The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-29
Worth OF Commercial Club Emphasized By
Resume of Work
Every Good Move Made by the Community Can Be Traced
Directly to Work Done by Boosters Organization

The Twin Falls Commercial club
since its organization in 1908, has beer
the one great factor in the upbuildin.
OF Twin Falls and in fact of Twin Fall
county. Its officers and members
year IN and year out, have ever beer
On the alert to secure everything thai
IN any way would tend to bring in new
enterprises and secure publicity fol
the whole Snake river valley. During
the year 1914, Presidents Sweeley and
swim nave devoted much time and
energy on club matters, and Secretary
McMlllan has been on the Job day
ana night and no matter was too small
1or his utmost efforts provided 1t in
any way advertised or benefited our
city, our county or southern Idaho.
Early in 1914 an opportunity pre-
sented Itself whereby governmental
experiment station could be secured
for the tract, provided the club would
secure 40 acres of land to be used by
the government. A committee was
selected by the board consisting of
Messrs. Sweeley, Wright and Scott,
and the committee leased 40 acres ad-
Joining the cemetery for term Of
five years, and during 1915 it is ex
pected that this station will prove of
much value to the farmers Of the tract
In that many trials and experiments
along agricultural lines will be de-
monstrated without cost to the farmers
nut at the expense of the national gov
ernment. The club pays 5000 animal
rental for this land with taxes and
water maintenance added
The club took up the matter of the
IN
Jarbldge mining district and succeed
ed IN having the same changed from
Deeth TO Rogerson. The stage line
now runs from Rogerson to Jarbidge
ana the business from that camp now
to Twin Falls county.
Repeated appearances have been
made before the State Highway Com
with the result that we have
.wo State Highways located through
En1s county. Four hundred dollars
was subscribed by members of the
club to enable the Highway Commits |
sion to sell bonds for this work but
)wfng to financial depression these
oonds have not been disposed of and |
ne Wonk on a north and south high |
way delayed However, through eff |
orts of the club the State Highway |
commission passed a resolution and |
pread it on their records authorizing |
his county to complete the grade on |
his side of Shoshone falls and pledg- I
ng the State Highway Commission to
e1mDurse this county for the States
ortion. A certified copy of this res
luton has been furnished the county
LAS soon as the National Congress
assed a bill creating fund for the
revention Of hog cholera the club at
nee got in touch with our delegation
Washington and succeeded and had
he Twin Falls country designated as
le district In which Idaho's fundh
Mould be expended. our proportion be
lg some forty-five thousand dollars.
4 carrying on this work we have had
'ur experts for several months and
le result of their work has been the
iving OF over one hundred and fifty
lousand dollars worth of hogs ON the
outn Side tract alone. Onehes own !,
stated that 1t has saved the farmers (.
the South Side tract quarterl of .
million dollars and that without
lese government doctors located at /.
win Falls as they are the hog/grow- =
8 would have to go out of b6siness. !.
thousands OF hogs have beef vaccin- :
ed and but little loss haybeen sus-
med. In order to kegf these ex- $
rts on the ground 1t his been neces- :
ry 1or the club to furnish offices