The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
TIIE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
lA Constructive State Policy.

his very encouraging report on orop conditions
and his inspiring conclusions as to the effect upon
general business in the northwest, published IN y
journal today, Mr. H. " Jones, the widely known
crop expert makes another point which cannot be
phaslzed too much at the present time Mr. Jones
travels extensively thru seventeen eighteen states
IN the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys and is
familiar with business conditions in all of them.
Speaking OF the three northwest wheat-groWing
states he thinks the Dakotas are likely to get much
better return from the splendid crop about to be
harvested than Minnesota, not in the price OF grain
but in the use to be made of the facts in
circles and the amount of attention attracted among
investors and prospective settlers The is that
these states advertise themselves better than Mime
sofa It is as he says-Minnesota Of all the western
states does least to make known her resources and
advantages and opportunities. As result immigra-
on Is running Minnesota into more remote places
leaving behind lands just good and cheaper than
that which finds ready sale the result Of udicous
advertising the far frontier Not only does this tide
Of immigration draw from the east and SOUTH but It
has even taken from rural population 50 that IN
some sections we are actually losing population ana
losing the resultant development which only come
by sufficient popuation. Every productive citizen
has value and everyone lost to the state Is loss
Of productive power which retards the growth and de-
velopment Of the state. f szf} tfF.ss. SIS
Mr. Jones refers to Kansas as one Of the best or
ganzed states of the with respect to the gather
ing Of statistics and all kinds Of information desired
by the investor settler and in the dissemination Of
such information thruout the country The man who
has organized this work In Kansas is the man who
recently refused appointment to the United States
senate because thought his work in hand much
important than that of senator. He right. Sec
retary Coburn is worth to the state Of Kansas
in his present position than he any other man could
be in the senate Of the United States and the same
kind of man make himself just as valuable to the
state Of Minnesota. .-6
fortunately likely to have this important
matter made prominent in the coming fall campaign
The republican nominee for governor has done some
thinking along this line and is practical business
who appreciates it's Importance and has an inte
gent understanding of the needs of the state He is
preparing emphasize the idea of meeting them in his
campaign and to take the lead in constructive states
manship such this state is in much need ofstates
manship which will promote the material interests OF
the people in practical and intelligent way by means
Of road-buding drainage, tax REFORM judicious ad-
vertising and in other ways which may suggest them
selves from time to time Minnesota is tagging behind
her sister states in all these important particulars but
there is to hope that Indifference and neglect
will longer characterize her policies in this respect.
Judcious advertising is just profitable for the
state as for the. Individual ds$ s& .H#4