Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-11
WANTS EVERYBoDY'S HELP.

The State Development Association
Seeks Public and Private Assistance.
AT the meeting of the State Development
association, Friday, the following circular
was adopted and ordered circulated through
the state:
To Board of Supervisors, County Commits
%siopers, Trade Organizations and Others {:
For some years past there has been no. Or
ganized effort on the parto OF the people of this
state toward making known the agricultural
and other resources of Nebraska, thereby in
ducing an inflow OF population and capital
from other states and countries. While Ne.
praska has sat so idly by, our neighbors have
other states and territories have annually APP
propriated large sums of money and expended
the same in well directed efforts to increase
their population, and, as a result, they have
fact that to successfully compete with the or
ganized efforts of other states It is necessary
for the state itself to take up and carry on the
work, many of our public-minded citizens have
felt that until such m US proper state ap-
preparations could be had the work should
be set on foot and carried forward by the
contributions of those counties and mmun
tiles interested in having the vacant lands
and natural resources OF the state developed.
To this end q call was ISIS ued for a conven-
ton of the various boards of trade through
out the state to be held in Omaha June 26,
1889. At that convention was organized the
Nebraska State Development association,
having for its objects the advertising of the
state for the purpose of inducing immigra-
ton and of calling attention to the various
business opportunities that only await the
application Of the proper thing necessary to
carry the proposed work Of the organization
to a successful result, and that is money. A
small fund will be received from the $40
membership fee required from ench trade
organization, but for the bulk OF the funds
we must go direct to the people themselves.
| At a meeting of the board Of managers, held
in Omaha August 8, 1889, the following reso-
luton was ad opted:
Pursuant to this resolution we earnestly
request that each board of county supervisors
or commissioners shall appropriate from the
public funds the amount set forth therein,
and we have no hesitancy in declaring that
| results will be direct ana justify tenfold by
increase in population and prosperity the in-
vestment made. Real estate men, banks
and other institutions directly interested in
the material prosperity Of the state are also
requested to contribute literally, both In
funds and cooperation, to the work of the
association. The general plan of this asso.
citation for direct advertising purposes to be
First-The collection of proper statistics OF
the products and resources of the state, OF
the undeveloped lands, the average prices OF
same and other relating thereto.
~Second-This information to be published
In pamphlet or other permanent and attract
Il v L III iiuutCd SAsIhoifClJ
the United States mails and by the various
railways having agents in the cast. In add
ton, thereto, newspapers are to he used as
extensively as circumstances Will justify In
calling attention TO the publications of the
organization.
Third-The work of the organization is In.
tended to benefit the entire state, but at the
same time to especially benefit those coun.
ties and communities that contribute TO the
work of placing at their disposal and excl.
| riainu Airactlv in thnir hOhnlf tho imnOrtan
influence which this organization has IN in.
| ducing immigration and In stimulating and
locating new industries.
The work of the organization IS strictly OF
a public nature TOR the public good. II has
been carried along to the present time and
will be prosecuted in the future at no small
sacrifice OF time and money on the part OF its
members, and IL IS not too much to say
that the contributions asked for will fall very
lightly on the individual members OF each
county organization contributing, as com
pared with what is undertaken by the active
members OF the organization. The only per
manent salaried official of the association will
be the secretary, who will have charge under
the board of managers OF the correspondence
and such work as pertains TO his office.
The organization will be strictly impartia
IN its endeavors to benefit the counties con
trib uting..
legislature for nearly two years 1t will be
impossible at this time to secure a state APP
preparation to carry on the work. hence the
necessity Of this appeal TO the people, which
we hope will receive the favorable consider.
alton which the objects sought TO DO attained
should merit.
For working purposes each congressional
district will be in charge OF the following
members Of the organization, who are au'
thorized 10 receive and receipt for moneys
contributed and TO appoint such assistants al
they may find necessary, TO whom they may
delegate the same authority conferred OF
them:
First Congressional District-H. It. Clarl
of Omaha.
OF Minden.
Third Congressional District-E. X. Val
entine Of West Point.
Contributions should, when practicable, b
made payable to tho order OF w. N. Mason
secretary, Omaha, who is also authorized I
receive contributions direct.