The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-17
COMMERCE CHAMBER
HAS BUSY SESSION
DEAN IDDINGS ADVOCATES CAM
PAIGN FOR COLONIZATION
OF VACANT LANDS

A very interesting session of the
chamber of commerce was held Tues
day. Dean Iddings of the agricultur
al committee made report for tha
committee and stated that the com
mittee had met and made survey o.
Its field of activities. He stated tha
| it was the sense of the committee thai
probably the most important thing
THAT could be taken up by this com
mittee was colonization" Thai
there was now national move or
lfOot to attract people to the farms
land to provide homes for the return.
ing soldier boys and the committee
urged that steps be taken to interest
people in this section of the country
and recommended that literature be
prepared, setting forth it's advantages
for distribution.
He stated that the electric line of
the Inland Empire system into Mos
COW was of great Importance to the
farmers, that this road was now in
the hands of receiver and it's fu-
ture was in question. The commit
tee recommended that the chamber,
if possible, take steps looking into
the disposition of this property so
that the same might not be junked
and the value of the service rendered
to the farmer done away with.
He called the attention to the rapid
development of the pea industry and
suggested that dissemination of in
formation of the results secured by in
dividuaI farmers He also called at
tention to the increased interest in
the growing of corn and stated that
corn growing is a direct advantage in
of summerfallow problems
and corn growing would become,
eventually. a very important industry
in this section. That a short time ago
there was shipped out of Culdesac,
Idaho, the first car of cattle that had
been corn fattened, in the state of
Idaho.
He stated that the committee had
under consideration the matter of
farm labor and that it would be to
the distinct advantage of the farmers
if the municipalities and good roads
districts of the county would minimize
the work done on the improvements
made during the harvest period; that
the chamber of commerce could be
Of material assistance to the farmers
f they would use their influence with
he various municipalities in dimin-
shing the amount of labor consumed
1urng harvest time. The committee
also recommended for distributing
1igest of the enactments of the recent
legislature that effects the farmers.
rhe report of Mr.. Iddings was re-
,eived with great favor by the cham
yer and referred to the board of di-
.nctOre for its action
President Lindley, who has just re-
urned from the coast, called the at
ention of the chamber to the fact
hat the state of Washington had ap-
pointed state board to take up the
natter of colonization and pointed out
hat action must be taken by Idaho
nd the various communities therein
they desired to keep pace with other
tates in the movement.
C. J. Hugo, chairman of the 4th of
u1y committee, made report of the
ction of that committee and announc-
d another meeting thereof would be
eld on Thursday evening at the sec
etary's office at 1880 p. m. and urged
hat all persons interested be pres |
mt.
Captain Aspray, who has just re-
urned home from over seas, was well
omed by the chamber and responded
y giving a very interesting talk on
is experiences. DR.. Aspray paid a /