The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
Development of the West Is Har-
riman's Greatest Monum eRt.
Has Brought Isolated Centers
in Touch With Each Other.
MADE GREAT CHANG E.
His System Advanced Western
Interests by Advertising.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-No greater
monument to the genius and rore-
sight of E. H. Hartman exists. In the
opinion of prominent official OF the
Hartman lines from the west, than
the. almost miraculous transforma-
ton which has been wrought in the
spirit of western communities by one
of the schemes of empire bulldlng
evolved and carried through to sue
cessful application by the great rail-
road leader. By the plan OF COM
munity advertising, which has been
worked out, said this official, TO
more elaborate extent on the Harr1-
man railroads than anywhere else IN
the world, a metamorphosis has been
accomplished whereby centers of
population which were isolated and
revolving wholly about themselves
have been knit together into a COM
mon aim and are now working with
a cooperative spirit for the develop
ment of the entire region of the west
Found Towns Doing Nothing.
When Mr.. Hartman took up his
railroad work in this territory, ne
found the towns doing almost nothing
for themselves and the territory
served by his lines divided up into
sectional areas which made the in
fusing of a common spirit seem al
most hopeless task. Now 1t is SAID,
there is not town of 1000 or more
inha bitants which has not its cham |
Der of commerce, board of trade or |
other commercial development aSso- |
citation working for the building up |
not only of the town and the country, |
but of the entire state, and set on |
inducing immigration of the class of
people which will prove the most val
liable asset to the community.
His Method of Promoting Enterprises
THE transformation" said this Of
fetal, has been worked out and is
being carried further continually by |
odU
a feature of the Hartman lines. Men
are sent out to see the bankers, the
the lawyers, real estate
men, business men and farmers of
crate and work for their own COM
merce and development and for that
of the region as a whole"
AS the small community cannot be
expected to be able to carry on the
work of publicity alone, the railroad ,
puts all of it's resources and expert
ence at its disposal, the community
bears a portion of the expenses, and
The result is pamphlet of the most !
artistic nature, setting forth with !
beautiful illustrations the attractions
md natural resources of the district. {
Then the railroad aids in placing '
hese pamphlets where they will do
most good by distributing them {
it's vast system of agen- I
les.
The Effect Was World Wide.
Not only in America are these
agencies maintained, but also in Lon 5
Ion, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Glas- {
sow, Edinburgh, Dublin and other 1
arge cities of Europe. The pamph- ]
cts are completely systematized. so
hat a correspondent who has decid-
ID to go into any conceivable indus q
ry, as dairying, deciduous fruit, cit 1
us fruit, chickens or general farm :
ng, is put into immediate touch with b
he districts which would best serve \
lis needs, and his name sent to the v
commerce association most likely to I
e interested, whereupon a direct COM o
is begun with the pros
,ective settler.
THE results which are apparent l
in the west are almost
eyond estimation" said the railroad
fficial The people have been in Z
uced to work with enthusiastic CO.
peration and are showing the Chi
ago spirit -