The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-24
ROCHESTER, A WESTERN CITY.
Governors Won't Decline to Ia k
Are Particularly Interested in
Conservation

ling informed the world that "Eas,
is East and West is West" and thai
never the twain shall meet" but the
poetic vision failed to see the comins
visit of the westerns governors; tt
convey the compliments of the people
of that far and vast territory to
those who dwell in the "efete east, .
But there will be neither east mo,
west when the twain shall meet in
Rochester on Sunday evening, DE.
cember 8; and when the governors
shall have departed for Syracuse on
Monday. December ., they will have
greater cause than they now have to
think that Rochester .is more like a
western city than any other city of
the east"
That assertion was made yesterday
by F. w. Harwood, advance agent for
the Western Governors Special, .
who visited the Chamber of Com
merce to convey the compliments of
the governors of the body, and to
prepare for the descent which the
governors have planned to make on
Rochester. The special will leave st.
Paul on November 81 and will visit
70 eastern cities in as many days.
The object of the tour is, as ex-
planned by Mr.. HARDWOOD yesterday,
a social visit of the west to the
east. The western governors will
be the ambassadors of the western
people to convey their compliments
to the east. Like the Queen of She
Da when she visited King Solomon,
they will carry treasures with them.
the products OF their different states.
Or the ten cars that will make up
the train, five will be devoted to
purposes of exhibition. They will
contain specimens of all the mineral
and agricultural resources of the
west.
The other five cars will be used for
the personnel requirements of the
forty people who will make up the
party comprising eleven governors
tWo prominent men of Idaho, one of
whom is former governor, and
their secretaries. The father" of
the party will be former Governor
James H. Brady of Idaho, who is
Known as the president of the train.
Ieilly Atkinson of Boise, will act as
r. Brady lieutenant. The govern
IS Of the party are as follows: A. o.
aberhart, Minnesota; Jas. Shafroth,
colorado; Joseph E. Carey, Wyom-
ng; R. S. Wesley, South Dakota;
lanes H. Hawley, Idaho; Edwin Nor
is, Montana; Oswald West, Oregon;
4. E. Hay, Washington; Hiram w.
ohnson, California, and Tasker L.
)ddie, Nevada.
Politics Taboo.
1t is understood that the governors
III not decline to talk whenever op-
ortunity offers and they are called
pom, although politics is strictly ia
90. AS all of them are intensely
lterested in national conservation of
esources, their visit to the east at
Is time is considered opportune.
hat is especially true of Rochester,
nd it is expected that the governors
ii be invited to give their views on ;
lat subject. They have slightly al
red their original program to ena- :,
le them to be in attendance at tho
ational Rivers and Harbors con- =
ress to be held at Washington, D.
;, December 6 to 8, inclusive. Gov
nor Eberhart of Minnesota, was &C :,
vely interested in the first national "
policy that was outlined "
r the government.
Mr.. Harwood spoke we'll of Ro- :
lester yesterday. Rochester has a =
eat name in the west" he said. =,
)ut there we think it is more like =.
estern city than any other of the :. :,
lst. We hear lot about you and :.
e watching many of the movements :,
hich have had their beginning in :,
is city. Rochester Made Means :,
la.ity,' is accepted as a statement y,
fact" "
The chamber, which took the initi- ..
i've in inviting the governors to WIS., =
Rochester on their trip, will not :,
t disclose arrangements for the en- -
rtainment of the governors, but
cretary Woodward said yesterday >,
at 10 reception of the past to men =,
national or International promin- :,
&c will outshine the preparation for :,
e reception Of the western govern -
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