Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-29
THOUSANDS VISIT BONNER BOOTH
FRUIT OF THIS DISTRICT ATTRACTS H0MESEEKERS OF EASTERN
STATES AT MINNEAPOLIS LAND SH0W-LAST DAY OF
EXPOSITION WAS idaho DAY.
STATE OF IDAHO NOT REPRESENTED-KENT, EDGERT0N AND
MCGOWAN DEN0UNCE IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER
RlcHS USE OF PUBLICITY FUNDS

gratulations day and fighting day.
Idaho has lain low since the show
began. Of all the seven states in
til e Northwestern Development
league it was the only one without
a state exhibit, although it had two
of the finest exhibits in the entire
show, those of Latah county and
Boomers Ferry.
Today Idaho was mad. The
biggest fight that Idaho ever knew,
involving the immigration depart
ment of that state and the Mormon
influence in state politics, fight
which will mean, it is said, that the
present immigration commissioner
will be turned out of Office or Idaho
will withdraw from the Northwest
Development league, began today.
"A. J. Kent of Boomers Ferry,
and F. c. MCGOWAN of Deary,
Idaho, have held themselves in
check, they said today, because
they did not want to bring dissen
sion into the show. Today they
stated grievances against the Idaho
immigration commissioner, who is
Sam L. Rich of Boise. Gov. James
H. Hawley of Idaho, has been
asked to start an investigation.
The complaints of Mr.. Kent and
Mr.. MCGOWAN are these:
Idaho is the only member of
h e Northwestern Development
league not represented by state
exhibit.
! Idaho had $50, 900 appropriated
by the last legislature for publicity
purposes.
Idaho exhibited at the Dry
Farming exposition at Lethbridge,
Alta, and is exhibiting at the Chi
cago land show.
Idaho should pull out of the
seven states league that put on the
Minneapolis land show or get an
immigration department befor e
next years show is given that will
make a state exhibit.
" Much has been written about
this great Minneapolis land show,
said Mr.. Kent, but the most ex-
traordinary thing here has been
overlooked nor have we wished to
speak of it at this time. But now
we are going out to find out some
things. Unless our state can be
officially represented we want to
get out of the Northwestern De-
velopment league. No such stu
pendous piece of folly ever was
witnessed in the expenditure of a
western state as the making of an
exhibit at Lethbridge by Idaho.
Nothing could possibly be gained
by it: no good to Idaho could pos
sibly result. However, since the
: state was exhibiting there we sent
up exhibits from our part of the
state and had them sent back be-
cause it was a dry farming affair
at Lethbridge and we have too
S much rain in our part of Idaho to
= admit our exhibit. Now the state
E is exhibiting in Chicago. Mime
apolis was the profitable place to
Y have exhibited. Untold good could
g. have been done here. Literally
T thousands and thousands of people
: have visited the Bonner and LataI
t county booths. People from Idaho
e have come in and have searched il
b vain for Idaho's state exhibit anC
d have been surprised and disap
: pointed to find none.
Il Fl. c. MCGOWAN of the Latal
r county booth said that the figh
has started, and it means that Idah,
n will get a chance to show itsel
l. when the league of which it is