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Show BINGHAM FEATURED FEATUR-ED 1ft MAGAZINE Representatives of the Western Magazine were in Bingham Monday to secure data from which to write a special feature story on the extent and the fullness of patriotism in this camp.' . ' " 1 The attention of the publishers of this magazine was attracted to 'Bingham 'Bing-ham by articles appearing In the j PressHulletin of the great amount! this camp had contributed to the -government for the prosecution of the, war and the many ways in which it had displayed its patriotism. The fact that a great many visitors to Bingham within the last few months have held this place up as a model for other communities has caused unusual attention at-tention to be directed to Bingham, and now the "Old Reliable" Is to be fea-jtured fea-jtured In a magazine of national circu-j lation i-uowlng the place up as she really is, and other towns will be asked to strive to enr.ulate the example exam-ple she has set before the world. In times one by thU town ras had publicity which was not of the most favorable sort and other sections of the country were Inclined to regard It as a r ither undesirable place In which to live, but facts cannot always be moth-red and th call .f the war has brought to tigh th U that this t.vn. as a great i.ritor stated a few weeks ago. is the most "patriotic spot In Awrirfl. The magar.ine writers were highly pleased with Bingham and what they saw and heard here. 'Bingham is a town with a foreign population of over ! 60 per cent but all nationalities have ! been welded into one for the common ! good since America entered the war. I And as it now s all work In harmoiif. This is one of the places which has always over-subscribed its quota to the ''.Iherty Bonds, and in the campaign I now under way has more than three ! limes subscribed the amount the government gov-ernment asked. j The magazine did well in sending its representatives here because there is probably not another spot in America where better data for a story could !have, been obtained. |
