The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-18
Immigration Work.

Immigration Work.
The following circular has been sent
to the officers Of county Immigration
organization and to the press of the
state, and fully explains itself:
BOISE, Idaho, April II, 1S96.-DEAR SIR
At meeting of the executive committee of
the Idaho Immigration Association, held inn
mediately after the adjournment of the I'M
migration convention at Boise. April 4, 1895,
for the purpose of obtaining the sense of the
several vice. presidents, the following inform
al assessments were appOrtiOned to the differ
ent counties, based. upon their respective
populations for 1895, as estimated by Secre-
tary of State Garrett: Ada, 1900; Bannock,
500; Bear Lake. $500; Bingham, $500; Boise,
S40O; Blaine, $500; Canyon, $500; Cassia, $4O0;
Custer, $500; Elmore. $780, Fremont 500; Ida
no, $500; Kootenai, $500; Latah S14OO; Lemhi
500; Lincoln, $500; Nez Perce, 5000; Oneida.
500; Owyhee, $500; Shoshone, $500; Washing
ton. $500; total $4,000.
The secretary was instructed to commune
cate with the several presidents and
urge upon them the Importance of raising
this money. Believing that the people who
have the good Of the state at heart will re-
committee has gone resolutely to work to
make Idaho known to the outside world. 1t
| is hoped and believed that at least $4,000 can
be secured for carrying on the work for the
| current year, and it is expected that the SER
vice then will be so far advanced and the
benefits SO apparent that the legislature will
| give the association official recognition and
| make an appropriation for it's continuance.
| The work is already fairly begun and a
regular bureau of information has been
| opened for the dissemination of literature
| impartially advertising the entire state. In
this line the most important step taken is in
| the preparation of an eight-thousand word
| article, which the Pacific Northwest I'M
| migration Association Of Portland Oregon,
has kindly offered to publish in it's pamphlet
gratuitously. The copy for this must be in
the hands Of the printer by April Goth. Thus
it is impossible in SO limited time to give each
| part of the state full justice but the state
will be given due credit as whole.
| 1t is the verdict Of all observers that the
northwest is on the eve of an important era
in the history of it's developments All of the
neighboring states nave organized their i'm
migration bureaus, and Idaho must not lag
| behind. Ii we are properly alive to our in
terests we can easily double our population
| by the close of the century, thus securing an
other representative in congress- We all
know that Idaho is capable Of maintaining as
great population as either Oregon or WASH
ington, and the one thing needed to get is to
advertise.
To do this money is necessary, and your
earnest cooperation is solicited in raising
| fund for this purpose. This letter is a pre-
linlinary step in order to obtain the views of
the several vice-presidents in regard to the
amount OF money that can be raised. Kindly
advise us if you think your county will meet
the assessment levied, which, however, Is
more in the nature of "A suggestion.
The association in immediate need of
funds and any money remitted to the secre-
tary will be duly acknowledged. and eXpend-
ed only under the direction of the executive
committee.
The only recourse the association has is to
receive voluntary subscriptions, but every
contributor should be made to feel that he is
making an investment in his own interest
that will return to him many fold.
Very respectfully,
JOHN nj. HAINEs,
| Secretary.
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