Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
THE EXPANSION MOVEMENT
SHOULD BE 8ORGANlZED.

THE EXPANSION MOVEMENT
SHOULD BE ORGANIZED.
An expansion movement is sweep
Ing over Iowa such as never has been
set In motion before within the con-
fines of the Hawkeye state. The cities
that have commercial associations
have injected new life into their organ
izations, and those that have been
without such associations have organ
:zed them. The boosting movement
is not confined to any locality. but is
general all over the state. Iowans re-
alize that while they have been sitting
hack, secure in the knowledge that
their states agricultural and CONNER
cial wealth is not dependent upon ex-
,ploitation and press bureau, other
states with appreciably less to offer,
have utilized printers ink and won
derful imaginations as a magnet to
draw settlers, who, once having set
tied, have stayed and aided in the work
of building up a new country although
their condition was not bettered
But the boosting movement in Iowa
should be organized There should be
q central body. systematizing the work
and having as its slogan 'boost
iowa" Then let the individualS cities
work up their individual ends, after
having done their share to increase
the general prosperity of their state.
The example of Colorado might well
be followed. At a recent dinner of 100
in Denver, which was attended by pro-
gressive citizens from all over the
state. campaign was inaugurated to
raise 100000 to be spent this year in
advertising Colorado Business men
from all parts of the state pledged
their sections to raise it's proportion
Of the fund.
A press publicity bureau will be es-
tablished under the supervision Of the
Colorado State Commercial Associa.
ton. The object of this bureau will
be to keep Colorado constantly. before
the people of the entire country. Spe.
cial articles on Colorado and its varied
resources will be prepared by special
Writers. Every class Of publication will
BE supplied with information concern
ing Colorado which will be of special
tsrest. to their readers.
This press campaign will be supple
mented by sending out travelling cars
containing exhibits Of Colorado's pro
ducts, These cars will be accompan
5 led by competent lecturers, who will
tell the people of the section visited
Of. Colorado's agricultural and mineral
resources and of the opportunities that
await t e energetic man there. A pub
licftg bureau end permanent exhibit
of Colorado products will be opened in
New Nc,,E city quite similar to the one
that hes t conducted by the state
or Ca1ffflrni, e. several years with
such s...,e,.'ess Every legitimate and eff
fest;se5 l,f ;aas viii be used to keep Col
Grade be fore tie people of the United
States
This movement has not ben started
Tor t2sa special benefit of any particu
lar city or section, but to accomplish
\ tic s.eats possible development OF
every city and county within the con
D fines Of the state. Not a single one OF
Colorados resources will be neglected
in the publicity campaign, but each one
\ will be placed before the public. The
particular advantages of every section
of the state will be heralded to the
world and nothing will be left undone
which viii in any way influence PEG
y pie u CO1llG W SOlOl oOO lOl ChC pOi pooS
Of establishing a home.
i The Commercial Association Of Iowa
should organize with officers and a
board of directors so chosen as to rep
resent every section of the state. Per
haps it would not be found practicable
This year to raise any such fund as
Colorado, Isl raising, but to thoroughly
organize the expansion movement
would be of vast interest to the entire
E state, and later it might be found feas
lble to raise fund for campaign Of
education whose object would be te
show investors Of the east and south
that it is not necessary to go farther
west than Iowa to find all the natural
advantages of the vest and many ad
yantages te. be found in no other sec
ton of the country.
Iowa is taking rank as manufactur
Ing state It's agricultural wealth is
secure and known worldwide Why
not pull together to make it's manufac
turing wealth surpass its agricultural
riches without detracting in the least
Afrom the latter?
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