Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-05-06
IDAHOSEXH|b|TSOF
farm PRODUCTS
PRAISED
WIDE ATTENTION ATTRACTED
FROM VISITORS TO FAIR FROM
OTHER STATES.
NOVEL EXHIBITION ATTRACT
The Snake Represented in Miniature
Grains in Grain Display in Open
Containers, Splendid Feature.

The Idaho agricultural exhibit has re-
ceived great praise from visitors who
do not live in the state notwithstanding
the views exposed by some Idaho visi-
tors as to whether the agricultural and
stockraising lines are properly repre-
scented. OF couse these industries could
not be represented in such a way as to
give the visitors more than a passing
idea of the excellence of these two
lines, but an exhibit of few products
from this state will cause the average
man from other sections of the United
States to give voice to admiration and
wonder. Such praise is expressed by a
correspondent of the Capital News in
writing of the exhibit and it is repro
duced herewith.
The agricultural building itself is a
spectacle to awe and impress the be-
holder. 1t covers some seven acres and
it is filled with exhibits from II states
and eight foreign governments, not in
GLIDING the magnificent exhibit of the
American government.
When it is remembered that the state
of Washington had $250,O00 appro-
priated to erect it's building and make
its display, that Oregon had $175,000,
and each put up displays very near
the Idaho exhibit, while Idaho had only
100000 and told to erect it's build
ing and make it's display for mineral
agriculture and horticulture, the scale
and style of our exhibit causes one
to marvel. AS you enter the agricul-
tural building you see from afar the
large arch with the word "Idaho'
staining prominent. The curve of the
arch from the outside represents our
grains, with miniature Bunker Hill
& Sullivan mine on the right, while
the inside has a dairy and shepherd 8
scene very beautiful and attractive.
Passing under the arch the visitor is
much impressed by the replica of the
Arrowrock dam worked up from photo
graphs. This dam, as is well known, is
351 feet high, and boards water suffi-
cient to irrigate $4,000 acres of land,
This dam is 81 feet higher than any
other in the world, Nesting between
the walls of the mountain round about
is miniature farm showing in detail
the methods Of irrigation, with it's
buildings, and varied crops, This is a
picture that imdelibly impresses itself
even upon the casual visitor. Going
around the display ond looking from the
other side you see an impressive replica
of Shoshone falls, grit around and about
are the gigantic arms of the mountains.
Anyone who has read the wonderful
description of Shoshone falls as given
by c. G. Goodwin, formerly editor of
the Salt Lake Tribune, but now Good
remembrance by this display something
of their weird and fascinating lowell
ness. Although on a miniature scale
yet the proportions are so realistic that
session of you.
The Snake in Miniature.
There is in preparation to be placed
along the miniature river representing
the Snake, base relief map of Idaho
showing in detail the principal cities,
rivers and mountain chains.
At one end of the exhibit on the
top is a representation of a loaf of
bread IL feet long and feet wide with
sacks of flour around it showing the
bread Industry OF the state On the
other end of the exhibit is a big po-
tato about the same size as the loaf
of bread which calls attention to the
large and comprehensive display of po-
tatoes from the potato-producing dis
tricts of Idaho.
One unique feature of the grain dis
play is that all grains are in open con-
tanners so that it can be handled as well
as seen, and it is interesting to see the
farmers from different parts of the
United States running their hands
through and testing this grain. When
they see sample of oats from eastern
Idaho from one of the dry farms there
that went 10 bushels to the acre as it
came from the machine, they like to
heft it and size it up that way. This
feature is very pleasant one in con-
nection with the Idaho agricultural ex-
hibit as shown in the tasty pavilion
with significant lettering "Idaho, the
New Corn Belt of the West shows to
the world that there is another state
besides Missouri that is corn producing.
H.. NJ. Campbell, well known in and
around Boise who is in charge Of both
the agricultural and horticultural ex-
hibits, is very kind and courteous in