Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-09
IMMIGRATION MEN DROP HINTS
AT CLUB SESSION.
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eastern states are outwitting us in ac-
quiring immigrants from these states,
for the very good reason that they are
reaching the prospective immigrant by
personal contact. Preaching the gospel
is as pratical today is as it was years
ago, and as long as we permit nearby
states to meet these people personally
while we permit ourselves to pursue the
well-worn plan of highly colored lit
erature so long will we be laboring at
disadvantage.
"Another thing | wish to say to
you is this: The average cen
trail westerner | meet on these periodi-
cal trip does not know north Idaho
agriculturally. They have the idea
that the agricultural areas in Idaho are
all in the irrigated sections of the
south, and in not few communities in
western Iowa and eastern Nebraska es-
pecially, found a feeling of distrust of
Idaho because of losses they had exper-
ienced-or knew of-in Carey act and
reclamation project lands in Idaho.
"It takes the personal equation to
meet this condition in manner to do
justice to the broad fields Of fertile
land in northern Idaho, under skies
which shower down abundant moisture
for the profitable growing of crops.
Don't Know North Idaho.
"Durng this trip had this put to
me more than once: Il thought the
panhandle of Idaho had only pine for
ests, mines, lakes filled with fish, and
scenery
"I wish all north Idaho commercial
clubs would try ninety-day campaign
this summer or fall, in sending to the
friends, relatives and acquaintance of
their newly acquired settlers, copies of
their weekly paper, and then follow this
up next winter when the farmers are
at leisure with representatives who can
preach the gospel of this north Idaho
country to the men and women Of the
central west, as we are trying to do.
"Iowa alone, in 1918, lost $4,000 men
fit for military duty. She will prob
ably lose as many more in 1914 and
again in 1915. They are the type that
Idaho could use to splendid financial,
moral, social and educational advan-
tage.
eff the plan Of reaching the pros
pective immigrant by personal contact
is to be carried on, the winter months
when the farmer is not busy is the most
suspicious time for such work, and in
the doing Of it the smaller towns, with
population ranging from one to five
thousand are the better places to cam
paign. The summer and fall is the time
to pry these people loose through the
correspondence and newspaper cam
pagn just mentioned, and in fact any
time is good time to do immigration
work.
Attract Down East Folk
"This is splendid year to place
facts before the people down East.
There is going to be a tremendous
travel west next year. The Panama ex
position in San Francisco is very popu
lar with thousands of people who are
going to see it, and with the right kind
of campaigning for the rich and pro
ductive valleys of the mountains, this
territory should be the financial. moral
and social beneficiary of this great
worldwide event.
From this basis, 1914 is the best of
years in which to organize and spend
money to the end that our Landed at
tributes may be known and appreciated
by the 1915 traveller,
Following Mr.. Arney, Travelling
Agent Jordan of the N. P. made a
talk that was thoroughly appreciat-
ed. Henry Hazlitt, the pioneer mining
man Of Dixie, was called upon and made
a rafting good talk, ever word Of which