The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-08
BOOST FOR
NORTHWEST
Seven Governors Join in Call for
Congress to Meet at Seattle
June S to 8
BIG DEVELOPMENT
MEETING PLANNED
Convention Will Plan Campaign
and Suggest Legislation to As
sist Northwest in More Rapid
DEVELOPMENT of Resources

pEAIILE, May G---NeNtH SVNti nv .
ifof northwestern states Wednesday
!. issued a joint proclamation call
ing a Northwestern Development
Congress- to be held in Seattle June
s to s. The remarkable proclama-
ton was made public by Governor
M. E. Hay of this state and for four
days Seattle will be the capital of the
I American Northwest with seven gov
errors and hundreds of citizens in at
tendance 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
mot realizing the opportunities III
their own country, thousands of peo-
pie from the United States, with hum
dreds of thousands of dollars in
wealth, have developed farms and
built new homes under foreign
flags
States which expect to perfect an
organization to work for the Ameri-
can Northwest are Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The
following is the proclamation issued
by the governors:
development is opening in the Ameri-
can Northwest there is no doubt, un-
told resources of wealth, not for the
\ ulti-millionaire alone but chiefly for
the community at large; are awaiting
the coming of second pioneers.
1.-THE soil and climate are second to
none, there exists within the borders
of these seven states untold oppor-
tunities for the development of farms,
mines. waterpowers, the utilization of
forests, the construction of good roads
and the extension of rail tranSporta :
ton. Eighty-five millions of acres OF
public lands still await the home-
seeker. Thousands of acres of logged
off lands, the most productive on
which the sun has ever shone, are Of
fered 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
"a spirit of unrest exists in the
older sections of the United States
and Europe. Five millions of people
have returned to the land during the
last four years. Not realizing the OPP
portunities of their own country
thousands of people from the United
States with hundreds of thousands OF
dollars in wealth. have developed
foreign flag.
During the present decade men
and women will come into the Ameri-
can Northwest as never before if we
can but point out to them how radi-
cal are the possibilities of progress ir
our own country; how abundant the
opportunities in the Northwest and
1a4 Il tx-s1I
! hardships endured by the first pio-
neerS.
How to carry this message to hu.
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 VINO
know about the American Northwest
must solve.
ITO determine by a congress of rep.
resentative men and women interested
in all Ines of BUSINESS and social en-
deavor, how the rapid and intelligent
development of our states may best
be assisted will contribute greatly tc
the advancement of this zone OF
plenty" The combination of our eff.
forts and the most hearty co-opers-
ton between states closely related by
location, by natural advantages ant
similarity of interests, will assist the
seven states to more quickly achieve
their rightful destiny.
Taking into account, therefore
these vital considerations for the wei
fare of our country, we earnestly
urge the citizens of our respectiv,
states to participate in the North
western Development Congress to be
held in the city of Seattle June 5, 6
Z, and s. and to cooperate in carry
ing out the plans which this congress!
may adopt for the development of thi
great principally known as tn,
American Northwest
M. E. HAY,
Governor of Washington
o. A. EBERHART,
Governor of North Dakota
r. S. Wesley,
Governor of South Dakota
b EDWIN NORRIS,
~ Governor of Montana
j. H. HAWLEY,
z Governor of Idaho
OSWALD WEST
Governor of Oregon
ANnTIJLrR VICTIM OH OITTT 4 xyrs