Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-02-17
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETING
pxrcuTIyE COMMITTEE REPORTS
nv NEW OFFICERS AND MONEY
RAISING PLANS
PROTEST TO FORESTRY OFFICIALS
MANY Towns Join In Protest Against
Recent Ruling of Chief Forester

Another live meeting of the Koot-
snai Valley Commercial Club was held
,oat Wednesday night at the Interna-
,ioual hotel banquet hall after the
MANNERS had partaken of bounteous
dinner served by w. w. Ferbrache.
W. T. James, president of the old
organization, called the meeting to
order. minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved and the
report of the executive committee was
: heard in respect to the naming of the
new officers of the club. The club
unanimously endorsed the selections
of the executive committee in naming
Z. E. Fry, president; D. G. Mcdonald,
vice president; w. T. James, secre-
tary and J. w. Reid, treasurer. DR..
Fry presided following the acceptance
OF the report and in few words of ac-
ceptance told that it was his belief
I'll that the community was without dis
cord of any kind and in better shape
now to do real work than ever before
Il In the history of the district. He al
SO urged that every member take an
"A active interest in the club and should
er every responsible he was called up
on to assume with a determination to
II work for the common good.
IA The membership committee made
81 a report and Chairman O. C. Wilson
81 stated that there were now 78 paid-in-
ii advance members. Mr.. Wilson also
r reported for the committee named to
II assist in the re-checking of the census
Il enumeration
The matter of raising funds for the
4 needs of the club was discussed and
81 j. W. Reid told of the plan of the exec
n utive committee whereby the citizens
HI and business men will be asked to con-
N tribute according to their means. 1t
M is expected that the lists for subscrip-
N tions to the commercial club work will
NJ be circulated this week and according
III to the apportionment now made about
I'll s2500 will be raised.
Il The committee appointed to draft
NJ constitution and by-laws-W. T.
NJ James, Charles O'Callaghan and e. l..
Il Squirting, made a partial report, sew
II eral suggestions were made, and the
a committee told that it would have
y full report to make at the next meet
q ing of the club.
n The greatest interest was displayed
81 in the report by F. A. Shultis of what
n the executive committee had done the
n past ten days in the matter of the rul-
ing OF the forestry department in re-
Il gard TO the bid of the Bonners Ferry
II Lumber Company for the Callahan
tract OF timber. kilograms and cor
II respondence relative to the ruling
Il we're read and Mr.. Shultis stated that
d through the Idaho delegation at Wash
n ington, d. c., it had been arranged
81 TO have hearing at which Robert H.
n Elder, Of Coeur Alene, will be the
A representative of the local commercial
u club and Lawrence Mccoy, sales man
II ager OF the Rutledge Timber Company
OF Occur Alene, will represent the
q interests OF tn Bonnrs Ferry Lumber
N company. The action taken by the
u executive committee was heartily en-
4 aorsed by the members of the club.
On Thursday C. w. King went to
n standpoint, Priest River and Newport,
b representing the Kootenai Valley Com
mercial Club, and interested the COM
merclal clubs of those towns to send
protests to Chief Forester Graves
AZ Washington, ID. c., against the re-
cent ruling of the forestry department
discriminating against Bonners Ferry
industries and establishing precedent
dangerous to all established communi-
as.a1 1fs y.
also wired the Washington state dele
CATION asking them to unite with the
nano delegation in an effort to have
snls ruling rescinded. The Newport
eiuo also named Robert Fl. Elder as
sS representative at the hearing which
- 70 pe held today or tomorrow. The
sSme action was taken by the Spokane
4 ShamDer OF Commerce and by the
City.
OiuD members expressed their ire
- no uncertain terms regarding un-
favorable advertising Bonners Ferry
.eceiVed In recent pamphlet gotten
oue ny the Interstate Utilities Com
pany ana the secretary was instructed
- write protest to the company and
asA 10 not send out any more of
snese books and to retract mis-state-
.4snts made in It. Officials of the tel
spnone company have already inter
aewed local citizens in regard to the
ualter' have explained that the adj
se.se advertising was not intended to
'ure tnis locality and have agreed
y make the matter right in any way
possible.