Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-02-20

i groves and stately forests, awaitinr
the hardy Woodmnn; ripplingstre,,ns
! ana II ll.Dllifrorad lakes, abonndiDg with
I1loS OF choicest flavor for all WHO
/ come; school houses, nearly a han
| dren, anu Il score or more Ofcilurchas
TO Keep rs all in the paths ofrectj-
tutie,-tilese area few Of the superior.
advantages OF our county wl,i.l, [
am proud to say we possess.
: We lave With US to-day. l>y invita-
tatlon, some OF the men OF our state
who, by their superior ability and
wide experience are considered fore
most III the ranks amcng the MANY
who are l.,boring in the cause of I'M
migration to our great state, who
will address this convention. and
who will explain to us THEN. idea of
, the best methods OF procedure for us
toadopt, such as they have ,lpmon-
straued by actual experience To Oh
| tain the best results.
| Other distinguished citizens Of our
state were invited to he here today.
! who regret We're unable to come.
1t is Il matter OF fconyr,tulation to
note in this convention so large a
representation from within the bor-
ders OF our own county. tt the
best evidence OF an aroused public
sentiment ina matter deeply affect
Ing our future. prosperity
IN the name Of our city and in be-
half OF all the citizens OF Marshall
county, l welcome To this convention
and TO participa tion in it's tlelbera-
tlons those eminent gentlemen from
distant parts OF our great state, and
North Dakota, who by their wisdom
and experience are SO we'll qualified
to lead III this great work. 4
J. j. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern Railway, was introduced
next, and he delivered anlexcellent
speech full OF practical suggestions
and good common sense. The fol-
! lowing is a resume OF his remarks:
| by way OF introduction he express
Ell himself as being pleased to be
here to take part and assist III the
immigration movement. and also re-
ferred to the time when lie first SAW
this sectionSof tllesconntry Itseems,.
lle&saial hut but.it
is really Is years. Then there were
only two settlers between here and
Crookston. Air. J z. Nelson had
Il little dug-ou5 on the bank OF the
river at Warren. What a great
change had been brough ghtabout since
then! Now over ore million bushels
Of wheat are marketed in Warren
alone in one season. When he took
charge OF the road only two million
bushels were hauled on t],e whole
line, and now his road carried 81
| million bushels OF wheat OF the crop
OF 1894, and would carry at least SO
million bushels OF the crop OF 1895.
He had always regarded this locality
as the richest part Of the valley. You
have here, he said, facilities to offer
superior to any other section OF
country. You have a most excellent
soil, healthy climate, good schools,
churches, and from my standpoint
OF looking at it-a low rate of trans
portaJiUn.
Sometimes we hear people say:
"We don't want any more people to
come and settle among us and still
further depress prices by raising
more wheat, corn. barley, etc. They
forget tnat the world is not so large
now, commercially speaking, as it
was 25 years ago. The railroad, the
steamboat, and the telegraph have
brought the people closer together.
Nothing can he scarce in any part OF
the world as long as there is Il sur
plus somewhere. And let us not for
get that the intending settler will go
somewhere. Unless he can be induced
to locate among us, he will go to
Kansas, Nebraska. some OF the
Southern states, Canada or South
Americas. His labor will produce
crops, and these will find their way
to market and have q bearing on
prices. BY way OF illustration, in
the fall Of 1890, the great London
banking house, the Barings, failedin
the Argentine republic. and in less
than 10 days there wasn't a bank in
this country that could borrow Il
dollar with which to buy wheat. 1t
got to such pass that unless aid
could be gotten the elevators would
have to close inside. "a hours. Mr..
Hill had shortly before loaned y
large sum OF money in Europe with
which to build his line to the coast,
and he advanced 2k million dollars
for the purpose OF moving the crops.
Thus in spite OF our remoteness from
argentina, there was not a farmer or
| business man in this country that