The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-24

Of the community.
A. To cooperate with police au
thorities in the suppression of i'm
morality, crime against the individ
ual, city, county, state and our ma
tional emblem.
5. To investigate and report as tx
ways and means of providing com
munity building for the city.
Industries.
A. H. Oversmith, VIM. Hunter, c.
L Thompson, Herman Wilson, Chris
Hagan.
l. To further the interests of the
present manufacturing and other in
dustries in the city and county.
2. To procure other industries.
3. To study ways and means of
the utilization and development of
the agricultural. mineral and forest
resources of the county.
/ The chairman of these committees
will be notified of their duties and
it is expected that they will immedi-
ately call all committees together and
survey the fields of activities. 1t is
rIthe opinion of the board of directors
I that there are several things which
need their immediate attention.
There is one thing especially which
chamber of commerce a success; that
is finance.
Usually the burden of activities of
the chamber fall upon relative few
individuals and firms 1t is the be-
lief of the board Of directors that this
is not desirable and that if the cham
Der can be made to function and to
serve the community as it should
that all will be glad to contribute and
that the necessary funds can be had
and the burden so properly distrib-
uted that it will be small for each
individual rather than large for the
comparative few.
1t is the duyt of the members. of
the committees to estimate and bud
get the needs of the chamber to carry
on such projects as might be deemed
desirable and to portion the same
equitably and in accordance with the
benefits derived by the membership,
the amounts so apportianed to each
firm to aggregate sufficient to pro-
vide funds to meet the small but nee
essary call for funds, and for which
the business houses are being solicit
ed almost daily. 1t is recognized that
the sum total of the donations made
by the various firms of the city dur
ing given period amounts to a con-
siderable sum. That a considerable
number of the calls made upon the
business men are unnecessary but diff
ficult to refuse, owing to the politi-
cal, social or financial relations with
the person or organization soliciting.
To overcome this evil, we suggest |
the following plan of procedure: That
each contributor to the chamber of |
commerce be given certificate show
ing that they are members and pledge |
themselves to contribute to no. funds, |
unless the same has received the en-
iorsement of the board of directors:
that the board of directors upon ap- /
olication will investigate thoroughly
before giving such Endorsement and
f the project is worthy, contribute
,ut of the chamber If the funds on
land will not warrant the making of
| direct contribution, certificate or
,ther authorization will be given and
business men may use their own
pleasure about giving. Solicitors will
It all times, so far as the board of
directors are concerned, be authorized
o solicit from all non-members. This
makes it an object for all firms to
ecome members of the chamber.
Another project which needs the
immediate attention on the part of
he community is the North and
outh highway. There has recently
cen formed highway district which
acludes the city of Moscow. The {
commissioners have been appointed
nd will soon organize Doubtless
1is board will recommend the hold
lg of an election for a bond issue
} meet the requirements of the dis t
let, and to cooperate the road build E
lg plans of this district with that of !,
lie adjoining districts. Recently the J
tate highway commission made :
,ntative location of the state high =
ay through Moscow and Latah coun-
I. The legislature has provided ),
5000 to be expended on state =
ghway in this county. The federal :
overnment has also appropriated y
oneys to be used in cooperation with II
lie state. To procure this money =
'om the state and federal govern q
ent, it is necessary for the highway u u
stricts and county through which :. i
I'D road passes, to provide funds in - :,
definite proportion to the amount i,
money furnished from the other u
urces. This is generally done by a.
md issue. te
1t has long been recognized that W "
oscoW is behind in good highway
Instruction in comparison with other
At the present time, tn
wing to lack of good roads, people NJ
We not been able to come to Moscow IL
lich takes away from us trade that 81
yhtfully belongs to our merchants. DS
Not alone has Moscow lost from TT
* of good roads, but also from poor tn
'eets. 1t is reported that recently, pl
gathering of farmers in the Viola an
,tion, agreed to boycott Moscow, pr
ing to the fact that after bring az
: their livestock to the city, they co
came stuck in the mud on West
Ith street in their endeavor to get re
the packing plant. be
There are considerable number N;
farmers to the west of US in Whit be
n county, who desire to trade in ia
scow, but owing to the poor roads sw
their direction and poor streets
ding into Moscow, they are com DO
led to haul their produce to Pull riff