The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-10
WHY THEY BELIEVE
IN OLD iowa
"Give Me Iowa." Phrase Fully Ap-
preciated by Those Having
Friends Living Elsewhere.
is THE MOST AMERICAN STATE
Or. Frank Crane Cites Many Reasons
Why He Chooses Iowa Among
All the Other States.

IL COuSFeSS we're W OlleI IlS Iliy
choice of any state in the Union, as .
reward for my worth and modesty,
would say unhesitatingly. Give Me
Iowa." This is the statement recent
ly made by DR.. Frank Crane in the
New York Globe. The, words are
highly flattering to the state of Iowa
and at the same time are most signifi-
cant. The utterances We're not made
because of sentiment for the broad
prairies, the equable climate or the
democratic attitude of the people of
the state, alone, but rather because
the writer is acquainted with the re-
sources and opportunities of the state,
with the social conditions and the fac
tors which go to make living here
worth while.
"Give me Iowa" is phrase that is
fully appreciated by those who have
tried living in other climes and those
who have made study of Iowa's re.
lations to the other states of the ma
tion. The average citizen of the state
who is satisfied in the pursuit of his
own interests, and who either does not
have the time or neglects to become
acquainted with what Iowa has to OF.
fer takes only passive interest in
such an important message from O.
resident of the East.
But why is Iowa to be preferred
to other states is asked over and over
again. To say the social and financial
conditions within the state are better
might or might not be true, at the
very least it would be drawing a Ions
conclusion. The statement is true
when it is put, "the financial and social
conditions, on the whole, are as good
as any other state" The important
and impressive characteristic of the
situation is that Iowa offers opportun-
tiles and has resources, the extent
of which no other state in the Union
can offer.
DR.. Frank Crane, after making the
statement, Give me Iowa." goes on
to give his because as follows:
; Because Iowa il. the most American
state in the Union: gsts,,
/ Because there are few millionaires,
few paupers. No scum, no dregs to
speak of. They are just plain United
States folks.
DCS0uSO AOWn Uuy LAOAOf AuoI-SAlof
reading matter than any other state
excepting New York.
Because Iowa is the New England.
New England is not New England any
more. 1t is swamped. diluted and
washed out by immigrants.
Because there is about as much of
the old Mayflower stock left in Massa-
chusetts as there Is old colonial fur
niture in Nantucket.
Because Iowa is where the New
Englanders who snap have gone to.
Further reasons, Mr.. Crane quotes
from a recent financial paper, as fol.
lows:
The increase in the value of Iowa
land in the last ten years is greater
than the increase in the value of all
the farm lands inSa Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico. Ari-
sas and Oregon combined.
The Iowa corn crop is greater in
value than the combihed wheat crop
of Canada and Argentine Republic.
The annual corn Ncrop of Iowa is
worth more than the annual yield of
leather, iron-ore, anthracite cool, pc
troleum products, or the products of
all the gold and silver or copper mines
of the United States.
Iowa farm property is valued at
$3,005, 100000.
Iowa farmers own farm machinery
valued at $95,447 900.
Value of Iowa cattle, Sill, ,S64, 900.
Value of Iowa horses, 1851 900.
Value of Iowa swine, $69 $4,000.
Value of Iowa mules, $7,551,O0
Value of Iowa sheep, $5,74S,0O0.
Value of Iowa poultry, $23,4S2.000.
Iowa. last year, made 93,911,906
pounds of butter in creameries, of
which but 6,97S,0OO pounds were ex-
ported from the state.
The value of 'Iowa's potato cropSis
$S.353,SS7. Iowa's hens produce more
wealth than Colarado's mines.
Iowa's per capita wealth is $1.s3a.
-(By the Iowa Statewide Publicity
Commission)