Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-22
loWA's WONDERFUL PROGRESS.

The seventy fourth natal day OF
Iowa. celebrated just recently, 1ouno
this state ranking 1t least even ana IN
many respects superior to many or tne
other forty-seven commonweaiths OF
the union. And the years to come VIII
and this state continuing to progress
In the same measure that TRANSFORMED
It from a wilderness to well popu'
lated, prosperous state.
.Tn- the three score and fourteen
years Iowa has grown from Win
prairie to one Of the greatest OF the
forty-eiRht commonwealth that go 10
make up Uncle Sans great DOMAIN
remarks the Ackley World. Contlnu'
ing In telling Of the history OF the stace
and whv and how it has progressed
the World said:
"she broke of from Wisconsin
terri. nv and in due course Of time
laid aside the swaddling ciotnes anu
appeared in full dress-and she mas
been on larade ever since: Twas Nc.
cause Of the natural wealth tnat tne
great strides were made, and yet Tue
pioneer must not be overlooKed' tne
men and women who came 10 Tue
woods and prairies. when not even q
church steeple pointed heaven"aru'
and all that there was, was nope anu
the inspiration that came from strohs
hearts. There we're neither lunDer
nor -four mills; from the interior men
went away to the river one nuhurea
mites distant to market load OF wheat
That had q market value OF from ~
10 30 cents bushel; the log house,
however. was soon displaced; the nrst
railroad crossed the state along IN the
bo.s. The pioneer had not even inc
faintest glimpse then of the Iowa OF
today. with two and q quarter mlllion
az people, well fed, clothed, schoole1
ANA housed, the peer of any on the sIace
~ TIA earth. rich In possession OF
everything that goes to make wealth.
comfoytable because Of being IN pos,
ss.sinn OF that which purchases COM
fort. -. own
r>.onrces. no. had she been 1t woulo
- Int little difference from what II
vas vhan the Indian was In poss
- the hills, rivers and plains tnat
stnatch out between the two greatest
rtveys on the western continent. Inc
.snrefener' played tremendous part
~ Yowa's development; the German
thu freshman, the Swede, the Danes
ana Norwesians; men and women VINO
IA faith in God and purpose IN me-
Ara fn whose hearts the desire was
strone to be something more tnan
snhiact OF one king or another; these
ara the boys working in common
18th the down-east Yankee who LETT
ia green clad hills for the level plains
q eest = better foothold. The wealth
- Iowa was unthought of then; 1t was
ma same az Is the undiscovered goid
nnrret that lies hidden beneath Tue
earth's surface, dormant, simply walt
ine to be discovered.
me World sees reason for lowans
hainr fubtlant over the progress OF the
800 and concludes with the follow.
IND word Of greater progress IN the
..Constder1ns the fact that Iowa has
had no publicity bureau. but thar
everyone has slid along on their own
NOOK iowa and Iowans can ahord TO
ewell with pride. carry their heads
I'm td1snity and with dignfhed mein
faal that while the hills and prairies
haresbeen made to blossom as the rose
Iowa 70 Just entering into the rich IN.
heritance that the creator intended
shos,ld be developed and which is 10Y
those VINO have the heart to dare and
DO: to live and claim It.
.Hurrah for Iowa! The brightest staf
anong the forty-eight