The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-07-11
BOOST ADEQUATE
CAMP FOR TOURISTS
SUBJECT FOR CONSIDERATION AT
CHAMBER MEET-BUSY, INTER
ESTING SESSION HELD


Clarence Jain started something al
the chamber of commerce luncheon
Wednesday noon, when he called at
tention to the fact that the signs
which formerly directed tourists to
Moscow's tourist park, in the east
part of the city park, had been re-
moved, and said that he had met
tourist in south Idaho who had ex-
pressed in no uncertain terms MS
opinion of Moscow for not having ade-
quate signs for the convenience OF
the travellers. This started a dis
cussion as to where the tourist park
should be and brought out the very
sensible suggestion from A. I. West,
of the Moscow Telephone company,
that the old fair grounds, which now
belong to the city, be plated, a blue
print be made by a competent land
scape gardener, with the various pro-
jects, such as swimming pool, tour
lists camp, etc., mapped out, and
that trees be planted at once, so that
eventually the grounds might be a real
asset to the community
E. A. Cruver stated that with the
completion of the north and south
highway, Moscow will be on one OF
the most travelled scenic highways OF
the northwest, and that it behooves
the citizens to be ready to entertain
the tourists, who will not only be
source of revenue, but will give the
city either good or bad advertising.
To Issue Summer ArgOnaut
Plans for issuing a publication for
prospective university students, 10
insure complete enrolment next
winter, were outlined by Edward 4.
Mason. A committee was appointed
to cooperate with the university IN
securing advertising to finance this
publication, which will be issued as
a midsummer edition of The Univers-
itv Argonaut. The committee con-
sists of Rolston Butterfield, Homer
David, A.. L. Fitch and Edward f.
Mason.
Professor R. T. Parkhurst, head of
the poultry department at the Uni
versity of Idaho, called attention toI
the fact that there is in the hands
of the state department OF agrlcul-
ture special appropriation OF $3.50
appropriated for the purpose OF pro-
noting a poultry show in north Ida
ho and that this should be turned
over to the Panhandle Poultry asso-
citation, which is the only poultry or
ganization in the state holding a
membership in the American Poul-
try association. Mr.. Parkhurst SPOKE
of the benefits to the poultry Industry
of shows, such as have been held from
time to time in Moscow by the Fan
handle association.
Mr.. Parkhurst asked that COM
mittee from the chamber OF com
merce be named to take the matter
of the appropriation up with Mark
A. Means, commissioner OF agrlcul-
ture Chairman Green named Z. A.
Hagan as chairman of the committee,
with authority to name his own COM
mittee.
Lawrence Huff announced a dance
to be given Thursday evening at the
corner of Main and Second streets.
by the Loyal Order of Moose, and /
outlined some of the Improvements
which the order will make III 1he way
of club rooms, etc.
French Tells of Alaska
CONGRESSMAN Burton L. French {
was called upon and made short
talk, first outlining some things :
which he thought important for the {
chamber of commerce to take up, and s
then telling briefly of a recent trip
to Alaska with the congressional ,
committee of which he is a member
Mr.. French said that Moscow
should by all means have suitable
and urged the planting OF
trees on the old fair grounds prop
erty, calling attention to the beauty
of the trees on the city park, which
he said are big enough now to be
useful because some Of the early set t
tiers were thoughtful enough to plant t
them when the park idea was but in S
It's infancy. t
The need for plenty of road signs l
was cited by Mr.. French, who said t
that there is no better advertising t
than plenty of signs directing the n
traveller to a community, and nothing b
more annoying than travelling over d
where no attention has been C
given to road signs.
The importance to Moscow and the il
entire Palouse country of the milk d
which it is hoped to have r
ocated at Palouse was pointed out C
1y Mr. French, who told of the big t.
Jarnation company condensary at a
Iampa, which is bringing to the Ii
armers OF that district $2500 in cash a
,er day, and giving work to 70 peo c.
lie at good wages. tt
Speaking of his Alaska trip, Mr.. il
french said that this northern pos r.
ession Of the United States is b
which will develop slowly,
nd expressed the belief that it should W
e developed on the basis of economic CT
and not through any fc
onus from the United States. He
aid that Alaska is not really an agri- il
ultural country, although there are S.
gricultural possibilities in some ii
ections, but that it's great resources n
re it's fisheries and mines. The th
ishing industry, he said, should be tu
on the basis of an open and
losed season. Many would be sur :.
rised to know, he said, that Alaska a.
) one-fifth as large as the entire =,
nited States. .ss
Mr. French said he was surprised +
, meet former Idahoans at almost +