Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-25

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| California is nothing but scenery
sand banks, roses and f1eas. People
out there made their money In Iowa
and then went to California to spend
it. There is nothing to. California. The
people can't live on scenery and they
have come back to Iowa where the SOL
produces enough to feed the people OF
Iowa and those OF other countries
have some relatives living out there
and would not be surprised II didn't
have to send them money so they
| could return to Iowa.
Iowa soil produces unlimited
wealth. The hen fruit of Iowa amounts
to more than all the gold produced IN
the United States each year. The news
papers of Iowa are the best In the
world Editor Miller praised the
press of the state and paid many glow
ing tributes to the late A.. w. Lee.
founder of the Lee syndicate and pub
Usher of the Ottumwa Daily Courier,
declaring that he was the greatest
newspaper man Iowa ever produced.
Boost Iowa All the Time.
aBoost the state Of Iowa, boost her
factories and business institutions and
don't fight the corporations" asserted
the speaker. Boost capital. The tax
ing of capital has driven 1t from the
ST ate and this is one reason for the
loss in. population. There Is one thing
/ am mighty glad of and that is that
the legislature has done away with the
tax ferrets who have been responsible
for the driving out OF large factories
and capital There are men who lam
bast the corporations, but I am with
the corporations. There is too much
undertaking against them. Let them
make money. It is not any Of my bust
ness as long as we are all living.
State Not Boosted Enough.
Iowa has not been boosted enough.
Take the state of Indiana. 1t Is known
as the home of authors Iowa has just
as good writer's as Indiana. Take Ellis
Butler, Rupert Hughes, formerly OF
Keokuk; J. L. Harbour, formerly Of
now editor of the Youths
companion; Emerson Hough, Edwin
L.. Sabin and others too numerous to
mention. Iowa has been and is the
home of great writer's and great edi-
tors. Also Iowa furnishes noted preach
ers. Take Newell Dwight Hills, who
succeeded Henry Ward Beecher, one
Of the greatest preachers the world has
ever produced There is Charles Reid
Hadley, who was born near Washing
on. The corn fed preachers who have
gone from Iowa have made names for
themselves. These preachers got their
,ducation by following the pillow in
owa cornfields. IOwans have succeed
I'd in every line of work. Take San !,
ord Stone, chief of the Brotherhood
# Locomotive Engineers and John p.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers of America as samples.
Iowa must consider her resources.
We must improve the country schools.
am not in favor of lowering the
wages Of the school teachers. say,
,oost their salaries. Build up the coun-
ry churches. don't care what you
eligion.> say, build up the schools,
Is they are the poor mans university.
they say that because Iowa has no
arge cities, she has fallen in popula-
ion. don't believe this. I would
ather live in country town where
knows everybody else and
where when you get sick In bed you
AN rest assured that some of your
friends will come and see you. Who
you'd not live in Iowa, with her rural
rec mail delivery and other convent
Germany. You have noticed that emf
grafton from Germany has fallen of |
nearly Is per cent. Becoming alarmed
,nces.
Iowa must study the methods of
It the heavy emigration from Germany
he kaiser got busy, more factories
we're started and intensified farming |
vas carried on, and as result the
Germans found that they could find |
,lenty to do in their own country with
tut leaving for the United States. Iowa
must study these things and in ten
ears Iowa will show no loss In popula-
ion."
New Chairman Talks.
Samuel F. Mcconnell of Bloomfield,
he newly elected chairman, was called
lpon for a few remarks. He thanked
he bankers for the honor conferred
lpon him and stated that he would try
o do his best in filing the office. He
tated that he got some inspiration
rom Editor Miller's address. Chair
Mcconnell asserted that the
ankers did not realize the growth of
he banking business in Iowa. The
citation for the postal savings bank
nd the guaranty bank deposit bill had
iven the public clearer knowledge
f the banking business.
Greetings were received from Group
seven Of the Iowa Bankers association
n session at Williamsburg. and Secre-
airy Brown was instructed to send
reetings in return
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