Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-11
STATE PUBLICITY
FUND IS NEEDED
LOUIS HILL TALKS
TO OREGON LEGISLATORS
Railroad Man Declares oregon Is
Practically an Undiscovered Couh-
try-Greater Population Needed.

covered country affording the greatest
onnortunity in the world for develop
mani and increase of population, In
. talk before members of the legisla-
ture nv President Louis w. Hill, Oh
the Great Northern railroad. He as
serted that with proper assistance
such as would be given by STATE
bureau of publicity the population
could easily be trebled in the next ~
years.
"If the Great Northern did not pet
lieve that the state of Oregon could
not be developed tenfold," he said'
"it would never have entered the
state. We have been watching the
western states closely particularly IN
the past three years and we nave
been endeavoring to obtain thelr CO
operation with US. not only TOT tne
benefit of the railroad, but to benerlt
themselves"
He called attention to the $4,OO0'-
000 which the state has at Its COM
mand from appropriations and de-
clared that with encouragement I'M
migration and the development OF the
resources of the state would soon
have a large additional amount at lts
command.
"You cannot reasonably increase
your income until you have the pop
ulation." he continued. "You now
have cheaper lands than any other
state in the union and 1t is reasonable
70 assume that there will be enor-
nous increase in the population II the
right thing is done to encourage IT,
Foreigners Not Wanted.
~atx states
gain settlers is keener than that De-
tween the railroads Canada, mor'
than any state, Is an energetic com
petitor. You would naturally go u
the states of the east and present you
advantages to the agricultural eie
ment. You do not want foreigners
Now, other states exhibit at the vari
Gus land shows as states. They ar
behind all of the statements whicl
are made and give strength to tn
campaigns. It Is noticeable that ore
gon and washington practically nev
er exhibit as states. The people con
clude that such exhibits as are
these shows from these states ar
only schemes by the railroads to Sc
tickets or by land companies to Sc
lands"
No new department would be M
cessary for the state publicity can
paign, said Mr.. HILL He suggeste
that II the land commissioner or al
other department were given a su
of from $4,000 to $4,000 in tv
years 1t would be the states most
tive department in distributing al
answering inquiries from prospecti
settlers.
Says Portland is Booster.
Portland, he said, was doing mo
for Oregon than any city was doll
for its state, because indirectly
would receive large benefits. But Il
farmer, he asserted, was sometim
inclined to look upon such boostil
as a scheme OF city to sell land
some proposition which the railro
was backing for selfish purposes, Al
he again emphasized the need Of t
states moral support.
He spoke of a Madras farmer, W
had gone to the dry farming congr'
at Spokane and had beaten the VOL
with products raised on one Greg
farm.
"This fruit has been practica
overlooked" he said. "But the Gre
Northern is now getting 100000 C
culars on the results obtained by 4
man."
State Should Spend Money.
"The Oregon railroads are n
spending $4,000 annually for p,
licity for this state. Portland sper
100000 and the land companies mi
money. 1t is hard to make a sugg
ton on this point, but I do think
would be unreasonable for the st
to make an appropriation Of $3.50
In ten years your population wo
be more than trebled. The great
opportunities in the United States
In the entire world are In Orego
In closing President Hill also s
gested the establishment of the exp,
mental stations and added that II
state went ahead with the publ,
work his railroad would not quit,
would continue with even more enc