The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-29
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falls are fac-simile of the real Sho-
sbone falls and are located in the Agri-
cultural Palace. 1t is expected to
have the Shoshone falls grade COM
pleted by May first, thus enabling the
club to draw the Yellowstone Park
automobile travel via Idaho Falls, Hal
ley, Shoshone falls and thus to Wells,
and Ely, Nevada, 1t goes without say
ing that these miniature falls at the
exposition will attract many tourists,
to whom sights of this kind appeal and
will divert thousands of auto tourists
on their way from the fair.
See America First will be the slogan
this year and nowhere in the United
States is there a greater attraction
than Shoshone falls and the Yellow
stone
The club has been regularly before
the county board in regard to roads
and bridges and have secured many
needed improvements and construction
work.
The club now has complaint filed
before the Utilities Commission con-
corning express rates The change
sought will prove beneficial to our To-
cal shippers and calls for a very sub
stantial reduction of the present rate.
Secretary Mcmillan got in touch
with Boise and Idaho Falls Commercial
bodies and jointly they went before the
railroad officials and secured free side
trips from Minidoka to Twin Falls on
all tourist tickets to the exposition
Free side trips will also be issued to
Boise and Idaho Falls.
A new idea, to-wit: a community
Christmas tree, was inaugurated and
while not all the club could have wish
ed it, showed the true Christmas spir-
it and is the forerunner OF larger
and better showing next time.
The club organized a free rural Ly-
ceum course which has more than
40 of our talented citizens enrolled,
and every week these members visit
the rural districts and at the school
houses give most excellent entertain
nrents. The services of these mem
hers are donated and the entertain
ments absolutely free to our country
neighhors. The high school band fire.
qGently volunteers some splendid mu-
sic.
The Seed Growers Convention was
held in Twin Falls. There were over
200 seed growers in attendance from
all over the state and Utah, The
amount and quality of the seeds grown
in the Twin Falls country was a reve~
1auon to the convention and created
much favorable comment
The Eastern Idaho Press club held
their annual meeting in the club
rooms The club offered a purse of
$25 for the best written article on
The Twin Falls Country" We re-
ceived many columns of boosts for
the Twin Falls valley and the famous
Twin Falls Spirit. The prize was
awarded to the Richfield Recorder.
The club has secured for this year
the Ellison White Chautauqua for one
week in June, 1915, twenty-five of our
members guarantying the sale of 700 |
season tickets at so each. This is one
of the leading Chautauqua courses and |
much sought after in the large cities |
and our people are fortunate to have |
this opportunity at their home and at |
so small a cost
The club took up the matter of g.
cent railroad fare with the Utilities
Commission for the Twin Falls branch |
OF the Short Line. Such rate is now
IN force and is of much value to all |
the towns along the line.
We have secured and distributed |
25Oe volumes of the state booklet. |
THE Dawn of Plenty and innumer-
able other forms of literature to- /
gether with thousands of personal let
ters written by the secretary of the
club that has and is now bearing rich
fruit in bring people In our midst.
We are now on the edge of the larg-
est flow OF people to the west we have
ever seen See America First is firm
" established this year. The millions
II dollars that have gone abroad every
PEAR in the pockets Of the tourist,
will on account of the war in Europe.
his year drift to the scenic west. To !