Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-10-02

ShOSel WOIuS lildl lHe people Ol
Boundary county were ready and
curing drainage.
State Land Appraiser Parker, of
Grangeville, Mayor S. +. Henry and
Prosecuting Attorney o. c. Wilson
also gave short addresses, Mr.. Will
son telling of the impressions of
Senator Borah and that the Idaho
senator had announced his intention
of devoting a great portion of his
time toward securing government aid
for reclamation.
The meeting at Creston was attend
ed by many prominent British Co.
lumbia officials among whom were:
T. ID. Patullo, minister of lands;
John Oliver, minister of agriculture;
VIM. Young, controller of water
rights and ways; w. ]. E. Biker,
government engineer in the west
Kootenai district; Mr.. Swan, govern
ment engineer in the east Kootenai
district; j. P. Ford, dominion en-
gineer for the Kootenai district;
John Keane, M. NJ. P, Kaslo Riding;
j. H. Schofield, M. M. P, Trail
Riding; F. A. Stark, president of
the Associated Boards of Trade of
kootenay and Boundary; Mayor An
nabelle, of Nelson; Mayor Ander-
son, of Kaslo; Judge Ryan, president
of the Cranbrook Board of Trade;
r. j. Hunter, president of the Nelson
Board of Trade; Capt. Brown, of
the c. P. Ry., line of Kootenai lake
steamers. The representatives from
the various districts and cities about
Creston were all heartily in favor
of the plan to secure drainage and
announced that they and the organi-
cations they represented would be
their power. F. C. Graham, western
immigration agent for the Great
Northern Railway company, with
headquarters at Seattle, attended
the meeting and in a short address
before the gathering Saturday after
noon, told how the Great Northern
railway had investigated proposed
drainage plans as far back as 1910
and that the Great Northern was
anxious to see drainage accomplished
and was willing to assist the pro-
ject and pay its share toward the
costs.
Friday afternoon the people of
Creston took their government Off
Gals and engineers over the overflow
ed lands in the Kootenay district
and showed them what the land pro
duces after being overflowed and
what it would produce if reclamation
could be secured.
Friday night a banquet was ten
dered the visitors and State Repre-
sentative A. j. Kent, State Senator
w. S. Walker, and E. Nj. Flood rep
resented Boomers Ferry.
Senator Walker did himself proud
at the banquet and was an eloquent
speaker in behalf of drainage. Boun-
dairy county's esteemed senator COM
pletely won the hearts of his Eng
lish audience, particularly those OF
Scotch descent.
international and interstate drainage
commission had been arranged for
Friday but the Spokane members of
the commission and Mr.. McAnelly
of Copeland, were unable to go to
Creston until Saturday. Frank Dun
can, of the Union Securities COM
pany, of Spokane, attended the meet
ing Saturday in place of F. w. An
derson, who had been called to Port
land on business.
The people of Creston and the
visiting officials of the British Co.
lumbia government could not have
helped being impressed with the
showing made by Boomers Ferry Sat
urday of citizens deeply interested
in drainage. immigration Inspector
Young, for the U. S. government
and Rykert for the Canadian gov
ernments reported that 80 auto loads
of people from Bonners Ferry went
to the Creston meeting. The auto:
left Bonners Ferry early Saturday
morning arriving in Creston in time
: to partake of chicken dinner served
by the Creston Red Cross organiza
ton.
The steamer Crescent carried ovel
, so passengers and left Boomers Ferry
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning
Owing to a delay at Porthill tn,
boat excursionists did not arrive a
, Creston in time for the Afternoon
meeting which was started early il
order that the British Columbia of
/ ficials might get the afternoon c. P
, Ry. train back to their homes. Ia
king out the time required for stop
, and unavoidable delays the steame
Crescent made the rs mile trip il
t about five hours time. The steame
locked at Boomers Ferry Sunda.
= night at o'clock.
{ The citizens of Creston were
: unit in trying to show the Bonner
: Ferry folks a good time and de
= spite the fact that Saturday wa
D the last day for the saloons to op
a crate in Creston and many visitor
and home folks We'd in the effort t
n celebrate a "dry" British Columbis
/, there were no incidents of momen
f to mar the day. The Creston ban
S furnished delightful music durin
: the afternoon and evening and a
f night large crowd enjoyed severe
Z, pleasant hours at a dance.
The Creston meeting results i
t making it clear to those who woul
j see the Kootenai valley reclaime