Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-28
TRIBUTE Paddy
THE GOVERNOR
TO STATE FAIR
Chief Executive Praises Elk
hibits in Address Today
Before Large Audience
and Welcomes Visitors.

Promises Held Out for Bet
ter and Bigger Fair in
1918-Importance of Crop
and Stock Production
Cited.
In an address delivered today
State and Children's day at the state
fair-before a large audience at the
| fair grounds, Governor Alexander paid
we'll earned tribute to the first exhi-
btion of its kind held in Idaho under
state auspices and promises that the
1918 fair would be even bigger and
better Patriotism and not prices in
producing crops and stock should pre-
vail now that the country is at war,
the states chief executive pointed out.
He issued an invitation to all Idahoans
and those interested to attend the
Lewiston livestock show, also held un-
der state auspices, at Lewiston next
month. Governor Alexander said in
part:
GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
ITO the officers of the Idaho state
fair, visitors, exhibitors and to all OF
you, the state of Idaho extends greet
ings and extends to you the hand of
welcome to the first state fair held
within its borders, and while it is
probably the youngest of all the west
ern state fairs, it shall not be the
smallest in the future.
by its wisdom. the last legislature
made an appropriation for the state
fair at Boise. the capital of the state,
and also an appropriation for the
| Northwest Livestock show to be held
at Lewiston Idaho, and thereby show
ing to the world that Idaho is in ac-
cord with the nation and the balance
OF the states in considering agriculture
the basis of its wealth, the most i'm
portant of its industries, and one upon
which the wealth and greatness Of the
nation rests and must spread.
Agriculture is as old as the world
and has received every encouragement
from the state of Idaho in the past. It
has endowed the agriculture college
located with the University Of Idaho
at Moscow. 1t has planted expert
mental stations in all parts of the
state. 1t has encouraged rural demon
stratlon schools for bringing scientific
farming into the hands and into the
neighborhood of the man on the farm
that is irrigated as well as that which
is not. 1t has encouraged the boys and
girls clubs, giving the science of agri-
culture from the youth to him who has
become the pioneer in the greatest of
all industries.
INVITATION TO LEWISTON.
This fair which is being held in
| Boise Is for the purpose Of showing the
vast wealth that can be produced from
| the soil by the combining of mother
earth, sunshine and water and our
magnificent climate. where crop pro-
duction is assured and failures are un-
known. BY all these agencies. 1t is
bound to become the great store house
for grain, fruits. sugar beets and all
other kinds of products that will en-
rich the state and the nation as well.
Let me also extend to you an invi-
tation that while in attendance at this
fair not to fail to see our exhibit of
livestock, which is a splendid one. but
of course not on as great a scale as
the Lewiston Livestock show to be
held at Lewiston on Nov. s-13, where
the great livestock industry OF Idaho
as well as that of the northwest, If
not of the United States, will show
what can be accomplished by scien-
| tific methods and where blood tells in
the building up of cattle, horses, sheep
and swine.
II assure you there will not be a
place in the United States hardly
where a better exhibit will be made
dates mentioned and where 1t is pos
sible to view at little expense the
splendid herds of blooded stock
Lewiston. Idaho, Is one Of the old
est towns in the state, and located
close to Lewiston is the University of
Idaho and at said fair the state will
exhibit from the university farm, one
OF the finest herds of cattle that can
be seen anywhere in the United States
and thereby demonstrate to the world
that Idaho has done it's share in maxi
ing agriculture possible and profitable,
as scientific farming is one Of the
courses Of the University of Idaho. The
Northwest Livestock show by the CO.
operation of our sister states with
Idaho has reached a point where IL
can be called one of the best shows of
it's kind on the face of the earth.
TO BECOME GREAT FAIR.
| ITO all of you who are assembled
here today let me say that it will be
our earnest endeavor to make the state
fair of southern Idaho one of the best
fairs in the west There are many