The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-22
OPPORTUNITY AGAIN AT THE
DOOR.


Again the people of the Occur
d'Alene district have the opportunity
to attract thousands Of visitors next
year, and The Miner now calls atten-
ton to it at this early date In order
that there may be plenty of time to
take advantage of it If the people are
SO disposed. 1t has for years been a
matter of frequent comment that the
mining resources of the Occur d'Alene
district are comparatively little known
to the Investing public, and at various
times spasmodic efforts have been
made to properly advertise the oppor
tunities for profitable mining invest
inent, but these efforts have generally
been abandoned before tangible re-
suits had been accomplished. Bus
next year the greatest opportunity
that has ever been presented will be
within our grasp, and If we let it pass
without utilizing it to the fun extent
there should be no more talk about
advertising the district
The San Francisco exposition cele-
brating the opening Of the Panama
canal will be the greatest the world
has ever seen. 1t is in honor of an
event which in itself will prove of ire
mendous benefit to the west, The
transportation companies are already
making close estimates of the number
Of people who will attend the fair in
order to make preparation to handle
the crowd. They estimate that 100000
600 people will visit the big exposition
most Of them necessarily from east of
the Rocky mountains, and practically
all of them will go by one route and
return by another. Are we going to
allow all these millions of people to
visit the coast and return without Of
fering them some inducements to come
through the greatest and best mining
district In the west? 1t will be easy
to reach these people, easier than it
viii ever be again. We have three
transcontinental lines in the district
and every one of them will be offering
inducements to get the travel and II
the matter is taken up in a business
like manner every one of these lines
will make it possible for their patrons
to visit the Coeur d'Alenes Win little
or no additional expense. BHt we must
do some systematic work to let them
know We are on the map
Mining viii be one of the big fea-
lures of the Idaho exhibit. on, this
subject Major Reed. the Idaho COM
missioner, says;
Mining originally put Idaho on the
map and the commission feel that the
miners and mining industry of Idaho
have not for the last few years been
squarely and fairly presented to the
public. 1t will be their effort at the
exposition to have the opportunity for
mining in Idaho presented in such
manner that it may cause revival Of
this great industry and bring thous-
ands of people to Idaho who are in
terested along mining lines. There
will be no stock selling and no mis-
of any kind. just
plain presentation Of ldaho's mineral
resources that will be commercially
attractive and squarely presented"
II we expect to derive the fll bene-
ut of this mineral display, for most of
t must come from this district, it
should be accompanied hy an abund-
lnce OF attractive literature giving
statistical Information regarding the
nfnes, definite statements as to the
ertainty of further and even greater
1ineHl developments, and directions
ow to reach the district on regular
tickets This literature should not
My be at the exposition, but con-
ant supply should be kept and dis
ibuted at the great gatewnys to the ;
est. at st. Paul, Chicago, Omaha,
4 I
ansas city and st. Louis.
Here is work for the commercial or
nixations at Wallace, Mnllan and n
sllogg. also for the chapt ers Of the 4