Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
WANT FEDERAL
BUILDING HERE
CONGRESSMAN FRENCH URGED TO
SECURE APPROPRIATION BY
COMMERCIAL CLUB
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED MONDAY
County Commissioner Rath Tells of
Good Roads Activities.

First steps were taken Monday night
at the meeting of the Kootenai Valley
Commercial Club towards the secur-
ing of federal building for Bonners
Ferry A couple of weeks ago the
matter of securing a federal building
was broached by A. j. Kent and he,
with Harley Cave and G. W. King,
was named ON a committee to investi-
gate, secure data and secure the as
sistance Of the Idaho delegation in
congress.
At the Monday night meeting Mr.
Kent reported that map had been
prepared showing the roads crossing
the international boundary line and
their relation to Bonners Ferry. A
resolution was prepared and was
passed unanimously. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Hon Burton L. French:
The Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club submits for your consideration
the following resolution:
Whereas, Bonners Ferry is so stu
ated that all immigrants from British
Columbia passing through Northern
Idaho, whether travelling overland, or
city, and
Whereas, all wagon roads and rail-
roads from British Columbia through
North Idaho, south, must cross the
Kootenai river within the city limits
of Bonners Ferry; this being the only
outlet from British Columbia through
Idaho, and
Whereas, at the present time there
are three places of entry from British
Columbia into Idaho, namely: Porthill
Round Prairie and Eastport, but only
one immigration office at Eastport
and
Whereas, since the immigration Of
ficer was removed from Bonners Ferry
in 1921 We have had continuous trou-
BILE with foreign immigrants, who have
entered the United States unlawfully,
and who have crossed the Internation-
al boundary line at points not guarded,
and
Whereas, Bonners Ferry is the logi-
cal point for a federal building, which
can be used for a pOstOffice, customs
house, immigration agent and all fed
eral officers and
Whereas, a federal building located
at Bonners Ferry would insure better
service, greater protection, and a more
economical administration of the fed
eral customs laws,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
members of the Kootenai Valley Com
mercial Club that we respectfully ask
you for an appropriation for a federal
building at Bonners Ferry.
President e. e. Fry announced that
the annual business meeting and cleo
tion of board of directors would take
place on February IA and on motion
a nominating committee composed of
the following, was appointed A. j.
Kent, F. A. Shultis, l.. N. Brown, ].
w. Reid and ]. Bert Cowen.
County Commissioner Rath, in a talk
on the progress of the proposed new
roads, stated that surveyors were at
work establishing a per cent grade
from the Moyea Falls to the Montana
line and that the forest service had
promised about $4,000 for this and
the Round Prairie road. The greatest
handicap is the lack of anything def
mite as to what appropriation is avail
able for the north and south highway.
Work on the first two miles of this,
however, will start in the near future
Rev. Geo. Fowler, delegate to the
Spokane potato show in December, re-
ported that conclusions at that session
was that irrigated land potatoes re-
quired dry land seed to produce the
highest yield. The Rev. Mr.. Fowler
stated that he would leave in a few
weeks for his home in south Idaho and
he assured the club that his commu-
nifty could use several car loads of
Boundary county seed potatoes if they
were available.
A. B. Ashby spoke in behalf of the
Great Northern railway and stated
that virtually all the requests by the
club had been allowed by his company
and that work in cutting down the
grade at the railroad crossing and in
filling in the low places along Cottage
avenue would begin as soon as the
frost was gone, the contract for this
work having been let.
Mike Fitzpatrick Injured