St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-11

ceives stack of letters daily, asking
questions about it. Letters have been
received from Southern and Eastern
states asking information on the sub
Ject. 1t is going to attract hundreds,
possibly thousands, of prospective set
tlers. or course, everything pertain
ing to the reservation has to be done
through the land office at Crookston.
But the demand for land which the
railroads and state land department
are receiving, is supplemented by the
private owners of property. A st. Paul
gentleman who owns a slice of proper
ty In the western part Of the state,
which he could not sell at any price a
year ago, has sold five farms within
the last two weeks, and Is daily in re-
cefpt of letters from other prospective
buyers. So, it would seem that the
prospects have never been so good for
great increase in the wealth and oc-
cupation of the state. The new settlers,
as general thing, bring considerable
amount of money with them, and, for
the most part, have been practical
farmers during some period of their
lives.
The expense of living in large cities
Is almost double that of living in
smaller towns. A great many people
who have slender incomes from money
invested in different ways, but who
are forced to economiZe, are taking up
their residence in the smaller towns
where they still have the advantage Of
church and school.
AS fair example Of the general pro-
gress being made in this state, it may
be interesting to note that the num-
Der of creameries located in Minnesota
the last half year is without prece-
dent. Minnesota's butter has OBJ
tanned an enviabIe reputation in the
East, and this fact is partly RESPONSE
bic for the establishment of so many
OF these creameries, although the eff
forts OF the officials at the state expert
mental station and others, in urging
the farmer to pay closer attention to
dairy husbandry, has borne fruit in a
most substantial way.
The trains from the East coming into
st. Paul daily bring in newcomers who
pass through here on their way to new
homes and new farms, and it is to them
IN a great measure that the state will
look in the future for the steady
natural growth and uninterrupted
prosperity.
L'Etoile du Nord seems, therefore. a.
truly appropriate name for the great
state or Minnesota, which is daily
monthly and yearly becoming better
ana more widely known through the
country. AT present she is undoubted-
ly outstripping all her sister states in
the thoroughly substantial manner in
which her fertile but unoccupied land
is being populated. Never in the his
tory of the state has there been such a
marked hiatus from Eastern and South
ern states to it's boundaries. The won
derful crops, the excellent conditions
FOR diversified farming, dairy hus-
pandry, etc., have attracted a large
class of desirable settlers, many of
tnem being of foreign birth 1t is true
IN the past there has always been des-
ultory missionary work done by the
railroads and in some cases by the
western cities, to encourage immigra-
tlon, but this spring bids fair to sur
pass all records. People are already
coming in every day with their house
noid eftects, en- route for newer and
richer fields. e'iio
They come from here and there. but
they come to stay, and work and
thrive, and Minnesota has thus far
more than held her own in the number
OF new thrifty settlers. The land is
as cheap as it is good, and this is q
combination not to be resisted.