The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-02-23
Elect Officers of
Commercial Club
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the cub asked the council to sc
arrange their call for bids that home
people might bid on the separate
parts of it insofar as it seemed prac.
tical, and the council responded tc
the request.
Turnout the year 1921 the club
tried diligently to secure the removal
of the railroad stock yards to q
point above the sugar factory, but
failed utterly, the reason being that
they refused to submit to the demand
from the Oregon Short Line that the
town furnish title to the road free
of cost to them.
During the spring when the war
department asked if there were any
suitable places to make into a land
ing field at the edge of Blackfoot,
the club found and reported one at
the west edge of town, less than a
mile from the center of town.
An effort was made to get the
makers of the Hamshaw Rotary plaw
to list Blackfoot as one of the places
where they will make demonstra-
tion as soon as possible, but no def
mite promise has yet been made, tho
they expressed desire to come at
some time.
The club sent delegates to attend
the conventions of the park to park
highway.
A committee appointed by the
commercial club made a survey of
the town and reported upon the
things unsanitary and unsightly. It
was rather drastic report and was
offensive to some people, but 1t re-
suited in much good cleanup work.
The committee was delegated to sub
NIT plan to the city council by
which thoro cleanup might be Sc
cured, and such q plan was made
and rendered them, but the reading
Of it was delayed from time to time
until interest died out and nothing
was done on the plans submitted,
tho the council had a man looking
after the cleanup and accomplished
considerable.
When the club was considering
the matter of baseball and other
sports to be held at the fair grounds,
a mass meeting held under the aus
pices of the club, voted against hav-
ing the grounds seeded and beauti-
fed, and this vote was credited to
the commercial club tho the voting
was not confined to members. The
county commissioners ignored the
vote and seeded the grounds and ir-
rigated the grass to keep it growing,
somewhat against the will of the
sporting element who put the vote
across.
The club prepared and had printed
10000 folders setting forth some of
the resources of Bingham county,
and most of these folders are yet in
the possession of the club.
The club decided that the silent
policemen" made of concrete, kept
at street crossings were menace
to travel, and had them removed and
buttons put in their places.
At the time of the visit Of the |
conventions of Elks and the Shriners |
and the fair, the club appropriated |
5000 to be used in decorating the |
town, but individuals did not respond
W IAC AC4uO0I W uOCOIdIOu, duU LUC |
project was not carried out.
The club endorsed and helped to |
organize and carry out the purposes |
Of the greater Fort Hall irrigation |
and fathered the collec-
ton of $500 in this county to help !
pay the expenses Of the work and |
the lobby.
The club fathered the project |
known as the teachers institute, and |
raised $1,000 for the guaranty Of |
part of which is still in |
he treasury, but no final report has
,een fled az to the cost Of the insti-
ute or the amount Of funds still |
N hand. The 1922 institute has
,een secured. and this club stands
ponsor for its success.
Negotiations are under way tol
ecure special attraction for the
922 institute in a band Of cowboys
I'D Indians to furnish saddle horses
id escorts for the teachers for
questrian trips during the institute
nd to show the teachers some of the
ports Of the round-up-a matter
lat was attempted on short notice
lst fall and failed, but which the
,achers showed q lively interest in.
Early in December the club
athorized theye associated charities
draw upon us for as much as
100. and as that much was not
,eded they drew on us for only $50.
IA the month Of November the
nb considered the project Of hold |
4 : convention Of city officials Of