Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
HAGEMAN WILL BRING
 COLON|S1S FROM IOWA
The Valley Not Properly Advertized
 Is His Criticism.

George Hageman returned from trip in the central part of Iowa yes terday and expressed himself as be- ing glad to once more be in the only country in the world. Not only did he visit with friends and relatives in In- dependence and Waterloo, Iowa, but he was out on a little evangelistic work for the Salt River valley. He expects to return again in a few days, and this time, bring back twenty-two colonists. He said that he will bring them back if he has to pay all of their expenses.
 In speaking of Iowa last evening, Mir. Hageman said: That is a wonderful country and represents more wealth than most people have any idea, but it is not the country there that the Salt River valley is. Land is worth from S15O to $200 an acre, but it has reached the height of it's valuation according to it's apportionment, and people are commencing to look west for new investment where more of the silver wheels can be worked out of the soil. They know that Iowa is a good state and that the land there is wonderful, but the average farmer who has from 80 to 320 acres and has to work it himself, will be more than willing to sell out and take up 10 to 20 acres and make the same money and more at less labor. The average Iowa farmer is in teliigent and has money. He is willing to be shown and is being shown by special agents from the lands in Colo rado, Washington, California, Canada and Kansas, and these special agents are the ones that are getting the ma jority of immigrants from the middle west states. I was surprised at the ignorance shown by the Iowa farmer regarding the Salt River valley, be- cause have heard so much here about the advertising that has been carried in the middlewest. was also sur prised that in all Iowa I could not find a representative of a real estate firm or any kind of an interest in this To- cality It is hard for a fellow to stand still and watch the agents from the other localities, localities not half as good as the Salt River valley, getting the investor. What I want to see is Salt River valley agents in Iowa and other middlewest sections of the coun- try, doing a personal work for this locality. I want to see the real estate interests here send their men out into the field and bring the investors here. Bring them here even if expenses have to be paid. The investors are willing to come if they can be shown that the land is what it is stated to be and also they will not come here if they are not shown. This one item is doing more to kill this valley at the present time than anything else-this lack of per sonal work and willingness to show the probable investor what is stated Is so of this valley. It leaves the impress sion that the literature is not whole some and cannot be backed by a per feet confidence. I am going back to Iowa next week and am going to bring out at least twenty to this valley, if I have to pay all the expenses. And I will be perfectly willing to bring more out for any business firm in the city if they will pay the expenses of the immigrants. I think it is a vital ques- ton that is close to the business in terests of every enterprise in the val ley"
 George Hageman left for Los Angeles last evening and will return the latter part of the week, when he will start for another trip to Iowa for several weeks vacation.