The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-14
CONVENTION KILLS
DIVISION OF STATE
COMMENT IN THE SOUTH
Praise People of the North
and Proud of Vast Natural
Resources
COMMENT IN THE SOUTH


newspapers of Idaho, many of whiol
had personal representatives in at
tendance. Perhaps the most striking
feature was the effect the convention
had in silencing the agitation for Z
division of the state. On this point
the Idaho Falls Daily Post of Septem-
Der has an editorial which doubtless
fairly represents the attitude of the
people in the southern part of the
state The editor of that paper was a
delegate to the convention, and under
the heading Building State Unity"
he has this to say of the Wallace con
vention and his impressions Of the
people and resources of the northern
part of the state:
Mature has built a line across Ida
no in the shape of a huge range OF
mountains that serves to somewhat
separate in a physical way the north
and south parts of the state. She has
seen fit to diversity the resources on
each side of the line so that in the
north are found wonderful resources
of mining and timber lands. while in
the southern and eastern sections are
the most fertile farming lands in the
world On account of this line and the
difference in resources there has been
some talk in the past of dividing the
state Men have accentuated the line
nature has drawn and attempted to
depict of it a barrier and there has
often been heard talk of North Idaho
and South Idaho as though they were
entirely separated
southern and eastern Idaho men in
attendance at the recent republican
state convention at Wallace. who had
any such ideas of a divided state. had
them quickly dispelled The unpar-
aleled hospitality of the Wallace peO-
pie. the warm welcome extended and
the conscientious endeavor to provide
for every detail of comfort and con-
venience as exhibited by them during
the convention wiped away all thought
of anything but a united state. Resi-
dents of other sections of north Idaho
icined with the good people of Wallace
i'm extending the glad hand and kind
ling the fires of hospitality. The noun
tain barriers banished and we from
south Idaho found that our problems
were in common with our friends of
the north and we are all working to a
common end.
IN the common tide of loyalty to
Idaho and a united effort to make of
this the greatest state in the Union
any natural barriers were washed
away and any idea of state division
consigned to oblivion. 1t would be a
good idea if such gatherings of citizens
from various parts of the state could
be held more often.
1.-THE Wallace people and the people
of the north part of the state proved
themselves royal entertainers. We
liked them and their ways of treating
the stranger within their gates. We
are strong for them and they have
promoted state unity in a manner that
can never be uprooted."
Wallace People as Entertainers.
In lighter vein the Capital News of
Boise has this to say of Wallace and
the reception given the delegates to
the convention:
Republican delegates to the state
convention ASAn Ct eeAAeeN~f 49,
in their praise of the manner in which
they were entertained and the cour-
tesies shown them on all sides by the
citizens of that city. Irrespective of
marty. the citizens of Wallace went to
every length to make the visit of the
delegates pleasant. Automobiles were
furnished for them to make trips to
the surrounding mines. There was
general reception. a social hop and
many other events as pleasant say
the returned delegates.
wallace is a beautiful city they as
sert. 1t is located in the center of the
famous Occur dAlenes. The city itself
is on a level floor from which rise on
the four sides towering mountain
peaks covered to their top with tim
Der. The spot is beautiful from
scenic standpoint The city itself is
modern in every respect.
THE entertainment committee, of
which Herman Rossi was the chair
man. denied that the big $4,000 fire
that took place while the delegates
were in Wallace, was on the original
program. This fire was most spectac-
Mar and threatened for a time to
spread to all parts of the city
mayor Toole in welcoming the del
egates said he was not going to give
them the keys to the city but the
KEYS to the cellars and the chief Of
police said he would stand for any
thing but actual murder With this
as the situation, the delegates say it
was but natural that they had real
time"