Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-24
MAKING BIDS FOR FARMERS
Oregon VIII Hereafter ExpIoit Aeri-
cultural End of
state


PORTLAND. Ore, July 2s-tspe,,islD-r
{, Chapman, secretary OF the PortlanTr-
Commercial club, Is on tour OF central
ana southern Oregon. including trips from
INC Dalles through Prlneville Shanico
burns, The Narrows, Madras and Bend IA,
speaking OF the work which he has named
out Tor the Portland commercial body and
the newly organized Central Oregon De.
velopment league, Mr.. Chapman said:
he object OF this Junket is to Eet In
closer touch with every phase OF lnterior
ana southern oregon. i believe tho nevt,
formed league is destined to do great things
Tor all Of the communities where tbcs,,
, bodies have been organized snd where th,
people have Joined. II is the object OF IN,
PORTLAND Commerciar club 10 work I'm o,
plotting the resources and advantages NJ
'ne country and state at large One OF my
aims IN my future work toward getting
ne" people into Oregon is TO induce more
farmers TO come here and locate. One OF
the greatest mistakes many sections OF the
state nave made is in boosting The town
ana business hube and neglectmg TO boost
the agricultural districts or courso ,ha,.o
are rev towns or cieE in the state but can
accommodate more business houses and
more people, but there has been ouite n
tendency to overdo this in the past and this
mas caused neglect of much effort to in
uuee more farmers to come and TN the
thousands OF acres of rich virgin soil that
only needs the hand Of the plowman to
make II produce almost anything in the
agricultural line in great abundance
10 change these conditions and Induce
more farmers to come to this state shall
DC my aim and the aim of the publcitv
oooies OF Portland and every other mart
OF the state from this time on II ,on
nave my way about future advertising W.
VIII spend more money in exploiting tho
agricultural regions and telling tho Irtor
ested fasteners among the farmers about
the wonderful opportunities here for them
IL we can get more farmers here wbo win
settle on the land and till II to its fullest
capacity there will be no trouble in kee,,-
ing the towns and cities filled up and en-
Joyine healthy business growth But. 10
We oVeroo the thing In the towns and
neglect the broad acres which ar. really
the backbone of the whole country. then
we are not going to grow and develop az
we should as city surrounded by an arri
cultural section cannot thrive as n should
just so long az the agricultural and other
pursuits going along with farm life are
neglected" ~ aAil.s ~ :. ~ ~
Mr.. Chapman declares that while he has
seen most of the territory through which
he Travelled on this trip before he has never
been so greatly interested with the future
OF interior and southern Oregon as now.
he says this part of Oregon really has a
great future before 1t and 1t viii only take
proper methods OF exploiting these great
resources and the getting In of new blood
to work the land and branch into differen,
diversified farming to make Of IL wonder>S
fully rich country. Upon his return ~
Portland he>says ne will be In much better
position as secretary Of the Commercial
club to write about this country and tell
inquirers just what is here for them