St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
COMING NORTHWESTWARD
Dakota and Washington Colonies Formed
In Massachusetts.
"THE LAMBoRN MIRROR
Issued Before a Sod Is Turned in the
New Town Of Lam
bern.

Special to the Globe.
BosToN, Mass, April 1s.-The pros
poets for large emigration from New
England to the Northwest this year are
excellent. Already there has been a
large movement. Constant inquiries
are made at the local ticket Offices 1or
rates and other information and as
consequence there is great competl-
tion for the business moving and to be
moved. Washington territory seems to
be the favored spot. This, probably, is
due to the fact that this territory is bet
ter and more judiciously advertised
than other sections of the Northwest.
However. Dakota is not forgotten and
large numbers intend locating in that
territory. / know Of two colonization
societies which have purchased lands
lust south of Dickinson and intend TO
build up large manufacturing interests
there. The New England colony, with
Thomas W. Bicknell at its head, mas
located town twenty OF thirty miles
south of Dickinson. Midway between
this location. and consequently that
much nearer the railroad, will locate
the Marlboro party. Inns lat,
ter party has at us neau
the Pratt Brothers, who publish forty
odd papers in Massachusetts ana nelgn-
boring states; IL. M. Dufur, the Worid 5
champion collar and elbow Wfestier,
and a great favorite in st. Paul, ana Il:
r. Talbot. prominent business man OF
Marlboro Mass. where the Marlboro
Dakota syndicate has its headquarters.
This organization promises to be one OF
the most successful of its kind yet or
ganized in this section of the country.
II has at its head three men who know
their business and do it accordingly.
Talking about Western enterprise, that
is displayed by the Pratt Brothers
in connection with this move
ment 'stakes the bakery" The new
town. which the syndicate will soon in
corporate, will be known as Lamb0rn.
IT is named after Col. G. 3. Lamborn,
land commissioner of the Northern Pa
cifc. Of course one of the first things
thought Of after this colony was put
UPON 4 SOUND BASIS
was a newspaper. MISUNDERSTANDING not
a sod has yet been turned in the new
town, the initial number OF the Lam
born, Mirror made its appearance Mon
day last. Tuesday, the day following,
the first contingent left Marlboro for
the site OF the future great city OF Da-
kota. Those who remain behind have
arranged for several parties to leave the
East at stated intervals during the
spring and summer. 1t is not say ing
100 much to add that inside of two
months the new town will number at
least sixty souls. OF course if the powers
that be cared to take paupers along with
them they could cart them out by the
carload. The one thing which insureS
the success of the new colony is the fact
that no man is permitted to join it who
has not money sufficient to pay his way
out there and build himself shack to
live in.
In soliciting passenger business
among the 'down-EaSters," one fire.
quently runs across amusing incidents.
The other day L was summoned to a
small town in New Hampshire, located
four or five miles from rail-
road. There [ found middle
aged man and his wife and six children,
all we'll grown. The entire family was
anxious to 90 West land grow up
with the countryp They were not par
ticular as to what section of the North
west they went. All they wanted was
to get there for as little money as pos
Sible. | grew tired telling the differ
ence between first and second-class and
emigrant rates, and thought | would
fairly go crazy when the ''paterfamil-
as" switched to freight rates. |, how
ever, finally got him to understand what
constituted a car load of emigrant NOV
1bles. / then thought my task was fin
she'd when the old man staggered me
with the query, "What can mother and
ne and the boys go as freight for?' |
-ould not make him understand that the
rates | quoted him aid not cover human
,reight. He could get along well
enough in freight car. He would put
in bed and a cook stove, and then
knock hole through the roof of the car
for the stove pipe. The time? Oh that
lid not make any difference. He would
willingly spend another week on the
road if he could save a dollar or two in
The rates. M. j. IL.