Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-10
'HARLAND PRESENTS
PUBLICITY PLAN
WOULD USE MOVING PICTURE
FILMS MADE FOR PANA-
MA-PACIFIC EXPOSE
TON.

H. Harland, member of the Stats
Board of Education, appeared before
meeting of the Payette CONNER
cial Club last night in the interes1
of plan which he is endeavoring tt
have worked out in connection will
State publicity program, through
which it is hoped to receive great
benefits through the moving picture
films that were collected at large
expense to the State to be used
IN advertising the various resources
of Idaho at the Panama Pacific Xix
position, but which for some rea
son, were eliminated from the ad,
yertising plans of the Idaho Exposi,
tion Commissioners.
Mr.. Harland made the following
presentation of facts and briefly out,
lined his proposed plan, as follows:
There was prepared at a con-
siderable expense, mass of moving
.
every point in the agricultural, fruit,
timber and mining ndustries-also
the natural scenery in every portion
of our State, which were intended to
be used at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
position, but which were not used
and are now, as they have been for
some months past, stored away. The
intention of the Governor and the
Exposition Commissioners was to auc-
ton off, on otherwise dispose of this
material, but believing that these
pictures could be made of vast bene-
fit to our State by the right kind
of publicity work, / took the matter
up with the governor and the COM
misunderstanding from them the
assurance that the whole of the ma
terial would be kept in tact, placed
in the custody of some Department
of State and its use permitted for
educational and publicity work.
''There is no money for publicity
work in any of our State Depart
ments, and reanzinz that certain
amount of financial aid will be need
cd to do the most efficient work,
am bringing the matter to the atten-
ton of the Commercial Clubs of the
State, and will ask for their co-opera-
ton.
1.-THE plan proposed (subject to re-
vision) is, that two men be sent out
with the material-one an operator
and lecturer-the other an advance
agent. They will go into the Central
and Middle-West States, making such
as is possible, with
moving picture houses, commercial
clubs, schools, churches or other
societies, exhibiting and explaining
the pictures, as statewide PROPOSE
lion. These men will have no land for
sale and will not be interested in the
sale of lands in any particular portion
Of the State. !
"They will be supplied with a
giving a general idea of
the resources of Idaho, for public,
distribution. They will also carry
or booklets descriptive of
any or all individual districts or COM
for distribution by request.
They will represent the State as a
whole and not any section or COM
"It is hoped to make this publicity
work self-supporting, but it is worth
while to be certain that the men
sent out are. assured of reasonable
for time and expenses.
Through the cooperation of all
he commercial clubs. of the State,
It is believed this can be made an
success and that If $40
A month from each club could be
1ad for five or six months, sufficient
funds could be supplied to cover a
portion of the cost Of
literature and other expenses"
Mr.. Harland's plan was referred VI
he executive committee of the Cub,
With instructions to do evN3khing
possible towards financing tbs prop
,sition through cooperation with
,ther commercial clubs of the State.
GUARD RESOLUTION.
The Club adopted a resolution
which urges upon Congress the i'm,
,ortance of such prebaredness legis-
alton as will constitute the National
1uard thu .siA1 line of defense" IN
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