The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-08-25
THE PACIFIC STATES.
Should Unite For Mutual
Development.
IDAHO IS one OF THEM.
Rufus P. Jennings Speaks o.
Their Possibilities.

Alta meeting of the Seattle Cham
her OF Commerce, held at Seattle,
Aug. IS, Rufus P. Jennings, OF the
California Promotion Committee,
urged II closer cooperation Of all the
Pacific States and advocated an
alliance of commercial organizations
OF the entire region west of the Rocky
Mountains, to define public senti
mcnt for progress, so that the Pacific
States Congressional representatives
at Washington will be assisted in
their efforts to bring the Pacific
States to the front innational affairs.
Mr. Jennings said in part.
"The people Of the world are turn.
Ink their attention to the Pacific.
Why? Because they see in this vast
commercial arena greater oppOrtuni.
ties and a larger field for operations
than elsewhere We Of the Pacific
States have realized all along that
this interest must eventually be
aroused, and now that II Is aroused,
it behooves us to prove with all the
energy that is ours that this section
by every right is the true gateway to
the Orient, and that we are capable
Oi holding our own In the great
struggle that is taking place for com.
mcrcial supremacy.
I'VE must, however, look condi-
tIons squdrely IN the face. 1t is not
the thorough traffic In Eastern aud
foreign-m goods that will bring
to US the substantial benefits that
should be ours, but 1t is the develop.
Ing Of our own resources and the
marketing of our own productions
that will build up and make prosper
Gus this section OF the country; and
not merely the marketing of these
products to foreign countries and t
the Eastern States, out the creatin.
OF markets nearer home for the pro
ducts of the soil and the output q
our factories.
1--WE need larger population tt
consume as well as to produce. W.
need men who will come in and ]oir
with us IN developing the many op
portunities that are here.
Much is being accomplished II
this direction now, aud the develop
inent and prosperity Of the Pacifi'
States during the last few years, II
particular, ls marvellous; but w
must see that these conditions con
tlnue and that they improve.
II am u 0rm believer in the olt
saying. In union there is strength.
The people In these Staues are pulling
together for the general good. The.
are frm 10 the belief that what is 70
Tue benefit Of one Is for the benefit q
all. They have set aside boundar
hucS and are working together, il
rivalry, ycs--in jealous rivalry--no
california, can say authortatively
oas advanced more 10 the last thre
years on these lines than in a decad
before such sentiment prevailed.
Now what is good for communlt
or for a commonwealth is good for
section of the country when the Ia
terestS Of that section are so closel
identified as are the interests Of tn
facldc States. When | say the Pa
c'dc States / include Washington
oeegon, California, Idaho, Utah
Nevada and the Territory of Arizona
which, VIC hope, will soon be made
! state. These Pacific States can d
much by working together for on
common end-the upbuilding Of tn
Pacific Coast.
when we stop. and contemplat
'ae enormous area covered by thes
otates, and the fact that there wei
sccordlng to the twelfth census, onl
sofee million people within the
eoundaries, we must realize hO
"uch room there Is for an increase
Wpuiation, and we must realize, als'
suat while each location may NJ
sult every one there is on this Coast
pace Tor all. So say, and l kno
'oa Will agree with me, create q
'uterest 10 the Pacific States, diret
usSfaole people this way, add With
wy ha'7e.s ;cn1ewhere each VIII IN