The Caldwell tribune., 1916-02-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB OUT
ON CAMPAIGN FOR
800 MEMBERS ,
COMMITTEE BUSY SIGNING UP
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE
WILDER BRANCH
BONDS.
Highway to Winnemucca-Adopt Pre-
paredness Resolutions Federal
Building-Bills Before Congress-
Gates let Down for New Members
For Next Six Months.

Three hundred members, all brim-
full of pep" and ginger, up on their
toes and ready to push to a successful
conclusion any project that makes for
a bigger and better Caldwell is the
mark set for the membership COM
mittee of the Commercial Club.
The club at their regular monthly
meeting decided to set aside for 60
days the initiation fee of $40 and al
low members to come in free of cost
There are many who will make ex-
not care to pay out the fee and it is
the intention of the club to get them
all. %
Members of the club will wear rib
bon and woe be to the man who ap-
pears in public without the color OF
loyalty in his buttonhole.
Considerable matter of unusual inn
portance came up for consideration
and was disposed of either by action
of the club or by reference to COM
mittees.
Caldwell -Winnemucca Highway.
A letter from the Jordan Valley En-
gineering Co. was read asking for the
active cooperation of the club in wag-
ing fight for an interstate highway
connecting Caldwell and Winnemucca,
passing through the rich and prosper
Gus Jordan Valley country. The club
was urged to get the matter before
our representatives in Congress that
they help push bill to be introduced
calling for an appropriation of about
100000 to build the road.
The matter was referred to the
highway committee by President Zeh
The club was of unanimous opinion
that this road would be of inestmable
benefit to Caldwell.
Astoria presented their claims as
the only proper and fitting site for a
naval base of the first class on the
Pacific Coast and asked that the club
endorse their contention. On the mo-
ton of T. S. Jackson the letter was
tabled.
Club For Preparedness.
A resolution placing the club on
record as favoring an adequate pro-
gram of preparedness and federaliz-
ing the National Guard. making them
part of the first line defense, was pass
ed on rising vote of the club.
Whereas. at this time there is a
question which occurs with force to
the citizens of the United States as to
whether or not this nation is adequate
ly prepared for defense, therefore
Be it Resolved, by the Commercial
club of the city of Caldwell, State of
Idaho, that it does hereby place it
self on record as strongly favoring
the action by the Congress of the
United States which will insure the
following:
First: An efficient and larger navy.
Second: An increase in the regu-
lar army that will insure the proper
preparedness of our nation in keeping
with our form of government.
Third: The adoption of such legis-
1ative measures as will improve the
efficiency of the national guard and
make it available with the regular
army for first line force.
Fourth: Practical provisions for a
system of reserves for the regular
army, navy and national guard.
Fifth: The organized militia under
the constitution as a part OF our led
eral military system should be The
basis for forming any force of either
soldiers. This action should be taker
from the standpoint of economy a.
we'll as efficiency for the reason tina
the several states and nation have
expended millions of dollars in train
ing and equipping the national guard
Regular army officers support the con
tention that the national guard or
carnations, as they exist today, arr
efficient. Therefore. it appears tina
the most feasible plan to secure
force of citizenry trained in arms is I,
give more federal aid to Our presen
militia organizations.
Be 1t further Resolved: That copie
Of these resolutions be sent to tn
President of the United States. tn
Secretary of War the Chairman o
the Committee on Military Affairs
the Senate and House, and to the sena
tors and representatives in Congress
from this state, and that the latter b
speedily urged to use their best en-
endeavors to accomplish there result:
The Weiser Commercial club con
slider the telephone rentals much to
high and asked that the club joi
them in bringing the matter to tn
attention of the public utilities CON
mission. 1t was presented that tn
commission lacked funds to make tn
necessary Investigations, and that Sc.
eral of the towns of this section coui
we'll combine and raise the none
necessary--some $3.000.O0-to procur
the data, The letter was referred
the publicity committee.
Hon. John G. Rice read VET
comprehensive report on two bills no
before congress: the Ferris bill, pr'
viding for the leasing of hydro-ele'
trio sites. and bill providing for tt
leasing and title to certain miner
and oil lands. The club went on r.
cord as favoring the passage of the!
bills and gave Mr.. Rice vote
thanks for his report.
w. 6. cowden reported that IL