St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-26

recovered as yet Maryland, however,
was not damaged greatly, and it is only
ately that her people felt the necessity
of attracting more farmers to her fertile
lands. During the past few weeks the
Baltimore American has been writing
up the various counties of the state with
view to the encouragement Of immi-
grafton.
To the people of the West who know
something of the quality Of the farming
lands that are idle in these old states
there is nothing surprising in the fact
that they have been deserted. No immi-
grant acquainted with the situation
would hesitate a minute in deciding be-
tween Minnesota and Massachusetts,
for example, in case he desired to go
into farming. But in this connection
the question arises, is Minnesota doing
all she should to draw settlers to her
rich and unoccupied territory? There
was time when the railroads
could be depended upon to do
this; but, as they have disposed
of the greater part Of their lands, this
can no longer be expected; and, as
matter of fact, with the exception of
three companies. the railroads of Min
nesota are no longer making an effort
to bring settlers to us. A few years ago
these older states were not in the field.
and the peoples of the North of Europe
heard only of the West, and its bound
less possibilities and advantages. Now.
however, these countries are being
plaStered over with pamphlets and cir
cularS decrying the West, and Boosting
of the magnificent farm lands of gran
lite New England.
Minnesota has variety of natural
advantages. and she offers wide field
for the selection of the one best suited
to the taste, skill or preference of the
newcomer. She has the best climate in
the world, iron mines and forests of
timber, factories of all kinds and mill
ions of acres of the richest soil III the
world. To let the whole country know
these facts, to emphasize them in such
way that they will make an impress
sion on the minds of people, North,
East. South and West, is no easy task,
but it is one that must be accomplished.
All who are interested in the welfare
and prosperity Of the state should fall
A'sc INV oiio bOiP 1Aiio SOOo UDi
MAY HEAR SOMETHING DROP.
At the National Editorial association
which met in this city last summer,
strong disapproval was expressed of the
practice. of the government in printing
addresses or return cards on envelopes
without charge to the purchaser of
stamped envelopes. A bill has been in
troduced in congress at this sessi Oh pro-
hibiting this sort of benevolenee at the
expense of the postal department. 1t
is matter of good deal of Importance
to the publishers of weekly and country
journals. They have job offices, and
usually need all the legitimate work the
location affords. 1t is an unfair CON-
petition between the cover nment and
the small printing offices scattered over
the country. There is small
saving to banks and institutions
that use great quantities of en-
velOpeS, but there is no more reason
why the government should do this class
of printing for them than any other,
without charge. The only excuse re-
called for the practice is that it in
duced the use CT stamped envelopes and
obviated the loss of the stamps pasted
on. There is little in that If the
stamps are properly gummed the large
users always have expert lickers of
them. and rarely need one come off.
Members of congress will have the eyes
of all the local papers on them when
they vote on this bill. and if they get on
the wrong side of it they will have
trouble. AS one of the local papers in
this state suggests, they will hear
something drop"