The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-24

asked for . hundred. 90 he wrote
him for the $50, but added, II you
should have occasion to send me an
| more money, ! wish you would send
it thru the X. c., for the Y. M. c. A
held out half of what you sent this
time
Pats observations did not do
Justice to the boys at the "Y." He
placed the wrong Interpretation on
their acts, just as people all about
us arrive at the wrong conclusions
sometimes when they pass judgment
on their benefactors. Any man in
public life will be criticised and
blamed for selfish motoves when his
motives are all right. The men who
accept leadership In our chambers of
commerce and other activities for
public good, will be appreciated by
some and criticised by others, and
not always justly criticised. But our
work must 90 on, and team work Is
the thing that counts most. We at
Pocatello want to engage in team
work with you and when you come
to our town l wish you would run in
and let us get better acquainted.
H. D. MacCosham said that Black
foot has fine example. of teamwork
operating in its American Legion
band of forty pieces, and its Ameri-
can Legion orchestra of twenty
eight pieces, and that he is ever
ready to ask for support for that
institution. Once a month they give
an entertainment to get money with
which to buy music and other things
needed In the work, and he asked
that committee be appointed to get
out and aid the band In making the
sale of tickets a success The chair
appointed L. B : Dustin, E. c. Rowdon
and o. Buchanan.
l.. j. Chapman said he knew Mr..
Harader some years ago when Mr..
Harader was secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Payette and was
himself doing the same kind of work
across the river at Ontario, Ore. He
knew Mr.. Harader's work so well he
felt pleasure in expressing his abid-
ing confidence in him. Continuing,
Mr.. Chapman said, "The two towns
are only few miles apart, both To-
Gated on the same fat in the valley,
but it so happened that the river had
cut a channel between them, and
since the river was the state line of
Idaho and Oregon, they were po-
litically separated. But in other re-
spects were bound together in our
activities. You may not know it,
but a long time ago French COM
pany received title to belt of land
lying across Oregon, for building
road that was never built.
~. ]. Hill and his son Louie and
some others bought 10000 acres of
it and at the time of the land show
at Minneapolis l was employed to
prepare an exhibit of Oregon pro-
ducts. Louie Hill offered, among
other prizes, a silver loving cup for
the best bushel of wheat raised in
Oregon. / took fine exhibit of
Oregon products, a carload, and D. S.
Spencer, our present general passen-
ger agent of the Oregon Short Line,
deadheaded the carload thru to Min
neapolis for US. After we got every
thing placed | found there was no
Oregon wheat in the exhibit, and no
way of disposing of that silver cup
If Louie's, so began to look around.
Sam Rich was the commissioner of
for Idaho, and he and
lis assistant, Mr.. Jones, were there,
10 went to Sam and asked him what
was going to do to get some good
Wheat; couldn't he stake me to
,nshel? He told Mr.. Jones to go
With me to see what he could do.
The best wheat we could find had
,een raised at American Falls, so
We took it and entered it in the
for the cup and lifted
he cup for Oregon. l was working
or Oregon then.
81 might say that the Hills had
God sale for their lands, and l am
much impressed with the value of
commercial club work. However, l
yill say that in the nine years Of my
esidence in Blackfoot, I have never
cen solicited to become member
( your club (The chairman-'You'll
e solicited right away We'll,
IL just beat you to 1t by throwing
,y dollar in the ring, Throws the
ollar at the desk) and l will say,
liss Peck, that when you come in
he bank each month to collect for
ne club. you may as well include me
1 your call for monthly dues"
Mr.. MacCosham: "In view of the
ard shedding the bankers have had
l recent years, it might be embar-
assing to ask banker for money.
Trego: mr.. Chairman, l rise to
emark that there Is no danger of
a man who can come
yer into Idaho and carry on silver
wing cup and deliver it to Oregon"
The Chairman: "If there are no
lrther remarks, the meeting will
land adjourned, and don't forget
ne meeting of sportsmen on Tuesday