The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-24
CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE MEETING
Goodly Amount of Business and
Much Mirth Mark Regular
Monthly Meeting

At the monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce held on
Thursday evening there were some
out of town visitors and some jokes
thrown In with the proceedings.
After the routine business, Chairman
c. c.. Clark introduced c. G. Gigneau,
the assistant agriculturist for the
Union Pacific system, who talked on
dairying and diversified farming as
means of solving the freight rate
problems and others by keeping the
heavy, bulky crops at home and ship
ping such concentrated products as
butter, cheese and eggs, supplying
our home markets ourselves, instead
of shipping products in from other
states.
w. P. Havenor, road engineer
from Pocatello, talked on the need
of a reliable road map to take the
place of the absurd productions that
have been used for the purpose of
making certain towns or cities loom
up as desirable points for tourists to
pass thru. He said the average map
| Is a vicious Misrepresentation of
geography, roads and conditions and
deceives rather than informing the
traveller. He said the POcatellO
Chamber Of Commerce has been
working for a couple of weeks on a
map that is so designed that 1t shows
the actual position of the main roads,
and by its legend shows which parts
of 1t are paved, which are surfaced
and which are merely graded. They
are preparing to print large num-
Der of them for distribution at cost,
and expressed the hope that other
towns in the valley would appreciate
their efforts and help the work
along.
j. M. Hartong said he had studied
their work carefully and considered
it the best thing that had been pro-
duced for tourist guide.
R. o. Graham, of Pocatello, former
bull-whacker, mule-skinner
stage driver said he just came along
in the car to serve as ballast to make
it ride easy for the others, and they
made the run in one hour over the
same route they used to take two
days for when he was freighting into
Montana. He found it very crafty
ing indeed to witness the changes OF
time and to be with gathering of
men who had organized to do public
work such as the individual cannot
accomplish working alone. He said
the tourist camps have become
necessary institution, but that the
free tourist camp is passing. The
tourist wants good accommodations
and wants to pay for them; not
high price, but fair price so he will
not feel that he is anobject of charity
when he is out to have a good time
and to spend some money. The
tourist camp of tomorrow will have
grass and shade, good cooking ar
rangements, shower baths OF hot and
cold water, sewer and other things
for sanitation, and police protection.
All of these things cost money and
the citizens who maintain them are
entitled to be reimbursed by sys-
tenn of fees to be paid by the tourist.
Pocatello has free camp ground
that was donated by the Sportsmen's
tho 1t is not much of a
camping ground, lacking some Of the
comforts he had just named. But
because 1t had been donated by an
they had all felt out
Of place in suggesting arrangements
to make 1t pay station. The city
Is now preparing to have larger and
finer park for that purpose.
R. A. English reported on the mat
ter of a tourist information bureau
for Blackfoot, and asked recon-
sideration Of the vote of a month ago
floor space In the lobby OF
the Eccles hotel, AID leaving the de-
cision with the committee. He said
here were difficulties In the way Of
keeping two offices open for Chamber
of Commerce work, and they might
have to have the information bureau
Up stairs in the present headquarters
@ save employing two persons this
rear, which is beyond our financial
,bility. The vote carried. leaving
lecision to the committee.
The question OF changing the time
# monthly meetings from Thursday
o Monday evening was left unde-
.ided.
Pocatello has employed new
ecretary for their Chamber of Com
nerce, named Harader. He has been
(Confinuad on mage twelve)