The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-07
Letter to Bill ana Sue.


{The editor Of the Idaho Republican
visits the Irrigation Congress and writes
his observations, which read as follows:
Dear Bill 4 Sue: II may seem un
grateful, but / think You advised bette
than you knew when you said had bet
Il ter 60 to the Irrigation Congress and se'
what was doing.
Seeing you couldn't or didn't come
and knowing that you staid at home tt
do the work and see that the cat was
fed night and morning. feel as il
ought to tell you all can about it, anc
keep you abreast Of the times 50 Itake
nv typewriter in hand to let you know
lust how it all happened.
When packed my grip left out my
tooth brush and credentials by some
oversight, but got seat IN the con
Ssntion without having to present my
brush, and as for the other can use i
after | Get back. A fellow hates to leave
home at bed time and get on q train
where standing room Is all there is LETT,
and not much Of that
The Park Special had been loading up
with people all the wav from St. An
thonv, and they were fine bunch,
eyery one Juggling sheaf Of wheat or q
map of his cnuntvnr glass jar contain
ing neck Of wheat or some other pro-
duct for exhibit According to what !
could learn. evarvbodv got the notion in
the eleventh hour, to take something TO
Boise 10 EXHIBIT, and gnt hllsv collecting
Il. He boxed and Grated stuff as
long as the express office was omen. and
then carried the rest in his arms, deter
mined tn show the paople at the con-
gress what his lacalitv produces, | tell
Won there is something about that kind
OF local pride or the fearof getting left,
that appealed to me as something that
ought to be hudded and graftad into the
family tree of avary home on Uppar
Snake river. Whep fellow will pnng'e
up thirty or forty dollars exnress charges
and then carry stuff in his arms 350
miles to get It to an exposition. as g. G.
Moore and some more of then from st.
Anthony did, won mnst know there ls
good stock or good plnck or something
besides what KNOCKERS are made cf, or
thew would ba at home inhed or maby
sitting up criticising the government.
In the bunch saw Victor Hesstead,
John Hart g. "a. Farnev, J q. Lewis,
Rilav'R Rice, Homar Fenn.J, n. Rankin,
r. Daniels. Bishop Hvrum Kicks. M.
Crouch, Mr.. Stebbins, and perhaps some
more from Fremont county, and Heher
Austin and wife. Mark Austin and wife,
some other Austin and wife, g. G.
Wright and wife. Fred Huston and wife,
Eugene Wright and wife, Jas. r. Steele,
Chas Merriman and wife, Fred Turner,
Geo. Brunt and others from idaho Falls,
Mr.. YorgensAn and r. j. Bennett. Of
Shellrv,C. w. Berrvman and " f.. Peter
g. Johnston and wife, ". M Ardersor
and wife, Miss Julia Anderson, r. NJ.
West, and perhaps some others from
Blackfoot. Then there was ]. M. Hill
from Mackay with lot Of products
from Lost River, and map Of a section
Of Salmon River, and he was ready to
talk up the resources Of Custer county
to everybody on the lire. In fact he
was there with the goods. He has had
both hand full and a boy was employed
to help stote" things when be changed
cars, besides having lot Of stuff ex-
pressed Sin the baggage coach ahead
X All trains were late, and we left Poca-
tello late sunday morning. arriving in
Boise at nine in the evening on q train
of fifteen coaches with all the standing.
room taken. The city Of Boise absorbed
the bunch estimated at 20Oo, and in q