Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-01
IDAHO IS DOOMED
BY BIG PUBLICITY

II you don't believe Il. ask Farme
nil. lovingly known By this title III
state over In Chicago and the east
EN- realms where he Is equally a
home az William Parkhurst-- genial
solidagrlcultaist ana business man.
William Parkhurst Is president o
the Idaho state chamber Of commerce
with George stcil for secretary Of tb,
same organization. ana william Park,
hurst believes 80 thoroughly, so loyal
II Ia the charms. resources and fu.
tafe Of idaho that ne Is now touring
tie state ia the interests Of IT'S new
and vital platform Of publicity" A
prominent. perhaps the most import
ant feature - this platform Is the
Chicago Herald Land and Industrial
bureau ia the Ashland block
70 secure ane obtain membership
I'm the bureaus with cencomltant dis
play space big publicity fund ia
being raised. the wise and reasonable
plan Of its most ardent supporters
calls for contribution by counties ana
leading business men and financial IN
terests. each 20 pay a certain small
sum monthly for the next fourteen
70 twenty months. Of 70 counties,
number have already responded and
the campaign scarcely Is started
Wiliiamfarkhurst has time. so far.
70 visit but those coming first on the
list.
State Has Vast Resources.
The natural resomces Of Idaho, ag-
rieultnral. mnlne. manufacturing.
tourist etc. are remarkable. An that
y needed % place tnestate whore it
naturally belongs Is more aid from
t'GeperalPubncity" The Idaho state
chamber OF commerce publicity plan
win work wonders ID this direction
Especially win the process gain 4
through rhe Herald bureau cqopera-
tionund aid
Idaho moving pi' y w9is be
ahown IN moro than q lhonsand towns
Starting early ~ September under the
of the bureau. idaho moving
pietarog ana lectures. shown and heard
81 tho chegioa Herald Land and IN
iustrial exhibition viii spread idaho
broadcast. Since seeing
q believeing. the exhibition screen win
apeok more loudly than set Of civ
~ trumpts
In the idaho booth maintained by
NE Idaho state chamber Of commerce
md areguiar attendant, carefully plels-
a for his thorough and eomprehcn-
live knowledge OF all parts. phases
md conditions Of the state committed
% no special oecuon but vowed to
remote equally each and all. win dis :
eminate special and varied lnforma-
ion just how varied, how interesting
My visit to the concession could :
isclose-
Railways Are Helping
Great railway systems such as the
Hioh htitlsf tue oregon snort Lime
these being charter members OF the
ureau the Burlington Route and the :
Pacific will cooperate by
howing the scenic, tourist, pleasure
nd home making conditions and po
Of the great west, the TN 4
N Pacific serving idaho and it's 9TH $,
{ states as feature Of It's special "
'onth -by-month exhibition exploita-
on OF various western states.
Great commercial. manufacturing
ad agricultural organizations viii a,
slance railroad displays by records 70
id demonstrations Of Idahos lovely -,
ONES. rich farms. handsome cities .,
"a splendid business possibilities. =.
lahp grains. stock. poultry. home -.
eads, factories, irrigation systems, n,
inos. forests. streams educational N
ID agricultural possibilities and open d,
Sc al win be presented Visitors a.
the Chicago Herald Land and In
lstrial exhibition will depart know
q more. thinking more. admiring 49,
pre- IN Idaho connections than ever \
fore.
Chicago Herald