Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-03

Northwestern Development Con.
gress to be Held in Seattle
June 5th to 9Th.
Seattle, Wash, May 4.-Seven gov
errors of northwestern states today
issued joint proclamation calling a
Northwestern Development Con-
gress" to be held in Seattle, June 5 to
8. The remarkable proclamation was
made public by Governor M. E. Hay
of this state and for four days Seattle
will be the capital of the American
Northwest with seven governors and
hundreds of citizens il attendance at
the conference.
The conference is to plan a cam.
paign and suggest legislation which
will assist the northwestern states in
more rapid development and to stem
the tide of Immigration to Canada.
This fact is set forth by the governors
in the proclamation when they say,
"Not realizing the opportunities in
their own country, thousands Of peo-
pie from the United States, with hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars in
wealth, have developed farms and
built new homes under foreign
flag"
States which expect to perfect an
organization to work for the Ameri-
can Northwest are Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Ida
no, Washington and Oregon. The
following is the proclamation Issued
by the governors:
''That an era Of new and complex
development is opening in the Amer
lean Northwest there is no doubt, un-
told resources of wealth, not for the
multi-millionaire alone but chiefly for
the community at large; are awaiting
the coming Of second pioneers.
"The soil and the climate are Sec
ond to none, there exists within the
borders of these seven states untold
opportunities for the development of
farms, mines, waterpowers, the utili-
cation of forests, the construction OF
good-roads and the extension of rail
transportation. Eighty-tive millions
of acres of public lands still await the
homeseeker. Thousands of acres of
logged-otf lands, the most productive
on which the sun has ever shone, are
offered for sale at the lowest possible
price. Great ranches are being cut
up into smaller farms. Millions of
acres Of grazing lands are tired of
growing buffalo grass and want to pro-
duce wheat. In short, success still
awaits the willing worker toward the
sunset.
"a spirit Of unrest exists in the
older sections of the United States
and in Europe. Five millions OF peo-
pie have returned to the land during
the last four years. Not realizing the
opportunities of their own country
thousands of people from the United
States with hundreds OF thousands
of dollars in wealth, have developed
farms and built new homes under Il
foreign flag.
During the present decade men and
women will come into the American
Northwest as never before if we can
but point out to them how radical are
the possibilities of progress in our
country: how abundant the opportun-
tiles in the Northwest and that they
will not have to face the hardships
endured by the first pioneers.
'How to carry this message to hui
man millions and how to assist them
to the advantages enjoyed by the old
er and more highly developed regions;
is the problem which the people who
know about the American Northwest
must solve.
'To determine by congress of rep
resentatiye men and women interested
in all lines of business and social en-
deavor. how the rapid and intelligent
development Of our states may best be
assisted will contribute greatly to the
advancement of this zone OF plenty"
The combination of our efforts and
the most hearty cooperation between
states closely related by location, by
natural advantages and similarity of
| interests, will assist the seven states
to more quickly achieve their rightful
destiny.
''Taking into account, therefore,
these vital considerations for the well