The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-11-03
WONDER
AT OMAHA SHOW
ldahO's Exhibit Creates Great
Excitement.
SOUTHERN IDAHO RECEIVES MER-
TIED PRAISE FOR FRUIT.
Report from Omaha Shows that Ex-
hibits Arouse Interest Among Middle
West Farmers-Results Predicted,

The Idaho state Exhibit at the Oma
ha Land Show occupied a conspicuous
location. Perhaps none of the eleven
states represented showed such wide
variety of resources nor was so well
displayed as was the Idaho exhibit.
The display of dry farm wheat at
the Omaha Land Show, transferred
from Colorado Springs, where it won
the gold medal over all states compet-
ing, is attracting a great deal of at
tention from visitors.
feature of the Idaho exhibit was a
beautifully built miniature wagon with
glass box exhibiting a quantity of
very high grade wheat and a similar
exhibit filled with oats. The prospec-
tive homeseeker judges his future
home largely by the quality and yield
OF the crops. The grains and grasses
are also attractively shown in sheaf
form.
The commissioner of the State I'M
migration Bureau designed and con-
structed beautiful exhibition cases and
superstructureS, using Idaho fir and
pine, finished in forest green, which
harmonized beautifully with the Ida
ho colors, white and gold.
An attractive feature of the exhibit
was the electric lighting AS the visi-
tor entered the door, two large Idaho
electric signs, made in pennant form,
appealed to the eye in a persuasive
way. Drawing nearer the booth an
enlarged photograph done on bromide,
specially colored showing a typical
farm view with band of sheep in the
foreground, attracted many people who
have learned to recognize Idaho as a
great wool and mutton producing
state. On either side were shown en-
larged bromide photographs illustrat-
ing the water resources and water
power views.
NO ropes or ratings were thrown
about the Idaho exhibit The visitors
felt an inviting atmosphere among the
beautiful jars of fruits, vegetables and
grains and the large photographs,
specially mounted, showing dairy
scenes, some splendid types of Poland
Chinas, poultry, horses, cattle and
comfortable farm homes; dry farm
harvest scenes, irrigation, timber and
thrifty homes in the non-irrigated dis
trict appealed to the visitors from
every direction
Large glass cases, set with illumin-
ated transparency photographs, were
filled with Shocks of oats. With
white, artificial light above them,
showing Idaho sunshine penetrating
the very depths of the shock and set
ting forth bright, heavy panicles of
oats, they looked very natural. Around
the shocks and partly hidden were
shown magnificent specimens of pheas-
ants, grouse and California quail,
which are now being stocked in many
parts of idaho.
The exhibits of copper, lead, gold
and silver ores, also of coal and rock
phospates attracted many people.
There were also some specimens of
ldaho's leading types of wood shown,
beautifully finished and mounted,
which come from the largest saw mill
in the world, located in northern
Idaho
Apples are always an attractive fea-
ture in the exhibit. Large, luscious,
tempting lunches of grapes, including
the Flame Tokay and the White AM
alaga, with other tender varieties were
shown in the fruit division. The i'm
portance of Idahos prune crop was
brought out in the display placards
with the exhibit of prunes. Peaches
and pears were temptingly displayed
along with other fruits.
The Idaho potato crop is given es-
pecial attention at all of the land
shows. This especially pertinent this
season, when the people of the middle
west and the eastern states are hav-
ing to pay big prices for this staple
The potato booth at the Omaha Land
Show contains large bin full of po-
tatoes and hundreds of people are re-
gistering their guess upon the number
of potatoes in the mammoth bin.
The visitor to the land show is i'm
pressed with the progressive spirit
evidenced by the aggressive advertis-
ing campaign under the direction of
the State Bureau of immigration The
idea is infectious that Idaho will con-
tinue to grow and develop in the next
Ave years at an even greater rate than
was shown the past five years. The
capitalist regards the state of Idaho as
safe and sound region for invest