White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-01-05


Is winning favor.
CHIEF SEATTLE
tFrem Seattle Star. Jan. 2nd)
PRIEST RAPIDS VALLEY
NOW IN SPOTLIGHT
Men who travel around lot and
are therefore in position to know,
say that they hear more favorable
comment on the Priest Rapids Val.
ley than they do of any other place
in the state. There are two prin-
cipal reasons for this: one is,iWith-
out doubt. the 100 per cent Ameri-
can Legion Post that has been
maintained here ever since it's or
ganization. shortly after the boys
return from overseas; and the 9th
err is the fact that the state has Sc
lected this valley for it's first land
settlement experiment. Both of
these have attracted not only state
wide, but nation wide, interest.
OF course, if we did not have the
productive soil, unlimited water
supply. early season, climate. the
promise of development of Priest
rapids power site, the natural gas
wells and prospects for oil, and
other natural advantages, we prob
ably would not have had the 100
per cent Post, and we certainly
would not have had the state land
settlement; but we needed the adj
vertising to get us on the map.
During the latter part of the
summer, Carl A. Helm of Illinois.
bearing a commission from the
American Legion weekly to write
up the soldier settlement" in this
valley, spent a few days with US,
gathering material for his story.
Mr.. Helm admitted that he was
not farmer and knew nothing Of
farm methods or conditions. and
his article that appeared in the De-
cember 18th issue of his magazine
certainly bears out this admis sion.
But he did get over" to the
millions of readers of the American
Legion Weekly the fact that the
state Of Washington is pntting on a
land settlement scheme for ex.ser-
vice men, and where the project is
located. Mr.. Helm closed his ar
ticle with the advice to those read
ers who might be interested, to
write to the adjutant Of the local
Post for data and information. Up
to Thursday evening. more than
200 inquiries had been received.
While most Of these came from the
middle western states, almost ev-
cry state in the Union was repre-
sented by at least one request for
information. and one inquiry came
from Canada and another from
Mexico.
All of the letters have been
turned over to j. C. Scott, project
manager, and and while the infor-
nation furnished Is somewhat gen
eral, Mr.. Scott is attempting to
give a personal answer to each in
quiry. He says that from the in
formation contained in the inqui-
ries, there are a number of likely
prospects among them and that it
is altogether probable some Of
them will wind up by owning
farms in this valley.
The American Legion Weekly
article, together with the other
publicity given in the Spokesman
Review. the Seattle Times, the Sc
attic Star and other Scripps papers
on the Coast, the Yakima Republic,
the Yakima Herald, and other
newspapers in the state within the
last few months. have all contrib :
uted their part In keeping the pub.
lie posted on the progress being
made in the states first land settle
ment project and have incidental.
ly-been wonderful advertise.
ment for the whole Priest Rapids
Valley. A reporter from the Seat
tie Pcst-Intelligencer is expected to
arrive In the valley within the mex t
two weeks to gather data for an
article on the land settlement, to
be printed in that publication with.
in the near future, and when that
is done, practically every daily
newspaper in the state will have
covered the subject.
And now while all Of this pub 'ic.
ity is bound to have tremendous
influence in bringing about the set
Element and development of the
valley, it is we'll to keep in mind
the old adage, ut pays to adver-
tise but you must deliver the
gooie" and it behooves all of US
who are here now not only to ex.
tend a welcome to the newcomers,
but to lend every aid and assist
ance in helping them to make their
farms profitable undertaking 80
that those who travel about will
continue to hear good reports of
the Priest Rapids Valley. Team
work got us this far. and team
work, or lack of it. will spell sue
cess or failure for the Valleys flu.
turc.