The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-09
INSTRUCTION GIVEN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIRMAN G. II. REEVES OF Ma.
TIONAL IRRIGATION BUREAU
ISSUES ORDERS.


mittees for each of these states except
| Wyoming, official notice of their ap-
pointment. These committees are as
follows:
For Nevada-R. Nichols, Carson
City; Captain w. l.. Cox, Reno; e.
L. Bride, Reno; Frank Williams,
Good Springs, and Gordon II. Place,
lily.
For Idaho-J. II. Schooler, Boise
II. T. French, Moscow; Frank Ribb-
lett. Albion; Alexander Mcpherson
Twin Falls; Monte B. Gwin, Boise.
For Utah-Fred J. Kiesel, Ogden ;
J. c. Wheelon. Garland; |. L. Rey-
nolds, Ogden; Thomas Judd, st.
George.
Chairman Reeves has also for
warded to each of the committeeman
copy of the suggestions and instruc-
tions for the work of the various pub
licity committees for the ensuing
year.
The letter in full is as follows:
To the Honorable Members of the
Committee on Publicity and Scien-
tifc Information in and for the
| States of Utah, Idaho and Nevada:
The national committee desires
and | will instruct you to take up and
furnish complete statement of the
resources and the manner of hand
ling the resources of your state, as
follows, and outline the following
fully and carefully and covering the
entire matter carefully, accurately, so
that we may be able to stand upon
the statement before the world.
First, give a lucid description of
the locality, include a sketch map
that will cover one page.
Second, give transportation facili-
ties, rates, railroad and wagon,
towns, schools, public stores, manu-
features, industries, consumption of
farm products, etc.
Third, go somewhat into the char
acter and extent of the land that is
open for settlement and the source,
reliability and cost of water supply.
Fourth, give a correct idea of the
climate from the farmers viewpoint,
describe the seasons, the dry and
rainy period, the occurrence of late
and early frosts, seed time and har-
vest, the time when different kinds
of farm work is done and the tenn
perature, not in degrees, Fahrenheit,
but as ii affects the comfort of the
farmer and his family.
Fifth, outline the nature of the
plants and wild fruits and give a
full account of each of the most
profitable kinds of soil, the manner
and costs of preparing the surface,
the practice and cost of the season S
irrigation, the average yield, cost of
production, the average net return
per acre, and the usual manner of
disposing of the crops.
Sixth, be particular in regard to
the price of land, the different quail
ity, the terms and manner of pay ing
for it, interest charges, taxes, etc.
Seventh, discuss the most suitable
kind of livestock to keep, their proper
treatment, the cheapest and best feed
and the average profit from one or
more of the following classes Bees,
poultry, hogs, sheep, dairy cows,
| range stock, horses and mules.
Eighth, give a detail list of the
prices for 1907, of each of the prin-
cipal articles which the new settler
will be required to purchase as well
as the price of all produce which he
may have for sale, also give list
|
mechanics, etc.
Ninth, discuss the supply and kinds
of timber for building purposes, fuel
coal.
Tenth, settlers may also want to
know if they can secure work for
themselves and teams, or both, dur
ing a part of the year.
The following topics with others
that might be named should receive
some consideration: Cost of living
per month and year; healthfulness OF
the locality, character of the popula-
tion and their antecedents, nature OF
amusements, rural free delivery OF
postoffice system, proximity to mar
kets and freight rates, including
points of wholesale to points of re
tail, the kind of settlers wanted.
Estimate the amount of money
needed to make fair start, when tC
come west, what to bring, how tC
reach the locality described
Under this head would be giver
the railroad rates for colonists from
the principal states of the union, t.
whom to apply for further informa
tion in your respective counties.
i WISH LldL you anu tnC otht
!, members of your committee wOult
take the above outline, expand it full
ly and completely with the detail
under the formula; don't he afraid o
getting too much specific information
in regard to these matters; after yol
have prepared it and forwarded 1t t.
!; me, | wish you would let me have |
!; typewriter in four copies so that th
, matter may be taken up by the com
: mittee and after 1t has been exam
ined and classified under the who'll
, of the other information received
from your state, that 1t may be TYPED
out and arranged into one class o
/ publication, and If each of you vii
give me the names of your paper
who are willing to publish the who'll
of your county reports after it ha
, been arranged and classified, | viii
be pleased to furnish them with
, copy of it, with the committee ap
proval; also wish each of you woul
see whether or not your local pape
2 will arrange for complete write-u
of your counties.
A copy of these will be sent to eac
S together as soon as possible and al
i, range for the discussions, answer an
t write-ups at an early date.
I have taken up with the differen
S railroads this same matter and wi
no doubt receive a great deal of SUI