St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-20
4 Great Budget Of News Gathered in
Various Cities in Northwestern
States.
DOings Of a Busting People From Mandan
on the West to Eau Claire on
the East.
Brief Remarks Regarding Men and
Women in Almost Every Walk
of Life.
Mere Mention of the Merriment OF
Last Week and Forecast of
the Future.
MANDANIN mIDwINTER.
Business in prosperous Condition
-.Daui~h Farmers Expected.

Business ina Prosperous Condition
-.Dani~h Farmers Expected.
Special TO the Globe.
M<NDAN. Dec. MISUNDERSTANDING that
our country is locked within the icy grasp OF
winter, business seems TO be in a more pros
porous condition than it was year ago. The
west Missouri country is taking steps in the
direction of bringing in Il large number OF
immigrants early in the spring. StOrk county
has organized Il board of immigration. ana the
West Missouri Colony bureau, of Mandan has
its agents at work at number of pluceS.
Danish colony of about seventy families
which is expected early in the spring, wi IN
all probability, be located by the agents OF
this colony bureau. \ prominent member OF
the Danish parliament. Who visited America
with the object of selecting Il place to settle
Denmark's surplus population, stopped mere
a number of DAYS with the president of the
West Missouri Colony bureau. who drove the
Dane through the pine country north OF New
Salem TO the Knife river valley. Inc Dane
was delighted with the country. and stated.
before he left that he would report in favor
OF locating his people here. The settlement
of this colony means the following after OF
thousands Of well-tO-dO Danish farmers. 1t
seems that tins immigration movement on
foot at present in Denmark is IN the nature
OF an immigration bureau, authorized by tAe
Danish government and supported by the
which has for its object the settle ment III
America of the surplus well t1-1o and indus
triouS classes OF that much-oyercrowde / Little
country. Alread several millions OF dollars
have been subscribed for this humane move
ment. which, in time, will bring thousands of
thrifty settlers to our shores. The plan par
takes somewhat of q paternel nature. 1t
cOntemplateS sending the emigrant to Amer
lea aud there locating him on a good quar+er
section of land. and advancing him sufficient
capital to procure a good, substantial outfit.
TO re uaid for on easy terms. Denmark
realizes that the best way to provide for her
people is TO send them where they viii not
be driven TO the necessity Cf eating each
other III the struggle for existence. In other
words. she understands practical political
economy. Her population Is so crowded that
il is not an uncommon thing Tor whole
family to subsiSg the year round from half
acre of land These Danes. ii must be re
membered who are seeking our broad prai-
rieS are not the lazy, ShiItless, criminal and
poverty stricken classes. They are the in
duStriOuS, well-to-dO farmers, who are crowd
ing each other Tor existence, and whom
generous government. not being able to pro-
vide for at home. proposes to provide for
upon the rich soil of Dakota. Charles ii.
Hood, the manager Of the Alandan roller mills,
is in New York. The end of the United
States mail division on the Northern PacIhc
railroad has been changed from Bismarck to
NaDdau Three furnaces for the cOnsump-
ton of native Ignite coal have been put in
dwelling houses II Mandan. and they are Civ
ing splendid satisfaction. This furnishes the
cheapest fuel known in the Northwest. "A
new ignite coal mine has recently been
oDened at Dickinson. The vein is over four
teen feet thick and the coal is of superior
quality. The West Missouri Colony bureau
is preparing an ILLUSTRATED Annual for 1887,
which promises to be the best publication
ever issued concerning the West Mi souri,