proposed bills, and when mex
perienced members propose legislation
that would work hardship on the
business interests or drive capital
away or prevent capital from coming
into the state, this bureau would out
line the matter to each club or COM
mercial body in the state, for their
consideration, and they then could
memorialize their senators and repre-
sentatives, thus showing them the in
terest and will of their constituents,
which is what every representative of
the people most desires, and in this
way the business men of the state will
be acting as unit.
AS we have the active assistance of
the press, which l consider the CHEAT
est power for public good the state
has, we can get the whole people Of
the state thinking on state matters. If
our constitution Is to be amended, we
can conduct campaign of education
in order that the people may vote in
telligently on SO important matter.
We can show the next legislature the
| freaw laws, which it would be to the
best interests of our state to be re-
pealed or amended. These laws will
be brought up and discussed at the
state convention November and Z.
Also at this convention, we would like
each delegate sent to have his ideas
as to the needs of his section or the
state at large we'll defined, as 1t is our
desire to bring out the things most
needed In Idaho, in advance of the
legislature, that they may be discussed
over the state, so that when the men
are sent to Boise to represent us they
will have fair idea of the needs, and
advance knowledge Of the bills to be
acted on.s No legislation on earth can
come together and In two mOtnhs give
intelligent consideration to so many
different bills. I am told there were
76O bills introduced In the last legis-
lature. We have too much legislation.
AS state body we can agitate and
back up all proper activity, looking to-
ward the completion Of q north and
south railroad, also an intra-state
trunk wagon or automobile road. We
can aid In all good road movements.
We can aid in arousing interest In Ida
no, exhibits at the great Panama-Pa-
cific exposition. In my mind there Is
no limit to the good we can do. II we
work unselfishly, for the interests of
the great state which has done 30
much for US.
We earnestly request that your COM
mercial club be represented at Boise
November 6 and and that you viii
Join the League for the ensuing year.
Let 10 got all OF Idaho united and
WORKING toward q common end.
Respectfully yours,
r. G. BEACH, President.
Aggressive use Of the classified COL
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