Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-08
PRAIRIE WILL EXHIBIT AT LAND
SHOW AND MICHIGAN FAIR.
Mp. RAILROAD BACK OF Us
Development Agent Arney of N. p.
Visits Grangeville and Makes Ar
rangements for Exhibit

According to plans now being work
ed out Camas Prairie will secure some
excellent publicity this year at the
hands of the Northern Pacific railway
and without any cash outlay to speak
Of. Charles +. Arney, development
agent for that road, paid this city a
visit this week in the interests OF
publicity scheme of the Northern Pa
cific which provides one of the best
opportunities this country has had for
some time to secure some valuable pub
licity and get before the people of the
middle west and east with practical ex-
amples of the fertility Of it's soil. The
only obligation on the part of the local
people will be the gathering of the ex-
hibits it is proposed to send, the rail-
road company paying all transportation
charges as we'll as the cost of process
ing any fruits or vegetables it is de-
sired to show.
Mr.. Arney met with the commercial
club at the MONDAY luncheon yester-
day and explained the proposition to
the members and a committee was ap-
pointed to take up the matter and act
at once. The Northern Pacific, Mr..
Arney explained, was most anxious to
develop the country tributary to its
lines and with this object in view, had
reserved large space at the land show
to be held in Minneapolis the coming
November and would arrange tasty
exhibit of the products of the various
sections through which the line passes,
giving to each community credit for
the products supplied. The company
has also secured space at the Michigan
state fair, which is held in September,
and will make an exhibit of these same
products there, in fact the idea is to
get up the exhibit for the Michigan fair
and then later take it to the North
| western Land Products Show at Mime
apolis. A number of lecturers will be
present at the Michigan fair as well as
at Minneapolis to explain the resources
of the country and call the people 3 at
tention to the products from the var
ous sections After the land show is
over the products will be placed in an
exhibition ear which will tour the east
ern states for the first six months of
the coming year, and every effort will
be made to attract attention to the
west.
The Northern Pacific has secured
lease on room in Spokane 20x40 feet
and will here maintain permanent ex-
hibit of the products of the tributary
country for the inspection of homeseek-
ers who pass through that city and it
is the desire of Mr. Arney who has
charge of the venture, to secure pro-
ducts from here for the room. The
company pays all transportation charg-
es and all that is necessary on the part
of the local people is to pack the grain,
grasses, fruits or vegetables it is de-
sired to send there, sdeliVer the same
to the local express office and the pack
age will be sent prepaid to Spokane.
The railroad company has made ar
rangements with the gentleman who
processes the fruits and vegetables for
the Spokane chamber of commerce to
do similar work, thus assuring the best
results. In his talk before the club
yesterday Mr.. Areny urged this section
to enter for the big $4,000 prize to be
given for the best five bushels of grain
at Minneapolis and no doubt Idaho
county grain will be in the contest. A
committee composed of L. M. Harris
= John Norwood, A. f. Parker, Johr
Eimers and Frank VanDeventer wal
appointed to look after the securing Of
an exhibit for the land show and L
you have some extra fine grain, frui
. or vegetables, let them know at once
= Let us not pass by this opportunity t.
= secure some excellent publicity.