The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-15

Current News of the. Week and
events of Importance in Which
Idaho Figures

/ Former Governor James H. Brady
of Idaho, has many friends at the
national capital. and he is one of the
men who exchanges pieasantries with
President Taft whenever the two men
meet. The governor visited here a
few months ago and had much to say,
during his visit, regarding the great
anbounded resources of the west. His
friends in the capital, and particular
ly those from the western portion of
the country, are very much interested
in the development of an idea which
he outlined while here but which at
that time was only in the formulative
period, to attract greater attention
to the western portion of the country
| Governor Brady's plan is to run a
train, to be known as the Governors
Special" arrayed to show the re-
sources of the country. The train
will run from Omaha in October, 60
ing to Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, Cleveland. Toledo.
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York
City, up into New England, and re-
turning by Washington in order to
bring back with it senators and rep
resentatives of western and north
western states. On the return trip
the congressman will be expected to
do the talking and Misunderstanding, re-
lieving the governors who will per-
form the service while going east
This tour will be made on a special
train, which will not only carry half
a dozen or more western governors,
but four Or five exhibit cars to show
the people of the east the products
of western and northwestern states;
resources of their soil, rivers, lakes,
mines, forests and factories. 1t will
be known as the Western Governors
Special" The chief executives Of
the following states, several of whom
are already booked to go, will be in
vited to accompany the party. Wash
ington, Oregon, California, Nevada,
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Col
orado, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Minnesota. The
Panama exposition management is in
terested in the western governors
special to such an extent that high
officials of this enterprise will accom-
pany the party to meet eastern people
and invite them to attend the expo
sition in San Francisco in 1915. They
have contributed $4,000 to the en-
terprise. AS the train progresses
eastward the western governors will
invite the chief executive of each
eastern state to meet the special at
the border of his commonwealth and
accompany the train while it is tour
ing his state. Stops of day to
day and half will be made in many
eastern cities, and arriving at the ma
tional capital about the time that the
members of the Senate and the House
of Representatives are packing thei"
grips to return home for the holt
days, they will be invited to join the
special and remain on board as guests
until the train reaches the Twin City
land show in St. Paul, about Deem
Der 18th.
The census depa rtment has issued
a preliminary statement covering
statistics of Idaho, from which, under
the heading of Crop Comparison"
appears the following: 1.-The cereals
had an aggregate of S47,138 acres
in 1909, as compared to 369,788 |
acres in 1899, an increase of 477,350
acres, or 1921 per cent. Oats show
ed the largest increasing, comprising
about SO per cent of the total in
crease of the cereals. Among the
cereals, wheat exceeded all others in
acreage and value, being equal to
about one-half of the total acreage
and total value of the cereals. Oats
ranged second, having an acreage and
value approximately one-third as
great as the total cereals. Barley
stood third, with a little less than
half the acreage and value respec-
lively of oats. The average value of
cereals per acre in 1909 was 1882,
being about one-seventh greater than
hat of hay and forage. Wheat show
I'd the highest average value per acre
If the cereals; rye the lowest. OF
he hay and forage crops, alfalfa
'anked first, not only in value but
also in reage, constituting more
han two-fifths of the total acreage ,
Ind more than one-third of the total
'alue of the entire hay and forage