Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26
MoNTPELIER's OPPORTUNITY.

citizens had subscribed liberal amounts for
the support of the movement, she could
not have obtained better advertising results
than she will obtain through the recent
meeting of the Eastern Idaho press club at
that town.
The meeting of the press club in any
city may or may not be great and bene-
fetal advertisement It was of great bene-
fit for the Rexburg people because they
made it so. The treatment accorded the
members of the press who were their guests
for two days was so thoroughly hospitable,
generous and friendly that the community
won warm place in the hearts of every
representative who attended.
The people of Rexburg are full of en-
terprise and energy. The musical given
to the press club, was an exhibition of
masterly rendation of high class productions
which cannot be excelled by any city in
Idaho, large or small. The merchants,
farmers and business people generally are
active, energetic, and enterprising. They
demonstrated this fact to the members of
the press who attended.
Representatives from more than twenty
papers were at the meeting and they were
from all sections of southeastern Idaho.
AS a result twenty or more papers will
sound the praises of the Rexburg people,
Rexburg enterprise and the productivity
of the Rexburg country for some time to
come. They sound 1t partly because they
were impressed with the greatness Of the
country, and the great advancement being
made and to be made by the community.
They sound it partly because they are all
OF the opinion that the example set by the
Rexburg people is good example for their
own community to follow. Last of all
they sound the praise, more perhaps than
they would otherwise, because they are so
grateful to the good people who afforded
them such royal entertainment that they
want to do all in their power toward paying
for the favors accorded.
Montpelier is to have the same op-
portunity that Rexburg had. The press
club is TO meet here August II. The date
set for the meeting is most opportune
one. It would be possible for the people
of Montpelier under the auspices of her
commercial organization to prepare for
the press club an entertainment which
would be more impressive perhaps than
any other town in this section could afford.
There is only one Bear Lake in Idaho, Bear
Lake cannot be surpassed as place for
summer enjoyment.
The possession of such resort as Bear
Lake, is of untold value to any community
if the people are getting the benefit out of
it. Thousands of people in southern Idaho
would come to Bear Lake for their summer
vacation If they knew what Bear Lake is,
and what delightful place it is for a
summer outing.
Bear Lakes greatness as summer
resort is scarcely known outside of few
settlers within a days drive of her shores.
except as few struggling visit ors have
spread the news after enjoying an outing
here. Nothing would mean more to Mont
pelier than to have all the state know that
and should be the most popular resort in
the state.
What an opportunity then is offered the
meeting of the press club here. What will
it mean to our city if twenty-five or thirty
of the leading papers of the state spend
column after column trying to make their
readers understand that they had simply
the time of their lives while down here at
their meetingfan that there is no place
half so splendid as Bear Lake as summer
resort.
The Chamber of Commerce and bust
ness men generally should welcome this
to benefit themselves, at the
f.xnense If simply showing their town and