Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
MEMBERS OF NORTHWESTERN
LIVESTOCK AssC'N. HAVE MEET
ING AT LEWISTON.
E.S. sweet MAKES ADDRESS
An Effort Will be Put Forth to Have
Show This Fall and Lewiston
Promises Hearty Cooperation.

On Friday Of last week special
meeting of the governing board of rhe
Lewiston Commercial Club was held at
the Bollinger hotel at Lewiston at
which time a conference was held w'th
E. S. Sweet, d. s. Wallace, James IL.
Roberts, of Spokane, and j. Hastings
of Kamiah, of the Northwest Live
stock Association. The meeting was
called to consider plans for the annual
livestock show next fall, and resulted
in plans for coming exhibition and in
the mutual cooperation of the Lewis
ton business men and the members Of
the livestock association to assure a
show next fall.
In reporting the meeting, the Lewis
ton Tribune, states that President
Sweet, the popular president Of the as
sociation, whose work has been SO i'm
portant in maintaining the standard of
the exhibition since it's inception, and
who is a tireless worker in that regard,
addressed the meeting in part. Mr..
Sweet made the following remarks:
GAS far as giving my views are con-
cerned, we are confronted with this:
We know the difficulties under which
you are placed here and the condi-
tions of the livestock association at
the present time. We are anxious to
formulate some plan where we can
continue this work. AS you all know,
doubtless, this is a work that we have
to look to the future for in the matter
of our returns and not Immediately
We have received great good from this
cause throughout our adjoining counties
While it is not always apparent on the
surface, still if you will analyze and
go into the different sections you will
find we have gotten untold good out OF
it. To let the matter drop at the
present time, after SO much labor and
money have been expended, would
certainly be great mistake. l have
have our little problems to work out
and sometimes as times goes on il
clears the situation up and we can SEE
ahead. Now it has come to the time
when we as an association must know
what we are going to do. 1t is ap
parent, of course, to us as well as tt
you, that probably it woud be an i'm
possibility to go to the full exent il
raising the funds that you did in tn
past, and I, as the president of tn
Northwest livestock association, cal
take no definite action here today, a
any plans that we may formulate will
have to be approved by the board o
E directors. Tt seems to me if we coul
be assured on the basis that I will out
line, that we would have foundation
for our association to 60 ahead an
know what we are to do. Last yea
you put the show on and staked it fo
us and gave us $4,000. AS we under
stand it now, it is very doubtful ho'
much help you will get from you
county, and / make this propositio
that / think you can carry out, an
stage as good show as ever befoI
which will naturally grow stronger 8
it is now recognized by some that thel
are certain forces at work which wi
make the livestock industry muc
stronger than it has ever been and /
beneficial for the Northwest Livestoc
show. If you raise us in your tow
and from your county, one-half of whit
the county appropriated last year, fu
nish us the use of your large tent, a
low US the gate receipts and get fift
memberships to the Northwest Liv
stock association for this year, we wi
relieve you from staging the show.
other words, I figure it about one-thil
of what you raised last year. If "
can see your way clear to do this
Lewiston, have assurance from Idai
county for $1,000, and Lewis count
people assured me in letter that the
would appropriate the same amour
while members of the association fro
all districts who have taken leadir
part in Northwest Livestock show her