The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-24
TO BE THE GUESTS AT DINNER
Annual Banquet Of Chamber Of Com.
merce Will Probably be- Held
on Night Of Visit

ITutH any W say that no .ueSter VIII
be the virtual capital of eleven states
on December 4, for on that day elev-
eli governors of as many western
states will be in this city and during
their stay here will be in direct COM
munication with their executive of.
fices ready to transact all public bus
mess that may need Their attention.
In fact each executive will he accom-
panied by his private secretary that
the business of the state may not be
slighted while he is en- routa,
The stop in this city Will be one of
tnfnty-five that will be made in the
largest cities of the east. The gov
einors will be accompanied by one or
more prominent men from each of
the eleven states. the party number
Ing forty. 1t Is expected that the It.
inerary of the trip will cover 5000
Tiles. The start will be made at St.
Faul, Mimi. on the evening of No
vember ~ and twenty-th" zee days la
ter on, December 10. the party will
pull into the ST. Paul station as the
terminal OF the trip. F. w. Harwood
of st. Paul, who is the assistant man
ager of the party. called on Secreta-
Iry Woodward yesterday afternoon at
the chamber Of commerce to discuss
the stop here. @ ..
y 1--WE expect to enjoy ourselves
thoroughly in Rochester said Mr..
Harwood in his chat with the news
paper men. II am not exaggerating
lit when I say that western people
have special fondness for Roches-
ter. In fact they look upon Roches-
ter as an eastern city with the west
fern spirit. As soon as the trip was
suggested it was decided to make this
city one of our stopping places"
Chamber of Commerce Dinner.
Although plans for the entertain
ment of the distinguished visitors are
in the embryo it is thought that the
annual chamber of commerce dinner
will be held on the night of Deem
Der with the governors, and the
other members of the party as the
guests of honor. Mr. Woodward said
that there would be several surprises
in store for the visitors in the line
of entertainment, "as Rochester new
er does anything like that in a half
hearted sort of way" A meeting of
the chamber officials will probably
be held early this week to perfect
plans for the entertainment of the
visitors.
The train on which the trip will be
made will be known as the Western
Governors Special. 1t will consist of ?
ten cars, made up of an observation
diner, two compartment sleepers, a
baggage car and five cars containing
exhibits of horticultural agricultural
and mineral products of the west.
While the party is in Roche ester the
rain will be sidetracked and the pub
lie will be free to enter and inspect
he exhibits.
The train will arrive in Rochester I
Early on the morning of December 4.
Mayor Edgerton together with offic-
ais and members of the chamber of
ommerce will meet the visitors to
i'd them welcome. 1t is probable
hat most of the DAY will be spent :.
howing the party the various points
f interest about the city. The cham y
er of commerce dinner in the even
ng would round out the day nicely. q
For Social Purposes. q
The trip is the first ever made by
western delegation of that charac-
,r to the east. Unlike others of u
lmilar nature it is not made as a
leans of boosting the country west $
the Mississippi but is taken essen
ally for social purposes and land to II
ct acquainted with easterners," as v
II. HARDWOOD put it. There are no c.
cturers with the party to dilate on fl
le advantages of the west, but it is IL
robable that several of the govern In
IS will be called on at some gather s.
e in this city-probably the cham to
sr of commerce d1nner-to give Q!
cir views on matters of mutual in al
rest. Len
With the party there will be a Idi
lmber of correspondents of western hi
lpers as we'll as representatives of fo
veral magazines. 1t is certainty FL
at the trip will receive an unusual a
Mount of advertising and in fact will til
val presidential trips in that re- al
ect. It is estimated that the cost O1
the tour will be $4,000. Each so
the eleven states will defray the IN
penses on pro rata basis. Some
the states authorized the defray-