The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
EXCURSION TO BLACKFOOT


states to Backoot Idaho for fare plus dollars for the
round trip People taking the October 4h excursion have
three or four days to see the country around Bakoo and then
visit the Southeastern Idaho FAIR have time the big rn
CATION projects along the Snake river from Backoot to Amencan
Falls the big power plant at that place, the Mdoka and wn
Falls reclamation projects Shoshone Falls the celebrated Blue
Lakes with the champion fruit farm Of the world and the fruit
and melon farms Of southwestern aho and then attend the state
fair at Boise October 22nd where they will the
hbts Of Of the leading states the union Tor the quality and
yield per acre Of its farm and orchard products
The following clipped from the Boise Statesman Of the 9th
inst shows what are the observations Of F. Hurst the hor
cultural expert for Ada county
spent several days in the agricultural and horticultural
buildings said Mr. Hurst land talked with nearly all the com
missione from the various states was the opnlon Of the
majority of the commissioners that Idaho and Georgia made the
best showing for the money expended The Idaho agricultural
exhibit placed between the exhibits from each Of
which spent more money for their agricultural exhibit alone than
the total Idaho appropriation Idaho has the largest grams Of
wheat and the heaviest the building 46 pounds to the
bushe This was disputed BY Of the states but the
test made and fully verified the claim. ldahos grains and
grasses generally conceded be the best consider that
this great deal to Idaho future thousands Of home
seekers 60 through the buildings and examine the exhibits They
are looking for locations and they inspect everything closely
nOur mining exhibit comparatively as fine as the agncul
tra exhibit and generally praised Our horticultural exhibit
is not good because Of the inability Of the commissioner to keep
it supplied with fresh fruits Other states have had the
trouble the express companies refusing to make any concessions
in rates and the regular rates being prohbve Some states
that appropriated high 100000 each for the fair have
Withdrawn their fruit exhibits from the building because Of Their
inability to pay the heavy express charges fresh fruit
VT seems to me- however that few hundred dollars
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states exhibit The fruit growers stand ready donate the
fruit One OF two shipments would make Idaho the prize
in the horticultural building think it golden opportunity
and we should take advantage il Those Msouran
satisfied with being told about our luscious fruit They have
be showed Well is about the with all others who
visit the fair They all become Mssounans for the time being
They have heard about dahos fine fruit They have not be-
Heved half they have been told and really they have not heard
half the truth That does matter they do not believe the
stories Idaho wonderful horticultural And when
they see what have exhibition they look upon as
furnishing ample evidence in support Of their doubts
HOur literature all right but should back up with
our products.
year ago Blackoot sent an exhibit to the Weber county
fair at OGDEN at the time Of the lth National irrigation Con-
gres and we are getting results from in the increase Of
travellers who looking for investments agricultural lands
If Backfoo would MAINTAIN exhibit the Worlds aM Tor
two OF three weeks in September and October with notices Of
the fall excursions posted conspicuous places about the exhibit
It might add very much the hmeseeng and investing in this
locality the bamy days Of October and November when peg
pes bank accounts need repnsng We have much offer
homseekers and investors There hundreds Of farms which
are too large to be handled under one management which
might Be located thousand families to add to the production
and commerce that locality and enable that thousand families
to have homes Of their own in good climate where they
live better and have more Of educational and material advan-
tages than they have large percentage Of our farmers
are changing from the culture Of grains and grasses to the
raising Of sugar bees because represents better values and bet
ter returns for labor and investment
The influx Of people which we now witnessing and
which we have expect from year to year will give se
to industries which are evidence here and Industries
now dormant or only eebB represented will take on new life
and greater activity BY the Increased demand and good
prices which await the products As villages develop into towns
and towns into cities there will be many people changing rom
IL. =. tu,.L ,o;nn because kind of produce