The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-21
new VIEWS OF HOME
AFTER FRENCH LIFE
Idaho and all Her Grow.
ing Cities Look Good
to Returned Soldier
FUTURE is GLOWING

lnlS Is the story or stone that
rolled in the huge American tidal
wave across the sea, and is now glad
to be back in the moss of Idaho
again. A, good think looks better the
farther away one blows or rolls, and
the following remarkable facts seem
worth shouting from all Idaho's
housetops and towers, in the view
OF at least one returning soldier who
mas been privileged to see enough
OF Europe to now see more in Idaho.
Firstly, Idaho is one of the United
states, and the United States is
world leader-not because of Mr..
Wilson's points and principles-but
because our people have had the op-
portunity to develop as have no other
people in the world. Our fathers
were an ambitious race; nature fur.
nished generous fertility; and good
luck gave us lots of room. In get
ting products out of the soil our men
learned the secrets of success; it was
character building task. The
mind grew with the body, which was
sturdy to begin with.
Boise is the capital city of Idaho. |
1t Is in the southwestern part of the
state, and therefore not handy 10 all
parts, but wnen you 60 to it you
find a worthwhile place. 1t is a
clean, up-and-doing little capital, and
very properly the~center of state |
business activities. 1t is a place
for head offices, and has a fine capi- |
tol building for the governor to work |
in. 1t has commercial club that |
is steadily boosting Idaho products
In the worlds markets, club that |
is team of Boise's merchants anG
business men who have buried the
hatchets of competition anu are
reaping rewards for it. All Idaho is
reaping, and will reap more.
A Capital City
These things are true of our capi-
tai; lit has doubled in population
every ten years for several decades;
1t has a municipal employment
bureau, municipal band, and a strong
commercial club; it has an abun-
dance of hot mineral water and one
OF the large natatoriums in America:
it's climate is ideal, temperature
ranging from 49 to 100 the year
round; there is very little wind and
a bracing fresh atmosphere; very
near it are the snowy mountains,
and in the mountains one of the
highest reclamation dams in the
world, the Arrowrock dam; Boise is
the distributing center for southern
Idaho.
Leadership in Dairying
Southwestern Idaho is a natural
dairy country, with its long days,
plenty of fresh springs and mild
weather, and so the Boise CONNER
cial club boosts that industry. A
stock show held in Boise February
10 demonstrated that Idaho is reach
ing out for leadership in dairying.
as noted in the Northwest Milk
Dealer and Producer magazine for
March, 1919. Idaho is busy fixing | i
nigh standard for pure butter, while !
Europe is getting along on oleomar-
garine.
Wealth of Ores
1dahO's mineral resources are
scarcely touched. They are chiefly g
gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc.
Idaho has produced about 500, ,0OO,-
600 worth of ores; $37, 100000 in |
1915. The war quieted down our
mining industries, but they are show I
ing signs Of new life already.
A single gold lode sixty miles south
Of Boise produced $4,000, 900 in /;
gold and silver. (The war has
taught us to juggle with big figures
so we hand them out) This lode y
was at Silver City. :
The Boise basin is famous placer r
country, having put out $500, O,OOO,- u
300 worth Of gold itself. Central /
Idaho holds forth the tempting G
promise Of untold wealth, only q
at, and still rather inacces- q
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