Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-04-03
BOOSTERS IN
ACTIVE SESSION
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB HELD
TUESDAY NIGHT
GOOD ROADS" NEXT SUBJECT
Two Spokane Visitors Give Inter
esting Addresses.

The meeting of the Kootenai Val
ley Commercial club last Tuesday
evening was we'll attended, many
farmers being present from all parts
of the county.
Mr.. Wiley, of the membership COM
mittee, reported that his committee
hoped to secure every citizen of the
county for members of the club; that
new lists were being circulated in
order that card indexS sys--
tenn might be inaugurated; that
meetings at Copeland, Porthill and
other parts of the county in the
effort to secure the cooperation of
all districts in the work of boosting
the development of the Kootenai val
ley.
H. f. Storm told of the visit of
the commercial club members to the
convention of the Inland Empire De-
velopment League and suggested that
the commercial club send an exhibit
to be placed in the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce. Mr.. Storm was warm
in his praise of the work being done
by the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce and is sure that great benefits
will be derived if the commercial
clubs will do their share.
A. A. Mcintyre, of the industrial
committee, reported that Libby and
Troy were anxious to join with Bon
ners Ferry in the promotion of good
roads and in other matters pertain
( ing to the general welfare of the
towns along the route of the National
Parks Highway.
The matter Of good roads was dis
cussed and in this connection it was
brought out that the county commits
a L..
bond issue to the public. Represen-
tatives from the Copeland and Port
hill districts stated that they were
sure the bond issue would be voted
upon favorably if the people of their
districts could be assured of better
roads. The matter of good roads will
I be a special topic for discussion al
the next meeting of the commercial
club to be held a week from tonight
1t was the unanimous opinion OF
club members that it would be &
good thing to hold monday luncheons
at least once a month. The matter
will be finally decided at the next
meeting of the club.
p. r. Parks, of Spokane, who has
been active in commercial club work
for many years in various Washing
ton towns, explained the system
under which the commercial club OF
Colville, Wash, works and advocated
the budget system of raising money
for all advertising and benevolent
purposes. In Colville each business
man donates so much money to g
general fund which is handled by g
committee of five. This fund is used
for all advertising matter gotten out
| by the commercial club, to make
subscriptions for benevolences, cele-
brations, etc. The merchants do moi
make private donations of any sort
for charity, ETC., and all requests foi
money are turned over to the com
mittee of five.
w. p. Romans, travelling secretary
of the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce, told of the work being accom-
plished by other commercial clubs il
the Inland Empire and how they
managed to keep the interest stimu.
lated. He said that the Boomers
Ferry club was taking a step in the
right direction in its latest effort t.
get in touch with the farmer and Sc
cure his aid and cooperation.