The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-03
A SUCCESSFUL
ORGANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUES WORK
Much Good Accomplish by It During
Past Year and Vigorous Cam.
paign Promised for 1907.

| The past year has been one of the
most successful in developing the re-
sources and opportunities OF Oregon
and no small part of this success Is
due to the work of the Oregon Deyel-
opment league. Since its organiza-
tlon the league has done much to help
the state and in discussing the pres
ent advancement OF Oregon and the
energy and enthusiasm displayed by
the commercial and industrial bodies
of the state in it's development, Theo-
dore b. Wilcox, president OF the Ore
gon Development league, said Satur-
day In an interview IN the Oregonian:
Never at any time since the great
initial meeting held at the Maiquam
Grand theater, August 2 and 3, 1904,
when thoroughly representative men
from all portions OF the state we're
present, has the Oregon Development
league been so active as at present.
thousands OF inquiries ale being re
ceived II ON all sections of the United
States, and large majority OF them
are from farmers, as 10 evidenced by
the tact Lat tney get ther mail
through the rural free delivery, and,
what Is still more convincing, tho
tenor of the letters themselves--they
are devoted almost entirely to general
farming, dalrying, horticulture aud
stock raising.
Inquiries are coming relative to
the logged oil lands, the possibilities
of irrigation In Oregon are being
sought, while many desire to buy i'm
proveud farms on account Of advan-
tageous change of climate.
During the present week $3.50 has
been spent In postage and from work
already laid out for the first two
weeks in January the postage bill will
reach $500.
"Ihe most gratifying, however, Of
all news comes fiom many OF The 63
organizations which compose the Ore
gon Development league and to whom
the name aud address OF every inquir
or Is being forwarded.
''Dr. NJ. IL. Ellis, president of the
Albany Commercial ciuL, ADVISES that
Linn county literature Is going to
every address. Similar information
comes from Ii. L.. ksnn, president of
league; President Henry b. rhielsen,
OF the Salem Commercial club the
Irrigation Fruit company, through
President Niles and Secretary Kicker,
gives similar report Judge Thomas
II. Ryan, secretary of the Oregon City
Board of Trade, Is personally con-
Quoting the correspondence; Hood
River Is being heard from, and the
same Is true of Datyon, Corvallis,
Klamath Falls, Coos bay, Eugene and
many others.
"Ihis literature giving facts about
Oregon Is going TO the farmers at
time when they will have a chance to
read 1t. Repeatedly more than half
the states Of the Union have been rep
In the mail in single deliv-
cry. In the work OF the central office
a Portland 1t has been necessary to
add during the present great rush
three additional people.
News about Oregon describing the
state In general anu going into details
ippearet in hundreds of the best
county weeklies of the United States,
)apeis wnlcn are thoroughly lead IN
,be homes Of the families we want
% add TO the population ot Oregon.
i would just nke W urge the peo
)le oi this state, Through Lneir COM
neIcial aud industrial Organization
10 double up their work during the
month OF January, tor it Is at that
lime of the year when the delightful
,ilmate OF Oregon furnishes such d
plendid comparison with the other
ections of the Middle West and
lorthern portions of the United
,tatea.'s