Salt Lake Herald | 1906-03-16 | Page 8 | Boosting for Southern Idaho

FOR FORI I I SOUTHERN IDAHO I II I League of Commercial Clubs Organ Organized Organized at We Weiser With a Great Deal of Enthusiasm ELECTION OF OFFICERS DELEGATES ENTERTAINED AT A BANQUET I Special to The Herald Welser Weiser Ida March a direct out outgrowth growth of The See America First con congress gross gress held In Salt Lake Lak City the first united effort of the commercial bodies of thE southern part of Idaho today crys here in the organization of the League of Southern Idaho Commercial Clubs The organization was perfected wIth a spirIt that presages a long and useful career for the league whose slogan gan js Is Weer for every section and for tor forit i it red hot Townsite and county lines were wiped out In the enthusiastic ox ex expression of a 0 purpose to promote the ma material Interests of the entire southern part of the state Election of Officers The proceedings were harmonious but yet enlivened by some discus discussIon slon sIon that revealed more the lusty nature of the Idaho boosters rather than any belligerency The following permanent officers were el elected President President dent B L ot of Weiser lieutenant gov governor of Idaho first vice president C CC CC C Moore of St Anthony Anthon second ice presIdent W V A Coughanour of Payette secreta secretary Guy Pleaser Flenner of BoIse trees treas treasurer E J Deane of Emmett E Executive board A D Lucas Meadows L W Bachs Halley Hailey O 0 V Badley Caldwell CaldwellE E M 1 Heigho Welser C M 11 Bill HiU Twin Falls R H B Greenwood American Fans Falls P F C 0 Stanford Boise Large Representation EIghteen commercial bodies were The first taken up was the irrigation congress to be held in Boise in September W V T Booth of the BoIse Commercial club presented the subject and was assured of hearty support The citizens of Weiser tonight enter entertained tamed the delegates at an elaborate ban banquet banquet Tomorrow man many of the delegates will go on an excursIon to Council over the P L W iv road It was decided to hold the next con in November at Twin Falls FaUs the time to be fixed by the executive commit committees tees Emmett was a candidate but with withdrew withdrew drew I