Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-12-14
HOLD SESSIONS
AT LEWISTON
MANY BOOSTERS AT MEETING OF
NORTH IDAHO CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
BEGIN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
New Officers of Organization Elected
Tuesday Resolutions Adopted.

NJ. p. De Wolf, w. c. Reid and r.
f. Alexander attended the meetings OF
the North Idaho Chamber of Com
merce held Monday and Tuesday at
Lewiston, as representatives OF the
Kootenai Valley Commercial club.
Tuesday the following new officers
were elected to serve h e ensuing
year:
President. f. E. Smith, Orofino;
secretary-treasurer, r. T. Spaulding,
st. Maries; vice presidents by coun-
ties: Boundary, f "A. Shultis; Bene-
wah, George o. Dywer; Bonner, Geo
r.. Barker; Clearwater, w. B. Kinne (;
Idaho, M. Reece Hattabaugh; Koot-
enai, l.. A. Hart: Lewis, Perry W
Mitchell; Latah, George N. Lamph-
ere; Nez Perce, DR.. ]. B. Morris: Sho-
shone, d. A Callahan.
The new president is an attorney OF
Clearwater county. Secretary Spauld-
ing is secretary of the st. Maries
Chamber of Commerce.
Resolutions were adopted asking
that police force be maintained in
some form and as a nucleus about
which the power OF the state may be
mobiIized in emergency; that no new
offices, boards or commissions be
created; that public expenses be re-
duced; that forest resources be pro-
tected; that primary state highways
be completed; that ports OF entry
for nursery stock be established; that
a gasoline sales tax be adopted by
concurrent action of northwestern
states so that parity of price may be
maintained in the several states, and
that the navy be maintained on the
basis of a full complement of men
and ships provided by the disarma-
ment conference.
The resolutions emphasize the stu
alton as 10 agriculture and placing
it on a more stable basis, urging
that every county in northern Idaho
effect an organization of the farmers
and business men, to conduct a sur
vey of the conditions of agriculture
and to obtain technical advice ano
promote such measure of crop rota-
ton and diversification as may be
found to be practicable, and that q
special inquiry be made to determine
the needs Of agriculture and the
methods of rehabilitation.
In the Monday sessions the NORTH
Idaho Chamber of Commerce repre-
sentatives voiced their approval OF
plans submitted for the advertising
of northwest states.
A special pamphlet, dealing will
the resources of the 10 northern
counties, will be used for distribution
through chambers of commerce anC
like bodies A similar pamphlet viii
he used independently by the North
ern Pacific railway.
The movement was given impetus
by a statement by c. e. Arney of thu
immigration department of the rail
way company that the Northern Pa
cific, Great Northern and Burlington
had appropriated S1,000,00e for pub
licity campaign to attract settlers tC
Washington. OREGON, Idaho, Mcrtanf
and Wyoming.
Mr.. Arney said that western immi
grafton showed an improvement owe
six months ago Illustrating the i'm
portance of agriculture, lie said that
while Alaska last year produced SIS,
100000, the crop of Chelan, Yakim;
snd Benton counties in Washington
reached $S0,000,000. Mineral and for
est bodies could become exhausted
he said, so railroads had to depend
un agriculture for permanent Tonnage
and prosperity.