The Dickinson press., 1884-04-05
No Lazy.Benes Wanted.


1t is not a rare occurrence for the
rlban to receive an eastern paper
containing Il letter from some Shift
less, i%mprovident settler d%ecrying
Dakota. But a few days since Il Chi
cago journal contained Il communica-
ton from a man in u southern county
calling upon the mayor of that city
for aid to put him through the VIM
ter, and in the lettcv lie took occasion
to hurl vituperation at the territory
i'll no honied terms.
Snch men would be unable to sc.
cure the necessaries of life i'm any
country under the sun. If the writer
OF the letter could he traced up 1T
would be safe to wager the best farm
i'll the territory against Il penny whis-
tie that he would be found to be idle,
indolent, shiftless and from his very
nature Incapable of making Il living.
We probably have in Burleigh county
some us poor families as there are i'm
the territory. and yet every one of
them possessing health is living com
f%ortahly, and living in bright antici
patton of the prosperity which they
know the future has i'm store for
them. They are never heard Of APP.
pealing foc public aid. and if some of
them are obliged to live more plainly
than they wish, they attribute the
cause to the proper source, and do not
hurl anathemas at the. country. 1t
sometimes happens that families
emigrate to the west late in the fall
and without any provision being
made for the winter, AL in such
eases they may be called upon to ell
dure privations that would not have
fallen ulon them had they exercised
a little common sense and mature
judgement in laying their plars.
This is not a land where dollars grow
on bushes and wealth is waited to
the eager walters on each passing
breeze. but it is 4 land of productive
soil that lies ready to bless with
wealth and plenty all who will till it
properly, and whose foresight has
brought them here provided with all
that is necessary to keep them until
the harvest yields up it's golden treas
ure. Croakers curse us with their
presence yearly. They come here
expecting to get rich in a few months
and when they find that they must
amass wealth here as elsewhere, by
labor and industry, they send letters
back to their former homes crying
down the country, and soon confer Il
lasting and wished-for blessing upon
us by packing UP their scanty bag
gage and returning to the east. Such
croakers L not wanted here. We
want men of muscle and industry,
who realize that riches come not at
the mere asking, and to all such we
confidently promise prosperity and
comfort, such as they can never ac-
quirc in the older states. AS rich
soil as ever blessed with plenty the
efforts Of the husbandman lies here
outstretched like a great empire
awaiting occupancy, and it will yield
up it's treasures in bountiful liberal
ity to all who will encourage it to
do so.
The sacred realm of heaven itself
is decried by some, and we cannot ex-
pect Dakota to share a different fate.
1t is gratifying to state that these
croakers are few and widely scattered
and that the great masses of those
who come here to dwell among us.
are more than satisfied with their
lot, and are thankful for the influence
that led them to the great land of
promise. They are prosperous and
happy, and are yearly adding to their
wealth. They see nothing but bright
and propitious skies in the future,
and wonder among themselves how
the eyes of these malcontents can be
so strangely eclipsed.- Bismarck Tri-
bune.