Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-09-05
AT the Pan-American


creation of weird. wild and spect-
ac,ifar turnou,s combined with Buff
faio Bills Wild West shows inauy-
nrated the iatters advent into the
exposition arena with a circus pa-
fade OF the entire exposition
ground. The Wild West has
opened for an indefinite period
Just outside OF the exposition gates
ana VIII be one of the principal
contingent attractions. Col. Cody
announced early in the season that
people never go to any Of the great
exposltlons in numbers and real
earnest until the late summer. and
that his show would be here
about the time the crowds begin to
come. His long experience evil
IDENTIFY gives him an approximately
accurate knowledge Of the move
ments OF the American public.
Last week the daily average at
tendance VAS a fraction over g.
200 aggregating~for the six DAYS al
most a half million. Yesterday
was the largest Sunday attendance
in The history of the exposition,
and exposition authorities assert
that there is every visible promise
that the tide will continue to rise
from now ON and reach its climax
OF 100000 to 10000 d day by the
second week in September. Today
Buffalo Bill is here and after visit
ing the exposition declares it one
OF the finest ever held and says the
only reas n the grounds have not
been crowded from the day of
opening is the management was
too sparing of printers ink; that
proper advertising and a moderate
amount Of money spent with the
American editor would have done
wonders for the show. All that is
best on the American continent is
bsis G shown and every state
exhibit that can be filled with her
products is now at the highest
point Of excellence. The West is
doing herself proud just now and
Idaho is attracting as much atten-
ton as If she had Il population Of a
| million. Her resources are being
inquired into with persistency
and energy that betoken great
things in the way of home-seekers
and speculative investments in
the near future. The fruit display
of Idaho is the finest in point of
size and variety of all the North
west states and is attracting much
attention. Fruits are being re-
ceived constantly and are coming
| through in excellent shape. The
keeping qualities OF western fruit
that were so thoroughly demon
jstrated il the earlier varieties is
being shown as an element equally
istlong in those OF later growth.
Fruit of the same variety grown IN
Idaho and the eastern states shows
keeping qualities lent to it by
western climate and soil unknown
| to that OF the Atlantic seaboard.
i 1ast week the National Fire,
mems Association held their an.
nual encampment in Buffalo. Thu
days were given over 10 competi-
tive drills in the Stadium, and thu
evenings 70 fancy dress pa
rade drills on the Gsplanade
/, Their annual parade in the cit,
E showed several thousand men II
E line. and as fine diversity o
!. SNOWY uniforms as has been seel
during the entire season. In
: West Point Cadets have been i
t camp on the grounds for ten day
q and from their manly bearing an
: splendid soldierly appearance an
i disciplin have called out expires
sions of universal admiration
They have given daily exhibitio
drills in the Stadium which hay
eoualled those given BY any mil
4. tary organization visiting the e:
+, r. | position. They are mere boys
q age but West Point has given the
sy the appearance and bearing OF ne
1s Hon. Charles L. 5ionteiih,
! Lewiston, L S. Consul to Chat
ip am Ontario Canada, Is visiting Z
IN Exposition. He is accompanied
By his accomplished wife and both a
pt taking much interest in the exhi
.p, its made by the west and cspecial!
S % by Idaho.
'eff Yesterday your corresponds
ch with Messrs. McDuffie and Butte
n 1T, of the Idaho commission were
he vited to visit a.gentleman and
family twenty-siy miles from 3
- falo in the town of Akron. 1
was one ofpleasure. Our h
da, Ting citizen of his local
is a lea Ting Of changing his
), and is thinn interested in Ida
! cation. He is mcra OF its
: and it was to learn that his
: dustries and resources iron
vitation was extended. a.
. the location of the principal Stu,
, mills of the United States and
!. known as the Cement city.
- also visited the mushroom 6;
dens OF the New York Mushro'
: company. They are undergrou
;. and are among the few rema'
y, ah1o nlaces western visitors can
while in this section OF the ca