Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-16
hub ENTERTAINS
REED AND BEACH
/ At BANQUET
- STATE WORKERS GUESTS AT
rrnpnrAL AFFAIR WHERE WIT
Arp HUMoR Is ACE HIGH.
|lCA CLUB JOINS LEAGUE
makers in Interesting Discourses Teu
Of Plans of Frisco Fair Com
mission and State League.

Featuring Major Fred r. Reed, who
commissioner of immigration, labor
ina statistics of the state of Idaho
nd who is also executive commissioner
the Panama Pacific International ex-
osition 1t San Francisco in 1915, and
c. Beach of Lewiston, president Of
I'd. state league Of Commercial clubs,
Grangeville Commercial represented
some 25 Of its members, convened at
ie Imperial hotel Tuesday evening for
ne Of the most profitable and pleasant
essions in the clubs history.
Major Reed and Mr.. Beach came to
Ill us Of one purpose in two different
nys. They came to enlist the support
( the Grangeville Commercial club and
rangeville citizenry in common
anse which has for its goal the devel-
pment of Idaho's resources and the
htherance of her infant industries.
hat was the burden Of their song,
Aough they sang in entirely different
eys. Major Reed, of course, hummed
melodious air in a major key, but
bat doesn 7 necessarily imply that MIR.
leach caroled an anthem on Z minor
eed.
Reed Clever Talker.
But Major Reed twits q different Law
han Mr.. Beach. Major Reed has q
banner Of speech that is bubbling over
nth wit and humor, augmented by the
lever telling Of richest stories, but he
lever fails to drive home point that
harks for solidity Of argument nor
pncerity of purpose, while Mr.. Beach
lever touched upon the amusing phases,
nooslng rather to deal in hard facts.
tnklng out straight from the shoulder
nth short arm jolts that never went
appreciated or unheeded.
Major Reed between stories told Of
ne object of the commission appointed
place Idaho on the map at the San
francisco exposition. "This commits.
eon, consisting of Mr.. Beach, Mr.. Ed
ewey OF Nampa and myself,o said
usJoi need in part; "has undertaken
mgnty big job. The legislature has
pPNPnated 100000, a sum which we
eem is ample to place before the Fris.
y ialr visitors an exhibit that will do
Ieait to the Gem state and present a
!uly representative showing of all our
.n .snl resources. New York state, for in
|soo 0ee, Noo mas appropriated approximately
s.V,VVo ior the Empire state 3 exhibit,
- we 1eel that we can make a splen.
~ showing for Idaho with the amount
|iotted to us.
Plans of Commission.
a;lsse!ordlng to present plans the Idaho
F;l, ;ln,u,ng Will cost about $4,000. That
n. ,eaVe Ss3, 900 to bring exhibits to
bensa' a1u ~ to pay the necessary ex.
eases. Peos We have already secured a
Bu.u n. colleeton of exhibits of all kinds
I,a.. y. course we expect to reap the
savvst aW harvest of exhibits next wear.
H.. we intend to see that every in.
| or anu every resource in the state
ioe sNen - fair and square representa-
omoa n ~ the Idaho exhibit, whether IL
ast ., ron FOL the north or the south. the |
Work for Whole State.
srtmoa. mas been charged that this de.
outh ~ mas been partial toward the |
daho anu hn that the interests of north |
ay tha. 'ee been sighted. l want to |
I mt as long as ! am commissioners
isration and executive com.
pe tho. 10 the 1915 exposition | shall |
A ora no. no section of the state Is favor.
verv ns another. We are going to give |
air part and portion Of the state n
rom evar: we want mutual assistance
{ tbs,a eiy part Of the state in return.
ugbt - ! something you know of that
on ~; oe included in Idaho's exhibit
| Bo;so ;'ate to communicates with us
estion MI Don t think that your snD.
3 in W., VIII be overlooked. We want 70
ant te vse Use touch with you folks: we
AMI ~ ~ Know what your IDEAS arc. ws
rs AZ ~ present to the Frisco fair v;s;.
pproyaI plt W that will meet with your
e to hr; we expect the Idaho show.
I'd blue :; = nome several gold medals
saw ,h hiiooons. We do not hesitate
INIT il a'' i' IN fact we are glad to
pable aen nre IS the untiring and highly
president of the state laag,s ~
a m;n. ai clubs. He does his worL
allyf f.e. ao. SYSTEMATIC manner and oen.
,r ins. s.ss over whatever he attamnts
lesday VIII ne came to Graneeville
ting the ea G. .ne express purpose Of en-.
der the a. a..rangeville Commercial club
nelusion s.ste "s league banner. At the
on mott u his talk Tuesday EVENING
by boh w 6, OF Frank McGrane. seconS'
ted un,n, w. Brown, the local club
ID to ptal'monsly tala to join the league
rat; "Ae part in all =. e..x
0ns and actions. ''ure aeh-
N, Attack STATE I.vr
bieet ssa ws;., spoke At length upon =