The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-30
REST ROOMS
FOR WOMEN
A Modem Convenience Recon-
mended for Use Of People From
the Farms---Trie Elsewhere it
Would be a Blessing Here
Town Should Supply 1t.


the business men and public spirited
women of Blackfoot, the matter of es-
tablishing "Rest Rooms" for country
people to use when in town on business.
1t is not matter for any one person or
firm to take up, but for the town in
general, and it owes it to their patrons
from the country.
This is sparsely settled region, and
people come in from long distances to
do their trading. After busy season
on the ranch or farm, it becomes nee
essary for husband and wife to take full
days to make purchases and attend to
business. Children have to be brot to
town to be fitted with clothes and
shoes and to select all manner Of things
and every one knows that they need a
place where they can 60 for u little rest,
or to eat their lunch and to have some
privacy, which they do not find in
store or restaurant. Not many families
care to go to hotel or restaurant for
lunch, neither do they wish to spread
the luncheon in their vehicle or on
somebody's counter. A rest room would
meet their needs in this and many
other respects. When woman gets
thru with her shopping, she does not
wish to linger around some store walt
ing for her husband to get thru, or to
find him, and she may not know where
to look. She may have agreed to wait
at certain place. and find it SO crowded
that she has to go elsewhere, and this
adds to the delay and annoyance, so
that day in town is to be dreaded in
stead OF being day of pleasant busi-
ness, investing the proceeds of crop
which they are happy to have raised in
abundance.
Club women are looking about for
chances to do something that will help
people, and we assume that they want
to do something practical; something
they can see good results from right
away, and in their own community,
among their own friends and associates.
We believe the time is right for them
to confer with merchants and do some
thing on this plan. Last Saturday
seemed to be the beginning Of the fall
trade, and stores were crowded. 1t
would be relief to merchants to have
those who have been served, make room
for others, and yet they can not afford
to express this wish TO individuals, for
people are apt to be sensitive in one
way and stupid in another Especially,
is this liable to be true when one is
ready to drop with fatigue, ahd seat
by the counter may be retained while
waiting to 60 home. 1t is great trial
to statesmen to have jam in the store
and only part of them wanting to see
or purchase goods, and yet nobody can
criticlse people for waiting in a store,
for that is the only place there is, ex'
cept the street. We take it that mer-
chants would gladly share the expense
of keeping up suite Of rest rooms il
they could be kept up ut a reasonable
expense thru the busy season, for the
relief and advantage it would give them
in their places Of business
But this is not the only reason he
would wish to do this. II the business
man goes into the country, he is re-
ceived into the home and made well
come. Nothing they have is too good
for him, and he wants to eciprocate in
some way, altho he can not do it in his
place of business, and can not leave
business to take them TO his home.
The writer speaks from experience when
he says that the people Of this country
are brim full OF hospitality, and favors
extended to such people are always ap-
preciated. Many country people get to