The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-05-23
DO YOU WANT A FARM?
What a Poor Man Can Accom-.
plish in DakOta---Homes
Tor All Who Come.

trious mechanics, artisans, and laborers in
every large city in, the east who are wearing
their lives away byMcessant toll from morn
till night, year in and year out, who can never
hope to rise out of the slough of drudgery in
Which circumstances have placed them so long
as they remain in cities that are ovorcrowdetl.
Many OF these men already have families de-
pendent upon their exertions, which continue
to grow rs the years roll by, which serve
to increase the difficulties with which they are
beset. Many Of these men are educated and
Intelligent; they lack only an opportunity to
develop talents which at present lie dormant.
Toll as they may, their labor yields but bare
subsistence for their wives and little ones.
Hope as they may, they cannot conceal from
themselves that it is but question of time
when they must finally succumb and acknowl-
edge themselves vanquished, either through
sickness or old age, ard yet it is out Of their
power to make any provision for their families
when they arc incapacitated for work or shall
have passed away. These men arc virtually
tho hewers of wood and drawers of water for
their employers, who, however willing they
may be to ameliorate the condition of their
employees, are forced by the sharp competition
Which they are compelled to meet, and which
extends to nearly every business, to cut down
wages to the very lowest point. Is it any Won
der that under these circumstances so many
become discouraged and seek to drown their
sorrows in The wine cup. It was to benefit
this deserving class which moro than anything
else led TO the passage Of the homestead law,
and it is also to this class that Dakota opens
wide her arms and invites them to n refuge
within her broad domain. Let them como to
the great northwest, and they can here, in a
Few years. acquire homes and an independence
which they will labor in vain for in large
city. 1t is poor argument for these men to
reply that they are so tied down that they can
not avail themselves Of the liberal privileges
which the government accCrds them. 1t re-
quircs only willing hands and stout hearts to
succeed in any portion of Dakota. We have
in Our mind a dozen or more of the yery class
OF whom wc are speaking who settled in the
neshborlood Of Hope less than three years
since, several of them with families, who left
reach their destination, and by their industry
and thrift have in the short time since their ar
rival i'll Dakota become well-to-do farmers,
owning their own farms. Their buildings, it
is true, are humble in appearance, but it is a
home of their own, and they are independent
and happy, while their families enjoy not only
the neccssaries but many of The luxurics of
life. They have had to undergo some priva-
tions during this time, but in return for these
they feel many times repaid as they cast their
eyes around and behold the smiling and con-
tented countenances of wife and children and
feel that should any accident befall them their
loved will not be unprovided for. These men
can now view their growing crops and feel
that few years more will place them in COLL
parGtively aflluent circumstances. What they
have accomplished can be accomplished by
all who Will fairly make tho trial Why then
continue longer to serve taskmaster by day
and by night which can only result in swelling
the bank account of some rapaciOus corpora
ton or firm at the expense of your own vi
tally? Why not como to Dakota at onceP
Soon it will he too late, as at the present rate
Of immigration it will he but a short time be-
fore all the public lands will be taken. Should
you select Steele county as your destination
you will not only find lands equal to any Da-
kOta has TO offer, but a class of people ever
ready TO lend aid and encouragement to new
comeIs.