The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-04
TROY CITIZENS
VISITING MOSCOW
DELEGATION OF TROY BUSI.
NESS MEN TAKE LUNCHEON
WITH LOCAL CHAMBER

A large delegation of members of
the chamber of commerce of Troy
were guests of the Moscow chamber
of commerce at the weekly luncheon
today. The visitors came here to
interest Moscow in the fair and live
stock show to be held at Troy on
October 6, and 8, and they succeed
ed. They asked for the use of large
tent owned by the Moscow chamber
and this was loaned to them with the
promise of any further aid that Mos
COW could give and a large attend
ance from Moscow at the fair, Short
addresses were made by Messers.
Hoyt, T. A. Myklebust, Kelburg,
Christy and Oller, of the visitors.
The Troy delegation stated that it
asked no financial aid, but the loan
of the tent and the moral support of
Moscow citizens and promised in re-
turn to help with the county fair to
be held here. They explained that
the fair at Troy is to be livestock
and farm products fair and asked
livestockmen and farmers from this
section to bring exhibits and enter
them for the prizes to be offered.
Congressman Burton L. French,
of Moscow, who has just returned
from a trip of 5000 miles by train
and 1000 miles by automobile thru
the states of California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and
the Dakotas with the appropriations
committee of the house of represen-
tatives, was introduced by President
Oversmith and given an ovation. He |
told of the great work being done by |
the reclamation service and what has |
been accomplished and what can be |
accomplished. He told of the new
laws passed and others hoped for.
He reviewed the work of irrigation
in Idaho and other western states
and gave some very interesting fig
ures on these western projects.
Among the facts given were that
the Minidoka project in this state
cost $6,200,000 and produced last
year more than $5,O00,000 and is
supporting a population of 1900
where no one lived prior to the open
ing of the project. He said the Boise
Payette project had cost $11, 100000
and last year it produced $6,OO0,O00
in crops and that the federal govern
ment had reclaimed 100000 acres
of western lands since the reclama-
ton work was begun and these lands
have produced $25O,0O0,OOO in crops,
or about twice their cost. He said
there is $120,000,00 in the reclama-
ton fund and this brings an income
of $7,OO0,OOO or $8,0OO,0OO per year
and that Idaho, Washington, Oregon
or Montana could use all of this in
come every year in irrigation pro- !
jects and not have enough. He ex-
pressed the hope that the $250,000,- /
900 irrigation bill will become law
soon. I
The attendance today was large,
the two long tables being occupied ]
and after the first seated had eaten
others came in and had lunch. The
was keen and every minute S
was occupied The Troy delegation {
was given assurance of every help '
that Moscow could give and the Wis
itors promised to return any favors {
given their town, with interest when
occasion offers.
C. B. Green told of his experience
in irrigation in south Idaho and de- $
clared that the government cannot I
millions of dollars reclaiming the c
fertile lands of south Idaho by ir- S
rigation.
Following the luncheon the execut-
we committee of the chamber met in |
session to take up financial matters t
and ascertain if the business men of c
Moscow are willing to support the |
chamber or if it will be permitted to y
lease it's existence.
A vote of thanks to the committee t
# which G. A. Hagen is chairman, I
or the splendid work done in raising n
.unds for university buildings, was f
.iven, and, at Mr.. Hagen's request,
he committee was discharged. The e
lext meeting of the chamber will be t
leld next Wednesday at noon, when c
he question of continuing the cham 6
,er will be definitely decided. A full t
attendance is desired. v
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