The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-08
THEY ARE COMING in FAST.

THEY ARE COMING in FAST
II. F. Hunter of the Milwaukee
Tells Of Big immigration
and Bright Prospects.
Mentions the Kimball Creamery as
q Big Advertisement for
South Dakota.
To the Editor of the Argus Loader.
Replying to your favor OF the 23rd inst.
We are getting lots OF new settlers all
along our lines in South Dakota; thfy
are u Well-tD-iU class OF renters, small
farmers and farmers sons from Iowa,
Illinois. Wisconsin and Minnesota, a
few from east of Chicago, but the great
er part OF them from Iowa. Nearly sll
|of these m"n went to Dakota last year
to select location and purchased or
leased their farms and are now moving
Oh to them.
Our low rate of $50 per car from any
point Oh our line o, .tside of Dakota to
any point within the stare. enables
them to move out and take their prop
erty with them. An emlgrant car cou-
sists Of household goods, farm machin-
|rry, seed grain, feed, lumber and not tn
exceed ten head OF stock. We expect
this spring to haul at least ! 500 of thpse.
1 4. .
cars to Dakota; this will represent 1000
families, as very often two parties ship
together in one car; the families Will
average five people, so you can put the
Milwaukee" down for 10000 meE, wo-
men and children. These people will
make q success OF farming in Dakota,
because they are practical farmers and
know what they have to contend with.
they will engage in diversified farming
aud stock raising; ! do not know Of
single one going to engage exclusively
in wheat growing.
The creamery business will increas9
as all of these small farmers take their
cows With them. One time last year l
came from Kimball, s. D., 10 Els in, ILL.,;
al Kimball the farmers we're receiving
as high as so cents per 100 pounds Tor
milk, at E!gin the condensing factories
were only paying 10 cents per 100
pounds; at Kimball the cows were feed
ing on $1,000 per acre land, at Elgin on
$4,000 land, and it was so dry at Elgin
they had 10 ship in feed. Under these
circumstances you canuot keep people
| out of Dakota.
| Another good class OF men we are
i getting is the Iowa and=IIiinois stock
man. They find they can raise their
cattle in Dakota much cheaper than at
home; that cattle will run out on Dako-
ia prairie and thrive all winter, unless
| in an especially severe one, while at
home they have to feed during the en-
tire winter. 1t is low estimate to
place the number OF new stock ranches
located OH our line at 200 this year.
Then look at the money Dakota farm
ers have made and are making on sheep
There is no place in the world where
sheep do better than on the cheapest
Dakota lands. Is it any wonder then
under the circumstances, that the best
class of settlers are pouring into Dakota:
We expect to run Home Seekers ex.
cursi0ns all summer on the first and
third Tuesdays or each month, when
round trip tickets are sold for one fare
i plus $500, with a 81 day limit To see
Dakota in June is to want some OF IL
Let The newspapers and the people Of
the state invite their friends to TAXI
advantage OF these cheap rates ant
. come and see them. They will go humt
,. and talk of your hne lands, towns
4 schools, churches, societies, what nict
people they met, and tell about III,
elegant railway service; how they can
leave Central Iowa points IN the morn
! lag, take dinner on a nice dining car ii
Dakota and reach Aberdeen for supper.
see by the PnkWana Press that Mr
Wenlzy wants TO bring the Iowa editor:
out for a trip through The state; that !.
), I. good idea aud would like TO help i
), along. | am believer IN prlnter's ink
: II the Iowa editors should come and b,
entertained, as know the Dakota peo
;, ole W0lld entertain them. they couit
:, not help being enthusiastic over ou
), state aud write about it when they 1T
i 5urned home. This would he the bes
! klnd Of advertising. Why not have th
! business Mems Association take thi
matter up and send the proper inyita
tlon. Yours truly, u. F. Hunter.
# Referring to Brule county's prosperou