The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Blowing Our Own Horn. immigration o" t"e
Main inc Of the ST. Paul & Pacific.
Look for the Tidal Wave next spring
Claim jumpers, Precautions, etc.

Look for the Tidal Wave next Spring
Claim jumpers, Precautions, etc.
To the ANr1-MoNoPOLIsT is due the
credit of first making known to the Peo~
pie in general, the real value OF the st.
Paul & Pacific railroad lands In Amster
dam. Holland. their actual value here
and the good opportunity, which the low
rates at which they were selling, gave
to poor men to secure large farms, with
the very best soil, and railroad facilities.
for prices. lower in many instances
such as the lands on which the six mil.
ions oan rests, than the government price
for adjoining sections, while the pur'
chaser had the further advantage OF
getting his title, right off, enabling him
to snap his fingers in the faces OF claims
jumpers. a class utterly despise. Surely
the world is big enough for us all and ii
it is not the prairie is big enough any
how, and why should we covet poor
fellows claim that he has Travelled many
weary mile to make.
ssBut when he does not perform what
the law requires of him. says the claim
jumper.
Show often friend have you failed to
perform what the laws OF God and man
require of you? Pass on sir and let that
poor fellow claim shantyI alone and
when he returns to it and you see the
smoke Of his fire rising above the humble
roof, why then man, raise your eyes
bcavely and thankfully to Heaven, for
YOU will have done ''as you would be
done by"
Ofcourse great many people, those
who read quotations OF the stock ex-
changes of the world, knew the prices OF
those lands and were realizing hand
somely, by the knowledge, but,not until
the ANTI MONoPoLIST drew the atten-
ton of the people to the subject were
the farmers and others put on equal
footing, as far as information went, with
the spectators. Then there was rnsh
Of the hardy sons of toll to Stevens
aud Swift counties in the latter of which
Bishop Ireland, seeing the good oppo :
tunitE for dom. so-commenced the
nucluA OF an Irish colony, and invite d
Irish immigrants to it.
When the grasshoppers made their
appearance last summer, immigration
was suddenly checked and those who
were interested in the section ofthe jState
am writing about, feared that it had go,
. set back for at least three or four
years, feared even that many of those
who hal broken large tracts OF land
around DeGratf, Benson, Morris and
Donnelly would not return to put in
crops. But all such calculations have
happily proved erroneous.
Of course, there is not, this season
anything like the immigration that VIZ
would have had, had the grasshoppers no
appeared, but for them the trains alon.
the Main Line OF the ST. Paul & Pacific
would be taxed, at this time. in convey
ing the people to Stevens, Swift and ad
joining counties, but there is no de
spondency, regret or backing out anon!
those who opened farms along the line O
this road, every man seems to feel tina
he has got good thing, anu if we hav
good crop in this part OF the State, tn
coming tall. and fsci assured that th
prospects are eacouraging-the big tids
wave ofimmigraion will have been SC
back but one year.
Why, there are Minnesotians enough
anxious TO immigrate to this part oil til
State, when the uncertainty the grass
hoppers have caused has passed away,
occupy every vacant section, and the:
are the boys who know exactly how ;
run mile iurrow on the prairie.
AS | intend Cd. W writing GOO
deal this year about the section of tt
country lying between Willmar az
Donnelly, along the Main Line of the S
Paul & Pacific Il. r giving all the in
formation l can to intending immi
grants, / will at the outset guard myse
against being misunderstood in the pre-
ent or misrepresented in the future.
In the first place have never advise
nor never will advise man who is
any way comfortably settled. to lea,
where he is, on the contrary | would .
wise him to ..let we'll enough Alone"
Secondly, he must not come to O.
prairies with any very bright ment
picture. OF what he is to find. 1.-The do
so he will be surely disappointed. Mi
nesota has = rigorous, healthy climat
which enables men to work with the
full energies, Minnesosa has soil Ii
under God, will give to man, if he wor