The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-06
ENGINEERS GET POINTERS
Problems of Vital Interest to Idaho
Discussed at Meeting Held
at Boise.

Boise Capital News: Reclamation
various projects and officials in the
service in Idaho and several from
outside points gathered in Boise this
morning for a conference of three
days to discuss problems of mainten-
ance and operation and for the pur-
pose of exchanging ideas and discuss
| ing matters of value which can be put
| in practice and which will make the
service more efficient.
F. E. Weymouth, supervising engi-
neer for Idaho, is presiding at the con-
ference The speakers this morning
were c. R. Burkey of Jerome, who
gave a history of the maintenance
problems on earthwork and wooden
and metal fumes on the Twin Falls
North Side project The engineer
covered the subject well and it was
followed by discussion, number of
questions being asked the speaker
and maintenance problems of fumes
on other projects brought up.
John U. Mcpherson, general field SUI
perintendent for the North Pacific
Fruit Distributors, spoke on the topic
Marketing Crops" He emphasized
two essential points necessary to the
successful moving of crops. One was
the standard package, which he stat
ed could be depended upon by buyers
as being 0. k and the other was the
Of furnishing certain
of produce, so that buyers
could depend upon getting a certain
quantity from a certain district, know
ing what the quality would be. He
declared that the only system TO
crops was through an or
yanization, the farmers pooling their |
PRODUCTS, conforming with the grade
demanded, and shipping in bulks, thus
,etting better rates and selling /
through an agency which had to be |
blamed the system by which special
,rokers were maintained in market
enters, how the farmers were kept |
osted on the market and the distribut-
ng system by which cars were moved
n from points where prices were low
0 points where they were higher.
He gave history of his work in the |
otato field last year, stating that
armers at first refused to pool, be- |
ewing that they could do better by !
hipping Independently, but declared
lat by December all were ready to
DOL. He stated that the grade was
lie only thing insisted upon by the as
ociation but that was strictly enforc-
l.
Following his address Mr.. McPher-1
IN was asked numerous questions
he topic proved a live one and was
NY temporarily halted by the noon
our. being resumed at the opening of
lie afternoon session.
A change in the program was nee
,sitated this afternoon owing to that
ct that J. H. Lowell was obliged to
ave the city and his address on
low to Raise the Efficiency of Irriga-
On Farming" was given.
There were some AZ service men in
tendance. Following is list of those
no had registered up to o'clock
M:
G. E. Harlan, Twin Falls w. O. Cot
n, Idaho Falls; F. E. Weymouth, A.
Robinson, Boise w. A. Lamb, Hell
"a; H. d. McGlashan, San Francisco;
an E. Cakes, Jameson, Or; w. G.
Quart, Boise; E. B. Darlington, Hol-
;ter; ]. E. Bailey c. G. Fisher, P. M.
,gg, A. C. Price, G. Clyde Baldwin,
.orge H. Bliss, Boise; H. M. Schilling.
rome J. H. Lowell, Roswell; G. r.
rky, Jerome; George Rinker, Miner;
G. Fry, Burnley; c. H. Hogan, Ru-
rt; j. u. Mcpherson, Boise.