The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLAN ACTIVITIES
FOR BETTER ORGANIZATION IN 1921
Reports of Various Committees Heard and Ap
proved-James Just Gives Timely Talk
on lnef6ciency of State and
Local Government

The Blackfoot Commercial clu
had a smoker at the club rooms o.
Wednesday evening. President ]. A
Stewart was kept at home by the i'll
ness of his wife and child and e. M
Kennedy presided in his place.
People were invited to suggest tn
different matters which the CONNER
cial club should takeup for the yea
1921 and as each one was named
more or less discussion was held Of
how to do it so that the eyenin,
passed away before the task of enum
Grating all the different projects wa
completed. The statement was mad,
that at another meeting to be hell
later in the month, the subject coult
be resumed at the place where i
was left off. Sentiment seemed to bt
unanimous that the Commercial clul
had accomplished a great deal dur
ing the year 1920 and that it wal
much more needed for the year 1921
1t was conceded that the club hat
made mistakes in 1920, but tha
everybody who had undertaken any
thing had also made mistakes in pri
vate enterprises and these are to bt
expected. Base ball matters were
mentioned in joking way and
passed over lightly. A brief review
written by the secretary showed that
the Commercial club had had ar
active year and had endorsed and
worked for many of the things that
had resulted in material advance
ment of the community and the
county. Making suggestions for the
activities Of the coming year, c. s.
Beebe brought up the matter of boy
scouts, saying that there is need for
a scoutmaster and an organization to
carry on the work. This suggestion
met with a hearty response and Mr..
Beebe and Mr.. Pearson were ap-
pointed to formulate plans for boy
scout work and bring the matter be-
fore the Commercial club at the next
meeting.
E. M. Kennedy said that Superin-
tendent Ashmeyer of the Fort Hall
Indian reservation had resigned as
Indian Agent and that Lee G. Hardy,
who has acted as chief clerk for
many years is a Acandidate for the
position. The meeting decided to
wire our representatives at Washing
ton, endorsing Mr.. Hardy and asking
them to do what they could to fur
ther the appointment.
The matter of removing the stock
yards from their present location to
a place above the sugar factory was
under consideration with Short Line
officials last summer and an agree
ment reached that the time had ar
rived when it should be attended to.
Mike Barclay of Blackfoot and Mr..
Armstrong of the Oregon Short Line
were appointed a committee to look
after the matter, it being understood
that 1t could not be finished up in
1920 for lack of funds to pay such
expenses. Now that the year of 1921
has been ushered in it was thought
proper to begin on this project and
E. l.. Anderson, L. j. Chapman and
Jim Boyle were appointed to act in
connection with Mr.. Barclay and Mr..
Armstrong to push the matter along.
The same committee were instructed
matter of parking the strip adjoin-
ing the railroad on the west side for
two blocks from the depot south to
Judicial street.
Improving the road to Arco and
laying out new lines paralleling the
railroad for long distance met with.
a hearty response from everybody.
Several speakers addressed the meet
ing and it was agreed that it was de-
sirable to place signs along the road
so the travellers could easily trace
the Arco road in getting out of and
away from Blackfoot and Moreland.
and to lay out new roads paralleling
the railroad for a considerable dis
tance between Moreland and Taber
and from Taber to Cerro Grande. A
natural roadway exists most of the
way, the principal difficulty being
the crossing of narrow ridge of lava
between Taber and Cerro Grande.
Men who have studied the situation
on the ground have reached the con-
clusion that crossing the lavas at a
low place short distance away from
the railroad is the most feasible plan
and that covering the roadway across
the lava with gravel such as the rail-
road company loads at Virginia, Ida.
or with Silver Bow sand, is the best
way to make a permanent road. It
has been estimated that about four
carloads of this material would COM
plete the job.
Byrd Trego recommended that the
Commercial club of the country from
the upper Snake river valley across
to the Wood river valley should par
ticipate in having a survey made of
the very crooked highway between
Arco and Picabo for the purpose of
playing it up as one of the scenic
wonders of the valley, have map
made of that crooked thirty miles,
have large number of plates made
to print the maps and have the plates
distributed among the newspapers of
the state and have writer write up
the road and the scenery of the
country thru which 1t passes, the
great attraction being the craters
and the rough lava. That section
contains some wonderful craters of
unknown depth and some Of the
toughest lava in America and 1t has
also the distinction Of being the
youngest lava formation we have
aside from that just recently issued
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