The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-06
BOISE PROMISES
some Big Things

OOlHL DAU AulIVuU
Boise, Oct 5.-The capital city of
Idaho will be i'll gala attire next week,
tn occasion being the Rainmakers
festival and Intermountain fair. Be
decked in her prettiest and best, Miss
Boise will welcome thousands to her
city and will entertain them as they
have never before been entertained.
1t will be a period of entertainment,
education and instruction. All that
the average human may want to see
and hear for his dedication or edit
cation will be offered and success
written in large letters should be the
reward to those who, for the past two
months, have worked untiringly and
increasingly to give to the people of
the northwest something out of the
ordinary in the way Of carnival and
at the same time portray wildly the
benefits of irrigation and what it has
done, as an agency, in building up
the great inland empire of southern
Idaho.
The Irtermountain fair and Rain
makers festival will be a continuous
performance. The fair, the largest
ever attempted by the directors, will
keep the visitors busy during the en-
tire day Countless new features have
been added with the main thought TO
have the fair this year, just little
bit better than the best The festival
will be at night and it will be carni-
val on the order of the New Orleans
Mardi Gras: Red fire, green fire, SER
pentines, whizzers and confetti will be
the order of the night. There will be
the street carnivals in the true sense
of the word. Milan street and Eighth
street to Columbian park will be
blocked off on Thursday night and no
one will be permitted to enter unless
en- masque The down town section
of the city will literally be in blaze
of glory Myriads and myriads of
bright incandescent lights of various
coolrs and hues will be seen in various
designs upon the business blocks.
Boise will truly be the city of lights.
The decoration of Boise for this
gala week has commenced. The con-
tracts have been let for the work and
from now until the fair and festival
commences, Boise will be assuming
festive and bizarre air. Purple, gold
and white in profusion will be the
color scheme. The large Office build
ings are goin g to vie with each other
in decorating for this occasion. Not
only will there be bunting, remnants |
and flags, but on most of the build
ings there will be from 500 to 1000 |
lights for the night illumination.
Even in the residential district a great
interest i being taken in the festival.
Lights will be on in all of the houses
all night during the week, so that Wis
itors coming in on the night trains
will be impressed with the brightness
of the city.
Scores of merchants have respond
ed with alacrity to the request of the
decoration committee to decorate
their stores and buildings with lights.
All up and down Main street these
lights will be seen in various designs
and shapes When the visitor gets
off at the depot, he will at once be
with the dazzling splendor.
At the street corners or centers OF
Tenth and Grove, Main and Eleventh,
Tenth, Ninth and Eighth streets and
Eighth street at Idaho street, will be
crosses at the intersections OF all
colored lights, which with yellow
lights between the blocks. will make
charming effect as seen from a dis
lance OF rainbow spread very sell
dom seen,
Then with the display of bunting
and fair colors. and our American
flags which the city will display, there
will be day and night decorations that
all who come into the city will go
away and tell of it for long time to
come The committee is working
with much zeal to have the city APP
pear in its prettiest and best. The
fair directors are doing their best to
have the fair grounds neat and clean
and Snotless and those who have
been to the grounds, declare that they
never looked so charming and pretty.