Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-31
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PRESIDENT or THE COMMERCIAL
BODIES, r. c. BEACH, WRITES
TO THE JOURNAL.

Editor Journal-Dear Sir-I am TAX
ing the liberty of addressing your
commercial body through you as I will
not have time to meet with you per-
sonally before the convening of the
State Convention of Commercial Bod
les at Boise November and 7. am
at present visiting the clubs in North
Idaho--I have confined my personal
efforts to the north because, owing to
the long distance to Boise, it is nee
! essary to rouse enthusiasm, in order
/ to get them to join ana send delegates.
Major Reed and myself have had
splendid meetings, finding the people
in a receptive mood and very much
interested in the work.
The State League was organized a
little over a year at Boise, But only
five clubs joined-Moscow, Lewiston,
Boise, Paris and Homedale The dues
received were but $500. R. w
Childs exhibited splendid public spirit
when he donated his services as sec
retary for the year and has heen very
efficient and painstaking. Even with
this small nucleus we felt the weight
of cooperation and it was the League
which was largely instrumental in
getting our exhibition appropriation
and which has given to us Mayor Reed
as executive commissioner, and the !
state is today receiving the benefit
of his experience and ability as immi- |
grafton commissioner although no
money was appropriated for the Of |
flee.
Probably the largest work of the /
League last year was it's activity in |
assisting to raise the quarantine on |
our alfalfa by California 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
Idaho's welfare.
The State League is absolutely nom
political and a part from politics. It
is TO combine the active and practical
business brains in the state into a
stable organization which may, at all
times, point the way TO practical sue
cess in State Legislation. We desire
to maintain bureau at Boise duriag1
the sessions of the Legislatures 10 ex-
anime proposed bills, and when mex
perienced members propose legislation
that would work a hardship on the
business interests or tirive capital
away or prevent capital from coming
into the state, this bureau would out
line the matter to each club or COM
nercial body in the state, for their ,
and they then coE1 :
nemoirialize their senators and repre- ,
'entatives, thus showing them the in ;
crest and will of their constituents
which is what every representative of ,
he people most desires, and in this !
way the business men of the ntate will )
,e acting as a unit.
If We can have the active assistance
f the press, which l consider the \
-reatest power for public good the
tate has, we can get the whole peo-
lie of the state think on state matters. a
our constitution is to be amended,
fe can conduct a campaign of educa-
ion in order that the people may vote .
ltelligently on so important mat i
er. We can show the next Legisla- ;,
1re the freak laws, whiuh it would be :
the best interests of our state TO
e repealed or amended These laws +
ill be brought up and discussed at +
ne State Convention November and
Also at this convention, we would
Ike each delegate sent to have his
leas as to the needs of his section
r the state at large well defined. as
is our desire to bring out the things
lost needed in Idaho. in advance of
lie Legislature, that they may be dis
lssed over the state, so that when ..-
lie men are sent to Boise to repre-
mt us they will have a fair idea of
lie needs, and advance knowledge of
Ie bills to be acted on. No legisla-
re on earth can come together and
two months give intelligent consid- co
ation TO so many different bills. l vi
n told there were $50 bills introduced bo
the last legislature. We have too Ia,
uch legislation. N
AS a state body we can agitate and fu
ok up all proper activity. looking m,
ward the completion of a north and tr,
nth railroad also an intra-state
INK wagon or automobile road We 90
a aid in all good road movements. p
e can aid in arousing interest in w
lho exhibits at the great Panama tn,
cific Exposition. In my mind there sor
no limit to the good we can do, if Tb
work unselfishly. for the interests no,
the great state which has done so wo
ch for us. ,be
Fe earnestly request that your COM old
rcial club be represented at Boise nra
vember and 7 and that YOU win In
I the League for the ensuing year as
us get all of Idaho united and
-king toward a common end.
Respectfully yours. Y
r. c. BEACH, Pres. Son