Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-12
GODS OWN COUNTRY.

A Distinguish ed European Takes Obserya.
fions-Return of Prof. Bsckmsn and
Party from Red River Valley.
Prof. Ernst Beckman, the distinguished
Swedish editor, is back from his trip through
the Red river valley and is etopping at the
Metropolitan hotel. Prof. Beckmau is q gen
tleman OF considerable note, both III Eur ope
and America. He is the chief editor of the
greatest pictorial in Sweden, the Ny Hlustrcrad
Tidning, of Stockholm. He is also
member of the governing committee of the
journalistic club Of his native city and the
vice president Of the Swedish journalistic
fund. He represented the Swedish school sys-
has Travelled extensively over the United States
ut different times. His present visit
was made for the especial purpose
of observing with his own eyes the condition
of emigrants from his country in the north
western portion of the United States. In his
recent tour he was greatly assisted by Emigra-
ton Commissioner johnson of the Manitoba
Railway company, who attended him In per-
son and explained every thing that needed ex-
planning. The other members of the party
were: Erich Kuhne, tIller of thousands of acres
OF land in Germany aud lieutenant in the
Prussian army; A. g. Fanguer, of the Scan
dinduen. Chicago. aud l. L. Killing, proprietor
OF the NOTdeH, chicago.
Rev. Mr.. Monten, pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church of st. Paul, held lengthy
interview with Prof. Beckman relative to the
spiritual and temporal welfare of the Swedish
and Scandinavian settlers in the Northwest,
after which the boys who take notes for pub
LEGATION made a rush and filled up all the va
cant seats within earshot of the philosopher
and journalist from abroad. Ali were aDx-
iOus TO know where the professor had been,
what no had sam and what his ypnpra1 i'm
pressions were.
He had been in the upper part Of the Red
river valley, principally; had passed
through Kittson, Pope and Marshall
counties. In the last named county is To-
Gated the great railroad town of Warren,
which the professor thought truly, wonder
full place. Wagons had been provided and the
party had driven out into the country, so as
to see the people as they are, and not as they
would be likely to appear il viewed solely
through the window of a railway carriage.
One of the leading points of interest
visited had been the 25 900 acre farm Of Ryan
& Kennedy, in Kittson county. These lordly
farmers have 1000 acres of wheat this year.
The wheat had some rain. Ibut is looking fine.
Five thousand acres additional are being
broken. There are over sixty men
working On the vast domain of
Donaldson. and every laborer looks
and talks contentedly. The same was found
to be the case with the Swedish settlers who
own farms and work for themselves. The
professor made particular mention of one
thing, 1t was this: He had not seen single
drunken man during his journey. This he
confessed was q most agreeable surprise. He
would not ssy in direct language that he favored
emigration from Sweden to America, but he
dropped the remark that his countrymen in
the northwest looked universally prosperous
and cOntented, and ii it were TO their best
good he could not cOnscientiously throw any
obstacles in their way. From his pleased look
and elated manner it was evident that Prof.
Beckman bad come TO think the great north
west an Eldorado for the husbandman.
During the afternoon Prof. Beckman had
ben driven about the city in carriage by II.
Sahlgaard, Swedish Norwegian vice-coDsul,
and he had seen enough to make him think
very highly of st. Paul. Herr Kuhne, the
representative OF the Prussian army, said that
two American cities in particular had pleased
him-they are Boston and st. Paul.
Prof. Beckman's paper has great influence
in the Swedish kingdom, and 1t is fortunate
that he has seen this section as it exists, and
that he goes away fayorably impressed,