The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-12-16
THINKS IDAHO NEEDS $4,000
FARMERS
Commissioner Says States Energies
should be Devoted to Settlement
Competition is Strong
Fallon Believes That by Vigorous
Advertising Producers Can BE
Brought Here

That town and city advertising
should be subordinated to advertise
ment of the entire state and its nat
ural resources; that Idaho should set
out in 1911 with the avowed purpose
OF straining every nerve toward Sc
curing $4,000 more real farmers for
this state; that only such policy will
actually place under cultivation the
100000 acres of irrigable, unre-
claimed land now unexploited-such
is the vital lesson pointed out by
Irrigation Commissioner Joseph p.
Fallon in his report to Governor
Brady.
Mr.. Fallon urges the legislature to
appropriate large immigration fund,
such as Colorado, Utah and other
western states have long maintained,
and he warns the people of Idaho
that only by such a course can this
state hope to secure its rightful quota
of immigrants in competition with
other commonwealth that offer every
inducemcnt and clever.y set tho at
fractions before the prospective set
tiers in the form of unique and per-
sistent advertising in all lines, far
and wide. This work, says Mr.. Fall
Ion, takes lots of money, but it's man
fold results in state development
make up for the seemingly large ex-
penditures thousand fold in the end
In discussing this phase of the ques-
ton, Mr. Fallon says in part:
Praises City Organizations
"In the matter of immigration the
department has been ably assisted by
auxiliary agencies, such as CONNER
cial clubs, private corporations and
the railroads entering the state. We
cannot say too much in praise of the
commercial clubs whose chief bust
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mercantile, manufacturing and indus
trial interests of the state. Legisla
ton affecting the welfare of our state,
questions relative TO transportation
by water and rail, public improve
ments and al the interests of trade
and commerce, are made the objects
of their care and attention. Practi-
cally the clubs are the experience
wisdom and wealth of the state of
Idaho, combined to promote the gem
eral prosperity.
'To~se each city engaged in good
natured rivalry, making strenuous eff
forts to surpass it's neighbors in
churches, schoolhouses and private
dwellings, in business and industry
and yet all possessed with no spirit
of selfishness, but all working with
enterprise to make Idaho one of the
foremost state in the Union, is an
exhibition of the noblest form of pa
triotism and excites the warmest ad-
miration.
Results Reflect Efforts
"All the wonderful changes that
have taken place in our state in the
last few years are identified with
their history. They are the develop
ments of their policies and the ex-
pansion of the principles. When flu
ture generations shall come forward
to fill this state with millions of peo-
pie, the work they have wrought will
be rendered with gratitude, and the
story of the struggles, sacrifices and
successes of the different clubs will
always be the most interesting part
of our material development. The
immense amount of advertising is re-
fiectedin the amount of inquiries re-
ceived and the rapid influx of home
seekers.
''These auxiliary agencies believe
that the burden should be shifted in
still greater measure tothe state, and
are now printing their guns for the
coming legislature in the hope that it
will make an appropriation sufficient
to carry out the program as stated,
which the believe to be commensurate
with the states possibilities and
needs.
To Meet Competition
1--WE are now meeting greater COM
petition than ever before. All the
western, southern and middle-western
states are actively engaged in this
work of advertising their resources.
Colorado has fund of 100000;
Salt Lake alone will spend $4,000
the coming year, and SO it is with all
the states.
idaho should come to the front.