Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-04-07
|;[UB BUSINESS
| MEET And LUNCH
k,xrY MEMBERS AND VISITORS
MEET AT HOTEL oRoF1No
nruz UNABLE TO APPEAR

The COmmerclal cAuo ..+
ln ,unch and business meetlng al
bineIu euo.al Orofino Friday OF last
fhe % NJ Benz, who was advertised
|weeh. ~. principal speaker was unable
|as .n1 nnear to the disappointment OF
Everyone. ,,+taas ware heard
N.Y. M;chels reviewed the action
y. :. ~ the meeting of representa-
taAen 80 the Nez Perce, Lewis, Idaho,
tivss Ca y, water counties, Idaho, and
aao .aot,n county, Wash, held Marcn
aS0 AZ N Lewiston, with q view OF or
~ wing ~ the people of those coun-
sa 'sn 70 attempt to secure more equit-
ues - Sreight rates. It appears that
aole SEATTLE rate from this region Is
tne e,,Ssrably higher than from other
cons, ss ~ the states just as far away
pa' sho reason that we are charged
ioi :nd;rect route thru Spokane. A
.ns us.. n get a reduction will cost
i,s"; il,asn".;derable, judging from other
.s.oceadings of the same kind, but
p,I r,I, eventually result in a large net
saving. no,os.d
..~,ovements in the local high
,mr, "aS"o, course of study with the idea
~ snecislidng in agricultural sub
;..ts and outlined plan whereby
man trained in agriculture could
:. Mred in the dual capacity Of
.".cher in the high school five days
week during the school year and
.et Is county agricultural agent on
Ssturdays and the entire time dur
Inc the summer. The plan for pay
ment being for the school district te
NV e-third, the county one-thirc
and the balance from the govern.
ment under the mith-Hughes act
or possibly by the N. P. railway
Mr.. Faulkner also gave some figures
on the cost Of maintaining higf
schools. The cost in OrofinO being
near the bottom of the list witt
312.06 per pupil per month. Th'
same cost thruout the state running
from $12 to $24.00.
The chairman called for expires
sions of sentiment in regard to hold
ipg a county fair this fall and sev
eral farmers and business men spOk
in favor.
The meeting was then addresse'
by DR.. Mahan Of the U. 8. Bureau o
Animal Industry and by DR.. Givenf
superintendent of the Sanitariun
Dr. Mahan outlined the work OF nj
branch Of the department Of agricul
ture, and gave some interesting dat
on the scope, methods and result
Of testing cattle for tuberculosi
Fourty-six states are cooperating l
this work and during the month
February 3O0,334 head were give
the test, among which were foun
1921 infected animals. Disease
cattle are, OF course, killed and tn
plan followed is to keep testing
q region where the disease Is foun
until 1t Is stamped out. 1t appea
that the western states are wori
Oft In this regard than the east b.
cause INSCRIPTIONS shippers ha'
bought condemned cattle cheap ar
shipped them to unsuspecting poop
in the west This is no longer po
sible under the interstate shippir
inspection. Tubercular cattle q
usually only infected in spots al
when these are removed the balan
OF the meat ia suitable for food. tt
animals are slaughtered under .
pert inspection and II tit are 80
tor beef thus reducing the loss
tne owner. the government ~
STATE then combine to help reimbur
tne owner. who therefore, loses We
little BY the killing.
Among the farmers who were Z
guests OF the club were: Al Ri
ried Dieterle, VIM. Richardson. v
nicnardson, Tom Walker, w.
Mine, Martin Olson, Gus Albers, r
taylor, !. l.. Young, Oren Crocke
raul Perkins and Mr.. Blake.