Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
Boise Delegates Work Hand in
Hand With States Best Men
to Insure Interests Of Whole
State.
FORM PERMANENT SOCIETY
Meeting Enthusiastic; Thirty
Delegates From Capital;
Fine Speeches by Prominent
Citizens.

Thirty delegates from this city,
merged with $50 more of Idaho's rep
resentative citizens, met in Pocatello
at the Commercial club Friday after
noon at 1880, formed a permanent or
ganization, named the Idaho Reclama-
ton association, passed resolutions
asking of Secretary Franklin Lane,
the states congressional delegation
and congress as a whole to consider
1daho's claims to recognition for the
reclamation of land as proposed by the
secretary of the INTERIOR and me-
morialized the finance committee of
the Idaho legislature now in session
demanding immediate action on bill
In allegiance called the Land Settle
ment act" it having been found out
that the first state legislature to make
an appropriation to show good faith
and then ask for an appropriation
from the 100000, 900 to be spent in
reclamation of arid and cut-over
lands, will have preference over other
states making similar requests.
The delegates i from Boise left
Thursday evening and returned this
morning; each one optimistic and en-
Unused at the spirit of co-operation
that was manifested at the meeting
there seeming to be but one thing In
view for all who attended, and that
was to work for the betterment of the
whole state and not individual COM
nunities or desires
BOISE DELEGATES.
Major Fred r. Reed commanded the
small army of representative citizens,
keen to the interests of the Boise val
ley, who charged down on the meet
ing from this section of the state.
Those who scomprised the army"
were: w. L. Pierce. w. n. Sweet, w.
N. Northrup, o. w. Worthwine, G. L.
Joy, Robert X. Davis, Harry Runyon,
Fl. A. Shellenberger, Major Fred r..
Reed, Harry Shellworth Ern G. Eagle
son, J. Z. Bruce, r. F. Bicknell, Craig
Coffin, Wallie Tucker, William Jen-
kins. Ernest Day, William Coughlin,
w. H. P. Hill, C. M. Martin, E. II.
Peasley. Capt. r. NJ. McCracken, o. II.
Allen, A. G. Campbell Edward G.
Rosenheim, A. +. Graves, Joel L.
Priest and R. r. Alexander.
The meeting was called to order by
President Brady of the Pocatello
Commercial club promptly at 1870,
and the wishes of tho meeting were
that he act as chairman. A permanent
organization, termed the Idaho Reela-
nation association, was then formed
with the following officers S. M.
Brady, Pocatello, president and vice
president, o. O. Haga, Boise. 1t was
unanimously agreed that the head
quarters of the association were to be
in Pocatello, and that the business af-
fairs of the association were to be
handled by high-gr man who was
to be paid a salary that would make
It worth NASHVILLE to accept; his title
to be that of secretary treasurer. A
membership fee of $1.0o was collected
from every delegate present.
STIRRING ADDRESS.
A resolutions committee was then
appointed, which retired. Stirring
speeches were made to the delegates
by Major Fred r. Reed. Ern g. Eagle
son. r. f. Biclnell, Charles l.. JOY,
Harry Shellworth, Capt. r. NJ Nc
Cracker and Edward G. Rosenheim,
all of Boise. Morris M. Meyers of
American Falls, r. M. Young, of Po-
catello, Gustav Kunze of Bull and DR..
Dillon of Dubois, made clever talks in
which they emphasized the need of
cooperation in seeing that Idaho got
her just dues whep it came time for
the reclamation funds to be appor-
toned out. Judge Anderson, who was
Washington representative of the
Snake River Reclamation association.