The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
THE FAIR AT BOISE

Boise will be the one bright spot
In all the northwest during the week
of October 8. Not only is the inter-
mountain fair going to be the greatest
agricultural and horticultural exposi-
ton ever seen on the Pacific slope,
but the program arranged by the
Rain-makers' festival committee will
keep the visitor in one grand whtrl
of excitement. There will be some
hting doing every moment; there will
be something to keep the visitor go
ing here and there, so that when he
does finally seek rest, sleep will come
unsolicited.
There will be four parades and
such fantastic gorgeous pageants they
will be. Something to attract the
eye; floats with charming maids; my
RAIDS Of variccolored lights, sweet
music rendered by the famous Ferul-
10 band, the finest in the country;
and scores of other pleasing features
The auto parade will attract. 1t will
be on the first night. Autos of every
known make will be seen in this
parade. Over 800 are expected to
participate in this procession and
everyone Of them must be decorated.
Some will appear as bower of fow-
ers; others will be decorated with
grains; others with the big luscious
apples; others still with the prune,
and SO on. Then there will be the
electrically decorated machines.
Then will come on Tuesday night
the pioneer parade. The committee
having this in hand has extravagant
plans. There will be floats and many
of them for this pageant. The trail
blazer and sturdy pioneer will be
shown as he entered this country
when the wilderness was king and
when the sagebrush alone greeted the
eye. The floats will portray some Of
the difficulties which these men had
to face and grapple with. This
should be an interesting and enter
tanning pageant.
The industrial parade will be on
the third night. The progress made
by the Gem state during the quarter
of century; the wonderful strides
taken, showing the advantages Offer
ed commercially in this common
wealth, will all be graphically shown
to the visitors in such a manner as
to cause them to wonder how rapid
has been the progress. =
The big parade of the week will
be on Thursday night. The Rain
makers committee will have entire
charge of this parade. This will be
a pageant which 1t will be we'll worth
on's while to travel hundreds of miles
to see. In a word, it is the intention
of the committee to show what irri-
cation has done for this country.
Gorgeous floats portraying the vari-
Gus steps in the development of the
country will De seem These floats
will be works of art. Leading off
this grand pageant will be band
of Indians from Fort Hall reserva-
ton. In the first float will be seen
Indians seated around the camp fire,
gazing out on the sea of sagebrush.
Then will follow the pioneer with
his small shack and the same desolate
view. The succeeding floats will show
the clearing made, the promoter
coming to get the water rights and
the land segregations, and finally the
float showing the land of plenty and
"a typical southern Idaho farm. No
expense will be spared to make this
one of the most enjoyable features
of the week.
After the parades each night, will
be the wonderful musical treat Of
fered by the famous Ferullo band,
composed of SO artists. This band
is conceded to be the best in the
country and as a feature alone it will
be worth ones coming long dis
lance to hear. A huge stadium will
be erected downtown, which will ac-
commodate 1000 people. In the Gen.
ter of this will be built dance
floor, and here the visitors can trip
the, light fantastic to their hearts
content.
And the street carnivals. One who
has never been at the Mardi Gras in
New Orleans during the Pre-Lenten
season cannot form even the slightest
conception of what gay and hilari-
GUS time has been planned. II you
are prudish and reserved, you had
better keep away from Main street on
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