Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
CHANGE MADE IN
LOCAL CONCERN
H. A. Gale Resigns as Local Manager
Of the Bonner Water and Light
Company
PURCHASES INTEREST In GARAGE
Will Join c. W. Megquier in Conduct
ing Popular Automobile Business

Another change in local business
firm was made known yesterday
when announcement was made that
H. A. Gale had resigned as manager
of the Bonner Water & Light COM
pany and had purchased an interest
from G. w. Megquier in the Cres-
cent Garage. AS soon as Mr.. Gales
successor is selected he and Mr..
Megquier will devote their entire
time to developing their growing
garage business. Who will be placed
in charge of the local water and light
! plant has not yet been announced,
but such announcement will probably
be made in a few days although it
is possible that Mr.. Gale may re-
main in charge of the company for
another month or until such time
as his successor is selected.
Another feature of the new ar
rangement is the purchase by Messrs
Megquier and Gale of the stock and
goodwill of the Bonner Plumbing
Company, which they will take over
the first of the month. This bust
ness will be moved into the new
garage which the company will erect
/ in the spring and every effort made
to give the public satisfactory service
in the plumbing line.
Almost from the very beginning
of the Bonner Water & Light Com
pany Mr.. Gale has been in charge.
When he came here in July, 1906, to
take charge of the plant it consisted
of small steam plant on the bank
of the river where the current for
the city's lights was generated. No
water system was then in operation
although a small beginning had been
made on one but work was suspendz
ed when winter set in. The follow
ing spring Mr.. Gale took this in
hand and completed the system. A
few months later a better equipment
was bought and the water power
plant built on Myrtle creek. the
steam plant abandoned and the
pumping done by motors. Of all this
work Mr.. Gale has had control He
has developed the plant from its
very small beginning to it's present
size and capacity and has seen the
town eager for the small plant in
the beginning, spread out and grow
, until it has been necessary to en-
large and increase the plant and sys-
tenn nearly every year.
In his almost II years of residence
/ in Boomers Ferry Mr.. Gale has made
many close FRIENDS among the peo-
pie of the town who will be glad to
! know that in branching out into bust
ness for himself he has not deemed
, it necessary to hunt other fields but
rather that he and Mrs Gale will
remain here among their long time
friends and acquaintance. They
will wish him every success in his
new undertaking.
In conducting their garage bust
ness Messrs. Megquier and Gale are
=. planning many very substantial inn
provements. The new building or
= Main street started last fall will be
=, pushed to an early completion this
: spring. The building will be usec
. exclusively for housing auto supplies
j and for storage purposes. The pres
!: ent quarters will be used as work
= shop. To bring the shop up to date
/, in equipment seven new machines
[. have been ordered and will be in
3, stalled as soon as they arrive. They
k include a steam vulcanizer, drill
!, press, grinder, engine stand, arbo1
;, press, strengthening press, and real
}. system stand. This will give then
e in northern Idaho. They will keel
L. fully abreast of the times and intent
|. to run an establishment that will b,
able to extend first class service t,
the ever increasing number of auto
mobile owners. The Crescent Garag
? holds the agency for the REQ an,
e Ford cars and expect to dispose o
= a goodly number of these popula
= cars this season.