Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-02-25
WILL WORK FOR
A CREAMERY
Kootenai Valley Commercial Club win
Also Boost the North Idaho Seed
Growers Association
GREAT INTEREST IS MANIFESTED
Plans Are Laid to Advertise All Sec
lions Of Boundary County

The meeting of the Kootenai VAL
ley Commercial Club which was held
at Kent Dore's offices Tuesday
night, was largely attended and
great interest was manifested in the
several propositions proposed for the
advancement of the interests OF this
district. Many important topics were
discussed and methods of securing
results desired were agreed upon
The first matter brought to the at
tention of the club by President
Kent was the proposition Of Sc
curing a creamery for this district
this idea having been first taken
up by the local Farmers Union, the
members of that organization hav-
ing been working upon the matter
and securing data for several weeks.
t. ]. Jones told that there was no
question but that a creamery could
be supported here and that from
reports on hand now 655 cows had
been MIXED last season and over
700 would be MIXED this coming
spring and summer 1t was pro-
posed that representative of the
commercial club be sent to Spokane
this week to meet and confer with
representatives of large dairying in
terests who will be in that city to
attend the northwest convention, in
the hopes of interesting one or more
of them in coming here and look
ing over the field. c. w. H. Heide-
man announced that he had speaking
dates in Hillyard on Wednesday and
Thursday and that he would be lad
to represent the local commercial
club. His offer was accepted.
A communication was read from
the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.
in which the local organization was
asked to use its influence in secur-
ing the annulling or modification
of the 20-acre improvement clause
Of the 1912 homestead law. Presi-
dent Kent appointed a committee
composed of Messrs. Sinclair, Wilson
and James to investigate the mat
ter and report such action as adj
visable at the next meeting.
Messrs. Miller, King and Jones
were appointed on a committee to
investigate the request of the As
toria Commercial Club which is de-
sirous of starting a movement to
have Astoria named as the location
, of one of the governments naval
bases.
NJ. l.. Root, deputy state seed in
spector, was present and addressed
the commercial club members, adj
vising them to encourage the move
ment to organize a seed growers
association and telling of the great
demand for seeds which will surely
be increased by the European war.
Mr.. Root told of the work of the
Idaho State Seed Commission; of
the states plans to help organize
seeds growers associations and help
the organization find a market.
President James, of the local seed
growers association and c. w. H.
Heideman, gave interesting talks,
telling what the local organizations
expected to accomplish.
Considerable time was take up in
the discussion of various plans to
awaken and increase interest in the
commercial club. 1t was decided
that the monthly dues of the club be-
reduced to rs cents per month and
that an initiation fee of $1.00 be
charged. The proposal to change the
name of the Kootenai Valley Com
mercial Club did not meet with IA
yor.
Another meeting of the club will
be held at Kent & Dore's Offices
on Tuesday night, March 7th when
reports of committees will be heard
and further plans laid towardreviv-
ing interest in the organization. .