The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-07-22
THAT u ALL FIXED NOW.

MAIN SCre0C IN tnlS City, was interview
ed relative to Idaho's exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. Personally he says: II
know nothing, but a friend of
mine, prominent citizen and a per-
fectly reliable gentlemen, tells me that
all other states have at their headquar-
tiers, persons qualified to entertain, en-
tighten and inform visitors of their
resources. In this connection Idaho is
Wells is an invalid most of the time,
not able to attend to his duty, and
when our informant visited headquart-
ers he found it in charge of three |
ladies who are in no way qualified to |
perform this work, from the fact that
there is no literature, statistics or any
other source of information at their
disposal.
AL other states have tons of litera-
ture advertising every locality of note
within its borders. At the Idaho head
quarters there is not a line of any
kind, not book, a pamphlet or circular
save and excepting few copies of
the Statesman kept on file. And when
our informant picked them up for the
purpose of looking them over, one of
the females said in a sharp voice:
please don't soil our exchanges" My
God said the man as he rushed wildly
from the building, sis this the way to
advertise Idaho?" On his way home
his train was delayed by washout,
and there were fourteen coaches at
that point filed with sightseers going
to Montana, Washington and Oregon,
but not one for Idaho. These people
are attracted to the west by judicious
advertising at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton, while this state in the particular
is totally and ruinously neglected. Our
informant says he challenges success
full contradiction of this statement.
We clip the foregoing from the
Boise Sentinel which until lately
was perfectly applicable. We
have nothing to say about the
ladies who are given over to bad
manners, nor the gentleman who
went off in tragic ecstatics over
copy of the Statesman. Being an
Idaho man, he ought to know bet
ter than to handle frail exhibits.
Perhaps, the caution was more Of
a burst of philanthropy than in
humanity. But what we started
in to say was this: The people of
Caldwell realized some time ago
that there would be a dearth of
Idaho literature at the Worlds
Fair, and with their usual enter
prise and intelligence set about
supplying the deficit. A contract
was made with the publisher for
sending 500 copies of the CALD-
WE'LL TEIBUUE to the Idaho State
Building every week until the close
of the fair in October. In order to
show how the enterprise is taking
we append the following letter
from Commissioner Wells, which
speaks for itself.
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION For IDAHO.
Idaho State Building, jackson Park,
po cnicag Sls; Jsly TiS, 1sa o,u.
DEAR s1n-Your first consignment Of
papers came duly. at hand and were
nearly all handed out in a single
day. The second consignment came yesterday
and are rapidly being put into the hands Of thOsi
with whom they will do the most good. an
glad of the opportunity to give circulation to thu
TRIBUNE and will be pleased to receive for til.
same purpose any printed matter that will cal
the attention OF the country to our state AM
Very Respectfully Yours.
Commissioner
In this connection we wish t
say that there is no longer any
dearth of excellent Idaho literatur
at the Columbian Exposition ant
if ever there was Capt. Wells is no
responsible for the deficiency. H
has been urgent is his appeal
for Idaho literature, and the reason
why be has not distributed more Q
it, is Because publishers and con-
munities had not the enterpris
and intelligence to send it to hin
Let US put the pinching shoe wher
it belongs.