The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17
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ORs' SPECIAL

ORS' SPECIAL
thoroughly aroused at last through
The immigration reports of the Can
adam government showing conclu-
sively that the tide OF immigration
that formerly helped to populate and
build up our American west has been
diverted and is flowing to the Canad-
ian west, in ever increasing numbers,
the states of the American northwest
have at last decided upon concerted
action looking toward checking this
startling exodus from the eastern
states to the Dominion.
With this end in view, practically
every western and northwestern state
is participating on larger or small err
scale, in the many land shows that
are being held in the east at this
time. Through the medium of the
excellent exhibits of the states re-
sources, as ocular substantiation of
the claims set forth in the literature
and statistics distributed at these
shows, the individual states hope to
prove to the people of the east that
the opportunities presented to them
in their own west are greater than
those offered to the bomeseekers who
move to Canada.
immigration statistics show that
the United States is losing it's popu-
lation at the rate of 100000 persons
each year, this being the number of
homeseekers who are drawn from the
crowded centers of population in the
the eastern United States to western
Canada by the glittering promises OF
marvellous harvests on cheap lands Of
fered by the Canadian immigration
agents.
This is the state of affairs which
has led to the holding of the numer-
GUS land shows. AS fitting climax
to the advertising campaign inaugu-
rated by the west, the northwestern
states, and Colorado and California,
have united in what is said to be the
most unique method of advertising
their resources that has ever been
conceived. The plan is the sending of
a special train, bearing comprehensive
exhibits of each state participating,
on tour of the principal cities of
the east, at each of which stops will
be made for the purpose of displaying
the exhibits and telling of the pro-
gress of the west both from an agri-
cultural and industrial standpoint.
While this method of displaying
the resources of the west is in itself !
new, the unique feature of the tour
will be the fact that the governors
of the various states will accompany
the exhibits as the official represent
atives of the states. 1t is said that
the present is the first time in the his
tory of the United States that a con-
gress of chief executives have banded
for any similar purpose.
The remarkable finesse of the
movement from publicity stand
point is seen in the presence of the
governors, for while the visit of an
exhibit train to any particular city
would create a certain amount of in
terest in the inhabitants thereof 1.-THE
fact that such a coterie of celebrities
lend their presence to the project,
adds distinction that would not
otherwise obtain, and assures for the
tour the greatest possible amount of
publicity.
The fact that the gubernatoria
party will be joined from time to
time by the governors of the states
in which the special train happens to
be journeying at the moment, sena-
tors, congressman, correspondents of
various newspapers and others, adds
to the value of the plan from pub
licity standpoint.
After visiting FL eastern cities, the