St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
The BOOM IS COMING.
People Over the Country
Writing and Looking to
Dakota.
How the Localities Should
Secure a Share Of the
Influx.
Such Opportunities for In
vestment Will Not Long
Continue.
Any Man With a Few Hundred
Dollars Can Get a Nice
Farm.
Specialize the Globe.

spring. And there is every reason to
believe they will not look in vain. East
ern people are writing their friends here
that if they can 'cut loose from their
mornings" they will come TO Dakota.
Immediately following the election the
enterprising people of many of the coun-
ties set to work advertising their re-
spective localities, Railroads are send
ing to the Eastern states Dakota litera-
ture; personal letters also are doing
much toward attracting people Dakota
ward. In some counties, as well as in
many of our cities, immigration commit
tees have been appointed for the eSpe-
cial purpose of inducing people i'll the
states. desiring to change locations, to
come to Dakota. There are
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
in various parts of the East anxious for
change-they want to 20 to some new
country, but are undecided where to To-
cate. This class of people include rep
reSentativeS of the various branches of
trade, but large majority are farmers
experienced tillprs of the soil, and
possessed of some means. They are
just the class of settlers needed i'll Da-
kota, and there is no good reason why
they cannot be persuaded to come here.
There is no better country i'll ChriSten-
dom than South Dakota for practical
farmerS-men who know their business
and will stick to it. But
HOW SHALL WE GET THEM
to come here? Very easy to answer
this question: Advertise your particu-
lar locality; make known its adyan-
tages; let the world knowjwhere you are
and that there is room for others to set
tie near by you; send printed matter
NTrAfr -ntn tn tlI-
frends-nOthing pays better than the
judicious use of printers ink; publish
i'll some convenient form all the adj
vantages of your section of this truly
''w0nder land" and send copy to
every person in the East with whom
you are acquainted or whose address
you can secure; write personal letters
giving facts and figures and invite them
to come; send them copies of your
county papers. In fact, do everything
possible 10 induce immigration.
NOWIS THE TINE
for all classes to come to Dakola.
Lands can be had for less money now
than six months hence. In Beadle
county improved farms can be had at
reasonable figures: those of small i'm
proyements at from So to $12 per acre;
here and there quarter section Of wild
land may be picked up' for l,000 or
less. In any event, a man coming here
with few hundred dollars will eX-
perience no difficulty in securing good
farm, near railroad and market, and in
few years of industry and economy
will independent of his Eastern
brethren, and will have sufficient to
tide him over rainy day"
old age. The man who comes
here now aud gets farm with from
thirty to sixty acres under pillow, and
will stick to business as farmer, is
sure to be successful. The past season
taught many Dakota farmers that no
risk was being taken by investments
here In very many instances in this
Immediate locality parties who pur-
chased two years ago, or even earlier,
realized enough from few acres of
wheat to pay the entire purchase price
OF the farI.. And il is 10 unusual thing
foT chose who go into stock raising to be
far more successful here than in East
ern localities because of the great
AMOUNT of nutritious hay that can be
had for the cutting. Generally speaking
Dakota farmers are
BRANCHING OUT.
They have come to realize the fact
that from a few cows, dozen sheep, OF
two OF three brood mares and few
hogs, they can rapidly gather a large
amount of stock that will fare we'll and
fatten nicely on the natural grasses and
small amount of grain and fodder.
This sort of property grows into dollars
and cents while the owner is busy in
the fields OF taking his rest after tie
days work is done. There is always
ready market for beef cattle, as well as
for sheep and hogs, while horses always
command good figures. 1t is, indeed,
gratifying to note
THE PROSPERITY
that has attended some farmers in this
county. Five years ago the prairieS
were dotted with the typical claim
Shanty." This usually was of sod, with
the exception Of the roof, or of rough
boards s0dded OH the outside, and al
ways very small and unpretcntous.
Hundreds of these pecuiiar-looking
places have been superseded by large.
Well-huilt and comfortable houses;
structures that would be credit to any
community and fine enough to grace
any Eastern farm. Notonly have many
Beadle county farmers secured for
themselves and families conmodious
aand attractive homes, but they have
also provided ample and comfortable
quarters for their stoek-barns of i'm
mense size. and equipped with every
GltIilS tiCCCoodly IOI luC COiu1OlJ anu
proper care of the various kinds of live
stock they are intended to shelter. Other
INDICATIONS OF THRIFT
are to be seen Oh every hand, and when
an Eastern granger comes to this local
ity he is certain to remark the pros
perity, comfort and cOntentment that
greet him on every hand. But these
evidences are not only the result of the
products of the fields and meadows, but
of hard work. prudent and economical
living and firm determination to keep
out of debt and from the grip of the
money-loaner. 1t is true that in no
country in the whole world is it so easy
to get into debt as in Dakota. 1t is
equally true that once in the
grip of the tyrant mortgage it
is no easy matter to escape
being torn 10y his fangS. Tie sad exr
perience of the few has taught lesson
TO the many-go slow and keep out of
debt. These broad and fertile prairies
will yield bountifuiiy when properly
titled, and are only waiting the sturdy
plowman's coming to fill his granary
and bins with golden grain. The mag
nificent prairies. the beautiful lakes and
streams offer welcome to all: the flour
fishing towns and cities will give all a
cordial greeting. If the Eastern farmer
and stockman will but come, he will
find a home among as intelligent and
generous-hearted class of people as
dwell beneath the sun.