THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. 



BY 

 C. J. BLANCHARD 



Statistician, U. S. Reclamation Service. 



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HE man who earnestly and intelli- 

 gently seeks an opportunity in 

 this country to better his material wel- 

 fare will generally find it. The same 

 amount of well directed effort which 

 brings a man success in the east and 



ment than anywhere else in the world- 

 This is not an idle statement, but is 

 readily substantiated by an examina- 

 tion of county records, of the per capi- 

 ta deposits in banks, and by the aver- 

 age value of farm products per acre. 



Minidoka Dam, nearly closing the Snake River, Idaho 



middle west, if applied in almost any 

 part of the Pacific Coast region, will 

 be crowned with a larger degree of 

 prosperity. A very general reconnais- 

 sance of the great States of Oregon, 

 \\ ashington, and Idaho furnishes most 

 convincing evidence that intelligent 

 husbandry in these states is awarded 

 b) higher returns according to invest- 



If this evidence fails to convince, per- 

 sonal observation will establish the 

 truth of the statement beyond doubt. 



Statistics are always mighty dry 

 reading. The average man shys at a 

 column of figures as does a range 

 horse at an automobile. He needs to 

 be shown on the ground or demands a 

 literal matter of fact statement. 



