Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-05-25
VISITORS PLEASED
Visitors from Iowa and Minne-
sofa Pleased with North
Dakota.
After Trip Over the State
They Expressed Great
Surprise.
They Will Endeavor to Bring
Settlers to the Land Of
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An interesting meeting was held Men
day evening at the Gladstone. Apar.y OF
land seekers from Iowa aud Minnesota
and number of prominent business
men OF the city we're present. The visi-
tors we're: A. W. Parker, of the North
ern Pacific land department; John, Sagar,
Waverly. Iowa; G. NJ. Sbrague, Grundy
Center, Iowa; P. G. Fullerton, Rockford,
Iowa; 8. W. Wheeler, Fairmount, Minn.;
Theo. Sey and NJ. P. Netf, North Eng
lish, Iowa; J. W. Cooley, Lake Benton,
MINI. Refreshments we're served.
The party has been travelling along
the Northern Pacific from st. Paul west
and have inspected the lands in the
vicinity OF the line with view of pur
chasing. They looked over the lands IN
the vicinity of Bralnerd bnt were un-
favorably impressed by the same. The
lands in the vicinity Of Fargo and the
improvements on the same we're viewed
with surprise by the visitors who hardly
expected to see such beautiful portion
Of country. Coming farther west they
have looked over Stutsman, Foster and
Wells counties. Some Of their impress.
,ops gathered from this trip were ex-
pressed at the meeting.
A. w. Parker OF the Northern Pacific
land department stated that the object
OF the trip was to familiar,ze some Of the
citizens Of Iowa and Minnesota with the
state 80 that they might tell the
facts to their fellow.citizens and thus
bring settlers to North Dakota. He
was of the opinion that North Dakota
would receive about 65 per cent of the
$500 emigrants expected from Iowa in
1899.
B. s. Russell told Of the marvellous
development cf the state from q naked
prairie with ecarcely settler in 1873 to
ito present condition, with houses and
bsrus dottjng the improved land and
town and cities plentifully distributed.
Stutsman county IN 1880 had 1907 peop'e .
within her borders. In 1890 this num-
ber had increased to 5.632. In 1870
Dalrymple fret broke on hie land at
Cssselton. In 1876 but 100000 bushels
we're threehed while at the present time
North Dakota raises one-tenth OF the
worlds supply. The nutritious grasses
are Of the greatest possible value in
: fstteninR cattle.
Alfred Dickey stated that there were
two elements that made etowns-railroads
and real estate dealers. The develop.
mant of q town did not depend upon It's
location near an important river or
nsvigsbie body Of water as formerly.
Attorney Ormsby MoHarg believed
after Is years residence in North Dakota
that the state wae all right. The people
we're prosperous as rule and were .
olaes OF law abiding citizens. Sometimes
it was necessary, Mr.. MoHarR stated, to
work on Sunday IN order to care for the
immense crops .of grain raised. The
common school system Of the state WIS
especially worthy Of p'sise, being super.
ior to that OF many eastern etstes.
p. G. Fullerton, of Rockford, Iowa,
stated that be WAS very fevorably i'm.
pressed with North Dakota. Some Iowa
people had very erroneous opinN0
of North Dakota. In Iowa the climate
was very rigorous during the fret years
OF settlement but now it has changed.
As result fruits and corn can be raised
where at one time such thing was i'm.
possible. BE thought it would pay an"
Iowa party paying rent to come to
North Dakota and get q farm of his Own
The land in Iowa had advanced quicker
from $40 to $50 In price than it bad from
nothing to $40 and the same would be
true OF North Dakota.
G. NJ. Sprsgue Of Grnndy Center said
he would return to Iowa and tell all
renters paying So to Sc 40 acre to come
to North Dakota. In Iowa he had found
cattle raising to be very profitable in.
veetment.
M. P. Neft Of; North English, Iowa,
told OF his surprise at the general pros.
perity OF the farmers Of North Dskota
and the Improvements that we're belng
made.
Supt. Wilson Of the Northern Pacific
ssid he Lad been IN North Dakota eeven
yesrs and had never regretted coming.
He had lived in Iowa and thought stock
could be raised better in North Dakota
than there. He believed the winters
would be more agreeable after the state
had been settled.
W. B. 8. Tnmble, Oscar Seller, Mayo,