Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
CAPTAIN MERRY AND THE TEN
NEssEE LEGISLATURE.

Captain ]. F. Merry returned home
Saturday afternoon from trip over
the southern lines Of the illinois
Central. He addressed several com.
mercial clubs and chambers Of com:
merce enroute and says the south IS
rapidly awakening to greater CONNER
cial and agricultural activity. The
progressive spirit is taking hold of the
people and the ranks Of the boost
ersp have been greatly, augmented of
late. The legislature Of Tennessee
is considering the advisabflity of
making an appropriation for the pur-
pose of advertising the merits of the
state in the columns Of the northern
newspapers. Capt. Merry appeared
before the committee Of the legisla-
ture having charge Of the bill and
urged Its passage. He says he feels
confident that the legislature will set
aside substantial amount for adver-
Using purposes.
In this connection it may be
said that the great rush Of emil
grams. from the United States to
Canada is attributed largely to the
systematic campaign OF advertisinS
which that government has carried
on DUNG the past few years. The
government there has been doing this
and the EXPENSE has been met by APP
preparations from the public funds.
During the year 1909 the CANADIAN
government spent 500. 900 for adver.
tdsing space in newspapers and per
lodicals published On the United
States. During the same year over
10000 people LETT the United States
70 make their homes in Canada. They
want the good American farmer with
little money in his pocket across
The border and they know how to g,
after him.
At a celebration at Winnipeg las,
summer given in honor Of Canada's
encouragement. James j. Hill Of tn
Great Northern railroad told the Ca
nadians THAT they could build up theil
country better by appealing to home
seekers from the United States rath
,r than the people from the old coun
try. He said that one good lowe
farmer with from $4,000 to $4,000 il
hs pocket was worth more to the
country than twenty paupers from
europe. That the Iowa man had the
money to equip and operate his farm
at once while it took the man from
Europe generation to get on hi.
feet. This emigration from til,
States to Canada will continue ..un
less something equally attractive il
offered our people at home.
A man with atfew thousand dollars
but not enough TO buy a high price,
Iowa or Illinois farm. cannot be blan
ID for looking up a place where hi
capital will procure a home for hi
family. but there is no necessity TO
ills leaving the United States to fin,
4 It
The unoccupied and unused land o
the United States rivals in vastnes
that of Canada and far excels it II
the variety Of crops that may be rails
ed on dt, to say nothing OF the favor
yble climate and the many other ad
santages political and otherwise.
The United States government ha
spent and Is spending millions
dollars annually on the great recls
nation projects in different parts q
the west. whereby the dry but rio
soil is made to put forth luxuriau
growth by irrigation. Yet how man
Of the states are making any 5effor
whatever to attract settlers? w
doubt II there are two dozen me
in Delaware county that know apo
what terms farm can he secured i
any one of these localities.
= The states wherein this good Ian
Is situated should advertise 1t. The
should not be satisfied with what til
railroads and land agents can do.
some of these western and souther
states with their wonderful fe
Utility would advertise their land
and other advantages in the sam
manner as the Canadian governmer
. Is doing, the trains would be crow.
ed with the people who would go
view them.
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