Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
LIVESTOCK SHOW
and STATE FAIR
SHOULDCO-OPfRATE|
Governor Alexander Be-
lieves Two Institutions
Will Be Means Of Bring
ing North and South
Closer Together.

That the Northwest Livestock snow
at Lewiston and the state fair at Boise.
both to be operated under state man
agement for the first time this year.
will bring the north and south closer
together and should be so operated
that special train service may be had
between the two cities so that north
erners may come south and southern
ers go north, is the opinion of Cover
nor Alexander. The chief executive
had addressed letter to Secretary of
State w. T. Dougherty. president of the
state agricultural board, outlining his
views. He says:
ALLOW me to make the following
suggestions to you as president of the
state board of agriculture, which sug-
gestions l hope you will receive in the
spirit in which they are given for the
best interests of the state of Idaho.
There are likely to be held two very
important gatherings in the state, the
Lewiston Livestock show in the north,
and the state fair at Boise in the south.
BIG LEWISTON SHOW.
THE livestock interests of the north
west will probably be represented at
Lewiston as never before in the inter-
Couutly, dilo tHt pcoPlc VI
Lewiston have made every effort to
make it a state wide institution, and
would suggest the premiums for live
stock to be concentrated at Lewiston
and the premiums for agricultural
products, in my opinion. should be
concentrated at Boise, which is in the
agricultural belt of southern Idaho.
"At the state fair there should be
efforts made to award premiums to
stimulate interest in the raising of diff
ferent kinds of crops and such prem
iums should be offered within the next
80 days. For instance, such premiums
should be for the largest amount of
cereals raised upon any one acre or
sub division thereof. the largest crop
raised by any one man on a certain
amount of land, a premium for the
highest production of beans ION an
acre or subdivision thereof, for corn,
potatoes, onions, cereals or anything
that is capable of being stored for fu-
ture use without deterioration.
Il believe such step as this will
stimulate production and be in line
with my proclamation issued about a
week ago. 1t is quantity of foodstuffs
that the nation now wants and our eff
forts along that line will be of great
benefit in the impending crisis, and
your cooperation is solicited.
"The Lewiston Livestock show and
the state fair at Boise are separated by
q long stretch of country and the peo-
pie of the north and south have not
been close enough in touch in the past
and the holding of these affairs is
something that has not heretofore &C.
Cured in the states history.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE.
Il also suggest that you take up the
matter of special train service be-
tween Lewiston anu Boise so that the
people of this section will be enabled
to go north and see the finest exhibit
of livestock that could be assembled
in any one point. and the people of the
north could come south and see as fine
an agricultural display as it is pos
sible to see at any fair and thereby
learn that while the north and the
south have great climatic differences
they have common interest; that
what one part of the state possesses
the other part needs in its develop
ment, and with the cooperation of
each section with the other a common
interest will spring forth and the pee-
pie will become imbued with the idea
that Idaho is indeed rich in it's re-
sources and it requires the unity of the
various sections of the state to bring
about the greatest results, and l hope
that you will start out with the idea
that the Lewiston livestock show and