The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-03-31

lncludes the routing or hundreds OF
homeseekers to Oregon In body
and a personally conducted tour by
automobile over the entire state.
The State Chamber will devote
its entire energy and resources to
the task OF putting this plan through
effectively during the coming spring
and summer, II was announced yes
terday.
Briefly, the program adopted by
the Board of Directors is as fol-
lows: Early this spring, agents will
be sent to canvass the middle wet
ern states including the Dakotas,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
wyoming, Montana and Utah, for
the purpose OF interviewing prospec-
tive immigrants who are contem-
plating a move westward Advices
received by the State Chamber dur
Ing the past few months indicate
that this westward movement will
be on larger scale this summer
than In former years, and these adj
vance agents will gather together n
large group to move to Oregon on a
fixed schedule and a certain date.
lt Is believed that q party of at
least 500 prospective settlers could
be grouped together In this way and
brought to Oregon In a body. De-
finite assurances have been given
by the railroads that they will CO.
operate In every way with the pro-
posed plan. Homeseekers rates
which were suspended during the
war were put into effect again last
tuesday following conference OF
railroad officials at Omaha. VIM.
McMurray, General Passenger Agent
OF the Union Racific lines. wired
from Omaha on that date, informing
the State Chamber that the Union
Pacific would cooperate In every
way possible In the proposed plan |
and that the homeseekers rates had !
been put into effect on the Union
Pacific serving Oregon.
Taking advantage OF these rates, |
which permits OF stop-oyers on any |
point enroute, the party OF home |
seekers would arrive in Oregon, the |
rail trip coming TO an end at the |
most advantageous point From |
that point personally-conducted |
tour over the entire state by auto
mobile would begin.
The routing OF the party through |
the state would be In the hands OF |
q committee from the State Cham
Der. This committee would select
the most favorable itinerary which
would enable the settlers TO investi-
gate the wool and wheat growing
sections, irrigated lands. fruit dis
trictH, and all the agricultural and ]
Industrial resources OF the state.
Great care would be used In select
Ing this itinerary, 30 that every re-
preventative district OF the entire
state would be covered by the party
In the shortest space OF time consls.
tent with n thorough Investigation.
"The principal object OF the trip
In TO show the middle western farm
or what can be raised In Oregon"
according TO Secretary Quayle's re-
port, "The cheapness and fertility
of the land and tho potential re-
sources OF the state In general. One
Df the duties OF the advance agents
Operating In the middle west would
be TO find out from each prospec-
live settler exactly the part OF the
state in which he 10 Interested and
no will be directed TO that locality.
Different commercial organiza-
ions throughout the state will ap- :
lolHN NHO VIII httuTtl
peciflc tracts OF land for sale on
ppraised values based on crop pro-
Iuction.
THE party would be made up.
lot only OF farmers. but OF bankers
nd business men who would be In
crested In the Industrial as well as
he agricultural possibilities OF the
tate. To those who are interested
rimarily In the Industrial as well
3 the agricultural possibilities.
lany sections OF the state would
ave a great appeal. The cheapness
I the water power and the re-
ources awaiting development would
Q impressed upon them,
Upon arrival In Oregon the par
Y would be entertained by the var
rus commercial organizations along
he route. Advance preparations
Iould be made for their reception
nd each community would endeavor
, impress the visitors with the at
actions they have 10 offer. Data
Ill be compiled relative TO all
ranches OF the states resources,
specially In regard 10 the possibil-
les OF the various communities
trough which the party will be
lown.
MANY settlers from the middle
est have been placed In Oregon
trough correspondence. Hundreds
% preparing to move westward the
'ming summer. BY grouping them
gether. under the direction and
ire OF representatives OF the State
hamber and with all arrangements
II their entertainment made In ad-
lnce and assured OF a royal well
me along the route, Il is believed
at a large number OF substantial
tizens can be added TO the state"
In addition to the cooperation OF
e railroads, which has already
zen assured, the cooperation OF
.rious organizations and associa-
Dns including the newly formed
regon Tourit Bureau, the Farm