Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-29
"oREATER IOWA" MOVEMENT,

commenting on the action Of TIE Col
erado commercial bodies III forming q
Erate association and raiilny fund
OF 100000 to boost Colorado ex-
pressed the opinion that like move
ment could be instituted Ill Iowa to
THE great advantage of the state. Not
i that 1t would devolve upon these or
CARNATIONS to raise any such sum rs
SlOO, 0O0s A little more cooperation,
o merging of the commercial bodies
into one organization, putting forth
the advantages of the stute. rather
than the communities of the state. a
strong pull together would accom-
!plish much at slight cost.
With state organization OF COM
mercfal bodies-not a state associa-
ton formed to meet only at annual
banquets and to hear lot of orator
lcal clap-trap, but working organ
fzation with headquarters and men on
the job all the time working 70: it's
.nterests-a press bureau could be IN
stituted with competent newspaper
man In charge. The duties devolving
upon this bureau would be to collect
facts and statistics bearing or the
states agricultural, industrial and
commercial wealth, write them up In
readable news style, and send them
broadcast to the newspapers OF the
country A great deal of this matter
will be rejected by same of the papers;
all Of 1t will be rejected by few,
but enough of it will find publication
to keep the country advised as to
Iowa's movements.
The Colorado Commercial associa-
ton has press bureau at work and
in almost every mail there is some
thing about Colorado A glance at the
exchanges will show that much Of
this matter finds publication Taco
ma, Seattle and Spokane have ener-
getic jress bureaus at work and it
was but few months ago that all the
papers under display heads told how
some lover had followed his sweet
heart to the northwest coast because
she insisted on being married in the
most beautiful city in the country"
and had selected Tacoma or Portland
as the place. It was readable story
md was given space. Also it served
to draw attention Of the reader to the
city as it was designed to.
The Des Moines Capital in an edi
torial dealing with the prosperity
which has come to Des Moines
through the Greater Des Moines"
movement. expresses the belief that
with the same amount Of effort the
same good results could be put forth
by the state at large in a greater
Iowa. movement. The Capital says:
Apply the same policy to the
state. Iowa has the foundation for a
wonderful growth. Her soil is the
most trustworthy in America. Crops
can be grown against all adverse
conditions. The present season is a
sample. For time there appeared
to- be general conspiracy of the
weather and the elements against the
scrops. Corn had evidently been con-
Sdemned. But now everything survives.
The general crop prospect is splendid.
The outlook for corn is good and Is
improving every twenty-four hours.
The time is ripe for an Iowa boom.
1 Why should we not talk for Iowa?
IF Iowa people would all talk for the
q state. California would have to. take
"a back seat. Suppose that everybody
try it? Let there be Greater Iowa
movement"
The Capital should propose some
plan whereby the state might share
1.-THE benefits Des Moines gained by its
expansion movement Why should not
the press of the state take up this
matter and by round Of discussion
decide upon some means to the end ?