The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-22
CORDIAL SENTIMENT
FROM SOUTH IDAHO
G. GIBSON REPLIES TO LETTER
FROM CHAMBER COMMERCE
ALL u. OF l. BOOSTERS.

At the last meeting of the Moscow
chamber of commerce B. G. Rowe, the
secretary, was instructed to address
a letter of thanks from the Moscow
chamber Of commerce to- the Univer-
sity of Idaho club at Boise, for its
welcome to the people Of north Idaho
who visited Boise for the Armistice
day game via the Friendship Spe-
cial." Claude w. Gibson, president of
the University club, at once sent a
cordial reply to the Moscow chamber
of commerce, expressing the loyalty
of Boise and south Idaho to the Uni
versity OF Idaho, and expressing ap-
probation of the sentiments contain
ed in the talk given by G. A. Hagen,
president of the Moscow chamber of
commerce while in Boise. Mr. Glib
sons letter follows:
Hopes for Another Visit
Il have your good letter of the 18th
for which I thank you on behalf of
Boise and vicinity as well as the
alumni, We. know that your folk
came to see us as we'll as to attend
the Armistice day football game, and
it is gratifying to have you state that
the Friendship Special folks enjoyed
themselves. Boise was overjoyed
when the information reached here
that the special was on it's way. We
want you all to come again.
"You state that the Moscow Cham
Der of Commerce is back of the uni
versity to a man. The Boise Chamber
of Commerce is just as loyal. Every
true citizen of Idaho must feel the
same. One cannot be the best type of
citizen without loyalty to our univer-
sity-a unified, hearty loyalty. The
question often arises whether one can
be the best citizen who depreciates
and fails to patronize the university
The instances are rare justifying our
people sending their sons and daugh-
ters away to be educated in outside
schools, and I cannot but feel that the
few that do SO have not yet learned
the excellence of their own schools,
and the ignorance of the fact places
them in the false position Of being
criticized as disloyal. The time is
now at hand when our own people
must be convinced that the future
citizen of Idaho should preferably be
educated in Idaho.
Idaho People Unified
I'm a most excellent talk given by
he president of your chamber of
commerce in Boise on the eve of Arm
stice day, he said: There is no north
-aho and no south Idaho--it is Idaho.
We were glad to hear him say that
truth. The mountains that
separate you from us are not unfor-
unate barriers and waste expanse.
rhe diversified topography with the
possible diversified industries OF our
tate rebound to our advantages.
oven now the vision appears of SUI
,erb natural scenery, the stupendous
dormant ore-bodies, the enormous
atent water power, great forests and
ich grazing ranges, waiting to be
orrelated with the agricultural pur-
uits of the fertile valleys. An Orien-
al nation so blessed could live with
n itself, and the Gem of the Noun
aims could do so when her resources
fountains are not barriers and
worthless. Our state is not separ-
BILE And the happiness of your folk
nd our folk at Armistice day time
hould forever quiet the sordid indi-
idual who would have fair Idaho di-
ided against herself and cruelty
evered by division"