Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-01-15
VALUABLE HINTS.
THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPO.
SITlON FOR IDAHO.
How 1t Can be Made to Promote the
Development Of the State, and the
Welfare OF Her People.

VCn0aO Va ACt AcOpAcs
BOISE CITY, IDAHO, Jan. II. '92.
1t is believed to be the earnest de-
sire of all her citizens that the young
State of Idaho should keep fully
abreast with her sisters of the North
west in the great march of material
progress. That she may do this no
opportunity for advancement, broad
enough in its scope and promises to
move into active effort aud active life
every State in the Union, should be
allowed to pass without leaving with
Idaho her full proportion of all the
benefits to be derived.
Upon the very threshold Of our
entrance into Statehood such an op-
portunity is presented.
The Columbian Exposition, to be
held in Chicago in 1895, will afford us
an opportunity that cannot occur
again in the next four hundred years
to exhibit to the world the unparal>
leled advantages to be found within
our borders.
THE BENEFITS TO THE STATE
to be derived from such an exhibition,
if thoroughly, honestly and conscien.
tiously carried out, cannot be meas
ured by monied estimate. Among
the millions who will visit the great
fair, there will be many thousands
who 60 for the purpose of examining
the exhibit, that they may learn at a
glance the special and peculiar ad.
vantages offered to settlers having in
view the paramount object Of ulti-
mately changing and lettering their
conditions in life. California, Wash.
ington, Oregon and Montana have had
their "boom." Their palmies, day for
rapid progress has passed. Idaho's is
yet to come.
TIE LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY AP-
PROPRIATED
twenty thousand dollars to be ex.
pended in making this exhibit. This
sum, although small and inadequate
for such an undertaking, will be so
expended. This is the law. But
that 1t may be we'll and profitably
expended, it becomes necessary that
each and every citizen who has his
own material welfare and that of the
State at heart, must not only lend his
earnest sympathy, but in some way
should contribute material aid in for>
warding this great work. BY SO doing
the success of the undertaking will be
assured, the burden will be light, and
fall equally upon the shoulders of all.
We cannot afford to let this oppor.
tunity pass.
A WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION IN Ev.
cry COUNTY.
The Commissioner for Idaho, within
as short period as the work can be
accomplished, will visit every promi-
nent locality in tho State, either in
person or by his secretary, for the pur-
pose of organizing a Worlds Fair
Commission in every county. One or
more duly accredited Assistant Com
missioners linen and women resident
of the county, especially selected for
their knowledge of its resources, and
capacity for collecting, classifying
ana organizing each county's exhibit,
will be appointed, and all matters
pertaining to the work of each county
will be delegated to them, the Com
missioner retaining a general super
vision Of all. In this way it is believed
a local pride and ambition can. be
aroused, and a good deal of assistance
obtained at a comparatively small OK
pense to the State. When these
organizations arc perfected, a pam
phlet for general distribution will be
circulated, naming the county COM
missioners and specifying the labor
which they are expected to perform,
with all the details of the work in the
State at large.
ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEEP SNOW,
some portions of the country are new
inaccessible, meantime cerrespon-