Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-02-01

is SUGGESTED
VISITORS FROM THE STANDPOINT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEET WITH LOCAL CLUB
MANY INTERESTS in COMMON
United Action Planned on Matter of
Securing Tourist Travel.

The Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club had as guests at its weekly
luncheon yesterday a party of eight
men representing the Standpoint cham
ber of commerce. The party included
Earl ID. Farmin, state director of the
Parks to Parks highway association:
K. G. Pritchard, assessor of Bonner
county; r. S. McCrea, auditor of Bon
ner county; r. #. Curtis and F. O.
Hagie, president and secretary re-
spectively of the Standpoint chamber
of commerce.; G. II. Martin, probate
judge of Bonner county; w. r. Jaegar,
garage proprietor and Geo. r. Barker,
editor of the Pend d'Oreille Review of
Standpoint
The visitors had come to confer
upon three of four matters of inn
portance. the first one being the ques-
tion of supporting the Parks to Parks
highway association. Director Farmin
stated the association had asked $500
from the two towns of Bonners Ferry
and Standpoint. He thought this too
much however and was of the opinion
that $3.50 from Standpoint and 500
from Bonners Ferry ought to be ample
This was the general opinion of those
present This matter will be taken
up soon by the local board of directors
Another question of importance was
in regard to taking some action where
by the northern towns of Kalispell,
Libby, Bonners Ferry, Standpoint, etc.
might join in some cooperative move
ment to secure a greater amount of
tourist travel One idea suggested by
Secretary Hagie of the Standpoint
chamber, was that an information
bureau ought to be established at
MissOula during the travel season to
direct tourists this way. Such a bur
eau is maintained there by the Yellow
stone Trail people and directs all pos
sible travel over the Wallace and
Occur dAlene route. A resolution
was adopted by the local club recon-
mending to the Standpoint chamber
that they invite delegates from all in
terested towns to meet at some CEN
tral point in the near future to devise
plans for handling this situation.
Auditor McCrea of Standpoint, who
had just returned from Boise, made a
brief report concerning what he had
learned regarding state highway mat
ters there His report was to the eff
feet that the state highway commits
sion had borrowed funds from coun-
ties having a surplus of highway
money, amounting to from $500, 100000
to 81 900 100000. This would have to
be replaced from funds received by
the state during 1922, and would
so nearly exhaust the monies received
by the state that there was little hope
that northern Idaho would receive any
money for new work. Senator King
writing from Boise, places somewhat
different Interpretation on the acts Of
the highway commission. His letter
appears in another column.
The Standpoint visitors also reported
that the state anti-tuberculosis COM
mission had announced that funds
were on hand for the erection of but
one sanitarium, and that the one would
be established at Payette, postponing
until some future time the building
of the sanitarium at Sapdpoint. Sand
point is very much aroused over this.
claiming that it is but a move by
southern Idaho people to kill event
ually the Standpoint institution. The
commission claims an attempt is being
made to prevent the building of any
| sanitarium and to transfer the money
: to the insane asylums. bill has
now been placed before the Idaho
Legislature which would kill the sani-
Itarium project. Standpoint rather
, favors it. provided their institution
is not provided for. DR.. e. r. Fry
: member of the anti-tuberculosis com
mission. argued that this was not
humanitarian stand to take. the Kill
J ing Of a project Of great benefit Z
the sufferers of the state merely be
! cause their town was possibly no
! being fairly treated in the building Q
the sanitarium.
A sentiment of cooperation was evi
r denced at the meeting, and severa
e speakers urged that the two towns ge
q together and work together on al
matters Of common interest.