Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-14
STATE WILL ASSIST
PLANS TO PROMOTE
CIVIC ENTERPRISES
Commissioner Deets Outlines
General Policy of 1mmi-
grafton Department.

Pierre. S. d.. Sept. administration
Commissioner Deets has just issued Il
letter to the people of the state setting
forth tho past md proposed work o,
his department, as follows:
The bureau of immigration. author
ICED by the last legislature. became OPP
erativc by statute July 1, 1911. and the
office MAS opened for business ON July
IL. since Which time every effort has
been put forth to properly organize it,.
various activities. The COMMISSIONS
OF immigration. who is the states III
thoiiZcd agent in immigration efforts,
feels that he is Justified at this time
in issuing u statement to the people of
South Dakota setting forth the lines
of work that will be pursued and out
lining d policy to be followed.
He has been busily engaged in get
ting IL line on conditions among the
homeStcaders west of the Missouri riv-
Ell and finds them exceedingly hopeful
for the future.
Plans are now almost perfected for
an exhibit of the states products II
at the United States Land
and Irrigation exposition in the COLI.
December .. and the Northwestern
Land Products show at ST. Paul, De-
cembcr II to- %. We believe that the
exhibits to be made at these two shows
by South Dakota will equal that of any
northwestern state, and If it is within
u power to exec them. it will be
one.
At these shows abundance of adverS
Using matter will be distributed and q
mailing list consisting of all visitors to
the South Dakota exhibit will be pre-
pared SO that we will be able to follow
up the advertising matter given out al
Chicago and st. Paul with more ad.
vertising. II will be the aim of this Of
fce to keep South Dakota and it's OPP
portunities constantly before the eye1
OF h people in the more thicllly pop.
ulated centers of the east. so tina wheh
they wish to make Il change OF resi-.
dence South Dakota will be the first
place in their minds for a new loca.
ton.
h time for industrial development
has now. arrived-in fact it has beer
here for some time-and many of oul
cities and towns have representative
industries that furnish employment te
many laborers, but we believe that an.
other step forward should be taken by
every city, town and community.
Every community has in mine some
line of industry that 1t would like tc
have located. but they find it difficult
70 crystalline sentiment around the pro.
lJect. 1t will be the duty of the com.
missioner to assist in getting results. A
department for Industrial development
will be maintained. We desire to get
Information from Commercial clubs and
like organizations regarding their re.
sources wishes for industrial de-
lvelopment. These viii be published
and an aggressive campaign inaug-
!urated to secure the industries desired.
We will get into touch with people who
are looking around for locations for
various kinds Of industries and bring
Vyhem and h cities together.
We dQa1ro fn fo Tn ,,n
than 1t has yer been done before the
matter of exploiting to the world the
scenic beauties and the health giving
properties Of the Black Hills region.
together with their immense mineral
~kpesources. We believe that the great
Tourist travel could. in a large meas
E9re. be diverted to include the Black
kdnls and our best efforts shall be ex-
kSrted to that end. We will present their
mineral deposits intelligently I'm order
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