The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-11-01
DAKOTA GLEANINGs.
From Exchanges.

LOOK out Tor the Presidents proclamation,
soon-if not sooner.
Dakota offers cheap farms and good climate
to Eastern farmers who have vainly toiled for
years to get ahead, or to pay of stbe little
mortgage"
Congressman Hansbrough renders his state
a good service in denying and exposing tie
eXaggerations in the sensational stories abont
desttution in North Dakota
Talk about short crops in North Dakota
there is more wheat being received at the
elevators in Fargo, now, than for five years,
at the same season of the year.
Tho annual meeting OF the Dakota farmers
alliance has been called to meet at Aberdeen,
Nov. 10Th. 1t is expected that the alliance
will bs divided, giving North and South Dakota
each one.
Dakota has all of the advantages of a new
country in the way OF Cheap lands and rich
soil, with all the convenences of au old couu-
try in the shape of railroad aud postal faciIi.
ties, markets, schools, etc.
Capt John W. Gregg we'll known as Il
prominent q, 4. r. man in this section aud
oae OF WahpetOn's hOnOred citizens, has been
elected as private secretary by Governor Miller.
Mr.. Gregg is fine penman and man who
will serve tue governor faithfully.
AT Willow City money shark has been
pnchng the farmers 80 numerically on their
seed liens, few days since, that they organ
ize'l and went to town to have uecktie social
The scoundrol heard of it in time aud lit out.
They chased him to Rugby junction, but he
| had to good start and they did not catch HIM
If any Dakota girl desires to wed piece of
! high'collare'l. hair parted in the geographical
| center, penniless, good for nothing piece of
European nobility she wants to get hustle
on herself for the supply may run out The
American girls seem to reciprocate the alfcc-
tions Of tho nobility to an alarming degree.
Jamestown Alert: The scarcity Of water on
sofia OF the farms is very great. Mr.. Walker
who runs the Silmore farm near this place,
| is obliged to haul wagon tank of water each
morning from the jim river, mile distant,
| for his stock. This makes q cho OF con-
siderable magnitude, when it is necessary to
be done every day.
The South Dakota legislatures memorial,
asking congress for an appropriation for sink
Ing experimental artesan wells, will doubtless
be unanimously seconded by tho legislature of
| North Dakota at its first session. Senator
Stewart asserts that Dakota contains the arg-
est area of artesian water anywhere known,
and confidently believes iu the feasibility of
the scheme of artesian irrigation.
One of the first duties of the state legislature
of North Dakota is TO pass laws and make it
possible for farmers TO live along the line OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, or within forty
miles of it, without danger OF being burned
out by prairie firoi once or twice year.
These prairo fires started by locomotives burn
out many Of our farmers, destroy hay, AMI
burn the feed on our cattle ranges, Our
farmers should be protected.
telegram from st. Paul is to the effect
that the Manitoba railway company will
operate an express line of its own after tho
expiration OF tho present contract with the
American Express Co., which is tho only ono
now operating OH the Manitoba lines. A new
consolidated line to the East will 10 effected
by the means Of the Northern and Dominion
Express companies. It is stated that Supt.
Stout Of the Dominion is in st. Paul arranging
the deal. and final deal of this sort will
doubtless be effected when the Great Northern
+ railway scheme goes into operation.
Tho eranneous and damaging impression il
: gaining in circulation that widespread desti
tuition prevails in North Dakota, and that
appeals for assistance arc going abroad from
! II ara pf {In r. =,
that there is need Of help in portion OF
Ramsey county, aud tho necessary steps are
being taken to render aid to all those who
need it. 1t is not true that any considerable
number OF people In North Dakota arc desti.
tute. Tho pth of the whole matter lies in tho
fact that the East, not content with passing
its spare time cutting off interest coupons on
western loans feels called upon to devote tho
residue Of time in enlarging upon every story
which can in any way be distorted into 4
damaging report rs to the condition Of
Dakota. North Dakota is all right.
What every town in North Dakota needs -
a good custom grist mill, with capacity suflic-
lent to grind every blshel Of wheat raised. 1t
is the only article we have to manufacture and
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manufactured In other cities and states, thus
building up and enrching them at our own
expense. Every farmer who raises wheat can
afford to give one tenth of it for one year to
any company that will build and maintain
good mill at his nearest station, provided tho
company would agree not to join the Millers'
association, but to make an open, independent
wheat market at his station and pay what all
grain is worth, at all times, then tho farmer
can bring his wheat to mill-have it ground
sell bis flour-take his bran and ,niddlings
home to feed his stock, and, as be can get
more for the flour than for his wheat he will
not only make profit, but will have clear
gain Of the bran and mlddlings-his stock
} feed for tho winter.
Tho question Of irrigation Is the all import.
ant topic these days. Talk is cheap and SOME
OF our farmers who have had crop failures
four years In succession are beginning to
wonder where they will end. It is easy to say
irrigate. not so easy to do it. II the govern
lnent does not take immediate steps many Of
our best farmers will be compelled to leave,
and we cannot afford to have them go. Very
few are able to sink test wells at their own
expense, and few counties can afford the ex
pense Of an experiment OF this kind, so that
il it is tried the experiment must be made by
the government or through aid received from
it, There Is little room for doubt that when
the question Of irrigation is solved the future
OF North Dakota eau easily be foretold. Give
US plenty Of moisture and we eau beat the
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