The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-20
Capital City Of Idaho Bears National Distinc-
ton on Five Counts, and Holds Laurels on
. Dozen---Magnanimity the Harbinger Of
Empne--Reclamaton and Public Schools
the Key to Greatness.
CITY THAT GROWS IN SELF DEFENSE


The November meeting Of tn
Eastern Idaho Press Club was hel,
in Boise the 18th to 17th, and beside
doing the usual amount of business
the editors and their wives tool
some tours of observation to get &C
quainted with that part Of the stats
and is resources.
The trip was made from Pocatellc
on Sunday, reaching Boise in the af-
ternoon. While there they were the
guests of the Boise Commercial club,
who put them in the personal charge
Of Managing Editor Guy Flenner of
the Statesman and Editor G. j. Brox-
on of the Capital News. Sunday
evening was spent at The Natatorium,
where all who cared to, enjoyed the
delightful baths in the natural hot
water that is piped down from the
hills. Monday forenoon was devoted
to business matters, and the after
noon to a trolley ride down the val
ley on the Interurban railway to Cald-
well. Here the Caldwell Commercial
club took the party in charge, and
during little visit at their elegant
club rooms they served cigars to the
gentlemen and candy, gum and pop
corn to the ladies and gentlemen.
Everybody had a merry time and jolly
cheW-cheW. They we're then loaded
on an observation car and taken out
to the Deer Flat Reservoir seven
miles south of the city, where great
basin is soon to be turned into lake,
fed from the Boise river. There are
two dykes, each over mile long and
about so feet high, about 20 feet wide
on top, and made of earth, gravel
and formation commonly called ce-
ment, though it is only a gravelly
formation that becomes very hard
when wet down. It was built by the
government at cost Of about $780,
900, and will have a maximum depth |
of so feet. The lake will cover about |
10000 acres, and it will be 81 miles
around it.
A large piece of territory has been |
taken up by settlers and farming will
begin by irrigation in 1909, drawing
on the reservoir or lake, for water
for irrigation.
The party returned to Boise and
enjoyed banquet at The Idanha
Grill in the evening, given under the
auspices Of the Commercial club. per-
sonally conducted by the above men
toned representatives Of the two big
dailies and Mayor Haines and wife,
and President Blomquist and wife Of
the Commercial club.
Guy Fenner was postmaster, and
in his opening remarks he explained
that the local press representatives in |.
charge were only the agents Of the
Commercial club. That the newspa-
pers were the guardians Of the city
and its people and never had any {
while the Commercial club
looked after all commercial and fl /
nancial matters and corralled all the
That the Commercial club ;
consisted of abou. 800 millionaires, /
and it was sufficient reward to the I
men to be there to reflect /
the glory of the Commercial club. :
Mr.. Flenner is postmaster at enter q
tanning, and kept his guests in roars t
Of laughter.
On Tuesday at 1O:3O the business
sessions OF the club were finished and i
a visit was paid to the Idaho Histor- l
Ical rooms at the capitol building. J
where John Hiley, the historian In j
charge. delightfully."- entertained them i
with historical relics until they hur-
ried away to keep an engagement for Ii,
an automobile ride about the city. 10
In this they were first taken to the Il
and all placed within the Il
walls to mediate for a short time on il
',s." Surroundings. Harry crfi'ard "
anu others Hna hling exercise on VI