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Show Wo Mcsfc Advertise Our Attractions. While tJth is doing nothing in the way of attracting at-tracting settlers to this State California is conducting con-ducting & -rigorous campaign along that line and is obtaining hnportant resalts from the work of its enterprising citizens. W. H. Murray of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, representing the California Promotion committee, com-mittee, is now in Salt Lake advertising the various industries. Climate. and .other resources of his State. Mr. Murray will visit every large city in this country itf his effort to induce persons desiring homes to take advantage of the splendid resources of California. Califor-nia. The work of this promotion committee has already al-ready resulted in incalculable benefits. During the last, four months it is estimated that 13,000 home-seekers home-seekers have come from the East and located in the fruit country: Why should not Utah have such a promotion committee? Are we to hold our hands and permit California and even Idaho to capture all the home-seekers, simply because these two States are making an organized effort to attract this class of settlers, and we are doing nothing? A committee formed along the lines of the California body would be a great factor in increasing the population of Utah and developing our resources. The California committee is supported by the business men of the State, the big corporations and the railroads, who ' contribute a certain sum per month toward the ex- penses of the bureau. The California railroads alone pay $4000 into the committee's treasury each month. Business men contribute from $5 to $50, as their incomes in-comes will permit. This bureau now has two men traveling over the country advertising the attractions attrac-tions of California and turning the home-seekers' movement toward that State. Literature dealing with the resources and inducements which are offered of-fered settlers is being sent from Maine to Oregon. The committee is composed of business men representing repre-senting the commercial organisations of both city and Stat. It is doing a great work, as the addition of, 13,000 persons to the population of California since January 1st proves. The success of these hustling Californians offers a splendid suggestion to the local Commercial ciub. Why can't Secretary Fisher Harris start the ball a rollin' and organize such a promotion committee here? With the aid of the railroads and public spirited citizens who are financially Interested in the State's future, the-money the-money necessary to operate the bureau could easily be raised. Utah needs such an organization and the State must have it, if we are to push Utah to the front. ' ' ! . |