Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-22
WORLDS COLUMBIAN ExPOsI-
TIOy FOW IDAHO.

sire of ell her citizens that the young
State Of Idaho should keep fully
abreast with her sisters Of the North
west in tho great march of materia
progress. That she may do this, ne
opportunity for advancement broad
enough in its scope and promises e
move into active effort and active
life, every State 10 the Union, should
be allowed to pass without leaving
with Idaho her full proportion Of ~
the benefits to be derived.
Upon tbs very threshhold Of oul
entrance into Statehood such an op'
portun,ty i presented.
Tho Columbian Exposition TO be
held in Chicago in 1898 will afford u,
an opportunity that cannot occur
again in the next four hundred years,
20 exhibit TO tho world the unparal-
leled advantages to be found within
our borders.
Tho benefits to the State to BIO do.
rived from such an exhibition, II
thoroughly, honestly and conscien-
tionsly carried out, cannot be meas
ured By ! monisd 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 there learn
at : glance the special and peculiar
advantages offered by each State TO
settlers, having in view the para
mount object Of ultimately changing
and lettering their conditions in life.
California, Washington, Oregon and
Montana have had their boom
Their palmiest day for rapid progress
has passed. ldaho's is yet to come.
The Legislature has already ap-
propriated 100000 TO be expended in
making this exhibit. This sum, al
though small and inadequate for such
an undertaking, will be SO expended,
This Is the law. But that 1t may be
we'll and proftably expended, il be.
comes 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 sym
psthy, but in some way should con-
tribute material aid in forwarding
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 FAI. COMMISSION IN EVERY
COUNTY.
The Commissioner for Idaho with
in Is short period as the work car
be accomplished, will visit every
prominent locality in the State, either
in person or by his Secretary, for the
purpose Of organizing Worlds FaiI
Commission in every county. One OF
m,re duty accredited Assistant Com
missioners (men and women) resident
OF the county, especially selected for
their knowledge of its resources, and
capacity for collecting, classifying and
organizing for each county's exhibit,
WILDE appointed, and ell matters per-
tanning to the work OF each county,
will be delegated to them, the Com
missioner retaining general super
vision OF all. In this way it is bellsv-
cd local pride and ambition can be
aroused, and good deal Of assist
ance obtained at comparatively
small expense to the State. When
these organizations are perfected, a
pamphlet for general distribution
will be circulated, naming the County
Commissioners and specifying the
labor which they arc expected to per-
form, with all the details OF the work
in the State at large.
On account of tho deep SHOWS,
some portions of the country are now
inaccessible, meantime correspond
once relating to every branch OF in
dustry, is solicited. The miner from
this time forward can begin the work
OF collecting specimens for this OK
hibit, and while solicitor may not at
present be able to visit each mine, it
is desirable that the Commissioner
should know what the various mines
now being worked are doing, and
what may be expected of them in the
future.
Those engaged in the manufacture
OF lumber. and best acquainted with
our great timber resources, are in
vited to correspond with this office
on all matters pertaining 10 forestry.
The size Of sarge trees known to ex-
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