The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-10-06
THE GEM STATE
~ FAIR At BOISE
Governors From Washington
Oregon And Idaho Attend

The Gem State Fair is thing of
the past. 1t occurred last week
and it was nearly all it's name i'm
piled. 1t was a splendid exhibition
from beginning to end, but it lack
ed the State features to some ex-
tent. None of the accessories of a
first class exhibition were lacking
but it is not of these that we write.
There are few salient points that
distinguished this show from others
of it's kind and these are of state
wide interest.
The Barbecue, as handled by the
Boise City Commercial Club, cannot
be eXcelled. 1t is said that to see a
barbecue in all it's completeness one
must go to southern California
where they are served la Spanish.
There is some truth in that as at
those barbecues there was always a
barrel of wine on tap for those who
had not acquired the coffee habit.
Ardent prohibitionist as the writer
is, he cheerfully admits, with fond
recollections, that wine and barbe-
cued meat mix we'll. Of course the
Commercial Club was compelled by
legal fiat, to confine itself to a
drink that cheers but does not in
ebriate. Seven full grown beeves
were roasted and converted into
sandwiches, and these with other
good things, were served to hun
CRY multitude by more than forty
daintily clad walters. The demand
was so great that the service lasted
a full half day.
After the inner man was fully
satisfied the three Governors of the
great northwest were introduced to
the waiting thousands. This was
in conformity with a previous ar
rangement that the three Governors
from Washington, Oregon and Idaho
would visit the three state Fairs in
body. Governor Ernest Lister of
Washington and Governor James
Withycombe of Oregon were present
to carry out their part of the con-
tract with Governor Moses Alexan-
der.
These men proved a great at
traction. and made the first day of
the Fair one of the best of the
week. Their addresses were of
high order, carefully thought out.
They unanimously agreed that pro-
hibition had come to stay in the
northwest. 1t was said that this
question was brought up at the
breakfast table when Joel Priest
you all known JoeD experience
) great difficulty in an attempt to
drink a glass of pure water.
In their addresses the Governors
were fully agreed that the great
, northwest is the best portion of this
great big world. Its men, its women
its hogs, its horses, it's cattle were
all of superior quality. They be-
lieve in the farmer, and with good
, reasons given, showed their opti-
: mism. 1t was indeed remarkable
to notice how these brethren thought
alike and how they loved one an
other.
But the scribe was not satisfied
to know the opinion of these really
great Governors about hogs and
things. Who will be our next pres
ident? Goveror Lister was just as
: sure that Wilson would carry Wash
S ington as Governor Alexander was
; that Wilson would carry Idaho. But
Oregon will be overwhelmingly for
, Hughes. Here were three splendid
: men from three solidly Republican
S states. Why were two of them
Democrats?
Politics aside these men are splen-
}. did representatives of their respec-
tive states and on these Agricultural
t visits they get very close to the
~ people and are accomplishing much
good. Tney proved an ornament to
s the Gem State Fair and that is
d what we intended to say from the
beginning. Correspondent.