Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

celVed the following message rom
the Chicago Tribune:
"The Chicago Tribune will publish
on. October 81, two pages in color Of
decorations of the United States land
and irrigation exposition, to be held
in Chicago November 20 to Decem-
Der a, and would like to giye also,
expressions from the governors on
the exposition. AS color part goes 70
press Monday, won't you please wire
80 to 100 hundred words aj Tribune
expense?"
& this lauuest our every ready eN-
ecative dictated the following reply:
Idaho is making greatc- prepara.
tions for her part in the exposition
than she has ever done for anything
of this character before. Has con-
structed, during the last FIVE years
and now constructing over 100000
600 worth of irrigation canals that
would make a continuous straem
ocean to ocean and has reclaimed ov-
er two million acres of desert
Idaho has just won grand prizes
on grain and grasses at Seattle
which, with other agricultural pro-
ducts. will be exhibited Also 500
varieties Of grains, grasses. vegetables
and fruits raised by one man on his
farm, thus demonstrating what irri-
cation will do.
Idaho is in hearty accord with
the splendid work and will be repres-
ented by the best citizens and do full
part toward benefit of exposition"
The rapid strides which the state
is making along all Industrial lines
is impossible of appreciation even by
the most studious Of our citizen in
vestigators. while an adequate con-
ception Of our wonderful resources
can be put as a tale from the Arab
ian Knights" to the people Of the out
side world, and the wonderful ex-
hibits that will go forward to the
great lake city's exposition will be
be the marvel of its thousands Of Wis
itors whose eyes are but opening to
the possibilities Of this Promised
Land. -
The awards conferred upon Idaho
at the recent Alaska-Yukon EXPOSE
tiora where rivalry was perhaps
keener than ever before in the his
tory of the world. have not only
brought great honor to the state and
pardonable pride to the breasts Of
her loyal citizens, but they are serv-
ing as the most valuable advertising
we have ever received.
On the 9th day Of the month Gov
ernor Brady received the following
letter from George C. Huebener,
secretary of the Seattle exposition;
"Mr McKinlay this afternoon re-
ceived from the division of exhibits
and privileges notice of the following
awards made to the school exhibit Of
the state:
-Four gold medals Boise, Wal
lace. Pocatello and Lewiston public
schools.
Eleven silver medals Travelling
library. University of Idaho. state Of
Idaho rural schools, Payette, Nam
pa. Mountain Home, Moscow. Occur
d'Alene and Caldwell public schools,
and Albion and Lewiston Normals.
Eight bronze medals Idaho
Falls. Meridian. Standpoint Spirit
Lake. Twin Falls. Garfield Ada
county and shoshone county schools.
Again on October / 2 Commissioner
Mckinley wired Governor Brady the
following which was referred to in
his answer to the Chicago Tribune
request:
Awards on grain and grasses
State of Idaho. grand prize; gold
medals to Nez Perce. Latah. Idaho,
Canyon, Kootenai. Twin Falls. Bing-
ham and Washington counties;
grand prize to Ada county; gold med
ais to state on pictures and tobacco. p
experimenting the above splendid
record, the Statesman received the
following cheerful news from Seattle
on last Friday
Grand prizes awarded Idaho on
fruit and vegetables and Ada county
on season horticultural display Gold
medals awarded Ada county on sea.
son vegetable display and to Starn
McBirney, Ustick, oliver. and Keel
sch on prunes. Silver medals to XII
ser on vegetables, John Miller OF
prunes and squash, and Smitchger OF
prunes. Aldrich on beets. Jenningl
on onions. Honorable mention tC
Boise Soldiers home on vegetables
The notable displays of the pro
ducts of Idaho's wonderfully fertile
soil at the many county fairs, and thu
exceptional showings which please,
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