Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-09
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QUIZ IhMIGRA IION BUM.
The cream of the Eastern immigration
is finding its way this year into Nebras'
ka. Last year Dakota and the northern
wheat belt attracted by far the largest
number of new settlers. Kansas had its
boom two years ago and Minnesota the
year previous took a largo number of west
bound pilgrims. For five years past
Nebraska lands have steadily been adj
~vancing from par until now they com
mand the best premium for purchasers,
homesteaders and pro.emptora under the
liberal laws of the generalland office.
Northern Nebraska is now at last reap
ing the benefit of her fertile soil and Sc.
curing rights which have for many years
been denied her through no fault Of her
own. The generous and far.sighted
policy Of the b. 81 M. railroad years
ago filled the southern portion of our
state with an intelligent and industrious
population. Decreased revenues and
the demands of their treasury at last has
compelled the Union Pacific railroad to
use the same exertions for the sale OF
the princely domain donated to them
by the people of the United
| States. The result is an influx OF
land seekers and land purchasers which
has already taken out of corporation con
troll into individual possession nearly
every choice section from Omaha to
Cheyenne county and which are settling
up new and untried portions of our west
ern frontier. The fertile valleys of the
White and Niobrara rivers west of Val
entine and extending to the extreme
western boundary of the state are white
with prairie schooners and alive with the
sounds of farming life. The southern
boundary of the great Sioux reserve on
which two years ago scarcely a score OF
settlers and ranchmen found their homes
is now dotted with the houses of from
tiersmen and their families. Antelope
county too is receiving a large and in
creasing immigration andthere is scarcely
a county along the Elkhorn which is not
feeling the effects of the influx of new
settlers.
What is equally satisfactory is the uni
versal testimony borne by the press of
NnrNhnrn NnLrooIo @n @Lo a1o,n@or &c
of the incomers. They are largely the
overflow from eastern states, practical
farmers, attracted by the cheapness of
u lands, the fertility of our soil and the
excellence of our climate.
Many of them bring with them capital
sufficient, if small, to enable them to
permanently locate. What is equally
important they carry with their families
the schoolmaster and a desire for that
educational advancement which has
placed Nebraska at the head of those
states which boast of the fewest litter
ates.
Omaha will profit directly from the IN
creased and increasing immigration. In
spite of railroad pools and agreements
her hold upon the Wholesale business of
the state is steadily growing tighter.
Nebraskans, other things being equal,
will prefer to deal with Nebraskans, and
to trade at homo rather than abroad.
Every business interest Of our city is SO
closely connected with the interests Of
the state at largo that no pulsation Of
local prosperity can fail to make itself
felt in the trade arteries of the state
metropolis. All that is required on the
part of our business man is the brains to
grasp the situation and the energy to
make it their own.