The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-21
They ALL SAY
IOWA FOR me-
The Expression. go West Young
Man." Is Advice That Belongs
TO the Pioneer Tin.es.
SUPREMACY OF IOWA is SURE
The Country to Make investments for
Any Enterprise-crops Are
Sure Of Seasons, Etc.

Sure Of Seasons, Etc.
Go west young man" was the adj
vice given easterners when Iowa was
the west" but such advice given to
Iowans is proved to be false by a NUM-
ber OF prominent IoWans who are visit
ing the west. and who have gone there
with open mind to observe and study
conditions. The west hos been pro-
claimed, far and wide, as the land OF
promise" where great financial re-
turns were to be had on little invest
| ment. The life of ease in the semi
tropical country has been painted in
word pictures SO xiyidly that thous-
ands of people have been lured there.
The majority OF these people have gone
from the middle west. and with a few
exceptions each of them regret their
position and wish that they were back
in the middle west where crops are
sure, where weather is dependable.
where the cost of living is reasonable.
where there is not great army Of un-
employed and where resources are
natural and abundant.
California is the Mecca for tourists
and pleasure seekers this season be-
cause of the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton at San Francisco. Many OF the
Towans who are out on the coast have
gone there with purpose to verify the
glowing reports of the west and to
compare the opportunities. commer-
resources OF the west with their own
state.
A travelling man, who for a number
of years has been covering the state
Of Iowa, and who is at the present
time travelling through the western
coast states. writes back that he has
had his eyes opened" Giving Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington due
credit for beautiful scenery, agree
able climate lin the summer time),
and the democratic attitude OF the peo-
Pile if YOU have the money! 1t can
not be compared to Old Iowa." he de-
clares. AS country to invest your
money. in land or any other enter
prise. it IS not in it. with Iowa. and 1
believe that Tam pretty we'll acquaiDt-
ed with the situation in Iowa. I'haye
made a careful study of conditions out
there. A small percentage of those
who have come from the middle west
to invest their savings in orchards,
vineyards. mines. etc, have made big
successes. but by far the large major
ity OF these are failures, which we
have never heard anything about"
Another lowan, known all over the
state as a booster for his own city
and for the state as well, writes sig
niiicantly as follows:
Left Los Angeles last Tuesday for
an auto run of 500 miles over noun
tains. through canyons and valleys Of
midland California. Arrived at San
Francisco Thursday. Weather fine,
scenery beautiful. roads permanent
state highways. Villages and cities
interesting. Chickens In the road
gave us no trouble as they are SO few
they are curiosity. and can be seen
only in pens; they would starve to
death il obliged to scratch for them
selves. No hogs discovered on the
route and but few cattle and had to
look twice to see them. Never knew
there We're SO many bones inside the
hide Of steer before. Highway par
allels railway. Noticed short switch
es and passing tracks; no stock yards;
short freight trains. few and far be-
tween. Unemployed tramping high
ways average two per mile. or 1000
on the road we pass over between Los
Angeles and San FranciscO.'
The supremacy of Iowa. so far as
natural resources is concerned, is un-
questioned. This supremacy means
that none need complain of a lack of
opportunity; that there is no army
of unemployed. that crops are sure
as the seasons; that the cost Of living
is reasonable. and that Investments
are certain to produce good percent
ages with reasonable business man
agement. tBy the Iowa State wide
Publicity Commission.)