Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-28
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A Great Many People Are Csnlms West
l. This Ysar asd Dakota should make IN
E2srs 60 Procure les share.
TO tbs Prsss aad Dak,taiaR.
Chicago, III, Fsb. 23rd, lSS0.-In case
verbal communications which I have, re-.
ceived from various parties interested in
southeastern Dakota, and also the indica.
tons OF the pres, prove to be correct, tDako.
IA, I think, will receive = share from the i'm
mense immigration schemes which are now
being organized in various parts on the other
side Of the Atlantic. I am, however, very
sorry that 90 little 10 done for the territory
Of Dakota ~ to promoting the settlement Of
her vast and beautiful lands. There is in
fact nc pamphlet now bearing upon the i'm.
provements, resources, and changes which
Dakota has undergone during the last three
or four years. All the publications which
you meet with have ontlived their time,
and their contents is indeed void of all and
any stimulds which might make spectators
and Immigrants excited and longing for our
fine and rich Dakota lands. In my opinion
the legislature ought "a; have made some
small provision q thaisiespsas. Three or
foas hundred dollars, would have gone a
CREST way. When in your midst 1 made
the proposition to Judge Brookinas that l
would prepare a work on Dakota which
should cover the present wants, q which
should extirpate the defects offormer publ.
cations, providing he could get people in
terested who would be willing to defray the
expenses of its publication. To this, my
we'll meant proposition, I have received no
answer. I have worked assiduously in a
direct and indirect way for Dakota, which q
<eries Of letters in European publications
will testify-not to mention my numerous
articles here but it isfffn-my opinion rather
too much if parties interested in the devel.
opment Of our beautiful territory demand
my pocket as we'll as my brain.
The lions share of the immigration to
the northwest will doubtless be gobbled BY
the following corporations: The Chicago
s. Northwestern, the Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul, and the St. Paul s Sioux City rail-
road companies. OF the three mentioned,
the most gigantic sale ever accomplished
10 the northwest has been .c%ousummated by
the St. Paul and Sioux City railroad COM
pany. The report is currept here. and
have just asce.t,ined the fact from one Of
the office officials, that the Lon ION land
lcolonizstion and banking company has
ecooped 10 100000 acres at . single shovel
full, as I may be allowed to express myself
"a vast scheme for effec,ually improving
the northwest. Ihave been told that BY
this transfer all the st. Paul railroad lands
in O'Brien county, Iowa, and Mobiles coun
~, Minneeots, are sold. You dnui t'es'
will know that since the advent of Mr.. l
N. Drake, of Chicago, as land commissioner
Ut the 81. Paul and Sioux City railroad
none of the railroad land departments il
ST. Paul have displayed SO much activity o.
attracted SO much attention amidst the
public as that which he represents. By
series of wel..,imed, and we'll sjmed ma.
neuveres prompted by q far extending ant
far seeing policy. the nature and fame o
the lands offered for sale and for settlement
by this corporation have been successfully
spread abroad and'at home. and consequently
the seed thus judiciously scattered has ger
minated and is already beginning TO bea!
its abundant. ripened and natural fruit
These advertising schemes set afoot, ant
establishing likewise agencies in all part
of Europe, we're especially prominent las
Iiyesr. You will also remember that tht
Minnesota and Illinois editors of numerous
publications were taken over the road, ant
with the proverbial loquacity-which is tn
second nature of this sort of men-they
sang the ''peans" of the road and the coun
they traversed when they returned to thei
printing Offices. You are also aware tina
q wonderful and attractive display OF thu
products Of the region interested by thi
road was made at the Illinois state fair ant
the Chicago exposition. Above all, how
ever, and without doubt, work pre.em ipen
: among all the others, was the entertainment
given to Messrs. Tell and Ready, two G
the British parliamentary commissioners or
the state agriculture 10 America and Britain
These gentlemen were. with others of the
British islands. enteftrined like princes by
the land commissioner. From articles
which appeared at the time the,
were itst taken in q Pullman car t.
Manitoba and the adjacent t%erritor,
of the northwest, after which they spent
week or ten days in southwestern Minneso,,
and Iowa, and THE, Of course, under tn
same liberal auspices. The immediate poin
LOFT this generous treatment was that som,
600 acrss Of land were purchased by diff
ferent members of the party. Since Thea
agencies have been established in variou
parts Of England for the sale of the lands
the work has been pushed there, especially
by advertising and vigor.
The terms on which these 200, 600 acre
have been purchased by the London Coloni