The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-06
BILL HANLEY TALKS
ON IMlIGATION
lRv ". H. Warren 10 Orsgoninn. J

sBin" Hanley, christeued William
n,odnct of the Rogue River Vsiiey
farmer and philosopher. who is inter.
ested in so many acres OF land in Cen.
trail Oregon that he himself hardly
knows how many, says that the great.
EST problem of Oregon is to get resdy
10 take care of the immigrants wb1
will flock to this state when the par.
anna canal is opened to the world
While "Bin" Hanley no one calls
him williams classed as farmer. be
is one. and more. He-is ares studeDl
of American conditions and when II
comes to telling about what Oregon
needs and how to get it. he is the
authority of authorities.
He is easily picturesque eharacrter.
bat the most notable trait he possesses
is his genuineness. There is none of
the sham about him and he neye,
'.Ioses his head" Wherever he goes
he is the center of admiring attraction.
Men like to talk to him because he
is worth talking to. he is great
thinker and logic flows from his Iius
whenever he opens his mouth.
While other people are concerning
themselves a great deal about yariou.
subjects to them of the deepest import.
"BiIl" Hanley is deveting bis time
chiefly to working out the vast prob.
lens that are to make OF Oregon what
IT should be-a very great state.
81 find lot of people are worrying
a good deal about what Kind of show.
ing Oregon is going to make at the
San Francisco fair" said he. "The
real thing to worry about is how we
are going to take care of the large
number of people of all kinds who are
coming here. When you begin to think
of that, you are getting onto a subject
that is big enough to keep US all work.
ing for long time. II is Oregon s
big question and it is going to be an.
swered, too, not by talk, but by Just
such work as the Irrigation Congress
the Development League, the CONNER.
cial Clubs and the Chambers of Com.
merce are doing. Cooperation is the
watchword and cooperation will solve
the problem of caring for our share OF
the immigrants. "
"What means do you think should be
used in handling these immigrants?
he was asked.
"They must be kept moving" ht
replied. They've got to be kept
moving. Never allow them to droI
their grips or unpack their trunks here
Keep them a-going along TO the coun
try. The minute they stop in city
your slums have started; they viii
never leave. But once they get to tht
farms, they will never leave ther,
either. Things will work out all righ
by cooperation. That is, we've got t
see to it that these immigrants ar,
looked after when they reach shore ant
that they are sent along to such eli
mates and surroundings as are near a
possible to their custom and liking
And this state has nearly all of thu
climates and conditions for any peopl
who will come, too. You can get abou
any climate you want in Oregon, we
or dry, hot or cold.
"Now. the thing that's got to b
done with these people who are goin
to come here. is to see to it that the
get started right. The problem is t
get them to go through the cities t
the country and to the right places
They will go il we'get ready to see t
them right. The cities must cO-operat
with the farmers, and the towns an
villages must be brought into the pial
so that we will have eNary one wor
ing for the great good of the masse
If we do this, which | know we Wi
then our problem is solved.
"Now, | have an idea that peop
should all be sent to places whe
they will not have to suffer in makiI
the change from their native land
the new land. In other words, it is
the deepest importance that we shi
see to it that every class of peop
coming here to settle shall be got
1.-THE place where they will happy al
where they will thrive and make got
on the land. !"