The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21

A committee Of eight Blackfoot
men went to Firth, Shelley and Idaho
Falls Friday to hold meetings to in
form men there of the work already
undertaken at Blackfoot, looking to
the reclamation of million acres
of semi-arid lands on the Snake river
plains. The committee consisted of
]. A. Stewart, the executive secretary
of the Snake River Plains Develop
mnt association; r. E. Hughs of the
board of control; Treasurer NJ. @.
Monroe; Attorney ]. H. Andersen;
E. M. Kennedy, vice president of the
First National bank; ]. n. Carruth,
register of the Blackfoot land office;
Uther Jones, business manager of the
Bingham County News; and Byrd
Trego of The Idaho Republican.
At a Noon luncheon
They were the guests Of the Rotary
club at a luncheon at the Eleanor
hotel at IL o'clock. where about
twenty of the business men of Sunny
land were assembled. In the party
were such men as:
Who's Who in Sunnyland
Jasper Hayes, dry farmer, who
owns 5000 acres of wheat land situ-
ated about ten miles westward Of
Idaho Falls, who Is accredited with
raising 100000 bushels of wheat in.
1918. He plows with tractors and
mule teams, plows rather deep, and
practices the summer-fallow method.
Senator w. A. Bradbury, manager
Of the Bonneville Abstract com pany.
E. H. Hollister, manager OF the
Idaho Development company.
County Commissioner Chris Ander-
son of Ammon, former representative
of Bingham county in the Legislature,
and a man who stands high In Lead
ership In his own community. He
owns 700 acres of irrigated lands In
the vicinity of Ammon and enjoys the
esteem and confidence Of his locality
to such an extent that when he en-
dorses anything for public good, or
asks people to aid, they respond like
members of family acting on the
advice of their sire. So carefully
does he protect the N from mistaken
confidence, and 81. much confidnce
does he repose in them, that in the
last Red Cross drive he turnd in the
quota Of his community, $500, on
the first day, and on being compli-
mented on their getting thru so soon,
he made the laconic reply, "Oh, 1t
wasn't much, and everybody is busy,
so three or four Of us just put 1t up.
After the busy season Is over we may
apportion it and invite people to put
up their share" 's'
Victor Austin, son of Heber Austin
of the sugar beet and agricultural
| fame. Victor is assistant cashier OF
the Farmers & Merchants bank.
J. e. Pike, general manager of the
McCarroll : Produce company, and
temporary manager for the Idaho
Falls Potato Flour Mills; also known
as the wit of the Rotary club.
Eugene Wright, manager of the
Wright Mercntile company.
/ G. A. Spath, cashier of the Farm
ers & Merchants bank and manager
of the Osgood Land & Livestock
company, which owns 5000 acres O
dry farm land about six miles wes
of Idaho Falls. They plow with trac
tors mostly and raised about $4,000
bushels Of wheat In 1918, and CLAIM
to plow their land moderately deep
/ George M. Scott, manager of th'
| Scott Book Store, and of the Scot
Printing establishment, which he hat
the nerve to close up some month
ago because materials and labo
scared so high it was unpr0fitabl
and unsatisfactory to operate 1t. HI
declined to allow his equipment t
be worn out serving the public with
out profits.
, Ben H. Reed, editor of The Idah
Is Daily Post, daily that ha
I wrecked two or three small fortune
, in it's career of fourteen years, an
is said to be operating at prof
now.
Frank Churchill, manager of tn
Huston-C Churchill company, res
I estate.
Joseph Morley, Of the Linwood
Furniture company
John e. Browning, member Of tn
famous family of gun-makers of Oe
den, but himself manager of tn
Browning garage at Idaho Falls.
M. e. Tolliver of the White Sta
laundry.
c. E. Berry, dry goods merchan
Senator Cheney st. Clair, lawye
T. Fl. Kelley, manager Of the MID
land Elevators.
G.. o. Wright, son of g. G. Wrigh
the famous implement man, but hin
self manager of the Idaho Millin
company.
/ Frank Ames, jeweler.
F. e. Mcclure. manager Of th
Idaho Falls branch of the chain {
Joy Drug stores. When you buy I
him, you "boost for JOY"
III T. B. Shank, superintendent Of IL
city schools.
/ e. w. Rowles, manager Of Il
Idaho Falls branch Of the Rowle
l Mack company.