Show FRE n n EEDS PLAN TO 10 SETTLE WEST place eastek bastein n Far on lands and help them to live lire major fred R reed of boise commissioner exposition has hab instituted a movement having tor for its ultimate object the settlement and cultivation of vast areas of land in western states now virgin to the plow he has interested officials of the transcontinental railroads in the project and a conference with their depree cepres eUta tives will be held here the present week major reed has han the movement well under way a it to Is the intention of the idaho commissioner after obtaining the railroad companies indorsement endorsement indor of his plan to bring about a conference of governors of the western states which will result in a systematized modus operands ope randl in each state the land available for settlement whether owned by the federal government the state or individuals will be listed with the terms of payment etc if the landi land must be purchased instead of being acquired by homestead entry it will be sought to have the terms of payment extend over a period of fifteen to twenty five years and to to procure free transportation for the prospective settler there are in the wes western terii states said major reed millions of acres of fertile land lying idle while many thousands of industrious americans would eagerly take up the cultivation ti of these tracts if only they were given the needed start with a couple of horses abow a cow some implements Implement sand and provisions for the first year they would become self sup porting thereafter this plan has been tried in canada with such success that the great northwest has been settled with an excellent class claes of husbandmen what has hag prevented the settlement Jett lement of our western country by men of small means has been the difficulty of keeping them on the land until it began to yield returns I 1 believe that in each state a fund can be raised to tide the settlers over this period with a capable organization to handle the project if we can raise large sums for the relief of starving foreigners we surely should be able to do something for our own people when the money required would remain right here and be employed in state development |