The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-22
Van HOESEN TALKS
APPLES, POLITICS
ADAMS COUNTY SENATOR AD-
DRESSES CHAMBER COMERCE-
SCOUTS SERVE LUNCHEON


SCOUTS SERVE LUNCHEON
State Senator D. w. Van HOeSen,
of Adams county, was the principal
speaker at the chamber of commerce
luncheon Wednesday, and proved him
self to be good entertainer, as we'll
as a logical thinker and talker 1t
was also evident that the senator is
not a novice at politics and that the
game affords him considerable pleas
ure.
The attendance at the luncheon was
larger than usual, Senator Van Hoe
sens fame as an after dinner speaker
had preceded him, and this, coupled
with the fact that Troop No. 1, Boy
Scouts, was to cook and serve the
dinner, and also give a short program,
attracted a considerable number. The
boys served an excellent dinner and
while those at the tables were COM
pleting their meal, gave demonstra-
tions in rope tying and in signals, all
of which were interesting.
President Hagan urged that COM
mittees which have not completed
their work do so at once and be ready
to report at the next meeting. He
urged especially that the committee
In charge of securing funds for the
Christian Federation work at the uni
versity, complete the work and make
the report at the next meeting.
Mayor Announces Election
Mayor H. Melgard was called upon
by President Hagan and announced
the special referendum election, which
will be held at the high school Satur-
day, from a. m. to 7 p. M, for the
purpose of deciding the question of
whether moving picture shows shall
be operated on Sunday afternoons In
Moscow or not. He said that the city
council had declared its intention OF
abiding by the decision OF the people
and he asked that the people register
their choice in the matter by voting.
F. D. Hawley, scout executive, re-
ported that he had just returned from
Pullman and that the business men
there were taking great interest in
the scout training course. He announ-
ced that Dr. Armstrong would give
demonstration in first aid work at
Wednesday night.
An Orchardist and Senator
Dean E. J. Iddings, of the college
of agriculture, introduced Senator D.
W. Van Hoesen, calling attention to
his excellent work in the last legis-
lature. as senator from Adams coun-
tv. and telling briefly of his notable
achievement in developing the great
est orchard under single management
in the United States. The gross re-
turns from this orchard last year, he
said, totaled more than half million
dollars.
Senator Van Hoesen said that there
is something more than a good din
ner and a talkfest necessary to hold
the businessmen Of the community to-
gether week after week, and then out
lined some of the things that might
be accomplished by a chamber OF
commerce. He said much could ne
done through the various business
mems organizations to weld the two
ends of the state into solid working
unit. He urged that better transpor-
tation facilities be established be-
tween the north and the south and
said that the state could we'll afford
if it were permissible legally to build
a north and south railway
Raps the Demag0gue
The senator said that one of the
curses of this and many other states,
is the dennagogue. He said there
were men CRYING aloud against high
taxes, not with the idea Of remedylng
the condition, but rather to create DIS
satisfaction. and to ride into power
on this wave of dissatisfaction. He
said that roads and schools are an
investment which mean much to Ida
ho and that any influence which Will
make the citizens of Idaho hesitate to
pay reasonable tax for these puf-
poses is an enemy to the state and its
citizens He closed his talk with a
rap at personal politics.
In replv to a question from G. B.
Green, Senator Van Hoesen stated
that so men are employed in the Mesa
orchards during the winter time,
pruning and keeping the orchard IN
condition, and that $50 are employed 1
during the picking season, while the
steady population at the orchard is
about 150, men, women and children.
He explained that the apples are
transported from the orchard to the
railroad, distance of three and six
tenths miles, at the rate of four boxes
per minute, and at cost of two cents
per box. He said that $50 carloads
of fruit were loaded out from the or
chard in four months last fall.
Lawrence E. Huff was called upon
by President Hagan to make state
ment for the young mems commercial
organization which is being formed
He stated that no definite action had
been taken. but that it was hoped
there would be something to report |
within the next two weeks
]. w. Lieuallen, for the Boy Scouts |
reported that the receipts from the
dinner had been s33.75, with expen-
ses OF 1855. leaving $241o net to the
organization
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