St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-12
STATE IMMIGRATION.
The Editors Hear a Paper and In
duIge in Discussion.

The Editors Hear a Paper and In
duIge in Discussion.
A paper Oil "Eneouragement. of I'M
migration by the State was read by w.
f. Mckenzie, of the CrOokSton Times.
He dwelt upon the vast resources OF
the state at present not developed. The
state, however, needed settlers to de-
yelop the lands, and to obtain those set
tiers it was necessary to have bureau
which could furnish authentic informa-
ton to would-be settlers. The matter
had been neglected during the past few
years, and the tide of Immigration had
bee n diverted to other states.
OF course some people would say that the
railroads were bringing people to the state,
but il was not so: the railroads were desIrouS
of carrying emigrants as far west as possible.
All the states further west had boards of i'm
migration, which collected authentic infor-
nation and sent it East and TO Europe. The
vast lands of this state lying undevelOped
could only be brought under cultivation by
the establishment of a bureau of immigra-
tion, which would bring emigrants to this
state instead or allowing them to go further
west.
Mr.. Paradis, of the Midway News, opened
the discussion on the paper. He was not Op-
posed to a state bureau of immigration, but
great care must be taken in arranging such
board. The editors should interest the peo-
bureau should be founded irrespective of
the aid of the state. A vast amount of good
would be accomplished and informatio n
given. The state and cities should be built
up, and people from the East should be at
tracted. Attention should be given to small
Industries. which in a few years would be-
come of vast proportions. The benefi is of
every part of the state should be included in
all information given out BY bureau OF in
formation.
II. P. Hall. of the ST. Paul Daily News,
said in California they had a general law au-
thOriZing the county commissioners to spend
every year $500 for the purpose of aiding i'm
migration. If this plan was introduced in
Minnesota a large sum would be expended
without asking any aid from the state. Of
course each county was not bound to spend
the sum annually, but in any case the state
would be benefited to great extent by the
expenditure of any sum for the purposes OF
immigration.
Mr Carpenter. of the Pennington Tribune.
said that nearly ali the uncultivated land of
the state belonged to the railroads, and he
was opposed to using public funds for the
purpose of increasing the value of the lands
by the state aid to immigration. He under
stood that the member of the chamber of
commerce who revived the idea of a state
board of emigration was the owner of over
800 farms i'll the state, and belonged to
mcney-lending firm which, during the past
few years. had foreclosed Oh over 100000
acres of land, which he was anxious to dis
pose of to new comers.
He was in favor of filling up the organized
counties before they endeavored to settle the
unorganized ones.
II. s. Ives. of the st. Hillaire Spectator, did
not agree with the last speaker. The new
states further west all had a board of immi-
grafton, and in his opinion Minnesota de-
sired at the present time hardy settlers. In a
short while new lands would be opened up.
and there was no one i'll the state to give
any information to would-be settlers. The
railroads were anxious to make money by
taking people further west, and he felt that
we needed state board of immigration to
turn the tide of emigration to Minnesota.
Mr. Lanphere, Of the Moorhead News. was
in favor of state commissioner of immigra-
ton. who would gather authentic informa-
ton for the benefit of those who desired to
find home in this state.
unfi Ti Hi, morning norm the PRESIDENT annoneing
that a number of very interesting papers
would De read.