The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-09-15
Farm Bureau
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carrying out their program Of enter
tainment and education, so they have
devised new plan for handling
them, hereafter. The plan is to
build barracks or dormitory for the
boys and one for the girls. They are
to be two story buildings, erected SO
they will be sanitary and have cots
so that large numbers Of them can
sleep in big open hall, we'll venti-
lated, yet protected. The buildings
will be two-stories and will have
plenty Of water with lavatories,
shower baths, etc. These buildings
will be substantial, yet erected as
cheap as possible, using plain lumber
and making it on the plan of camp
ing out, but have them so they can be
protected from the storms and cold
and dampness and from the flies. A
large cook house and dining room
will accommodate 175 persons at a
meal and everything will be mapped
out SO that they have a program to
work to and none Of their time will
be wasted running back and forth,
or in being scattered and assembled.
There will be something doing all the
time and it will be with full meas
ure of fun, education and entertain
ment Last year they accom- odated
about sixty-five boys and girls in the
big tents. They are planning to take
care of 200 this year and to increase
the capacity for next SO that they
can handle 400. The twenty counties
represented by the farm bureau work
in northern and southern Idaho are
invited to share in the expense OF
erecting the barracks, or dormitories
and cook house.
Ada county was assessed $500
towards erecting the buildings, which
it promptly raised. Twin Falls
county was assessed $4,000; Canyon
county, $500; Bear Lake $40;
Gem county $3.50; Minidoka county,
$3.50; Bannock county, $1790;
Bingham county, $1,000; Bonneville
county, $1,000 and so on, the assess
ment being based upon the assessed
valuation fthe counties, modified
somewhat by the amount of farm
bureau work that is being carried on,
in the several counties. Most of the
counties already named, have raised
their quota and when it was put up
to Bingham county to raise $1,000
for this purpose, the farm bureau
board hesitated about the undertake
ing.
They felt that it was rather
singular proceeding to raise money
in all these different counties to erect
buildings in the Boise fair grounds,
or on grounds adjoining the fair
grounds that were leased from the
county, but after studying the matter
thoroly from all angles they decided
that it was a good plan and prob
ably the best plan that could be de-
vised. They criticised the state
legislature and the management of
the state fair because of the fact
that state appropriations had been
made for housing the animals,
vegetables and fruits and other crops
but nothing for housing the boys and
girls. They felt that it was queer
proceeding to provide for everything
else first land leave the boys and
girls out entirely, but since provision
had not been made for the most i'm
portant products of the state, the
boys and girls, they decided that this.
other arrangement was the best
afterthought that they could suggest.
In these other counties the money
had been raised by going out among
the business men, like they do other
subscriptions. The Bingham county
farm bureau baked on that. They
said the business men of Bingham
county had been asked to put up,
time after time until they did not ap-
prove of asking them for any more.
They said that this was something
for the direct benefit of the sons and
daughters of the farmers, and that
the farmers ought to foot the bill.
They maintain that there is not
enough money in the county now, SO
that farmers who were willing, could
put up the money. 1t would have to
be put up in cash, and cash is some
thing the farmers haven't got at the
present time,
Farmers are going to be called
upon to pay lot of obligations and
to meet porjects with considerable
money. They propose to Mr.. Mccall
that he arrange to house Bingham
county boys and girls along with the
rest of them and accept payment for
hotel Accommodations, but Mr.. Mccall
said that was their program and they
would not take the money. The board
then considered providing for them
at hotels but that conflicted with the
farm bureau plan so that the Bing-
ham county boys and girls would not
be in on the shows and the educa-
tional work being planned by the
farm bureau. The board decided to
wait until next year to raise the
money and then come in with their
part of the expense. Thew said this