Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-04
GOVERNOR HOME
FROM HIS TRIP
T0N0RTH IDAHO
Tells of Prosperous Condi-
tions in the Panhandle,
Says He Likes That Part
of the State.

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tenant Governor Herman II. Taylor
toured Bonner and Boundary counties
last week, speaking from the same
platform and at the same functions.
The governor is back at his desk fol-
lowing a trip through the panhandle
where he was well received and could
have remained a month filling dates.
could he have taken time to do so. He
found business conditions excellent and
signs on all sides that after the lum-
Der mills open active operations there
will probably be a scarcity of help.
i was at Moscow, Orof1no, Standpoint
and Bonners Ferry" said Governor
Alexander. AT standpoint / inspected
{ ompany A and the Second regimental
band. Both are in high state Of ef-
hciency and preparedness. The COM
pany is ready to go to the front at any
time. The regimental band stationed
barring none. It, too, is ready to 60
to the front with its regiment.
Business Conditions Improved.
"At Moscow / attended the annual
banquet of the Chamber of Commerce
held in the Christian church and at
tended by a crowd 1t was difficult to
accommodate. Moscow Is the only place
they can get up 50 large a Chambe-
of Commerce meeting. | also visited
number Of schools and spoke TO the
children.
Business conditions in the northern
part Of the state are greatly improving.
The lumber mills are preparing - start
operations and there will be unusual
activity along that line from now on.
The only thing that this industry will
have to overcome the scarcity of
labor There is still considerable snow
in the mountains which is delaying
| operations.
up in Boundary county Mr. sam
uels of Wallace is clea. ing 10000 acres
OF stump land and has 1900 acres al
ready cleared. It will re farmed after
being cleared. This is an industry that
promises to do much for that county
Northern Idaho mas most promising
prospects. The mines are active and
that means prosperity in the mining
section. l was very much pleased with
what saw and the way in which the
people received me. 1t was most
royal welcome everywhere.
Compliment for Ladies.
banquet in that city and 1t was real
banquet, such as only Moscow can get
up It was held in the Christian church.
and it was packed fun and hundreds
waited to get their supper 1t remind
ed me of New York and the ladies were
as well dressed and as intelligent as
the New York ladies are. It takes
Moscow to do things in a wholesale
j a n AL
style Their Commercial club portrays
the general sentiment in that com
munity, that of liberality of action and
the cementing of all civic affairs on
the one banner Moscow and Latah
county. I am going back again some
of these DAYS. | say every time | go
UP north / will not so back again. |
can not keep away from there. Some
thing is there that draws me. | do not
know what it is. By the way, do YOU
know that the husband of one of your
Boise girls, Agatha Soma, runs a
newspaper up there-the Star Mirror,
a mighty good paper, with a WE'LL
equipped office The proprietor INT.
Huttonl is mighty nice man and a
perfect gentleman. The only thing l
can say against him Is that he Is a
Republican, and he should be Demo-
crat.
At orofino and Boomers Ferry.
From Moscow l went to Orofino,
where l visited the asylum and met
the full board Of control there. Orc
fino has improved, has new business
block situated upon the main street,
near the post office. and it makes
quite an improvement in the town. ]
noticed some other improvements GO
ing on. The town is going ahead. MY
time was limited and / made no great
headwag in forming new acquaintance
while there. | am going back again
before long, when the roads are bet
ter to visit some of the out Of the way
towns of the county. From Orofino |
went to Spokane and from there to
Boomers Ferry. Arrived at Bonners
Ferry about IL o'clock. Boomers Ferry
is in Boundary county, which was Gre
ated under my administration. They
have a eommodious court house, bought
; at a very reasonable price. | am glad
to say that the jail is empty. State
awide prohibition fully in force makes
iails useless and they are more a re-
minder Of bygone days than a pres
emit necessity. The town is putting in
a sewerage system and has cosmo-
poitan air about It. In company with
Lieutenant Governor Herman Taylor.
/ visited the schools thai afternoon. at
tended a Commercial club banquet at
s O'Clock and a peoples gathering at
p. m. Yes. Governor Taylor and my
self occupied and spoke from the same
, platform. why not? / was In no way
on any political mission. ! went to
see the people. I am glad TO meet
them and they are glad TO meet me.
They were glad 10 see Governor Tay-
Tor equally as wei. Tho banquet, as
usual. was full and overlooking, it was
jubilee affair ana was glad 70 be
there, and enjoy 1t.
lnspsots Militia Company.
'Friday morning | went to Standpoint
and upon my arrival was taken over
to the town of Hope where l ad-