Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
TELL THE TRUTH.

III ~ u flltAA~ VI hlllAtt aA'AN't
Using that has been carried ON 10y
the over enthusiastic booster OF
Idaho during the past few years
have begun to bear fruit. The
Homestead. farm paper published
at DeS Moines, Iowa, and circulated
widely in Iowa, Nebraska and
South Dakota, devotes large part
of Il recent issue to the report made
ON Idaho by Prof. Holden.
Some of the statements in the
Homestead are exaggerated and
some are untrue, but parts of the
article will he copied in the local
papers and the amount of adverse
criticism will he almost unlimited.
There are very many attractive
things about Idaho that could be
written without amy fear of COM
ment ON its tr thfulne,S. The re-
sources have hardly been touched
and the development of them i,
bound to place this state in the lead
ers of wealth.
There have been many promises
made in the advertisements sent
out setting forth the advantages of
Idaho. Some of them ca not e
made good. As Il matter of bus
ness the truth is always the hest.
1t is better to have the settler sur
prised at what he can do with this
soil than to have him expect to do
some Of the things that the boosters
said he could do, that he is not able
to accomplish, and have him diSap-
pointed and dissatisfied.
Over-advertising will put Idaho
in the same class aS the circus that
advertises Il white elephant and the
24-horned rhinoceros. They lool,
we'll ON the billboard, but the per-
Torrance is a disappointment tn
the crowd and they leave the show
to become Knockers ever after.
Same advertising, setting forth
the advantages in manner that
will tell the truth and at the same
time attract the settler, may not
settle country aS rapidly a. the
SPECTATOR may wish, but it will fill
it in time with the better class oI
people who will al ways be booster,
for the country and attract Other
citizens to our state, while the mis-
representations of the other western
states will eventually rebound t,
our permanent benefit.
There is no need for this misrep
resentation. Idaho has qualitie,
not found in very many of the
states. 1t gets into CONN.,. unity
: lot of dissatisfied farmers that onli
look for "A chance to sell and NOV,
elsewhere, and become a living
walking advertisement against til,
state. Nothing should discourag,
the settler that is now here. |
they find that the promises tina
, were made to them by the booste
cannot be made good, they shoulC
remember that the life of the Pic
J.. neer in any new country is not TIN
= easiest nor the most satisfactory
They should remember too, that il
the older states the wealthy elias
are those who came early, endure,
the hardships, and lived to see tn
country prosper and their holding
become Of great value.
The history Of the development
of this state, when it is fnall
e written will not be very much diff
u ferent than the history Of the othe
e states. One may almost predir
! the future Of this state by readin
the past Of older states. Humanit
changes slowly.
A new country is not made in
day and a valuable farm is not bull
up in a single season. The olde
portions of the state tell the stor
Of the possibilities latent in on
soil. Its development means time
work and money. Then let til
10 booster continue to boost, but i