The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-01-14
HAS A FIRM FOUNDATION
Joseph Sampson Looks to the Farms
for Sioux City's Support.
THE ANNEXATION OF CANADA.

no Lack OF Room Argument In Favor Of
me Proposition Hardly logical One
While There Is Land in the Northwest
tor the Millions OF Another Generation.
Superiority OF Agricultural Resources.
Joseph Sampson, president Of the Fl.
deity Loan and Trust company Of
Sioux City, H., has handed to the press
of our city the following breezy and in
vigorating article:
Ina recent issue of the New York Sun
strong and we'll written article appears In
large ttype-indicating, perhaps, that the
venerable editor, Dana, is its anthor-sug-
gestins and urging the annexation Of
ognizing that popular sentiment in Cam
ada itself upon this subject is indeter-s
inmate as yet, he points out that we here
IN the states ought to be getting ready to
meet the people of the dominion more
than half way, whenever the propo-
bors, which he assumes will soon be
done. He points out the tempting treas
ures OF coal, iron, copper, lumber, etc,
which we would receive IN return for our
assumption Of the dominion public debt
OF some 500, 100000. The commercial and
industrial advantages of the union Of this +
country with 65,000000 people and ofa
land area of some 3,sO0,0O0 square miles,
with a country numbering some 6,OU0,OOO
souls and a land area of about 9.10O,OOO
square miles, are duly weighed and pre-
sented. Before fIr. Dana's fervid imagi-
nation there rises the outlines of vast,
powerful, homogeneous people, all speak
ing the same language, preserving the
same traditions of n common literature
and ancestry, and obeying the same laws;
q dream, SO to speak, of an imperial North
America, self contained, self sufficient
in NJ tn f,nnl lov1 11,ny,& tho
bined powers of all Europe.
The Keynote OF the article, however, in
sounded when the emphatic inquiry is j
made as to where the increasing popula-
ton of the states will go to find cheap
lands and found homes. Mr.. Dana exc
evenings that viii be left to find good
cheap lands will be up north and north
west of Manitoba, or from 800 to 500
miles northwest of ST. Paul. Few OF US
who have grown up in Iowa and moved
around on the frontier realize us fully az
we ought the limited quantity Of good,
fertile prairie that remains to be occupied
this side of the Rocky mountains. Sioux
City is as yet modest, medium sized city,
because it is on the western edge of what
has become fairly we'll settled country
within period of only ten short years,
ric lying west of MS is accomplished,
as it surely will be within the next ten
years, placing Sioux City on the eastern
edge OF as highly cultivated and thickly
settled country as central Iowa is today,
then will the fullest measure of prosperity
rs yet inchoate be realized. The wise.
and prudent husbandnnn will be SLOW to
take up his home in far northwestern
country, where a pig is o curiosity, SO
long us lie can find excellent farming land
within six hours railroad Journey from
one OF the great packing centers of the
continent. Before Mr.. Dana's Canadian
land of promise needs to be opened for
shrewd farmers they will find as good
land nearer the old home, nea er consuui-
ing centers and nearer-let us say-Sioux
CITY than the readers Of the Sun may be
led to suppose.
We, here in Sioux City, need to aid, fos.
ter and encourage in every way possible
the inflow OF superior resourceful farmers
into northern Nebraska and South Dae
kota. Their boom is our boom, and thetrs
work to promote Immigration is also i0nx4.
Those Sioux City nSs-sst s'e2' 'sss.s' .
Mltcheil's recent corr ,,,.,..,..
convinced of the marvellous t.c.
and horticultural resources OF ~.
Those who visited the last.stnte far &C
Lincoln saw Nebraska's wonderful iik-s
play OF farm products On theSo
foundations we bnild our city and oura
adjacent country. Upon no batter ma
terial foundation coud a people build,
Mines may be exhausted, forests be cut
down. but while land yields such abund-
ant increase of food the millions will null
tiply and replenish the earth. We here
in Sioux City will not need Canada as an
overflow outlet for land hungry farmers
until we introduce at least /, ,0O0 600 more
into the only hrSt-class corner Of land
left to the north and west of Sioux City.
When this IS done and Sioux City has
population of 600, then we will take up
the consideration of the enlargement Of
our country with onr highly esteemed Mr.,
Dana, of the New York Sun.
JOSEPH SAMPSON,