Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-28


too to return and to look forward to
the holding of the state fair and to
join with the state of Idaho in seeing
what nature and the ingenuity and
industry of man has accomplished.
and the great returns from scientific
application, industry. perseverance and
the capital invested.
I'VE hope not alone to have more
and better exhibits next year, but we
hope to have a pavilion erected on
these fair grounds where we can ex-
hibit the livestock to the best advant-
age and shown in an attractive way
and thereby encourage and stimulate
the livestock industry as well as the
agricultural part OF the fair
BY this ambition, we are not de-
tracing from the Northwest Livestock
show held annually at Lewiston, for
that is a separate and distinctive or
ganization. and has no rival and can
have none as all will vouch who has
ever had the privilege Of viewing the
Lewiston Livestock show. 1t is i'm
possible to build up anything like It in
the northwest. Let me say to you that
the state OF Idaho has not one state
fair, but virtually two one at Lewiston
and one at Boise
COOPERATION BETWEEN SHOWS.
we expect to make special arrange
ments for the transportation of live
stock to the Lewiston fair, and have
special trains run thereto, in order to
enable the people of southern Idaho to
visit Lewiston on said occasion and
we hope that you will take an interest
in the matter and by your attendance
assist the Northwest Livestock show In
being as great a success as the state
fair at Boise has.
The cooperation of the people of the
state in encouraging these two institu-
tons created by the wisdom of the
legislature will have the greatest tend
ency to unity the hearts and souls of
the people of Idaho as nothing else will.
To you who have exhibits at this
fair and who have not been winners
of blue ribbons, let me say, come again
in 1918; do not lose courage, but try
again.
There is no limit to the consump-
ton Of that which is produced from
the soil, and to Intensity crop produc-
ton over previous years should be the
slogan for 1918.
The nation is engaged in a contest
of the greatest magnitude in the cause
of freedom, democracy and humanity
and the agriculturist, the stockman
and the horticulturist is in the second
line of defense. In front of them
stand the best blood of our land, our
boys. with gun and bayonet and barred
breast offering the most precious thing
humanity possesses--their lives-in
order that those free institutions of
ours shall not perish from the face of
the earth. Back of this first line of
defense comes the farmer, the producer
Of food from the soil, and with him
the miner who delves into the bowels
of the earth in order to get the metal
for our shot and shell, and with them,
the stockraiser, who produces the meat
which is so essential for the carrying
on of this great conflict. We must see
to it that our own boys in the trenches,
our allies and the starving humanity
of the world are fed. All of you here
today can consider yourselves soldiers
in common cause, in one way or the
other. you can fight the battles of your
country, the battle which is being
waged for the deliverance of the world
from despotism and the iron hand Of
militarism.
INCREASE PRODUCTION.
Let not price alone be the incentive
to make you produce more from the
soil in the coming year, but let your
affn 10 a
| know that ] can say the people of
Idaho are thoroughly in accord with
the nation in It's desire to raise the
greatest amount of food stuffs.
Yes, the price of food stuffs will be
high for many years to come. the sur
plus of the world is exhausted, we are
living from hand to mouth as 1t were.
We are not facing starvation by any
means, but under the unusual conditions
of war, we have no surplus and it will
take many years to create such a sur
the calamities that have been staring
US in the face for a few years back.
Let the farmer, banker. merchant
and all of US cooperate with the one
aim and for the one great purpose and
that is to create the greatest possible
food supply and conservping 1t.
There is no danger of OVERRIDING
this. there is no possibility of reduction
in price for years to come.
You have probably heard about the
reduction of herds of cattle, sheep and
hogs. While the numbers may not be
as great, II you will lock at the ami
mails produced which are on exhibition
at this fair, and have been produced
under scientific methods of crossing
grades, you will see that the increased
pounds on the backs and carcass of
every animal more than offset the lack
in numbers with the farther advan-
tage that with the same amount of
feed there have been produced more
pounds of meat under present methods
than have ever been In the past With
all this our meat supply will not be
overdone for when this war is past in
the countries that have been devastat-
ed by it's cruel hand, it will be evident
that from the armies that have