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Show fa CHEATED Mchari Statistician of JLtion Service, Makes iftrect Charges. ( held too high Kt Faith in Ultimate SSgful Completion of WjwbeiTy Project. imr ;te Tribune-fct Tribune-fct 1J.-C. J Blnnchanl, the reclamation service at Ii naklnsr Ms annual ln- villcj- in order to be able ittlsently the nunicrotis Jure) Ju-re) ft hlra from lioincseek-judard lioincseek-judard has written much i tbIIcj' nnd Is thoroughly the Strawberry project In s-e one of the moat stic- jlfcpummcnl liaa constructed. Kjelfplly conversant with L probtun; which at this iEjcto be delaying the com-tKtie com-tKtie project, hut from my 'rBllwWntance with the reprn-Bi reprn-Bi firotrs I cannot believe Ki ire any difficulties which IKinrnountcd readily as soon Blsjbn a frank and full 'Bg Ulwccn all concerned. "Ejtifir.t(rin? features the icjrroject takes a high plnee .'Kjfraiot works of its kind I HjwhL It ""ants only concerted 5 Bellt part of the people to l Hh noit attractive valley (u ftKuf Success. SKilntion this .summer have Ha r afield. I have studied HHMtfla; methods of many VHut dtrotcd much time to the Btfuie newcomer and the H 'ployed to attract him to BHlrtit. My conclusions arc AjBikcHStcker In went beet Ions a square deal. Prices jHtel ire far too high. The ?Hk trotr perhaps Is not ask-k!i ask-k!i in ninny case, but the ap""1'' tnc speculator and wlitt unquestionably In- 1 rHN beyond reason, As a rc-iHelu rc-iHelu been slumps In land 1 7 lBt dttcand for raw land hus .fcct!i!n? and the awakening P For well-Improved lands Mfl come demand and I io continue, but the ! fior1np a strong dls- J 'M to tackle the pioneering iiMpdilmlnj; raw desert land. 'm occnuso the present h o high tlmt he must tor years practically for - "Wn? thla land up to the jfcy Knockers. ' full of knockers men EMt to the west honestly imnwBj' , St,t,e 'here, but who liUMc1 by dishonest Innd ' ' these cases are pltl--'larntlwi ,i n nnvo iln(1 Ft'On our westeni devcl- opmcril. The man who comes from the earn and middle west to take up his home with you expects to help you make this the country God meant it to be. lie Is entitled to fair treatment treat-ment and should not be viewed as frequently heretofore a a sucker and a tenderfoot. He wants to become your neighbor and put Ills shoulder to the wheel with you In making: this an ideal home place. I regret to say that too often he never gels a chance. From the llrst ho finds everybody is out to trim him. He hag no one to whom he may turn for advice or warning. We want people here, In time wc shall want 1000 families to come to assist in developing all the eultlvatablc lands. They will come If assurance Is given them that u Miuarc deal awaits them nnd that the people here will welcome them as friends and neighbors. Blames the Swindlers. Every man who purchases land here and Is satisfied with hJs . bargain Is good for at least three other sale." Every man who Is unfairly dealt with becomes a permanent ami active force In his community to knock the plncc where he was wrongly treated. This summer I have cbmn across many instances of downright swindling swin-dling of newcomers. Thev have unwittingly un-wittingly bought land at "high prices which could never be Irrigated, or land so heavily alkaline thut It would grow nothing. I recall an Instance where an easterner paid $135 per acre for a farm all In Johnson grass, and not worth S.'iO an acre. Such sales spell absolute failure and financial ruin for the buyer and insure a live knocker back cast. Another case in point was a sale of similar land to a stranger at prices which took the whole of his Hfotlmo savings. He was ruined and his daughters are now working In stores to support the family. This man would have made a valuable addition to any community. |
