The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
USING LOCAL BEET RAILROADS


hold meeting at various places alonI
the sugar spurs to explain to tn,
farmers how they can secure freigh
service on the beet spurs for thret
or four months of the busy season
following the beginning Of harvest
An agreement among the people
along the line, to ask for freight
schedule and service In the fall ant
! not to demand GERS excepting in thu
period named In the resolution re-
Questing the fall service. puts the
matter in q form that is though tc
be acceptable to the company and tc
the commission granting such sche.
dulles, and resolutions to that effect
were signed to be forwarded to the
company's traffic men.
At the same meeting they talked
over prospects of the visit of Carl
R.. Gray. and selected committees
and places for communities to as
semble to meet his party and to ex-
hibit the boys and girls club pro-
ducts.
The first meeting was held at the
residence of Bishop J. r. Williams
on Friday evening. Refreshments
were served by the members of the
Relief Society and number of things
of mutual interest were talked over.
the visitors from town and from the
farms taking a keen interest and
expressing satisfaction over the
meeting. The weather was rainy
but twenty-five men were present,
and they had a busy session till ad-
journment at about eleven o'clock.
Bishop Williams was made chairman
of the committee on arrangements
for the Thomas meeting for the Gray
party, and the plans were to be made
subject to carrying into effect at any
time that the head committee at
Blackfoot received notice of the day
the Gray party would arrive.
On Monday evening about forty
people met at the home of William
Lindsay at McDonaldville and held
similar meeting, and they voted
unanimously to make an effort to
get the freight service, and to ar
range for the Gray party to make
stop in the community. w. F.
Bergman presided, and the speakers
were Mayor Peck, R. w. Kelley,
Cecil Clark, Louis Felt, ]. H. Ander-
sen and Byrd Trego. Ice cream and
Strawberries were served. The local
committee selected consists of L. l..
Corey, Ed Patch and Edward john
son.
On Tuesday evening a meeting
was held at Charlie Taylor's place
at Rose, with about forty men
present. Some of the ladies of the
spread a delicious supper
on the lawn that was much enjoyed
by all.
Judge Andersen presided at the
speaking, and Jack HartOng adj
dressed the meeting on the subject
of President Gray's visit to the
county, and the advantages of get
ting him personally acquainted with
our country and our problems. Lon
Cone talked on the subject of beet
spurs and how to develop general
service on them. Byrd ,
Trego talked on the extensions to
connect the beet spurs into a loop
system for daily use, and on the
which the state and the
railroads and the dairy associations
If the east are putting on to bring
he Idaho farmers into closer touch
With the dairy men, and to get the
young men and women of the eastern
larry sections to realize the advan-
ages offered by Idaho for dairy
The first step was to get
he dairy leaders to come to Idaho
md see what the Snake river valley
lffords; that was done last summer.
rhe second step was to get some
.heese factories here and get some
larry stock brought in. The third
tep is the coming of the special
rain to cover Idaho this month and
text, bringing pure bred dairy stock
O be seen by the people here. The
ourth> step will be to take special
rain of Idaho farm exhibits east
o show people at the 1928 fairs in
he dairy sections The fifth step
will be to get the young men and
women from the dairy sections with
apital enough to buy and equip
airy farms here, and start the pro-
ess of dividing up the large farms
ere into smaller and better ones.
A committee consisting of Bishop
sardner, Louis Felt and Eric Sund-
uist to make local arrangements
or the visit of President Gray and
o get signatures on the resolution
nd pledge regarding the use of beet
purs. ,
When the Gray party comes thru
he people of Rose will meet at the I
lose hall, and the matter of extend !
lg the beet spur to Firth to COM $
lete the loop will be brought to the
ttention of the party and they will
e shown over the unconnected gap
n their way to Firth. They will /.
lake a stop at the farm of Eric .
to see his herd of Jersey =
ed hogs and his other fine stock and
elds of potatoes growing from GER =
fed seed that he produces.
On Wednesday evening meetings
ere held at F. T. Halverson's home Y
t Riverside and w. T. England's at !
Ioreland. Supper was served on the :,
Iwn at each place and the speaking =
rogram was carried out on the same =
objects as at the other meetings.
INSERT BERRYMAN'S REPORT)
Arrangements we're made for :
eeting at Goshen for Thursday :
7ening and were then cancelled on
count of the Presidents trip thru,