The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-10-27
cate Must Make
Most of Markets
of the Northwest
m Factors Available for
= Permanent Earning
Population

HerI1ldlAOiAo AAA6
Population
-,,.n re know that an event Is
s.in TO happen and that it IS
M certain to be disastrous UNI
- urepare to meet it. our first
4 to prepare. Disaster may
- converted into blessing,
N M. Moulton, Benton
.tv,s candidate for the legisla-
-. d 1 recent discussion Of his
n he irrigated areas Of WASH
80 re know that we cannot
- ! profit from farming II we
-. ihip our products to markets
:. b 81 other side Of the United
.s..s; we know that our only
49, for many Of our most valu-
q. Ierrolps Is In the Pacific North
~ We know that we can glut
- nuthwest market at any time
~ crops produced on irrigated
.,;sa We know that the federal
:,,,npnent IS now building the
~. q mpject and that the Columbia
~ 4 fsr on this side Of the hor-
,Sn We know that these two pro-
,;s1 vid produce In tremendous
SiaHties many valuable perish
~ ropA the market for which Is
rIiisd TO the Pacific Northwest,
- which are already produced
9 foo neat abundance. We know
1seiore that disaster Is impend-
. md certain unless we prepare
8 syut T. How can 1t be averted?
- eannot profitably ship our per-
ohle products to markets three
NcDind miles away. We must
tAEeiore bring the markets to the
hdfic Northwest.
~ the new irrigation program
nuresses Ne must fill the North
~ With permanent population
I wage earners This remains to
M On climate. They must come to
MI and live on the results Of their
hid. Five things are necessary to
king and keep such q population:
/. Raw material for the use Of
Industry. These we have.
4 Abundant and cheap power.
M Is available.
IA growing population Of con-
amers. This viii come gradually
nth increased irrigation.
1 Industrial plants and indus
tht workers to use cheap power to
nnvert raw materials into manu-
iaet,red articles. These we do not
have.
s. Private capital to construct and
Wegate industrial plants for the
Employment Of industrial workers.
We do not have it.
How can we obtain capital? BY
making Washington attractive to
investors and to those responsible
t0 the management and control Of
invested capital. What are the
dements attractive to capital:
!. Opportunity, raw material, fuel,
power. All are present.
I Reasonable taxes, an establish
q and equitable tax system and
Heedm from unreasonable exac-
IONS These are not present. They
must be provided.
s.A.settled and permanent labor
uuation. This we do not have. We
must produce it.
Al over the United States capt.
- N unlimited quantities is seek
ns investment. It is idle because
y lear Of unreasonable regulation,
W1prdening taxation and labor
Uncertainties. When capital IS idle
men are idle, and without purchas-
~ power; as a consequence we sell
w crops for less than the cost Of
SEDUCTION. We can have q pros
p7ous farm population in WASH
%sm tive are willing to develop
washington, and not otherwise. We
"a develop Washington II we are
.uilns to make our state q safe
sM Profitable place for the invest
Int Of private capital IN private
snness and in private industry and
~ Otherwise. We can accomplish
@ With the opportunities, the raw
aseaal. the fuel and power at
- BY avoiding. by protecting
saness and industry against UNI
ss0nable exactions and by Bring
about q labor situation. based
10y upon fairness and equity to
@oger, to employee and to the
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