The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-11-24
IDAHO GREATEST INLAND STATE.

ing came through what was proba-
Dly the most strenuous campaign
conducted by any candidate in the
country without even SO much as a
cold or a sore throat. He travelled
over 11oo miles behind horses,
spoke in every county in the state
and never disappointed an audience.
Such campaign naturally required
much physical effort in addition to
the mental strain, yet, Mr.. Good
ing never looked better or felt bet
ter than he does at present. The
contest seemed to act upon his ag-
gresslve temperament like a tonic
and the wearisome journeys he was
frequently compelled to make and
under which a man of less vitality
would have given way, were to
him recreation.
II have been attending to my
business affairs" said Mr.. Good
ing, ''and getting them in shape SO
that | may be able to leave for St.
Louis in about ten days. l want
to see the Idaho exhibit at the
World S Fair. The state is making
a grand showing there and there is
no time like the present for getting
to work on our exhibit for the
Lewis and Clark exposition in
Portland next year. Our agricul-
tural, horticultural and mineral
products are the finest of their
kind in the world and we will dem
onstrate their quality in Portland
as we have in St. Louis.
illuminating the political feat
ures of the campaign, there is one
feature which towers above all 9th
ers in my recollection. 1t is the
magnificent glory of Idaho which
looms up behind her developed and
undeveloped resources and pro-
claims her the greatest and richest
of the inland states. To be con-
WINGED as | am of the states enor-
nous productive capacity and bril-
liant future l would cheerfully
suffer the inconveniences of a half
dozen campaigns. If it were pos
sible for every citizen of Idaho to
visit were | have visited and see
what have seen i'll the past few
weeks they would better appreciate
the grandeur and wealth OF the
state. This app eciation will grow
as Our means of communication
improve. 1t is surprising the num-
Der of letters | have received re-
garding north and south railroad.
The project seems to appeal to
every loyal citizen and | confident
ly expect it to take tangible form
before long. When it comes we OF
the south will get better acquainted
with our northern brethren and
they with us. Then hand to hand
we will work for the upbuilding Of
the state and Idaho will be the
greatest of the states whose bound
aries do not touch the oceans.
"When I inspected the great
beet sugar factoty at Idaho Falls
and it was demonstrated to me that
the plant was making a better re-
cord than any other of its age in
the country, Idaho grew bigger and
greater in my eyes. The plant is
something more than pile OF
brick, steel and cement with a mass
of machinery within. 1t is huge,
} throbbing monument of Idaho S
prodigious agricultural wealth.
When state can boast of sustain
ing the most renumerative beet su-
gar factory Of its size an age in coun-
try like ours that state has some
. thing to attract capital and labor.
Moreover though it was feared
that the frost would injure the
sugar beets it was found that they
had suffered less than the alfalfa
and Idaho leads the world III alfal-
ia. Alfalfa is the greatest known
fertilizer and can be successfully
rotated with sugar beets.
Il hope | shall live TO see the
Snake river valley the richest val
ley in the United States and Iehall
not have to live very long to see it
either. It has long since passed
1.-THE experimental stage. We have
shown what we can do and capital
and labor are ready TO step in and
take advantage OF our resources.
.'In northern Idaho | found all
the physical and industrial units OF
an inland empire and not foot OF
that territory shall ever be segre-
gated from this state while it IS
within my power to prevent such
an occurrence. We are proud OF
northern Idaho and northern Idaho
is proud OF us. We need each other
and once we are brought together
with a north and south railroad
Idaho will surely become the great
est of the interior states. This
conclusion I have reached after