The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-08-21
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l. ]. Bricker, general immigration
agent for the Northern Pacific, and
bis bunch of bright jolly travelling
aides. to the number of nine, arriv-
ed here on Tuesday evenings train
from st. Paul as per announcement,
on their scheduled tour of the north
west, and after night of it with
our citizens in clean, decent fun
and frieud-making, departed on the
next mornings train for new fields
Of conquest. The term conquest"
Is used advisedly, for that bunch of
immigration invasionists, actually cap
tued the local commercial club and
all the other citizens they got in
touch with while here, and did more
to set their "heartless corporation"
right IN the minds Of those who heard
them, than all the tons of literature
end "brass-collar" visitors that could
be shipped in over their single track
line In the next year. Then they
brought General Agent Jordan along,
and that did not injure their cause,
for Jordan and the Camas eaters
know each other some, and have few
disagreements.
The visitors were met at the depot
BY a number of our citizens and were
walked" up town-a good stunt. And
the same relationship was continued
all the time they were here. After
dinner at the Imperial hotel, which
they pronounced the best "put-up
place. they had met up with since
leaving st. Paul, adjournment was
taken to the commercial club rooms,
where a three hours seance, over
lowing with wit, huwor and hard
sense, and intersperced with an occa-
slonal pointed story, was held.
President Anderson, of the COM
mercial club, who presided requested
visitor Bricker to direct the program,
IN which line of work it was soon
discovered he Is a pastmaster-there
was something on all the time.
The best method of developing this
country and settling it more thickly
WIN desirable citizens and home seek
efs' was the central topic of the even
Jugs discussion. One thing of gen
s'ai agreement was that large land
aoidlngs were not conducive to the
0sst interests and prosperity of the
"untry. Another point on which the
'sltors We're unanimous, including
even J. L. Moore the Montana boost
" VINO had always placed his state
~ advance of all others, was that
oanas prairie is the best farming
.0cuon OF the same scope. they ever
aaVersed In their wide and varied
sAperlence as immigration promoters
aNu OF course all of the local talent
"NNI oSSOIu Win tut Ftolb
@s IN this apparent uncontrovert
a0ie conclusion. D. e. Willard, dev
oplnent agent, insisted that excel
1' corn can be raised ON this pla
au' and that it will be the solution
a. one OF our most serious problems
a' OF ensmalling our farm tracts
=, au more densely populating the prai
for' he insists, corn raising will
~, Tan stock raising, and more diver
saw u and intense farming, and this
Yens more population. Mr. Willard
northern raised Dent corn to ;
nper Of farmers on Camas prairie
ss ~ months ago, and he said thu
=, mpsf,ment had been largely success
toa, ne remained over next day ant
~ - an auto trip into the surround
country to visit some of his "corr
zines which he pronounced good.
y. Arney, that prince of goo,