The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-04-05
PRESIDENT MAY COME TO
WALLACE THIS SUMMER
SPECIAL COMMITTEE WILL URGE
VlSlT-STEVENS MISSED
HIS TRAIN.

Wallace may have the honor of a
visit from the president of the United
states this summer. and the board Of
trade has undertaken the task of
bringing it about AT the meeting
yesterday f. f. Mackey called atten-
ton to the fact that definite an
nouncement had been made that
President Harding would visit the
northwest and Alaska during the sum
mer and he thought if the board of
trade would take up the matter now
that Wallace could be included in his
Itinerary. He therefore moved that a
special committee be appointed to
take all necessary steps to induce the
president to come to Wallace, and the
motion was unanimously adopted.
II was pointed out by II. H. Miller
that according TO present plans
President Harding would come to the
northwest over the Northern Pacific.
"A fact that is decidedly favorable to
Wallace, as it could be shown that
without material change in the rout-
ing his train could leave the main line
at Missoua and pass through this
section of wonderful Industrial and
scenic interest, which would doubtless
appeal favorably to the president if
presented in time.
RooseVelt's Visit.
The president of the board recalled
that President Roosevelt visited Wal
lace in 1903. and that to do so he
practically changed his entire sched- !
ule This unusual action, characteris- !
tic of Roosevelt was taken in defer
ence to the late Senator Hepburn |
who was held in the highest esteem
by the president SO Roosevelt came |
to Wallace, and in spite of a heavy !
rain all the night before, which play
ed havoc with the elaborate decora-
tions and the unpaved streets, as well |
as all roads leading to Wallace, his |
coming attracted the largest crowd /
that ever assembled in this city. 1t
is possible the event may be duplicat- |
ed with President Harding the attrac-
ton, now that the matter will be tax
en- up by the committee before dehn- |
ite plans have been made. In this the |
Idaho delegation in congress, and |
Congressman French, !
may be able to render valuable as
sistance.
Stevens Missed His Train.
The main feature of the meeting of
the board of trade yesterday was to
have been an address by Jay w. stew
ems, of San Francisco. chief of the
bureau of fire prevention maintained
by the National Board of Fire Under
writer's, and also secretary of the AS
ISOLATION of Fire Chiefs of the Pacific
Coast. However Mr. Stevens missed
his train connection by few min
ites yesterday morning in Spokane
md was therefore unable to keep his
Engagement. He arrived yesterday
evening and will speak on fire proven
ion at the Grand theater this after
ioon. following which he will visit
Kellogg accompanied by John c.
Boyd. chief of the Wallace fire depart i
nent. Ii
Committees Announced. s
Committee on forest fire prevention:
Donald A. Callahan. Rush j. White
nd Percy Frazer.
Committee to prepare ore for exhib- c
{ by the Northern Pacific in St Paul: .
ohm r. Ferguson, James f. McCar
n.y. ID. G. Donohue, Harry W. Marsh 9
nd e. G. Gnaedinger.
Baseball.
jack c. White. chairman of the II
asebaii committee, stated that the u
was making good progress Il
q securing players; that plans were o
nder consideration for forming u
,ague composed of Mullan. Wallace. a
.ellogg and Occur d'Alene or Rose
AXE. and also that the committee
ould soon give business men an OPP q
to subscribe financial sup ~
ort for the Wallace team 0'
Judge ID. H. belong announced q
nat registration books for the city
ection We're open at his Office and -
owhere else; that it is necessary for -
0 who expect to vote to register
Walter j. Sullivan, former presi-
'nt of the board of trade, responded ~
'iefly to a call for a speech, especial ~
urging liberal support for baseball