Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-10-19
TO ORGANIZE
BOY SCOUTS
VALLEY COMMERCIAL
CLUB WILL SPONSOR PRO-
POSED ORGANIZATION
FATHER AND SON. MEETING
Make Effort To Secure Large Paper
Mill Plant Here.

The board Of directors of the Koo-
tenai Valley Commercial Club and
members of the organization met last
night at the International hotel. The
business of the evening consisted prin-
cipally of the passing of a resolution
in which the club sponsors the Boy
Scout movement and the members
unanimously agree to get behind the
movement and work to make il a
success in Bonners Ferry.
The Boy Scout movement was
brought to the attention of the club
by Rev. A. II. Morton. He told of the
good being done through the move
ment all over the United States and
of the necessity of looking after the
interests and the training of the COM
ing generation.
In connection with the organization
of the Boy Scouts in Bonners Ferry a
community meeting will be held in
the auditorium of the high school
building on Sunday night, October "a,
Several interesting talks will be made
and there will be a good musical pro-
gram It is hoped that all parents
and every person interested in the
welfare of the boys and girls, young
men and young women, will attend.
The organization of the Boy Scout
movement will start with a feed"
and an evening of games and all kinds
of amusements on Thursday, October
2S, at the high school gymnasium and
every boy between the age of IL and
20 years is invited to attend. The
program for the evening will be in
charge of a committee of five, o. G,
Wilson, chairman, A. j. Kent, T. S.
Kerr, G. ID. Simonds and d. M.
Palmer This meeting will be a sort
of a father and son" gathering and
the men of the city will be asked to
come out and join the boys in the eve
ming of entertainment.
Mr.. Morton believes that at least
three scout troops of 80 members each
can be organized in Bonners Ferry.
; Membership rolls will be opened at
, once and a determined effort will be
made to secure a live and permanent
/ organization. The scout masters and
directors of the movement will be Sc
: lected through the commercial club.
: The commercial club lately received
4 a communication from paper manu-
p featuring interests relative to th'
It amount of pulp wood available in thi
" section, power and site. In the com
d munication it was stated that unlinnt
e ed capital was behind project to- es
e tablish several paper mills in the ives
/ close to the supply of raw materia
IS and that the investigators would 3
ID west this week. The secretary OF tn
n club. d. M. Palmer, was requeste
&c to answer the communication, inform
es ing the Investigators that there
sn 500 100000 feet of pulp wood avail
It. able in this district that can be logg'
he by water and inviting them to con
at here and look over the situation
Ie- J. Kent was named to represent Z
nd commercial club in interesting the
'ty vestigators in establishing mill
'o- this county.
la A report Of the progress being ma
Ieo by the town council in regard TO
ne curing municipal water ana ~
IN plant was made The commer'
o. club members voiced the opinion !
lSn bond issue Of at least $l5O,VV1 sslc
IN be called within the next 80 days.
az money to be used to construct a VIZ
Sas and light system for Bonners Fe
ne in case no satisfactory deal could
'ii made for the purchase of the plant
IL, the Bonner Water and Light systeT