Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-29
JOS T. SCOTT. Editor ana Publisher
mAno Avn TnE EXPOSITION.

the Idaho exhibit and building at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
Some of these statements have been
complimentary OF them other
wise Friends OF those In charge oil
The exhibit are loud In praise OF the
management and OF tbs work accom-
Dilshed. while their opponents are as
bitter In their denuneiation as the
Supporters are ealhus.dstI aud The
result is that The people who have
not visited the exposition do no,
hIow who To 6siGve
Having spent some time IN the
building on three different dates
We will attempt to give our readers
our idea OF what we saw and learned
The building is plain one-story
structure probably 1875 feet Ia length
with three exhibition rooms, a recep-
ton room which is larger than any
OF the Others. lobby and a lecture
room In which moving pictures OF
southern Idaho irrigation, sagebrush,
horticultural aud agricultural scenes
are exhibited on canvas. These are
supplemented By lectures on the
southern part OF the state. during
which the nearer Ii impressed with
the Idea that the whole state lies
within the zone OF the sAgebrush
plains OF the south. 1t Is said that
number Of southern counties dubbed
together and are paying the expense
of these free shows. There Is moth
Ing attractive or striking about the
building except the plainness and
simplicity OF construction, which
gives gives II the appearance OF
Cheapness, and We were impressed
with this the more forcIbly from the
fact that II Is outclassed by every
county building on the grounds and
overshadowed by the state buildings
Of California, Washington. Oregon
and Utah to such an extent as to
cause unfayorahle comment. II the
visitor were 10 judge the state by the
building he would have very poor
opinion OF its true condition and ca
liabilities In agriculture. horticulture,
mining, numbering and other resOur-
ces, because II looks cheap.
While the exhibits are not sufficient
to show the resources OF the state.
some of them are good. especially
where the counties have made appro.
priations and placed representative
In charge OF their displays. This IL
especially true OF kootenai, and We
found Superintendent Buckley ex,
ertlng every EFFORT to exploit the re,
sources of this county by the aid OF
an attractive display of fruits. grains
and vegetables. The same Is true
OF other counties. Nez Perez being one
OF them. Remove these county dis,
plays and the balance OF the state ex.
hibits would hardly be worth eonsld.
erinR.
A timber exhibit Is something we
failed to find In the building. while
other states had most attractive dis.
plays OF their timber resources, from
the rough log to tho finished product
10 all the forms to which Il Is adapt.
ed. We looked In vain for the min
Ing exhibit, resource which is not
second TO any. aud with diversity
OF minerals which would enable the
state TO carry of the grand prize,
but Il was not there. and no visitor
could form an Idea OF our mineral
wealth or the opportunities offered
the investor In mining enterprises.
There Is an absence OF dairy prod
uets and the same may DO said 10
be true OF all branches OF Industry
which 60 to make up the states
walth.
Taken IS q whole--exceptsng the
exhibits made by eountles---we are
sorry TO admit that after seeding what
Idaho has done AZ the exposition Il
d our candid Oplnion that the state
would better have been unrepresent-
ed than 10 make the failure which
any unprecedented citizen will admlt
is the case, after seeing the display
OF our resources. because 1t does not
do the state justice aud may IN some
cases do an injury BY giving tho vis-
itor q wrong Impression, Those In
charge OF the building are courteous
and 0hllging 10 visitors. but that Is
not what counts In bringing results
Who ls responsible for these eOnai-
tions We would not attempt to say.
because We do not know, aud 20 hold
any particular Individual responsible
might prove unjust. II may Be the
result Of an insufficient appropriation