The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-22
DO AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE
DONE BY.

During the months of September and
October colonist rates will be in eff
feet OIL railroads from the east and
there will, in all probability, be the
greatest immigration to the west that
the country has ever experienced. Inc
state of Oregon is making an or
ganized and systematic campaign TO
induce home seekers to locate ana
neither money nor energy is pelI-s
SHARED to accomplish this purpose. The
railroads are giving every possible as
sistance to the commercial organlZa-
lions and a united effort is being put
forth 10 make Oregon the objective
point of every "tenderfoot.
Ry the progressive spirit of her
business men Washington has haa
more advertising than Oregon and her
resources are more widely known
Nevertheless at least a little special
effort should be made to interest TINS
band of home seekers and Walla Wal
la should naturally secure larger
promotion of the home seekers than
any other locality in the northwest
owning to the superior advantages OF
this fertile valley.
In addition to the apparent resources
of this country we will be in partlc-
uiarly advantageous position to enter
tain visitors and demonstrate the fact
that Walla Wala is the best place in
the Pacific northwest TO invest and
live For portion of the time during
the flood of immigration we will have
harvest carnival. which of itself will
be demonstration of the prosperity
of this valley and the contented spirit
of its citizens. Following the harvest
festival viii come the county fair at
which will be exhibited the cream of
the products of the country. and one
glance at the display of fruit vege-
tables. grain and stock would make an
Iowa or Illinois farmer wonder why
he had not discovered a good country
years ago.
The people coming to this coast from
the middle west are composed of the
substantial class who have money to
invest in homes where they can live
and raise and educate their families
in comfort while they are making a
good honest living. They are a desirable
class of citizens and all THAI will be
necessary to convince them that this
is the place they have been looking
for is to get them here and the
country and its resources will do the
rest. There is everything here to make
them happy: climate. soil, water
schools. business opportunities, trans
portaton facilities. market, and what
is by no means the least considera-
ton the best, most prosperous AM
most contented people on the face o.
the earth.
What are we doing to let the people
a know what We have for them? Every
citizen of Walla Walla has relative:
and friends in the east and many O
them will come west during the time
the colonist rates are in effect Do a:
you would like to be done by if yo,
We're in their positions and looking fo
better location. Write to them AM
tell them what they are missing. SEM
them the papers. give them literatur
telling in conservative language of tn
resources. and invite them to atten,
the harvest festival and county fai
where they may see and be convince,
that ii is good to live in the Wall;
Walla valley.
Tell them about the 5000. 900 bushel
of wheat raised here this year, of tn
big schools and apples and the peacl
day at Freewater. Tell them of on
schools and churches, our pave
streets, fine business houses and com
mercial advantages and hundreds O
other good things they do not have. !
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