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V THE TWIN FALLS TIMES SUPPLEMENT Eastern Idaho Editors Meet at Rexburg Tho most sucessful meeting ever held by the Eastern Idaho Press Club wag held In Rexburg on Monday, June 22. The newspapers represented were: Rexburg Standard, St. Anthony News, Rigby S*ar, Sugar City Times, Rex burg Current-Journal, Ashton Enter prise, Idaho Falls Post, Blackfoot Op timist, Dlackfoot Republican, Mackay Miner, Pocatello Advance, focatello Tribune, Paris Post, Montpelier Ex aminer, Shoshone Journal, Twin Fails Times, Buhl Pioneer, Bellevue News, Albion Times. Herewith we give the list of the jolly bunch who were in attendance: Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Wallis, M'iss Violet Wallis, P. W. Bernston and Joseph Adama of the Rexburg Stand ard, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur S. Hill and Miss Mary Wheaton of the Twin Falls Time». Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones, son and bnfy friend, of the Rigby Star. Mr. and Mrs. Karl P. Brown of the Blackfoot Optimist. Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Trego of tin' Blackfoot Republican. Mr. and Mrs. L. Bush Livermore of the Pocatello Tribune, and Mr. and Mrs. Rupert P. SoRelle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Sumner of the Idaho Falls Post. MV. and Mrs. L, E. Dillingham of the Mackay Miner, Mr. and Mrs. .!. Warren White of the Buhl Pioneer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Lisle of I he Shoshone Journal. Mrs. Martha Bradley, L. G. Bradley and Olio Bradley of the Montpelier Examiner. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wahlen of the Paris Post. Truxton Talbot of the Pocatello Ad vuiice. Clyde S. Shaw of the Bellevue News. E. J. Hoge and Miss Mary Grim mett of tbe Paris Post. H. H. Hartvigsen of the Ashton En terprise. W. C. Gibcou of the St. Anthony News. W. Lloyd Adams of the Sugar City Times. Frank Porter and Misa Vivian 'j'hoinas of the Rexburg Current-Jour Ktl: M. R. Yegman of the Idjiha Falla Register Sunday the membera 'of the club were taken up to Big Springs as the guests of the Short Line, but the weather being decidedly stormy, not much of interest transpired save the trout-catching stunts of several of the editors, but that created plenty of sport, and the crowd returned to the city early in the evening. The party was provided with two extra coaches by the railroad manage ment, and the trip was made Sunday morning clear through to Big Springs, 16 miles south of the Short Line's gateway to Yellowstone park. At Big Springs the newspaper men an, women were gorgeously entertained at the famous ranch house of Dr. Blev ins, and returned to Ashton on a spe cial fraln to connect with the regular train southbound from that town, ar riving In Rexburg in time for a sump tuous supper at the Idaho hotel, where Mine Host Dan Shields, and his amia ble wife, entertained the newspaper people during their stay In regal fashion. The trip to Big Springs over the new park extension of the Short Line was one long to be remembered. The natural scenery along this route is sublime in Its grandeur. At Warm River station, which is the southern and western boundary of the Henry Lake forest reserve, and where be gins the sfegp cljmb through Warm river canyon, the motive power of the railroad is changed from coal-burning engines to oil-burning locomotives. Winding along the turbulent Warm river in Its narrow canyon, the trav eler Is treated to a constantly-chang its of inF panorama of beautiful views. The grade is very steep and it required two powerful engines to pull the heavy train Sunday morning through Warm river canyon. Emerging on a high plateau, near Mesa station, the Miene abruptly changes from one of abysmal canyons and battlemented crags, booming river and cliffs of fantastically eroded rocks, to one pf simple pastoral beauty. Prom }feaa to Big Springs the route- strikes nt moef. straight across a marvelous natural pari. wherein Isolated (polo pine tress ap tMeftats «f mm & titan ia fa mm. Mis ■L m htém; \ J I ; I ; ! •• C.JM -W - » §8| y I .-v-LW' s vtê Wmm Back Row— E. Hoge, C. M. Gilkey, C. G. Sumner, L. B. Livermore, P. W. B erneton, K. P. Brown, J. W. White, M. B. Yeaman, C. S. Shaw, H. H- Hartvlg Centre Row—J. W. Jones, Secy; Jae. H. Wallis, 1st vice-pres.; C. E. Wright, Pres.; L. E. Dillingham, 2nd vice-pres.; Wilbur S. Hill, Trsasurtr Front Row—Jos. Adams, Byrd Trego, L. G. Bradley, J. A. Wahlen, Trux Talbot, C. J. Lisle peaks of the Teton range, white capped ; to the north and west the sky line of the great Continental divide —the backbone of the continent,— bring sudden vistas of surpassing beauty. Big Springs is inself a marvel. Here the North Fork of the mighty Snake* river Is horn—gushing In im mense volume from the foot of a pine-clothed mountain. Within 100 yards of the fork It attains to almost its maximum volume. Speckled trout abound, even to the fountain head of the stream. Blevins' ranch nestles in a grove of lodge-pole pine on a lovely emi nence, and the genial doctor- and his brother vie with one another to make their guests happy and content. When the ravenously hungry members of the Press club stowed their varying-sized feet under the table for a delayed breakfast of halved oranges, ham and eggs, nectar-llke coffee, cream that '3g IP rag « - U i L. s . : •• - .. V*; , - - { . ■■ ■ , r ««piss $ § m SSg&|yM||8ij * tMi: tig '"t ;-.v v v had to be cut with a knife and biscuit of light as the fleecy vapor that hangs over the jagged peaks or the Conti nental divide, a spirit of great peace fell over the bunch. The first and only real audible silence of the trip prevailed for clyse to an hour. The management of the Short Line took cure of the party in superb style, taking the two special cars to Ashton for g connection with the southbound train, In order to obviate a long wait for the returning Yellowstone Limited train. The trip down the canyon was made in rapid time, and upon ar rival at Rexburg. the club members were too tired to do much else than attend service, talk a little club busi ness and turn in for a 10-hour snooze. Early Monday morning the opening session of the club was held at the rooms of the Rexburg Commercial club, which are handsomely furnished apartments set apart for the business home of one of the finest bunch of in to of of of boosters in any town in the west, of Adoption of a new constitution occq to pied the time of the club until noon, Heated debate followed that sectiou of the new laws of the club which in the original provided for a limited membership. Opposing factions con tended for and against the admission to membership of all regular newspa per workers—proprietors of papers, managers, owners, lessees, editors, lo cal editors and editorial writers. A strong sentiment developed in favor of limiting membership to those men directly interested In the financial end , of newspaper work—proprietors, own- j era and lessees—but this was strenu- . ously opposed on the ground that such an arrangement would defeat the ob- j jects of the club by eliminating the i most attractive feature—the social end of the quarterly meetings. The obstacle was finally overcome by pro viding for a practically unlimited membership, but limiting discussion of and on matters affecting the flnan cial and business interests of the club to a working hoard of governors, con siating of one representative from each of the papers in the territory covered by the organization. An attempt to reduce the quarterly meetings to bi-annual gatherings was defeated by a heavy vote. New officers were chosen as fol , j . Dillingham of the Mackay Miner. lows: President—Charles E. Wright of the Montpelier Examiner. First vice-president— Jas. H. Wallis of the Rexburg Standard. vice-president—Leslie E. Second j Star (re-elected), i Secretary—J. W. Jones of the Rigby Treasurer—Wilbur S. Hill of the Twin Falls Times. Membership committee—J. W. Jones of the Rigby Star, Charles J. Lisle of the Shoshone Journal, Byrd Trego of the Blackfoot Republican, L. G. Brad ley of the Montpelier Examiner and Truxton Talbot of the Pocatello Ad vance. In behalf of tile Bellevue Commer cial club, Clyde S. Shaw, of the Belle vue News, extended an invitation to the club to meet in that town in Au gust. He promised a good time and a view of the deepest mine in Idaho— the Minnie Moore, in behalf of the people of Montpelier and Bear Bake county, L. G. Bradley ol the Mont pelier Examiner, invited the club to meet next on the classic banks of Bear lake. He explained that owing to the shortness of the season in that ex treme southeastern part of the state, August was the ideal month in which to visit Bear Lake county. In com pliment to Mr. Wright, the newly elected president, who is a charter member of the club and who has never yet missed a meeting, Mr. Brad ley's invitation was accepted, and that gentleman was chosen as the third member of the executive com mittee to arrange the details of the I August meeting. Alter a hearty lunch at the Idaho hotel, where the club members were tbe guests of the people of Rexburg and where their money was counter | feit, the men folk of the club sat for - two group photographs, followed by tile ladies of the club in a separate group. While wailing for the report ' from (lie resolutions committee, the remainder of Hie club held an inform I ai meeting lo discuss Hie adoption of a minimum scale of prices lor adver j using- and job work. Later in the day the governing board went into execu live session and concluded important work along this line. Committees were appointed as fol' lows: Legislative—Jus. H. Wallis of the Rexburg Standard, Leslie E. Dilling ham of the Mackay Miner, J. Warren White.of the Buhl Pioneer, L. G. Brad ley of the Montpelier Examiner and Truxton Talbot of the Pocatello Ail ; vance. Obligation committee— L. G. Brad ley, Ohas. G. Sumner and Byrd Trego. Select committee Jas. H. Wallis, J. W. Jones and L. Bush Livermore. The working hoard of governors will meet In Pocatello on the second Saturday in July to discuss Import ant matters. It was In the evening that the good people of Rexburg shone as en tertainers par excellence. At 6:30 the club members were tbe guests of the Commercial club at a banquet, served in the Commercial club rooms. The tables were arranged in a hollow square, and covers were laid for 160, The menu was simply great, and even such a staid old journalist as Colonel Jones, says the Pocatello Tribune, forgot to eat his fill while looking at the pretty young lady waiters. The banquet hall was gorgeously decorat ed in the national colors, and at the end of the room was an Immense il luminated legend— "Welcome to the Press Club." Charles G. Sumner of the Idaho Falls Post officiated as toastmaster, and introduced Mayor Webster, who spoke as follows: MAYOR WEBSTER'S WELCOME. Gentlemen of the Eastern Idaho, In behalf of the. Press Club: good people of the City of Rexburg, I greet you, aud bid you welcome to, our prosperous community. We are glad to have you In our midst, and we deliver to you the keys of the city, extending to you every freedom that is ours to give. We thoroughly appreciate the importance of your visit to our country and can readily realize that it will result in good to us, knowing ns we do that yon can not help but be loud in your praises of our glorious country and the good people who inhabit it. We wont you to sing the praises of our brood streets, our substantial rock and brick buildings, our oozy and i'* l ill»l root' dencea, our temple of learning eu yonder hill—the Ricks Academy. Our cut rock district schools, «haro m One a corps of pedagogues, aè MB» be found anywhere teach S MT | p f *" • minds how to shoot. We have t tern of water works oostie* $Ü whose equal is sot found to the water of which has bene mm after digging through MM «aststà lava rook, nowint tett.ft- oioi'.ffm ,'v i . J