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te n d th e P a r k to P a r k c o n v e n t io n h e ld in Id a h o F a l ls y e s te r d a y , a r e ­p o r t o f w h ic h c o n v e n t io n w i l l a p ­p e a r in n e x t w e e k ’s N e w s.

T h e c o m m itte e w h ic h w a s a p p o in t ­e d a t -the la s t -m eetin g to r e v is e a le t t e r w h ic h i t w a s p ro p o sed to p r in t i n p a m p h le t Iform a n d se n d b ro a d ­c a s t o v e r t h e U n ite d S ta te s , -a d v er tis ­in g B in g h a lm C o u n ty , r e p o r ted wlit'h a v e r y n ic e ly w o r d e d le t t e r o n th e s u b je c t o f B in g h a m c o u n t y ’s r e ­s o u r c e s a n d -a t tr a c t iv e n e s s , a n d t h e ir le t t e r w a s a p p r o v ed .

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W ith th e e v e r in c r e a s in g d em a n d f o r s e e d o f G r im a i a l f a l f a in th e e a s te r n a n d m id d le w e s te r n s t a t e s — t h e r e h a s b e e n a l i k e d e m a n d fo r a c e r t if ie d a n d g u a r a n te e d G r im m p ro ­d u c t . 'Too o f t e n o n e h e a r s t h e s t a t e ­m e n t , “ th e r e i s m o r e G r im m a l f a l f a s o ld th a n p r o d u c e d .” T o p r o te c t t h e ir in d u s tr y t h e G r im m g r a w e r s o f -B in g h a m c o u n t y a r e g o in g fo r ­w a rd w it h a n o r g a n iz a t io n w h o s e m e m b e r sh ip w i l l h a v e to a c c o u n t fo r «the e x a c t so u r c e o f t h e ir o r ig in a l s e e d , a g r e e to g r o w o n ly G r im m a l f ­a l f a seed (n o co m m o n a l lo w e d ) , c o n ­fo r m to s e t p u r ity r e q u ir e m e n ts , a n d a g r e e to -a llow t h e a s s o c ia t io n |to in ­s p e c t th e ir f ie ld s d u r in g th e g r o w in g s e a s o n , s u p e r v is e itih resh in g a n d m a r ­k e t th e ir s e e d fo r a p e r io d o f five y e a r s .

P r o p e r -m a r k e tin g h a s -been th e b ig h a n d ic a p o f th e s e w e s t e r n g r o w ­e r s . T h is p a st s e a s o n s o m e o f th e g r o w e r s r e c e iv e 2 0 c fo r th e ir se e d . O th e r s o b ta in e d a s m u c h a s 3 0 c , 40ic a n d 5 0 c Ifor t h e s a m e g r a d e o f seed . A ls o t h e sp r ea d in p r ic e b e tw e e n it'hat r e c e iv e d b y th e g r o w e r a n d w h ic h th e c o n s u m e r p a id h a s r u n a s -high a s 40|a a n d 50 c a p o u n d . T h e g r o w ­e r s c o n te n d th a t t h i s h a s (been to o g r e a t a sp r ea d .

I t i s th e c o n te n t io n o f th e D ir e c - . to r s th a t th e A s s o c ia t io n w i l l n o t o n ly e n a b le th e p ro d u c e r a n d c o n ­s u m e r ito r e c e iv e a g r e a te r p o r t io n o f t h e m id d le m a n ’s p ro fit b u t w i l l e n a b le t h e ir a s s o c ia t io n to p la c e a se e d on th e m a r k e t t h a t i s g u a r a n ­te e d a s ito q u a l i t y , v a r ie ty an d o r ig in ^ —M o n d a y e v e n in g in B la c k - fo o t ',- th e lo c a l o r g a n iz a t io n w a s co m ­p le te d , k n o w n as ttye Id a h o G r im m A lf a lf a G ro w e rs , A s s o c ia t io n ., . M il- to n S a p iro , o f C a lifo r n ia , i s th e o r ­g a n iz e r , a n d h e co m e s to I d a l\o w e ll -eq u ip p ed w it h e x p e r ie n c e a lo n g t h a t l in e .

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" A n e g g is a n o v a l s h a p e d s o m e ­t h i n g o r g a n iz e d fro m e le m e n ts fo u n d i n c o r n fro m N e b r a s k a , w h e a t fro m U ta h ,' m e a t s c r a p s fr o m C h ic a g o , o y s ­t e r s h e l l fro m S a v a n n a h , G a ., g r i t fr o m th e g r a v e l h o le a n d w a t e r fro m th fe th r o n e o f g r a c e .

“ T h e o r g a n iz e r o f th e s e e le m e n ts in t o th e o v a l s h a p e d s o m e t h in g i s a t w o - le g g e d , tw o -w ln g e d , o n e -h e a d e d laird c a lle d a h en . T h is c o r n , w h e a t , w a te r , e tc ., i s g iv e n to th e h e n in a J it t e r o f s tr a w o r a r u s ty t in p a n ; a n d a f te r c o n s id e r a b le s c r a tc h in g , p e t t in g a n d c o a x in g , s h e b e ta k e s h e r ­s e i f ito a s e c lu d e d s p o t in a p la c e c a l le d a n e s t , a n d a f t e r c o n s id e r a b le s i t t i n g s h e e x p e ls fro m h e r v e n t th a t o v a l sh a p e d s o m e th in g w ith th e c o n ­t e n t s o f a l l th e o th e r e le m e n ts w r a p ­p e d u p in th e o y s te r s h e l l . T h a t is a n e g g . • T h o se e g g s k eep b e s t w h e n r a c e s u ic id e is fo rc ed u p o n h er . H e n s ’ e g g s a re w o r th th e m o st b e c a u se w h e n e v e r a h en p r o d u c e s o n e s h e a d v e r t is e s it , w h i le a d u c k n e v e r d o es . C o n s e q u e n tly , th e r e is no f o r d u ck e g g s .

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B lajdkbird w a s a d m it te d u n d e r an a c t o f -co n g ress p a sse d N o v e m b e r 5, 1 9 1 9 , b y th e p r o v is io n s o f w h ic h a n y In d ia n o f le g a l -age w h o h a s se r v e d in t h e w a r m a y , u p o n a p p l ic a t io n , be a d m it te d to t h e r ig h t s o f c i t iz e n s h ip w it h o u t f ir st m a k in g a n y fo r m a l d e c ­la r a t io n .

T h e In d ia n m a y n o w v o te , h o ld o f ­fic e o r e x e r c is e a n y o th e r p r iv i le g e r e se r v e d fo r o t h e r c i t iz e n s . I n d ia n s , u n d e r a n a c t o f c o n g r e s s , a r e c la s s i ­fied a s “ w a r d s ” o f th e Unitbed S ta te s g o v e r n m e n t .

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N e x t S u n d a y a t th e b a ll p a rk in th e F a ir G r o u n d s, a t fo u r o ’c lo c k , th e fir st g a m e o f th e s e a so n w i l l b e p la y e d , a t w h ic h t im e th e “f a t s ” a n d “ le a n s ” w i l l cr o ss b a ts . T h is p r o m ­i s e s to b e a fa s t g a m e . A s p r iz e s to th e w in n e r s L e v is A sh o ffe r s a b ox o f 25 c ig a r s ; T a y lo r b a rb er sh o p s h a v e s a n d h a ir c u ts fo r o n e m o n th Bo th e o n e m a k in g m o st r u n s e i th e r s id e ; T h e T o g g e r y w i l l g iv e a p a ir o f s i lk h o se to ith e o n e m a k in g m o s t h its .

A s n e a r a s w e h a v e b een a b le to iget th e l in e -u p , th e f o l lo w in g w i l l p a r t ic ip a te in th e g a m e .

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P la y e r s fo r th e le a n s — C o o p e r , S e d g w ic k , C le v e n g e r , P a r k in s o n , T a y ­lo r , M a ss ie , B e l la m y , A sh , M aas, C h a p m a n , S m ith , F o s te r .

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W h e n th e o r g a n iz a t io n i s c o m p le t ­ed , i t m e a n s th a t tw o m llftion d o lla r s w il l be a v a i la b le fo r ithe u s e o f Id a h o fa r m e r s , a t n o t o v e r s ix p er c e n t i n ­t e r e s t , w it h a n a d d it io n a l o n e p er In en t f o r a m o r t iz a t io n . E a c h o f th e b a n k s s u b s c r ib in g w i l l h a v e fo r ty th o u s a n d d o lla r s fo r d is t r ib u t io n , w h ic h w i l l b e lo a n e d o u t o n first fa r m m o r tg a g e s , o f n o t o v e r f if ty p er c e n t o f ith e v a lu e o f th e la n d .

T h e te m p o r a r y board o f d ir e c to r s e le c te d a t th e P o c a te l lo m e e t in g , c o n ­s i s t s o f E . M. K e n n e d y o f B la c k fo o t ; C arl V a le n t in e , o f P o ca ta lilo , an d D a v id L . E v a n s , o f M-alad.

T h e r e le a s e o f $ 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in Id a ­h o a n d th e s a m e a m o u n t in U ta h , fo r th e u s e o f th e fa r m e r s a t a v e r y r e a so n a b le r a te o f in te r e s t , w i l l m ea n a g r e a t d e a l in th e w a y o f d e v e lo p ­m e n t , in th e s e t im e s w h e n m o n e y i s n o t th e e a s ie s t t h in g In th e w o r ld t o g e t h o ld Of.

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M a y o r— E . T . P e e k , 4 2 5 ; A . B. S te p h e n s , 8 2 .

C ler k — J. J . Q u il l in , 3 7 7 ; R o y S. D e K a y , 1 3 1 .

T r e a su r e r — L eo n J . C h a p m a n , 4 4 3 ; J a c k S to n e , 4 0 .

C o u n c ilm e n 1 s t W a rd — C ec il C. C la r k e 3 8 1 , a g a in s t R . E . H a n se n 1 0 1 ; E d w a r d T h o r e s o n 4 4 3 , n o o p ­p o s it io n .

C o u n o ilm e n 2 n d W a rd — W . F . B e r r y m a n 4 4 8 , n o o p p o s it io n ; N o fe a r D a v is 4 5 7 , B . H . A llr e d 21 .

C o u n c i lm e n 3 rd W a rd — H . B. K in n e y 4 1 4 , G. H . S m ith 3 2 ; F . M. T a y lo r 4 4 8 , n o o p p o s it io n .

C o u n iilm en 4 fh W a rd — E. L. A n ­d erso n 4 4 1 , F r a n k H e ss e 2 9 ; J o h n J. B o y le 4 3 3 , n o o p p o s it io n .

So th e e le c te d o f f ic ia ls a re : M ayor , E. T. P e c k ; C le r k , J. J . Q u il lin ; T r e a su r e r , L oon J . C h a p m a n ; C o u n ­c i lm e n 1 s t W a rd , C ec il C. C la rk e , E d w a r d T h o r e s o n ; C o u n c ilm e n 2n d W ard , W . F . B e r r y m a n , N o fe a r D a v is ; C o u n c ilm e n 3rd W ard , H . B. K in n e y , F . M. T a y lo r ; C o u n c ilm e n 4 th W a rd , E . L. A n d e r so n , J o h n J. B o y le .

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N o w , w e im p o r t 75 p er c e n t , p r a c ­t ic a l ly a ll fro m C a n a d a . M ost o f ihe p u lp t im b e r c o n c e s s io n s p o sse s se d by A m e r ic a n m il ls in C a n a d a a r e c o n d i­t io n a l o n e s , c a n c e lla b le by th e B r i t ­ish c r o w n .

O n ly 22 p er c e n t o f n il th e p ap er u sed in th is c o u n tr y is u sed b y t h e n e w sp a p e r s . A s n e w s p r in t p a p e r is n a tu r a lly m ore c o n s t a n t ly in th e l im e l ig h t , th e c h a n c e fo r lo n g p ro fits a re le s s e n e d , so n e w sp a p e r s a re th e la r g e u se r s o f C a n a d ia n p r in t , fo r th e r e a so n th a t th e m a jo r ity o f m il ls s p e c ia l iz e in o th e r lin e s .

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