The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-24
NEED FOR UNITED ACTION.

II ever there was time In the history
OF the Great Upper Payette valley that
demanded concerted action on the part OF
her people In grasping and turning TO
good account the wonderful opportuni-
ties that once In while present them
selves 10 every community, that time Is
what now remains OF the year 1895.
Emigration TO the valley has received
wonderful impetus In the last
few months through the efforts OF the
promoters OF the Plymouth Colony, in
advertising the wonderful resources OF
the valley, and perhaps the Payette
valley is receiving more attention from
eastern people who are DESTROYS OF
lettering their condition than any 9TH
er part OF the United States. A few
members Of the Plymouth organization
ARE already on the ground and several
hundred others will probably be here
within the next few weeks. Not nearly
all OF the people who come in will be
members Of the colony and there is no
doubt but that many Of these will pre-
fer to settle Independently of the col
ony after looking over the ground We
do not say this with any desire to crit-
else or find fault with the methods or
plan Of the colony for we think the gen
eral plan is good one. But we do
know that the same conditions will not
suit all people alike and while the col
ony plan will doubtless be Just what "A
large number will want there will un-
doubleday be many others who will
much prefer to buy piece of land in
dspendently OF any one else and "go It
alone The same line OF reasoning will
hold good as regards different parts of
the valley There may be and doubt
less will be people come into Payette
this fal. who will not be at all suited
with the lower end Of the valley, who
N they should be able to see the upper
end cf the valley, might be able to find
exactly what they want Ii is this
GLASS of people who the citizens of EN-
nett should be on the look out for. We
are all agreed that we need more people
In this end OF the valley to help reclaim
the vast amount OF good farm and fruit
hand that is now lying idle. and we
should not expect to see many people
come In unless we make some effort TO
bet them know what advantages we
have to offer them.
Emmett people should take enough
interest in this matter to unite aud send
representative committee of two or
more men TO Payette when the coonists
and other Immigrants begin to arrive
aud by getting acquainted with the peo-
pie and with their wants. they would be
able to do much good work for the Pay
cite valley Ms whole. When they
found II man who would not be suited
In the lower valley they would be in A
position TO arrange for Linn TO see this
part OF IT,
We feel that the people of Payette
would heartily second move of this
kind by Emmett people for their inter
ests like ours ars IN the Payette valley
AS n who'r.
But WE should not expect them to
give much OF their time and attention
To booming our end of the valley unless
we snow some interest in the matter
ourselves. move OF this kind would
lot need to be the cause OF any rivalry
or luminosity between the two sections
but ON the other hand II could and
should be made a united effort on the
part OF the whole val ey to secure the
settlement and development OF the gar
den spot Of Idaho and OF America.