The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-24

our institute, and Blackfoot felt
that there was considerable of the
idea that Pocatello had her eye on
teachers trade more than anything
else in making that maneuver.
If we had not been a small town
with small town ideas we should not
have been sufficiently wrapped up In
self to think only Of self. There are
other communities whose trade is
more or less tributary to Pocatello
and the solicitation for shoppers
week extended in all directions from
the Gate City as well as to Black
foot.
Pocatello ought to push the idea
of erecting a big play house that
would accommodate the best plays,
lectures and musical attractions that
come ACROSS the continent, and
draw people to those events from all
up and down the Snake river valley
and from all her lines Of railroad.
She has the hotels, she is building
up the big public press, she has the
natural advantages according her the
name of Gate City, and her business
men should capitalize this asset that
would be much appreciated by the
people of all the southeast.
1t may not be transaction that
is mutually profitable to all to adj
vertise to get people to travel fifty
miles to buy hardware in Pocatello
when there are better hardware
stores in the other towns, or clothing
when there are as good clothing
stocks in the other towns, stocked
with goods that came from identic-
ally the same factories, but there is
no disputing the advantages that
would accrue to all II she would put
on something that none Of the other
towns are able to supply such as the
great musical festivals and high class
lectures. +gss
Boy Scouts Did
Good Service
The Boy Scouts by their service
for the teachers impressed them at
the moment Of arrival and de-
parture. They met the visitors at
the steps Of the passenger coaches
with a greeting and took their hand
baggage. They stuck to them and
served them until delivered by auto
mobile to their new homes, and they
served as messengers during the
week and saw them of at the trains,
and whenever they were offered tips,
they politely declined to take pay for
a service that was rendered free.
Since the teachers were the guests
of the town and the Boy Scout and
car service was voluntarily given
from host to guest, the refusal OF
pay was the finest proof of the sin
cerity of the hosts of their perfect
goodwill and desire to furnish all the
trimmings of homecoming. The
town is indebted to the Boy Scouts
once more, for they rendered their
service at the fair and by their ef-
ficient service won the admiration
of guests and the good will Of those
they helped. l
The scouts may be needing some
thing themselves one of these days,
and when they do, the town should
remember how generously and I'M
selfshly they have acted when there
was work to be done.
Professor siders'
Service
Professor Siders is a PocatellC
man and as conductor Of the in.
stitute had many and constant op'
portunities to add fine touches to the
success of the institute and to Black.
foot's part in 1t or to let them pass
and in many instances, detract from
the credit of the community, and hs
did his part in q way to challenge
the admiration Of observers. He wal
careful and impartial, and altho !,
was often suspected and many times
reported that important matters
were being allowed to lapse. ye'