Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-06-09
ENJOYS ANOTHER
WEEKLY DINNER
COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES AC.
TI0N ON SEVERAL MATTERS
OF IMPORTANCE
FAVORS HIGHER SCHOOL LEVY
Petitions County Commissioners to In
crease Tax to Aid Poorer Districts.

cTehSt IAN 10 Ald Il oVTtT DtsltCtc~
The Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club went on record at its Monday
evening luncheon in favor of an in
creased levy for general school pur-
poses in Boundary county. A resolu-
tion was adopted requesting the coun-
ty commissioners to increase the tax
levy for school purposes from 81
mills to mills. This action was
taken aften an investigation had been
made by a committee and a report
submitted by Fred Gleed and E. M
Flood Mr.. Gleed stated that were IL
districts in the county whose finan-
ces were "in the red' and which were
having great difficulty in meeting
running expenses. Mr.. Flood gave
some reasons for this conditions and
stated it was partly due to increased
enrolment decrease in assessed val
uation due to cutting of timber, and
general increase in all expenses. Bon
ner and other counties have made sim
liar requests of their county commits
sioners.
E. M. Flood read a telegram that
had been sent to the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Washington by
iLg of railroad rates to west coast
points without a corresponding cut in
interior rates.
Hears Committee Report
T. S. Kerr submitted a report for
the committee that had represented
the club at the Northern Idaho Cham
ber of Commerce meeting at Coeur
dAlene. Mr.. Kerr made full and
interesting report but lack of space
forbids an extended discussion of it.
He stated that the meeting had ap-
pointed a committee who were to
recommend three men for appoint
ment on the commission that is to
have in hand, during the next two
years, the work in regard to forma-
tion of a new state in northern Ida
ho These names have not yet been
made public.
Geo. r. Causton, one of the commit
tee, urged that our delegates to future
meetings of the chamber should be
fully prepared as to what they desired
accomplished, believing that much bet
ter results could be secured that. way.
The Rev. Fowler after attending the
meeting was convinced that northern
Idaho ought to get together. plan
together and work together for the
Committeeman Need Watching.
Considerable humor was injected
into the report of this committee,
Messrs. Kerr and Causton stating they
were firmly convinced that other
members of the committee, Messrs.
Squirting, Drake and Fowler, were
surely in need OF watching when away
from home. while Rev. Fowler insisted
that IL Kerr and Causton were to be
sent as delegates again that the club
send mot only a preacher but a po-
liceman to watch them"
l.. d. Farnum of Standpoint, state
director of the Parks to Parks high
way, was present Mr. Farnum stated
that in view of amounts of money
contributed by other communities to
the highway fund, he was in favor
of returning to the local club $50 of
the S100 that had been contributed for
that purpose. This will be done. He
stated he would be unable to attend
a meeting of the highway association
to be held at Salt Lake City this
month, and asked that Bonners Ferry
send delegate. 1t was later agreed
to let Fred Wolfe of Newport, WASH
represent both eastern Washington
and northern Idaho at the Salt Lake
meeting.
Messrs Joos and Kerrstead of the
Universal Film Co. of Los Angeles
Calf, were guests of the club. These
gentlemen had looked over this sec
tion in search of suitable location
for filming certain scenes in a pro-
posed new picture, but could find
nothing here quite satisfactory
and had been forced much against
their desire to go into British
Columbia. Both gentlemen spoke
pleasantly of the very fine recep-
tion that had been given them
by Bonners Ferry people, and also
briefly descriptive of their work.
Why Rates Can Not BE Reduced.
DR. Fry read a letter he had re-
ceived from the Interstate Commerce
Commission in reply to one sent by
the club petitioning for reduced rail-
road rates. In view of the prevailing
spirited discussion of this matter, the
letter will prove interesting. Extracts
from the communication follow:
1.-THE commission is in receipt of
your communication of the 9th in
stant, urging an early reduction in
freight rates.
I'VE realize that the freight rates
are high and would be greatly pleased
if It were possible to generally and
substantially reduce them but the re-
suit from operation of the roads under
the present high rates and the exist
ing level of operating expenses is pro-
ductive of such meager net returns
that IL is difficult to see how we can
suggest or encourage reductions in
rates unless it be for the purpose of
moving a substantial volume of traf-
fic under rates that viii leave some
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