The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-17

too, that they had studied conditions
carefully, for they nearly all asked
questions Indicating close study OF
conditions necessary to home making,
such as How much does land cost?
How much for the water right?
Where are the markets? How much
the yield per acre, the cost of build
ing material, the price of labor for
farm work, and the chances for en-
ployment elsewhere than on the
claim. They seemed SO earnest IN
most cases; men and women whom
you would judge to be the parents
of children, and their one thought
seemed to be to discover where the
conditions were such that with such
means as they have they might make
homes out In the country air. 1t was
really pathetic at times to observe
how carefully they went into all the
details as If they might stake every
thing upon It."
People examining our potatoes Of
ten asked II such potatoes could be
grown in their own climate, and we
would invite them to take one or
two home to plant and one or two to
cook and test, and they would glad
lIy accept them. Some would come
back afterwards to tell lis how good
they were. When the show was near
| ly at an end we began to give away
| things in larger quantities. Mr.. A.
"A. Marquart, discount clerk In the
american Trust and Savings Company
OF Chicago, and "a very estimable man,
took two sacks of potatoes to distrib-
ute among acquaintances OF his who
may want to invest In Idaho. Mr..
Marquart has piece Of land under
1.-THE American Falls Canal and has
spent two summers here. We gave
six sacks to the Peoples Bank and
Trust company Of Rockford, Ill. They
are the trustees for the American
Falls Canal & Power company's
bonds. We also left large amount
of produce with the Trowbridge &
Niver company to distribute among
those who are interested in their pro-
jects in Bingham and Blaine counties.
TT has been decided to have the
Land Show each year at Chicago, and
the exhibitors who were there this
year will have the first chance to en-
| gage space. The price to them will
i be 81 a square foot, and at that rate
i the space we occupied this year would
A cost 1912. This proposition is open
to us until the first of January, and
after that the price will be more. ]
have so much faith In the community
getting material returns on the work
done this year, that hope the Com
mercial CLUB will engage some space
at that rate for next year. We might
lget along with less than sixteen feet
square, and we should have enough
men there SO we can have at least one
man at the booth all the time. A
man gets worn out in few hours
, and one who is not accustomed to i
will wear his voice out entirely.
lost mine so completely that coule
/ not speak above a whisper the las
, day or two. We did not do any per
Z sonal work, trying to make deals i
| land, but conducted campaign o
education for the country at large.
. At this point in his story we wer'
! interrupted, and the writer sought on
r. r. Jones and told him we had tn
story Of the main floor of the bi,
land show, but that the walls ant
ceiling were still blank to us, ant
he laughed and said:
why the basement was used TO
an assembly room and place to I'm
crate goods The sides OF the build
ing were covered with illustration
and the ceiling was in imitation of tn
starry sky. 1t seemed to be of tinte,
muslin, and electric lights above
gave the appearance OF the blue SIX.
and the stars shining. There were nj
windows In the building, and al
lights were artificial. Then the land
scapes on the. sides of the buildin,
came right down to the floor, an,
there the real exhibits were in posi-
D ton, and it looked like a real worl,
OF mountain scenery with farms, or
chards and produce forming the cen
ter.
I'm the north end was a fine noun
tain range with a river pouring owe
4 a cliff. 1t was painting on an end
less piece of canvas, and the canva
was running like a belt on wheels
and it looked as natural as any cat
aract. There was always enougl
noise to supply the roar belonging
D to such q scene, and it all looked YER
natural and majestic.
4 son the south end was anothe
! range of mountains and great can
yon opening out into broad valley
Z When | was on duty | would say t
} people, Now this is the way ou
. country looks. There is our rang
: of mountains on the southeast. Thos
I are the foothills OF the Indian reser
walton. Across there is the edge 0
the valley, here we are at Blackfoot
and this is what we raise
( THAT generally brought a laugl
) from the party, and they would begil
I to ask questions that 1t would keel
me busy to answer. They wanted t
! get their hands on things and feel 0
I them. We would have them handl
4 everything we could. They wante,
) to feel of the potatoes, and heft TIL
cabbage, and get their hands into tn
< wheat. 1t seemed more real sup
Z pose, and they all seemed glad to car
B Try off a potato from Idaho. One lad.
asked Mr.. Early for head Of cab
Z bage and she was so interested and s,
nice about it that he hadn't the cour
age to say no, but told her to appl,
4 to me and she might get one. Sh,
came to me and said that this othe
gentleman said to give her heat
Of cabbage. and before I realized Ii