The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-04-28
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
A Grand Meeting Of the Representative
Real Estate Men of Southwestern
Minnesota at Mankato.


Real Estate Men of Southwestern
Minnesota at Mankato.
All Were OF One Accord In the Plans
Adopted for Attracting Immigra-
ton this Way.
Hereafter Southern and Southwestern
Minnesota will be Properly Repre-
scented In all Portions OF the
Habitable Globe.
The meeting of the real estate agents
and property owners of Southwestern
Minnesota, called to meet at this city,
the Goth inst, was II most complete sue
cess in every particular and the atten-
dance was much larger than anticipated.
The gentlemen of this city who inauger-
ated the scheme are to be congratulated
in securing the attendance and attention
of so many distinguished men as COM
posed the meeting, also in the use of the
well furnished fircmen's room for the
session. The meeting was called to
order by Major r. Ii. Rose, who nomin-
ated Mr.. II. M. Burchard, of Marshall,
as temporary chairman. Mr.. Burchartl
upon taken his seat thanked the con-
vention and objected to act only as
temporary presiding officer. f. C.
Huntington was elected temporary secre-
tary, who then read the call. To ascef-
tain the names of those present the
chairman requested each individual to
give his name and residence which re-
suited as follows
A. ID Perkins, f. c. Huntington, Win
dom; Lorin Cray, G. w. Franchere,
Lake Crystal Jos. Flanders, Madelia
NJ. j. Myers, +. E. Watson, Wells ;
Frank A. Day, A. l.. Ward, A. ID. Cad
well, &. II. Billiard, c. p. Chase, Z. p.
Brown, A. Marston, w. Werriner. l.. b
Thatcher, Fairmont L. w. Seely, Lake
field, Jackson county {; Il. II. Parsons,
Worthington Willis Drummond, Nil.
waukee G.. w. Kniss, Luverne w. G.
Brown, Winona ii. NJ. Burchard, Mar
shall ii. G. Rand, Claremont j. G.
French, G. c. Eyland, Storm Lake, Iowa,
but representatives. of large tracts of
lands in Southern Minnesota F. Ii.
Duykman, Sleepy Eye IS. c. Clark, w.
&. Chapman, st. James w. F. Lewis,
Ii. p. Christensen, c. A. Chapman, G.
A. Payne, S. f. Barney, NJ. G. Willard,
J. l.. Washburne, w. T. Mills, Henry
Shaubut, VIM. Thomas j. A. Willard,
Jno. F. Meagher, 5. l.. Osborn, II. II.
Rose, Jno. &. Noe, Jno. N. Hall, Man.
kato.
There were present besides those
enumerated, several large property
OWNERS who did not participate in the
meeting, but all of whom coincided
with the action taken to boom this
fertile section of the North Star State
Letters were also read by Mr.. c. Noe
from Gen. Baker, Frank c. Bell. of
Valley Springs, Dakota, J. X. Brown,
Jackson, c. c. Goodnow, Pipestone, and
5. +. Brown, Tracy, regreting their
unavoidable absence, but sincerely hop
ing that much good might result from
the meeting and that they wished to
contribute toward fostering and perpet
uating the interests of Southwestern
Minnesota.
The chair then stated rs there was moi
time before dinner to perfect perma
nent organization, the members would
form themselves into kind of love.
feast and listen to plans and remarks
by the members present. This being
acccded to, Mr.. Lorin Cray, of Lake
Crystal, suggested the propriety of form
ing permanent organization embrac-
ing all of the Southwestern portion OF
the State.
Mr.. Burchard being called upon tc
express his views, advised the necessity
Of permanently organizing and referred
to similar scheme adopted in North
western Iowa two years ago.
Mr.. Eyland, of Storm Lake, Iowa
briefly stated the medium that was USED
in his section for attracting immlgra
ton, was pamphlet containing
map and advantages of the country.
Mr.. Noe hoped none would be back
ward about speaking of their respective
localities.
>Mr. j. N. Hall remarked that the
modesty of real estate men was proverbi.
al, but would like to hear the sentiments
OF real estate men from the western por.
ton of the State. All agreed that they
never saw finer country for stock rails
ing and dairying than this section, il
being well adapted for growing corn,
barley, oats and flax, and not peculiarly
adapted to wheat.
j. c. French from Storm Lake, Iowa,
said you struck the keynote when graz.
ing and dairying were urged as the occu-
patton Of farmers in Southwestern Min
ncsota. He thought that judicious ad-
vertising was a sure and speedy manner
OF attracting attention, and pointed to
Northwestern Iowa as now experiencing
the benefits derived from that source.
He continued by saying that no matter
what we have to sell or how good it may
be if no one knows it. and the only
way to let people know it is by the free
use of printers ink.
Mr.. A. l.. Ward, of FairmOnt, said he
didn't blame st. Paul and other north.
ern cities for securing the vast tide of
immigration flowing westward, and it
was not their fault but our own in not
being able to turn it this way. He said
that every farmer in his section who
was indulging in diversified farming
was prosperous, while those depending
Oh wheat had plaster on their farm,
and if any action is taken to bring
Southwestern Minnesota into promi-
nence they would find Fairmont and
Martin county ever ready to assist.
The various agents of large tracts OF
land gave their views of advertising,
which was done by means of maps. cir
culars, etc.