The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-02-09

the week and they charged the pub
lie the usual prices for the show
after they got into the fair grounds
The people conducting the carniva
in its various departments included
the scum of the earth, and in tn,
final analysis the directors of tn,
fair actually went to the bank ant
borrowed block of money t.
cover their obligations, one of which
was the payment of $1,000 to the
carnival company.
All of these things have been done
at Blackfoots on the theory that PEG.
pie want what they want, and that
the public wants to be amused, fed
pampered and gratified.
Advertising With
Diamonds
Less than two years ago the pub
lie at Blackfoot decided that they
would put their town on the map
by joining the baseball league and
hiring some experts to play baseball
for them. A committee was ap-
pointed to go about among the bust
ness houses to raise $1,000 to carry
out this purpose. It would be a
good attraction and 1t would show
people that we were alive and it
would put the town on the map.
That plan was carried out so far
as it was possible, and after it was
over, after the public had counted
the expense, and totaled the dis
asters arising from many defeats on
the diamond, they said there were
other ways Of putting the town on
the map and showing people that
we were live ones, so they went
after conventions. A couple of
grand lodge conventions were OBJ
tanned for Blaekfoot on the theory
that 1t brought some of the live wires
Of the state to Blackfoot, and that
If we showed them good time it
would be desirable advertising for
the town and those people would
spend some money while they were
here. Those people came, were
given the glad hand, they spent
day and night, or part of the night
In the town, and after they were
gone there was room for argument
about whether it had done the town
much good or not. There had been
some fun and some amusement and
some things happened which both
The host and the visitors regretted. |
it probably did the town
some good and the criticism which |
some of the lodge members received |
would probably do them some good. |
In the course of that period when |
Blackfoot men were thinking that |
or gatherings of some |
Kinds at Blackfoot were a benefit to |
he town, some of them went out |
lfter teachers institute, claiming
hat they were an intellectual type
If people who would stay several
lays and would certainly do the town
10 harm, and would bring a little
rade to the town, and perhaps upon
lispersing they would give the town
ONE free advertising which would
re helpful. A committee was sent
ut to raise $1,000 for that purpose
nd they met with some opposition,
nd great generously from most
the people. They raised consid- I
rably less than $1,000 and the COM '
lercial club promptly put up the '
alance and made good on their /,
During the week of the G
lstitute there were no cases of
otous conduct or anything ques- p
enable. A few days after the in 6
itute the committees could have a
me out and raised thousands of t.
'llars, if necessary, to make sure "
at they would come again next t
ar. a
he County =,
sir Comes - u
Last fall, the people of this county L
It on fair which was such great II
ccess that they received much de-
rable advertising at the cost of 1t
out $4,000 of actual deficit paid out it
the county treasury, scattered it Il
long local people and stimulated tt
tier agriculture and better meth fl
s in stockraising. d.
W Boys Help .,
? Fair ..a >,
The cow boys for great distances N
every direction are becoming in o,
ested in the county fair and have ca
eady invested considerable in nj
lipment to make it success. A M
ID many of them are also getting ar
crested in the October institute m
the things that would make the
r a success, from their standpoint, -
y serve to help the public make III
J teachers institute a success, as
II as to give the institute an at i'm
ction that probably no other town wi
the district could supply. The to
boys and Indians furnish very in
)ortant part of the attraction that Id
to make up our fair, and they are to
lily obtained, and not very expen- gu
, as compared with other attrac- tel
Is that have been purchased. ha
" have not the Objectionable fea- SUI
9 that go with the carnival and cha
ny of the other attractions that
e been condemned. They are a to
d clean type of fellows that put i'm
attractions that no other people pic
put on. They are a law abiding an,
IS, they live here, they make their up
ley here, and they spend it here. BIZ
t year there were about sixty of bu,
N at the fair who helped make ISL
program what it was and who ma
invested from. 500 to $500 in AM
n ~ nyrt -snIS