Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-23
Northwest Development Congress.

NOlJuWtSJ DGfClOplllSllU OOuSISSS.
Seven governors of northwestern
states last Saturday issued a joint
proclamation calling a Northwestern
Development congress-, to be held in
Seattle June to s. The remarkable
proclamation was made public by Gov
ernor M. f. Hay of this state and for
four days Seattle will be the capital
of the American Northwest, with seven
governors and hundreds of citizens in
attendance at the conference.
| The congress is to plan a campaign
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 procla
nation when they say "not realizing
the opportunities in 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 foreign
flag
States which expect to perfect an or
ganization to work for the American
Northwest are Minnesota, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon The follow
ing is the proclamation issued by the
governors:
FThat an era of new and complex
development is opening in the Ameri-
can Northwest there is no doubt, untold
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 climate are second to
none, there exists within the borders
of these seven states untold opportuni-
ties for the development of farms,
mines, waterpowers, the utilization of
forests, the construction of good roads
and the extension of rail transportation.
Eighty-fve millions of acres of public
lands, still await the homeseeker. Thou
sands of acres of logged-off lands, the
most productive on which the sun has
ever shown, 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 produce wheat In short, success
still awaits the willing worker toward
the sunset.
GA spirit of unrest exists in the
older sections of the United States and
in Europe. Five millions of people have
returned to the land during the last
four years. Not realizing the oppor
tunities of their own country, thousands
of people from the United States, will
hundreds of thousands of dollars il
wealth, have developed farms and bull
new homes under foreign flag.
"During the present decade men an(
women will come into the American
t Northwest as never before if we cal
t but point out to them how radical ar
: the possibilities of progress in our coun
r try; how abundant the opportunities il
, the northwest and that they will no
: have to face the hardships endured b.
the first pioneers.
GLOW to carry this message t
1 human millions and how to assist then
to the advantages enjoyed by the olde
and more highly developed regions
the problem which the people who knoN
q about the American Northwest mus
:. solve.
2 "To determine by a congress of reI
4 resentative men and women intereste
in all lines of business and social Ell
q deavor how the rapid and intelligen
= development of our states may best
= assisted will contribute greatly to tn
L advancement of this "zone of plenty.
The combination of our efforts and tn
most hearty cooperation between state
closely related by location, by natur;
n advantages and similarity of interest
It will assist the seven states to MOI
d quickly achieve their rightful destin.
e "Taking into account therefor
r these vital considerations for the we
II fare of our country, we earnestly urg
q the citizens of our respective states
= participate in, the Northwestern d.
= velopment congress to be held in tn
Il city of Seattle June 5, 6, 7 and s, an
o to cooperate in carrying out the plar
t. which this congress may adopt for til
& development of this great principalit
l. known as the American Northwest.
" M. E. HAY,
q. Governor of Washington
n A. o. EBERHART,
y. Governor of Minnesot
- JOHN BURKE.
Governor of North Dakot
~ R. S. Wesley,
Governor of South Dakot
EDWIN NORRIS,
Governor of Montan
.e J. H. HAWLEY.
1T Governor of Idah