The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-06-12

lots; and it should also have a city
salesman to sell this fruit not only
from the store but to the trade OF
San Francisco and the cities around
San Francisco bay. This business
should be in charge of a business
man who is not only a fruit man
but also understands the possibilities
of this great opportunity. Thousands
of times at the exposition there will
be men and women come there and
say l wish | could get some of that
beautiful fruit, when If there were
card handed to them telling them
where they could go and buy it, ii
would satisfy and please them and
be the means of having Idaho's fruit
and potatoes talked of not only all
over the United States but all over
the world. Idaho as state cannot
do this, but Idaho people can.
Again, there should be an exhibit
of the minerals in charge of a COM
petent mining engineer who would
have nothing to sell but simply to
get in touch with the mining people
of the world and explain to them the
character of the ores and the posi-
bilities of the mineral resources of
Idaho. This should be done without
any attempt to exploit prospects or
sell mining stock, which would alb
solutely spoil the intent of the work.
and there can be no doubt but what
a great benefit would come to our
state thereby. This is a matter that
could be directed by the Idaho Min
ing association, as they would know
how to assemble an office of that
kind, and if properly handled, there
can be no doubt as to the benefit
we would receive.
The state of Idaho should have an
office in San Francisco in charge of a
first class man who has a knowledge
of all Idaho not just one county, but
the entire state, and he should have
maps and information and everything
that is usual along those lines, so
that in dignified truthful manner
he may tell the people about the op-
portunities of our state. The land
companies should have a big office
with big exhibit down town where
people can be invited to and given an
understanding of the opportunities of
our state.
Inc Idaho commission has appro-
pr1ated $4,000 for live stock exhibit,
1t is not so much what we will have
to show, although what we have is
as fine pedigreed cattle, hogs and
sheep as can be found anywhere in
the world, but it is the fact of bav-
ing the right kind of a man there
to represent Idaho and to get peo-
pie to come into our state and en-
gage in the live stock business. This
matter will be supported by Mr., D.
w. Lively, live stock commissioner for
the exposition, whom | consider the
best general live stock man in the
United States along commercial lines.
and under the direction of Dean w
l.. Carlyle on the part of Idaho and
with such assistance as we can all
give him, there can be no doubt the
benefit of such line of work.
Another important factor, the state
OF Idaho has no advertising matter
Inc edition of the book known az
The Dawn of Plenty, which was pub-
llshed by the state department of i'm
migration, labor and statistics will
soon be exhausted and we will have
10 go to the exposition without suf-
hclent advertising matter for our
our counties and state. In fact we
Will not have anything unless an an
preparation is made The writer is
trying to get the various counties of
the state to get up an eight-page
lolder with a map of the state of
ldaho on the inside, and then bv
cuts and truthful statements have
something to show of the RESOURCES
or our respective counties; this is
very much needed, and { folder that
anyone can put in their pocket would
De the best way of handling this
l'em' IL is mistake to load people
up with heavy literature at q fair
because when they get all thew can
carry they get tired and usually Law
1t down somewhere and it is lost IT
would be good idea for the com
merclal clubs who are getting ont
literature to follow the advertisine
sotten out by the railroad companies
as they have had a great deal of ex-
perlence with advertising and il
every county would issue, say 20. 900
or these folders with cuts and an
honest recital of the resources of tho
county and have them signed bv the
county commissioners ana place them
IN the hands of the executive com.
missioner he would have something