Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-17

rome; S. L. Parke Of the Bulletin at
Burley; NJ. D. Polk Of the Free Press
at Nampa; N D. Head Of the Record
at Filler; Edward skinner Of the In
dex at Emmett: Z. F. Swan Of the
Leader at Gooding; Fred F. Hevener
Of the Examiner at Emmett; K E
Torrance of the Press at American
Falls; Byrd Trego of the Republican
at Blackfoot; H. r. Young Of the In
dependent at Payette; Victor B. West
fall OF the Capital-News Of Boise;
E. l. Platz of the Shoshone Journal;
1 Ned Jenness and Guy FIenner Of Boise.
Representing the power company 10
answer any question asked was W. r
1 Putnam, r. B. King, Fred Rankin,
H. r. Singer and E. C. Kiersted. With
all these editors asking questions the
power company officials were busy
men but satisfactorily answered each
and every question and there was
hardly a phase Of the business that
did not at some time come under con-
sideration.
Next week the Journal viii begin a
short series of articles embracing the
business of the company. its plants.
its policies and its views as to the
rights of their customers as well as
the views Of the customers and the
people generally as to its rights in re-
lation to the company.
The trip in itself aside from the in
formation obtained and business ma
ture was a most delightful affair and
was thoroughly enjoyed by all who
participated. Saturday the party left
the Owyhee hotel in the cold, gray
dawn of the early morning for Swan
Falls. And cold, gray dawn is used
advisedly for it was at an hour when
all good people should be in bed and
the morning was cold and raw and the
fog very dense when the party started
on its ride across the s5 miles Of bar
rem, gloomy desert that even a jack
rabbit would be ashamed to live in.
TO the plant at swan Falls. This in
spection took all the morning, the
party returning to the hotel just in
time to eat and go TO the football
game. After the game the Seventeeth
street s1lbstation was inspected. This
station is the one that ties all the
plants into a unit That evening q
BANQUET was held at the hotel after
which the Idaho Press club held a
meeting. This meeting loosened the
ireflexes Of the risibles OF the editors.
And that is no palezooic piffIe. either.
1t was at the same unearthIy hour
sunday morning when the editors
again set forth by autos for the AIalad
and Lower Salmon Falls power sta
tions. Passing through fog, snow and
rain they emerged into the clear sun
shine and had a splendid day. After
! dinner at Hagerman, the party in
spected the Thousand Springs plant
and on to Twin Falls by way OF BuhL
At Twin Falls the local boosters told
Of the city and surrounding country.
| Never was there a better spirit OF
lcooperation and community interest
manifested than by the boosters Of
Twin Falls. Each newspaper editor
insisted the other paper was a good
naper. each store proprietor insisted
his competitor was fine fellow ana
had a fine business bur all thought
Twin Falls the best place on earth.
Leaving early the next morning 'fe
niant AZ sh0shone Fails was Inspected
..s the beauty u the falls marYe-e-
Then Oh 10 Burley where dian
s,s obtained ana then on 90 Amef'
r.us where the lhtee p'anii ~ I
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