, 1881-04-30
THE NEW NORTHWEST
Immigration to Dakota-The New
Settlers Mainly Farmers from
Canada.

Fargo-A City with n Population Of
Over 1900, and Lively Basi-
spsetal co,7t,pendsnee Of The CHICAGO 7rtnane
'FAnno, Dak., April s5.-For weeks tho |
teams from the east have beer hauling daily |
loads Of Immigrants Into Fargu. tho entrepit,
distributlng-pofnt, and metropolis for tho
whole New Northwest. A large majority OF
the new settlers this spring nre farmers OF |
meaMs from Canada, who purchased tracts
OF land through! aRenta Inst year. They come
In parties ranging from 100 10 200, and bring
Ing nil their stock, implements, aid house.
hold goods. 1t Is one Of the sights OF
tie region when an Immigrant team.
billed through generally from some
point in Ontario,. strikes Fargo.
The long statlon-platform Is Instantly a'ivo
with G1enRarry bonncts, fresh rosy mothers
and maidens, chubby children, and sturdy
men betraying very blalhly their hardy
Scotch ancestry. THUS sou shall feo them
zoo or 800 OF them-at breakfasttime, and be-
fore noon they have been absorbed some.
how by the country. Their teams arc hitched
up, n1ld they are of and on their claims In nj.
hour or so after they cross the Red.
Ono party Of 900 arrived o couple Of
weeks ago In Bnow-storn.. Com.
Ing up through the Statcs,-Wisconsln
and Minnesota cspectnlty,-they kept
| nosted rs to tho state of the weather at the
place of their destination. Learning that
| they would find snow here, they tclcgraphed
ahead to White, the lumbertnan, to get out
lumber for runners TO be delivered ae tne
train on arrival. YOU see, hefng Canucks
and used to high latitudes, they knew Just
what to do. In half an hour nftcr the snow.
plow sailed Into the station, these people had
fastened their wngon-boxes on the impro-
| vlscd runners, and were scootfn9 across tho
prairies toward their new homes.
| ACREAGE FOR 1881.
Owing to the early frosts OF last autumn.
following upon Il Into harvest, the amount
Ut new land brUken was not US great IN pro-
portion as the new breaking Of 1917. Last
| year there were about 100000 acres under
cultivation and broken; and this season tho
total average of 1850 may he put down rs
10 he under crop. Should the Yield prove rs
good as 1t averaged in the latest crop. the
valley ought to produce ut least q oo0. .0oo, aild
probably G.00o,o00 bushels. Althouah the
turner's hayo been kept buck from planting,
a favorable carly summer Will enable tic
grain to catch nR W o5o, rapid Erowah -
4 u
very confident ns to. the next harvest. Thu
outlook for the quality. OF TIC next crnp u
encouraging. Improved appliances t9r clean
!ng sced-wl,eat lnve been sapnl'eM ,,' H. IT. t1w
traorlinnry attention, to the subject. Ille
| yulNe OF tl,e reputation gained already by
; "North Dakota No. hard wheat !" u saii
. | ticlcnt inducetnent to cause sI1ong euott u
, keep tho grade up.
1 THE LITTLE METItoror1s
!, OF Fargo IL fast censi,g tD 1e little. ycal
Ayo perhaps It held n Legitimate population
. OF 100 or 1,S00; to-tlny IT call show some
tn oyer i@ ad utorn to {is i,st n t}a 9o aSf. si
@ nrislgs,@say 1000 more. It Is growing rleI,
ito regular ctY .a.t ad ons eafl SEC ey
!, ! BUILDINGS, lncl,itling many business-hlocks
are g0{ilE M ut tile present time. and tficra
aro twice rs many more 70 be started wltal,
the cntlfltg two weeks. Ktai esthte nas A.
mid localities considered remote today nm
catci, tho boom to-lnorrow. MS others hayt
s and 20 kltinE. To minds ACCUSTOMED ~ " u
tIis movement will ot course appenr spect
. lntiye, unless the conditions arc lnspeC'tte
cnrefally.. IN truth. the growth Of the Clt
aar II the 2F Sf S and eo,!{hy Wnt
, sass County, Of which It is The conmty-sca
0 Sra eni,cr.led on all hands sufficient to sui
i port /. city OF 10000 people.
% THE WHOLESALE BUSINESS
of tho town Is larger tlan tat #, ot @ nun; fIle ;
,sss sx tines me represetea s Ssssi st by eepsr
f iiSaiv iis9I small number Of houses. III sti
i p!o linus, Hike dry goods, ,Erocsrie!
royssns nc axfensIye a aa s ka sssns ree
u iaaSt ,ssy fpal i. pte larger re G ctles Xnost wit"
cXceptbon these. catne cnrly, enjoyed rtc
arsest TOR nt iw snsv Seso sonarol 5 liz tSas Sa Il
ttiio sar,e tF,ao shutting small .lea!ers out.
Busy Xo Mot!a thlnk So; :,rnls Ie g s9re na
10 Susiness streets Of the future Northwestern
3 Clficngo all day. long, Let ii fretght-trll
o WY r te i fa aano d ro LOT
.iset eSsfSs s ts GsoynsE GFse is Oh matsop%
EaS 1apss 66s '1s Sat,dna! tlst waiy-'yS VII; imp
ID MEAN; nr.1,s and backing. Tho lending hotels Il
:. METROPOLITAN, and would nuke st; Lou
70 pro:7d, willie not quite np to t1e ehoH"
In tho Palmer or GraMt Iaellc. Tho prtya
residences nTD metropolitan, allu grown
moro so every day.
= TIL: HOLLY wArEIs-wonlts
Lr add nn0t,,or feature notlccably an! connfo'
~ nbly urba,A; aud tfte brush electric light
:a coming next summer, not to mention stree
= e1 Yet tiore Is room for plenty, more. It
Il Il strungc, but t. Vc, TINT there Is not M
~ cl.!siva tobaccolJst In the town, while pote
tlaltttcs oxlst for.sn ycry large buS!taHss
tlut branch. wllolesaie a.ld retail, TIlsrs ya,
- H,ti sufces wo1,ld bo d ,bolnnzn. There ISL
= even 1 slop devoted td the. sato OF .pail1
oiia, aIll eiags. 4 Itle French tEcstttura r.
would pny .princely dividends; FAfEo =
suits oilu Of thu best openings III tho eout
ior u iirst-cinss dentist, frhoro are two he
OF now, md ono 1T them Ia sstttt to l!o doing
D1. lanl.ntllce busness: A dentist w!til ropu
'st .ti0n, capital, md pluck .......
il ms WOULD MAKE a FolrruNE.
j., Tho rectsters Of the tilreo principal hot
iii show Tint hurinE tile year fss0 they, cut
lid tutupd H5,0W guests. F0urttH1 sllinller !
r.. iuis alld boRrlng- -llollseS ASellgd thu list.