Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-16
DEVELOPMENT OF
IDAHO PORTRAYED
BY D. R. HUBBARD
Illustrated Lecture at Com
mercial Club Enjoyed by
Large Audience-Tells of
Resources of Gem State.

Portraying the development of Idaho
d. r. Hubbard gave an illustrated lee
ture al the Bose Commercial club rooms
last night TO "A large and apreciative
audience. In addition to the many
home people and Il few visitors there
was quite number of the members
of the legislature present.
The lecture was given under the
auspices of the publicity committee of
the club and was exactly the same lee
turc as was given by Mr. Hubbard in
Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota when
he was sent east by the club to lee
turc on Idaho and to give citizens of
those states an insight of the natural
resources and agricultural possibilities
of the state.
Mr.. Hubbard opened his lecture by
taking his audience through the nat
ural Wonderland OF tho state showing
its forests. parks, lakes and fishing
streams. He showed Il number of good
slides of bears, which he states attract
cd much attention in the cast and in
ridentally remarked that he believed
some provision SHOULD be made by the
legislature to protect these animals
in order to attract sportsmen and
pleasure seekers from the east want
ing to hunt big game.
WATER TO THE FARMS.
Tho building OF hrrowrock dam from
the first to the last was shown in Il
series of pictures and interestingly OK
planned by the speaker. MIR. Hubbard
told OF the vast amount of snow in the
hills in the winter ana the necessity
staring IL In Iip
next took his hearers over the vast
canal system from the dam showing
the fertile farms and ;hc wonderful
development Of the desert by tho magic
touch Of water
The results OF farming operations
were explained and well Illustrated.
Special mention of such crops as po-
tatoes. onions. celery, clover and tim
othy seed was mndc. The method of
handling clover seed was shown as
was u farm in southeastern Idaho
where approximately $4OO per acre was
realize, from a harvest Of white clover
seed.
The good roads system in Idaho was
portrayed. Views were given of coun-
try homes aud country schools, MIR.
Hubbard explaining that under the
Idaho system the students in the rural
schools had he same opportunities as
those attending city schools, their
graduation certificates being accepted
in colleges and universities.
VIEWS OF GOOD ROADS.
The electric car systems connecting
different cities with the usual travel
were shown in the pictures, Mr.. Hub
bard explaining the part which such
lines had played in the advancement
of social conditions. While upon that
topic he showed automobile roads in
southwC stcrn Idaho and explained how
country life was brought close to city
life by the automobile and good roads.
Homes Of Boise and it's school build
ings and churches were shown and
also homes in other cities and towns
The speaker called especial attention to
the sleeping porChes used both sum
mcr and winter by the citizens of
Idaho
The dairy industry. fruit industry,
log raising, alfalfa growing and cat
lie industry were all treated by the
speaker in a conservative way with
slides shown TO back up his statements.
He gave figures showing the number
o" dairy cows that could be handled on
an acre with success and figures ON
crop production.
At the close n number of Idaho citi- |
zens informed Mr.. Hubbard that they
had not only been entertained but
much instructed and learned many
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