The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-24

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the local newspaper the source Of in
formation for the public rather thai
bulletin boards, old buildings and barr
! doors.
The public school system was cited al
an institution through whose arteries
vast sums Of money pass, and that th.
financial transactions OF trustees are sci
dom placed before the people except a
the annual meetings where those present
have scarcely any opportunity to study
the report. A recommendation thai
each school board be required to publish
a sworn statement annually, showing
what they have done during the yeal
with the public money, will probably be
brought to the attention Of the legisla
ture for their consideration by the legis
latiye committee.
Plans for giving greater publicity tc
the resources of Idaho through the press
were discussed, and the matter Of a
central printing house" heretofore re-
ferred to in local papers, was laid over
for the reason that it requires more cap
ital and a greater volume OF business
than the papers of eastern Idaho can
command. The advertising committee
was instructed to work on such plans as
they might be able to devise, with view
Of securing the same end in less ex-
pensiye manner.
A discussion Of the means by which
publishers could place the subscription
list on cash basis, and save the heavy
loss and expense Of looking after the col
lection Of small bills scattered over a
great expanse Of country, and yet handle
itso that the deserving poor and the
new settlers who have no money until
they make it out Of the land, may read
the local paper, was gone over and laid
on the table as the hardest conundrum
confronting the publisher. The matter
will come up again at the next meeting,
and IT is possible that some plan OF unit
ed action will be agreed upon.
The next meeting will be held at Twin
Falls in November, and Geo. Frazier,
editor Of the Twin Falls News, promises
to meet the delegates at the train and
give them the glad hand. I'M addition to
this, he will probably point out the way
to a nice hotel, and steer them around
the country some in carriages. He says
Nthe people down there want the editors
to see what they have to offer to settlers
and investors, and are going to arrange
accordingly. Frazer has been look
iag over the upper part Of the valley
every time he had a chance, and is try
ing to get up big excursion for the
farmers so they can come up and see
our fair, study our products and methods
and from their observations get better
ideas Of what can be done on their farms
at Twin Falls in the next ten years.
Frazieris a handsome bachelor, wears
big broad brimmed Stetson hat, is en-
thusiastic about everything, tells joke
well, is thorough believer in Idaho,
and especially Twin Falls; and declares
that the "half has never been told.'
Taking 1t all together, these are the rea
sons why the press boys have adopted
the slogan. and agreed that jim Novem-
Der, we will s'see Frazer at home
The CLUB PLAN.
Carrying out the plan Of the press
club to tell the glad tidings Of the rel
sources Ut each locality we visit, partly
for the information Of the local people
who do not know or have forgotten, and
partly for the information Of those who
read the papers in other states, we give
some facts about Sod Springs, as each
of the other twenty u thirty papers ia
eastern Idaho will do this week, and
these in turn may be reprinted BY hun
dred other newspapers in States where
the readers are looking Tor information
about things in the wssl
SODA SPRINGS n
is townin southeastern Idaho, situated
On the banks of Bear River near where
the river makes its big bend to the
southward, losing itselfin the irrigated
farms Ok the body Of the Great Salt
Lake. il the state of Utah, and just
across the mountain range from where
1t rises, in the Same state. Bear River
makes great sweep through tho north
country, crosses five state lines, sncircles
Bear Lake, receives the waters from !
thosisand soda spFihxs and in the AIor