Show SPECIAL RATES R A IES TO HOME SEEKERS omaha march 12 A plan to place desirable settlers on the large areas of fertile land tributary to the union pacific system was announced here today by H M adams vice president of the union pacific in charge of traffic selective colonization is the name given to the plan according to the announcement as only real home seekers with some means will be encouraged cou raged to locate reduced round trip rates of one fare plus two dollars are being established tickets to be on sale on specified dates from march to november liberal appropriations are being made for advertising in eastern papers and inquiries will be thorough thoroughly investigated and foll followed owed up by field representatives of the railroad helpful cooperation will be given in meeting the wishes of the prospective settlers as to the kind of land and type of home surroundings desired and in assisting in the movement of household goods and livestock from the old homes to the new arrangements will be made to put the new settlers in fouch with county agricultural agents superintendents of schools home demonstration on agents ministers and any agencies which may be formed to give the newcomers a welcome to assist them in getting started and to keep in touch with them through the formative period the union pacific system is entering upon this work with confidence and enthusiasm said mr adams in the belief that many useful citizens will come to our communities and become permanent residents and that the states counties cities and towns will supplement our efforts with their own we must make the settler feel that the move means as much to him as to us tributary to our lines are millions of acres of improved and unimproved lands which should be converted into farms where diversified farming dairying hog and poultry raising can be successfully carried on utah by reason of its advantages in the way of a long growing season rich soil and abundant water should profit greatly by this joint effort of the railroad and the communities the railroad has no land to sell nor will its representatives make sales of any kind the work will be under the di supervision of robert A smith supervisor of agriculture at omaha and C C gignoux assistant supervisor of agriculture who will devote his entire time to field work established traffic representatives of the I 1 company will assist settlers at both ends of the journey J |