The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-25
BUILD PULLMAN
TO MOSCOW ROAD
BOOSTERS DECLARE INTENTION
FOR NEXT SUMMER-FOREST
MAN TELLS OF FIRE LOSS.

A survey of the most feasible route
between Pr ,man and Moscow will be
made from the Washington college
town to the Idaho state line as soon
as the snow leaves and it is hoped to
have the highway under construction
next summer This was the state
ment made to President c.. A. Hagen
and Secretary B. G. Rowe of the Mos
COW chamber of commerce, at Pull
man Tuesday evening, where the two
officials of the Moscow organization
attended annual banquet of the Pull
man chamber. Mr.. Rowe made the
report at the luncheon Wednesday,
and stated that there were $50 present
at the annual banquet and that most
interesting session was held. He told
something of the work which has been
accomplished through the efforts of
the Pullman organization during the
past year, which included the build
ing of a swimming pool and fostering
number of other local propositions.
Next year, through the efforts of the
chamber of commerce, Pullman ex-
poets to build one of the est-Eegion
homes in the west. The average at
tendance at the weekly luncheon this
year was rs. President Hagen was one
Ol LIE speakers DIT Lu0 DdHQuoI
Dean F. G. Miller of the school Of
forestry at the University of Idaho,
introduced J. A. Larson of Missoula
Montana, forest examiner and direct
or the Priest River forestry expert
station, who is here for the week, de-
livering series of lectures before
tn class in forstry. Mr.. Larson is
we'll versed in forestry lore and told
of the work Of the forestry depart
ment and referred to fire as the great
est enemy of the standing forests.
He explained the effect of climatic
conditions on the fire situation, the
loss from forest fires being much
smaller east of the Rockies than in
the district west, because of the fact
that, while the precipitation is much
greater in the west, it occurs during
the winter months, for the most part,
the summer season being dry, while
east of the Rockies there is consider
able rainfall during the summer. He
mentioned the high freight rate for
lumber and said that the transporta-
tion of lumber and wood products
generally costs the United States
$170,000,000 annually.
Butterfield Tells Of Spokane Meet
Ralston Butterfield, who represent
ed the MOSCOW Chamber OF commerce
at the annual banquet of the Spokane
chamber, reported a most interesting
session. with a number of good talks,
and with an entertainment program
which was appreciated by all. He
also spoke of the convention of the
Northwest Hardware & Implement
Dealers association, which he attend
ed in Spokane and said the dealers
throughout the Inland Empire are in a
most optimistic frame of mind, be-
lieving that there will be a steady en-
provement in conditions. Prices, he
said, will be down about 35 per cent
this spring, from the price year
ago, and the only thing standing in
the way of a further drop, is the high
freight rates.
Lou Barrett of the Spokane Seed
was a guest of the chamber
of commerce and told something of
the work of the agricultural section
of the Spokane chamber of commerce,
in which he is active.
President Hagan announced that
the meeting Of the chamber of COM
merce next Wednesday will be an es-
pcial1y important one and asked that
there be q large attendance. Matters
Of vital Importance will be up for