The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-03
IDAHO Is THE BIG END OF THE
CHICAGO SHOW

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Chicago, Nov. 27-Idaho is spelled
in capital letters at the United States
Land and Irrigation congress. The
Gem state fills the major portion OF
the select space and spills over into
the hooks and corners Of the lower
floor. 1t also displaces a considerable
area on the second story. dividing
honors up there with the famous
Hood river apple exhibit. Every Idaho
man Is in line and enthusiastic, each
individual taking just as much pride
and interest In exhibits from other
sections Of the state as he does In his
own. II a visitor inquiries at any OF
the Idaho exhibits for information
concerning an exhibit from another
section. he Is c0urteously escorted to
the section In which he is interested
and introduced to those having that
section In charge. The unanimity Of
spirit shown by the Idaho exhibitors
is credit to the state. Any moment
of the day may be heard a Payette
man extolling the resources of Free
mont county or a Twin Falls booster
|desranting upon the fertility Of Ada
or Bingham counties. They are all
proud of their state and glad of the
splendid opportunity to tell about It..
The Idaho representatives stick to-
gether as closely as they can and bv
so doing they have accomplished a
great deal. 1t is very fortunate that
there are SO many well posted men
from Idaho at the exposition. Pro-
lessor French, Alex Mcpherson. Will
liam H. Gibson. Charles j. Sinsel, T.
y. Allen, G. M. Hill. r.. M. McCollum,
Joseph F. Fallon and many others are
ever ready with the right answers
when questions concerning any part
of Idaho are asked A Twin Falls
man stood for two hours this after
noon telling about the King Hill pro
ject He happened to meet some peo-
pie who were interested there and he
did not hesitate to take them in hand
and tell them thew had invested wise
". This is merely an illustration of
how the Idaho men are pulling to-
gether. Nothing gets by them.
Description of Exhibits
Immediately to the right Of the en-
trance, and conspicuous because Of
the beauty of its arrangement. is the
display from the farm of Thomas J.
Allen Of Meridian in which 600, va
rieties Of fruits, grains, grasses. and
vegetables are shown to the best adj
vantage. The Trowbridge & Niver
company has its Office in the center
of this display, around which visitors
throng from morning till night. How
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen manage to take
care Of their visitors is a mystery.
They are courteous to all and their
fund of information seems inexhausti-
Bile. Right beside the Meridian dis
play are displays from Ada and Can
Won counties, The Ada county dis
play will be further fortified toner
row by the trophies won at Council
Bluffs, which will he conspicuous!y
set on pedestal of plush and suit
ably labeled One Of the striking
features of the display is the exhi-
bit Of pumpkins from the farm Of Mr.
Baum. Professor French tells about
these pumpkins hundreds of times
daily.
Across the aisle from the Ada and
Canyon display is the Twin Falls and
Idaho Falls section. nicely arranged
and telling its own story. Booster"
McGregor and Mr.. Huston of Idaho
Falls are kept on their feet every min
ute, and Alex Mcpherson is constantly
beseiged by questioners. The Twin
Falls and Idaho Falls section is all
WAYS the center of crowd limited
only by the standing room,
Adjoining the Twin Falls and Idaho
Falls section Is the Big Lost river
section, another powerful magnet Mr..
Jones of Blackfoot arrived today and
when he puts the finishing touches on
this display it will be powerful at
traction. There are army excellent
products in the Lost river section.
However this is true of all the Idaho
sections.
Next to the Big Lost river sections
come the Twin Falls North Side and
the Kuhn's California exhibit. sur
rounded by large panorama of the
Snake river valley from end to end.
The ararngement of this display is
very artistic and the section is con-
stantlv thronged.
A large relief plot OF the Boise
0wvhea. project. with water running
from the reservoirs down the canals,
attracts much attention that but few
OF those who want to see 1t can get
close enough for view. A lecturer
engaged nv the Trowbridbe & Niver
company is kent continually busy ex-
the plat to the visitors. AL
neat display OF fruits and Grains from
Owyhee county. fanked bv immerse
sagebrush. is located beside the Mat
10 the left Of the railway leading to
The second floors Everyone who goes
upstairs must nass through at least
Two Of the Idaho sections and they
never fail to stop and ask questions.
Idaho in the Lecture Room
In the lecture room Idaho has been
,iven carte blanche. Professor French |
Commissioner Fallon. and others de-
liver lectures Illustrated with moving
pictures. These pictures were secured 4
~ the Trowbridge g. Niver comnanv
rom various parts of Idaho and they
ire proving phenomenal attraction.
They show blowing. harvesting,
potato digging. pumpkin
licking canal digging and irrigation