The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

greater profit from the same amount
of work ond energy. When the PEG
Pile respond to such exhibits. manu-
facturers will place the exhibits a
the fairs, and furnish lecturers to in
struct them. This leads to investiga
ton along scientific lines turnout the
year, and in this investigation and Sc
curing better results from the same
investigation of labor and capital
comes the desire to farm more thor
oughly on less acreage, to divide III
the large farms into smaller ones fol
other families who come with none,
to invest, and in the tremendous ad
dition to population with the treas
ure they bring, with the new ideas
they bring, with the new and better
things in the way of public institu
lions and public service in all things
comes the advantage, to the present
settler whose life Is struggle, whose
chools are far apart and poorly equip
ped, whose roads are poorly kept and
whose days of pleasure seem to have
vanished. More study means more
settlers, better products, better roads
better sch tools, electric roads, electric
light and power for farmers homes
more business for city people.
To Whom Due.
The credit for the splendid exhib-
it's of stock and produce belongs to
the stockmen and farmers, and the
country at large should not forget the
debt they owe to those who have
made the big fair of last week what
it was. Nor has the influence of this
ex hibit been lost by closing the gates
for year. The people who saw it
and scattered out to profit by what
they saw, will be heard from again.
The press will take it up in many
staes; the lists of premium winners
will be scanned by people In other
places seeking information. People
here read their papers and mail then,
regularly to their friends simply as
information for them, and, while one
paper may not reach so very many
people, the press of the state Is busy
everywhere, and it exerts a great, in
fuence in Connection with the fairs. 10
make this palmer, Photographer Cut
leh took number of pictures of ex-
hibits for The Republican, The Gem
State Rural and other papers, and
orm these pictures, cuts will be made
to print with, and they will be bor-
rowed and loaned until they have
gone the rounds of many papers and
thousands of pieces of stationary
which they will be used on. Black
foot people will. have this matter
brot to their attention later, and in a
way mhich they will heartily approve.
Besides the exhibitors, the superin-
tendents of departments, have per-
formed the greatest public service.
Theirs was a hard and tedious task,
performed without remuneration
and without thanks, and we takeplea-
sure in reminding the public that
they should sieze every opportunity
to give their patronage or whatever
substantial favor they may have at
their command, to those who left
their own work and put in the week
to the exhibits in their de-
partments. 1t is just such public-spir-
tied people as them that we need in
many stations, and their work for the
public good should not be overlooked.
The officers of the fair have worked
hard, and while they have nothing to
show for it but successful fair, it
might be well for us to remember
that they have good sized indebted
ness that was reduced somewhat by
the gate receipts of this year. They
will be satisfied if this continues to be
reduced from year to year to year UNI
til the association is out of debt, so
that it can pay larger premiums to
encourage greater exhibits, to attract
more visitors and increase the good
work.
A Source of Regret.
One source of regret to all was
the inability of the management to
keep sprinkler going to keep down
the dust. We happen to know that
they made provision for sprikling at
the grounds. and that they were dis
appointed. Other arrangements were
made, and these plans were frus-
trated The windy days and the an
noyance of the dust will be unpleas-
ant memory for visitors who contem-
plate going to the fair next year. and
we hope the management will make
their plans better next time, SO that
balky horses, leaky bitches and food
ing of loading pits will not defeat
them. ...