The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-10-30
LATAH EXHIBITS
HIGHLY PRAISED
c. E. ARNEY, NORTHERN PACIFIC
IMMIGRATION AGENT, COM
MENTS ON REPORTS OF FAIR
Remarks Are Exceedingly COmpIi-
mentary- OF Demand For
Land Settlement

Three fairs on the same day, aver
aging 400 miles apart and all on Nor
them Pacific territory, to all of which
we had contributed prizes, prevented
my attending the Latah County Fail
last month. | regard this as my dis
tinct loss," said Charles E. Arney
western immigration and industrial
agent of the Northern Pacific, who was
in the city from Spokane last night
on business.
''My feelings were somewhat graf
fed, however, through the fact that
Prof. ID. E. Willard, our agricultural
expert from ST. Paul was able to be
here. In letter from him a few days
ago, he commented upon the good
horses at this fair but regretted that
there was not more live stock. He
stated his belief that the exhibit did
not represent the best or a fair num-
Der of the creditable live stock of La
tab county. He was very much pleas
ed with the hogs and sheep and re-
GREETED that there were not a greater
number in the pens at your fair. He
pronounced the agricultural products,
including the fruits, vegetables, and
grains as fine.
Prof. Willard by invitation of Mr..
Carlyle, judged your potatoes and in
his report to me, | find this very in
teresting sentence: In judging po-
tatoes, am impressed that the farm
ers do not know what they are trying
to raise; that is, they do not seem to
know what the market requires
II am inquiring of Prof. Willard just
what he means by this advice and
when / get it, will give it to you for
the benefit of the potato raisers of this
section of the country.
Commenting upon the Kendrick
display, Prof Wizards report says:
From Kendrick was one of the finest |
exhibits of grains | ever saw from a |
standpoint of an exhibit. The quality |
was good in the first place and the |
manner in preparing for the display
was a little ahead of anything l have
seem
Coming as this does from Prof.
Willard, who has spent 20 or more
years in studying and teaching ag-
riculture, | regard his comments as
highly complimentary.
Speaking of the present day immi-
grafton situation. Mr.. Arney said:
Il find more widespread demand for
land than at any time during my con-
nection with the immigration Depart
ment of the Northern Pacific railway.
This demand comes from a class of ,
people who are not usually mistaken ,
affairs who usually guess correctly,
IRE investing and hunting investments :
N lands where they can find prices
Prices placed on some :
ands in Idaho, Washington. and Ore ,
yon are out of all reason. Such places
will either have to lower their land ,
7alues or wait for the situation to ,
latch up to them The intended set
lers are advised by us and by all !
commercial clubs not to
,ay more for land than it is worth ;
Jnwise investment in acreage does in r
mite injury not only to the individual ;,
tut to the community. A man must
make good in order to send word back
o his friends and neighbors from E
whence he came. that he has found 7
country to which it will be we'll for
hem to migrate.
Il have had a half dozen callers at
ny office this fall inquiring about
and where | had one, two years ago.
cannot but think that the foreign C,
Tar is directing attention of men of cl
fairs in the United States towards fl
ONE investment | think it is giving il
lem higher idea of their country c.
nd more faith in it's land and a great cl
r desire to accomplish maximum re- Ii
1lts on the land than ever before.
he United States for 20 years past,
as been operating it's railroads so 18th
err cent cheaper than Germany. it.