The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-25
NORTH IDAHO men
here FOR Session
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Or
GANIZATION HEARS MITCHELL,
UPHAM IN FIRST MEETING


Members of the North Idaho Cham
Der of Commerce opened their sixth
annual meeting Friday afternoon at
2:30 in the University of Idaho ad-
ministration building with an ad-
dress by Perry w. Mitchell OF Ne2
Perce, president, in which he took UP
the problems Of the organization in
the development Of North Idaho. DR.
A. H. Upham, president of the Uni
yersity of Idaho, told of the univer-
sity of Idaho "as business propo-
sition.' c. A. Hagan as president OF
the Moscow Chamber of Commerce,
welcomed the visitors to Moscow.
More than so men from practically
every city of north Idaho and from
Moscow attended the opening session
in the economics class room on the
second floor Of the administration
building. Following the addresses by
Mr.. Mitchell, DR.. Upham, and Mr..
Hagan the meeting resolved itself in
to a business session at o'clock for
the appointment of committees and
executive business. At o'clock sta
tistical charts on all phases of the
uniyersity's activities, an exhibit dis
played by the university professors
were examined, This was followed by
q trip through the university build
ings and grounds.
President Mitchell IN calling the
session to order told Of the organiza-
ton of the North Idaho Chmaber OF
Commerce six years ago at occur
d'Alene. He explained that the or
sanitation had been started under war
conditions and war times and that
1--WE expect to do things from now on. :"
In part Mr.. Mitchell's address fol-
lows:
"Only by united effort, by cooper
alton can we be expected to do things
We must have the cooperation OF ALL
For example in the case of an eastern
investor coming to north Idaho with
the purpose of establishing manu-
featuring plant or an industry OF
some kind, it is the duty of this or
ganization as whole to jump in and
help the city where the investor con-
templates investing.
sIn the ten northern Idaho coutn1es
we have an area of 21 900 square miles
and a population OF 100000 people.
The water power that can be develop
ed in these counties is enough to run
all the factories of New England. In
regard to the difference between
north Idaho and New England they
have only one advantage and that is
better transportation and a closer
market. But this transportation
problem will solve itself as our popu-
1ation increases.
"It is absolutely necessary that we
work together in harmony. 1t seems
to me that this organization should
publish book on North Idaho, de-
scribing it's resources so that it can
be sent back to the prospective in
vestor or settler. It should be strip
ped of all colorful articles and should
be nothing but a description of north
Idaho as it is. The financing of this
book can be worked out later and
this matter should be taken up by
this session.
sFrom 1910 to 1920 north Idaho had
but a two percent gain in population
and / wonder If you Latah county
men know that in the last ten years
Latah county had four per cent loss
In population.
ssWe have been building up other
cities and other states and we are
not building up our own state as
we should and as we are capable OF
doing. We have stood still for the
past ten years and he who stands
still goes backward We must go
forward.
"Our lands are being depleted of
their natural resources. These logged
,ff lands can be made into good
homes and farms In bringing set
,lers to Iogged-off lands they are en-
titled to aid and assistance just as much /
IS the settlers of south Idaho when
,hey receive federal aid on dry land
through the government construction
If irrigation projects. By bringing
lew citizens to north Idaho we can
iouble our population within the
1ext 10 years and by an increase in
population we can reduce our tax
burden. We must devise some means
If relieving our tax situation and an
Increase in population is the solu-
ion"
Mr.. Mitchell then told Of how the
resident Of state Often-times
,verlooks the things about him, such
is water power. and said that by the
bringing in of new citizens the latent /
powers of the state can be developed.
Mr.. Hagan welcomed the members
# the organization to Moscow and
appreciation of the honor
conferred upon the city by having the
Meeting in Moscow. He expressed
,ratitude in that the first session
ould be held in the university build
ng so that, 'you can go home feel
ng that your university is unequal
d.
DR.. Upham as president of the uni
'ersity delivered an informal but
,owerful address on the university,
is workings, the Idaho plan Of edu-
alton, and what the university
loped to do through it's purpose
hat of 'sleader factory or the pro-
uction of leaders for the various
communities Of the state.
fsIt is a great provilege and pleas
ire to have the representative men
f north Idaho meet in the univer
ity," said DR.. Upham. 1--WE like to
ave the people of Idaho here on our
ampus because our experience has (
'een that they go away our lasting
riends."
DR.. Upham told of the Idaho plan
f education, how it was looked up to
y the other states, and of the CO.