The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-21
Commercial Club
Will Advertise
WILL APPEAL TO EASTERN TOURISTS
Artistic Pamphlets To Be Distributed During
The Coming Summer

The Commercial Club upon
call of the president held its first
meeting i'm some weeks Wednes-
day evening and while but little
notice of the meeting had been
given the usual large crowd of
ST. Maries business men and en-
lhusiaslic boosters was present
and Joined heartily i'm the sub
jects of discussion.
The meeting was essentially
one To consider publicity and ad-
vcrtising schemes for ST. Maries
and Benewah county, it being de
ca!ed to inauguratc vigorous
campaign during the next four
months i'm the hopes that some
of the thousands of tourists who
will be visiting the northwest
this summer can be induced To
stop over here and learn the
splendid opportunities that are
awaiting them both at 81. Maries
and the surrounding Benewah
county.
The meeting was opened by
shorl talk by j. A. Payne of
Seattle. manager of The ST. Maries
Land company, who is spending
some time i'm the city ON business.
Mr. Payne stated that i'm numer-
GUS conversations with railroad
and traffic officials HE latter had
stated that the western people
had no idea of the large number
OF tourists who Will pass through
this territory this summer on the
way To the San Francisco Exposi-
ton, the widely advertised side
trip given by the Milwaukee road
from This city down the shadowy
81. Joe and thence lo spokane
having already proved large fac
tor i'm routing the tourists wesl
by way of the Milwaukee railroad.
Al low estimate over ten shou-
sand people will avail themselves
of this side issue ON their trip To
the Exposition This year and il is
To these people that 81. Maries
should make her appeal to stop
land examine the resources of the
city and surrounding country.
one mode of Advertising decid
ed upon after discussion by The
Commercial Club is that of plac-
ing al argc bulletin board on the
route to be followed by tourists
in their short walk from the
trains TO the boats on transfer i'm
this city. This board will set
out briefly our many resources
and The advantages to be found
10y the home seeker and investor
i'm 81. Maries and Bcnewah coun-
! iy. This board will be we'll light
ed by system of electric lights
and will be gotten up i'm a neat an5
attractive manner.
Another thing taken up by the
Club was the printing of a small
pamphlet to be distributed To the
tourists and To be likewise used
| by every business man of st.
Naries by enclosing a copy i'm
correspondence to outside points.
This idea met the enthusiastic ap-
approval of l.. II. Clark of the
Nalentine-Clark company of this
city and Minneapolis, who offered
that i'm case this suggestion was
adopted he would donate $4,000
o. the printing price of those
pamphlets, hc To- be given ;wo
thousand copies to be mailed out
in the company's extensive cor
respondencc with eastern pole
buyers.
a publicity committee consist
ing of C.. $. Flint, Fulton Cool
{ and c.. NJ. Sargent was appointed
ly the president and instrucie,
io start work Immediately uoor
b The two projects for advertisirs
: ST.. Maries. I'm regard TO hnanc-
ing the proposed advertising
campaign thc Club met with n,
difficulty whatever as Mr.. payn,
J of the st. Maries Land compan,
3 was more than willing to do hi
j share in the way of a donation
subscribing a total of 500 for tn
two things decided upon, and 10