Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-11-23
COMMERCIAL
CLUB IS BUSY
,,peE AMOUNT OF WORK ACCOM-.
pTIsHED DURING THE PAST
FEW MONTHS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING TUESDAY
xsmbers Enjoy Banquet and Hear
Committee Reports.


- the Kootenai Valley Commercial
Slub was attended last Tuesday night
!. representative members of the or
ssuization, a fine chicken dinner
ssryed by w. w. Ferbrache at
me International banquet hall, pre-
seding the business meeting.
The meeting was presided over by
PRESIDENT r. =. Fry who outlined the
sccomplishments of the commercial
sluh since its last general meeting
The amount of work done for the
bsnefit of the county was a revelation
and the total surprised even those who
have been active members but who
had neglected to sum up the various
accomplishments.
The first important work undertaken
nv the club was its protest against the
Sacision of the u. S. forestry depart
ment in the case of the sale of the
timber of the Callahan tract in Mon
,ana in which the forestry department
attempted to establish a precedent
permitting it to determine where tim
her purchased from the government
should be milled. Through the efforts
matter was taken up with the proper
authorities at Washington, d. c., and
hearings were held here. at Washing
ton. d. O., and at Missoula, Mont, and
the protests sent from here were fin
ally upheld.
President Fry cited that the COM
mercial club fathered the movement
for a new high school building and
that bonds for the proposed new build
ng were voted The club sponsored
the county fair and assisted greatly in
making the fair a success. The club
also put on a Fourth of July celebra-
ton and assisted the Modern Woodmen
in their plans for district picnic
The better roads movement in
Boundary county started in the com
mercial club meetings and a commit
Tee was appointed to give the matter
publicity and to assist in securing
votes for s350,000 road and bridge
| bond issue which carried at the gen
eral election.
The club undertook the entertain
ment of the Park to Park official part
les on two occasions and this town and
county gave the tourists the best re-
ception of any small town on the en-
tire route.
Il was through the efforts of the
commercial club that Mr.. Mccartney,
q representative of eastern capitalists
seeking a location for a paper mill,
came here to investigate offerings. he
was taken all over the county and data
be needs is being secured for him
and there are fine prospects for the To-
cation Of the mill in this county.
The five immigration agents OF the
Great Northern Railway company were
guests of the commercial club recently
and were shown the agricultural lands
In all parts of the county in order that
they may be able to tell the homeseek-
ers Of middlewest states of the oppor-
tunities of this district. These repre-
sentatives were greatly pleased with
the hospitality extended them and left
Boundary county with a determination
10 help send new settlers here.
II was through the efforts of the
commercial club that the Walden Juve-
nile Band was sent to Spokane for two
days during the Interstate Fair. While
the band was in Spokane the members
we're able to give this district great
deal OF favorable publicity.
The commercial club entered pro-
tests against the embargo by the state
Of Montana on Idaho hay and products
and enlisted the aid of other similar
Organizations in an effort to have the
embargo removed but have not been
successful to this date.
A 10 tive uyac CQnt To at
Tend the sessions of the North Idaho
Ohamber of Commerce at Lewiston
Where important publicity work was
Planned which will include Boundary
county.
The commercial club sponsored the
BOY Scout movement in Bonners Ferry
and one or more troops will be formal
" organized in the near future.
The commercial club has secured
me services of @. w. H. Heideman
VINO will gather an exhibit of seed
potatoes to be shown at the state pure
SEED show to be held in Pocatello IN
January.
IN concluding the resume of the
work done by the commercial CLUB
resident Fry stated that "the extent
-NAANAd4 WOIk uOut ny tilS " So
aauon in the past few months justifles
tne cooperation and assistance OF
every citizen Of the county in future
efforts"
Uhairmen of various standing and
special committees were called upon
,of reports of work done. F. A. Shul-
W OF the agricultural committee
slated that his committee had concen-
nnated its efforts towards making the
boundary County Fair a success. he
salG about $4,000 worth Of fair STOCK
nao been subscribed and that S2,OoO
u more had been paid for. The fair
ms fall was self-supporting and no
p4rt Of the stock money had to pc
ased for current expenses. It is pro
sosed to buy grounds and erect build
nss with the stock money.
Vhairman Reid OF the finance COM
,nittee reported that 1915 had been re-
seived from membership fees and tnat
subscriptions in the sum of Ss25 had