The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-04-09

CLUB ELECTS
Anderson and VanDeventer
Returned; Arney, Jordan
and Hazlett Talked.

Wednesday at the weekly luncheon, was
largely attended and was of far more
interest than usual, due to the annual
alsetion of officers and the presence of
number of visitors in the persons of c.
Arney district immigration agent of
the N. p, General Agent w. ]. Jordan
o the n p, John Mix, representative
Of the Idaho National Harvester Com
many of Moscow, and Judge Henry S.
Hazlett. of Dixie, all of whom were call
ed upon for remarks.
The election matter was summarily
disposed OF by the prompt return with
out opposition, of S. A. Anderson to the
presidency, and Frank Van Deventer to
the secretaryship of the organization
with the commendatory remark: "Well
DONE good and faithful servants. con-
tinne thou on the job" The governing
board will be elected next Wednesday.
As soon as the routine matters were dis
posed Of c. E. Arney, who cheer
fully admits that he feels no more at
home in any community than in Grange
vile was called upon for an address
and promptly responded in his usual
happy and felicitous manner. A portion
Of his remarks will appear further along
in this article
W. j. Jordan when called upon. pass
ed one to Mr.. Arney, by remarking that
while that gentleman was frittering his
time away dreaming out some plan to
draw immigrants into this country. he
was out looking after something prac-
ucal ana secured the shipment of
goods Of the citizens moving over onto
Montana homesteads. Mr.. Jordan. who
has Travelled throughout the central
idaho mining section, investigating the
yusmess posslbilities from a railroad
standpoint, and is thoroughly conversant
WIN tne mines in this mineral zone. /
Vs without hesitancy, that we have /
ne greatest mineral belt on earth to-
aF, 80 Iar as he has travelled. and that !
vac ueVeiopment of our resources in this
Ane means that Idaho county win be one
tne wealthiest counties in the state
ne Is enthusiastic over the construction
y tne trunk line wagon road up the
sou'n forK, and says it should never be
~ rest until completed into Elk
.Hy' he thinks the road should he mt
'nrough at the earliest possible date.
Judge Henry S. Hazlett one of the old
umers and active mining men of the
Dxie country, followed Mr. Jordan in a
.as sas speech on mines and mining and
,,... a' u means to Grangeville and every
a. Aen OF the county. His address was
~. ~. VI optomistic enthusiasm and com
cheered was '"S
Z. {. Arney's Address
= =. Arney said in part.
! enjoyed very much nv regular
i. y vacation from my territory dur
e repruary and March. when | did
a'n,sration work in Iowa, Nebraska
and Missouri.
m.. ne AdJutant-General of Iowa esti-
s.. es loss of men fitted for military Il
,s,. IN the state of Iowa, in the year
=. ,sls 70 be $4,000. Any of the readers
sno came from the Missouri or Missis-
s'pp valleys. and especially from Iowa.
lat,o. ano .a' at once what an ideal popu-
4 !. ''is would be for you to acquire
Va. ne camas Prairie country, with
i sreat agricultural possibilities, vest
~ In diversified farming and
49,. - my judgment the majority of
80. young men located in nearby
~. and the only reason for it was
I'M. 'ne real estate men, commercial
n.ss ana other agencies of other states
,mo. personal and insistent campaign
,al,,a 'iieni' to the end that their land ,
nor appealed to them as lower and
! ~ Easily understood than land values ,
..S cue Pacific Northwest. ,
~Pcaklng with entira oan.lo, .ha,a
,os VIDE spread opinion among the
.vspective immigrants in tbe central !,
,orthna' iahd values in the Pacific ,
bonas are higher than are justified. .
~ - many cases they are ignorant
th,s diversified farming possibilities
.nls country. \
~ ~ years ago. for instance. ii was
,ss op'hion that corn-raising in any of
no. 'aheys of the mountains was {
ina. 'one. This notion has percolated the =,
~ u the people of the central states
,rn ma. Is true i'm their belief as to
falfa ,arseiy true of such crops as !
ye oro .'ofer, vetch and kindred for !
,o,. Those with whom | talked !;
rIv ms Facific Northwest were ut f
or. aAed When | told them that !
~ we're 5000 acres of corn raised .
"A !. saiieys of the Yakima last year, h
vs a. there were in these same val n
,sn.. soine 50 or 60 silos. They were II
tha astonished at my explanation ,
~ nlsh standard of live stock rails +
,st - .amas Prairie. and other north c
! os sa.es territory, as evidenced by a
och 'auons at the Lewiston Live
tno snow which. by the way. is one r
mn,,.sost most interesting commercial ac-
.rh- in my territory.
mt capabilities of this northwest
: ns can more easily be driven into
ntao. of the intended settler by n
N ~ 'han by any other plan, and Ii
On adopt such method. based chief. a
ic. ne erroneous understandings. for o
,sa we are ourselves responsible. n
"a nsy earoy states will secure most of e
! climatic standpoint, Idaho Il
rths,. splendid name. Agricuituraiiy. g
oush Idaho is very little known IL
,se W. the middle west Most of "
""om met were surprised that y