The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Immigration Summarized.

Bismarck Tribune. The Min
neapolis Journal Of Saturday pub
fishes a page with reference to the
immigration to the northwest and
especially to North Dakota, from
it's correspondents through the
state. The journal cites the pop
ulation of Minnesota and the Da-
kotas in 1860 at 200, 900. In 1890
this had increased to two millions.
What the figures in 1900 no one.
can state, but there will be large
increase over the figures of the
last census. Interviews published
with the immigration officials, Of
the railroad state that the immi-
grafton this year to the three
states will be the largest in its his
tory. The Great Northern last
year brought in 5000 settlers on
special trains alone, to say nothing
of those who came individually.
This year the road has brought and
will bring in between -, 600 and
Is, 900 people. The Northern Pa
citic is also doing much work along
the same line. Train loads of i'm
migrants are not uncommon this
year. Last year the N. ?. sold
two and half millions Of acres Of
land east of the Rockies. This
year the sales are running 25 per
cent greater than last. The 500
liney although having no land, is
doing good business in the way
Of inducing immigration to the
state, and the Washburn land COM
pany is doing more than its share.
The class of immigrants being
brought in are the best that have
ever been brought to the state.
Nearly all Of them are American
born, intelligent, experienced. and
with means. 1t is estimated last
year that 25, 600 immigrants came
to the state to settle. The number
will be doubled this year.
Last year, in three months end,
ing Feb'y %, 1915 homesteads
were filed on in the land offices in
North and South Dakota and at
Crookston, MINI. This year for
the same period 3, 122 were filed
upon. This is an increase of over
1, 700. Tho movement Of immi-
grants to this state already, before
spring has set in fully, is estimated
at 10, 900 and there are thousands
more to come. Reports from all
sections Of the state show 81 steady
advance in the price Of land with
a good demand everywhere.
A continuation of the tide of
immigration this year will see the
vacant government land in North
Dakota settled long before the
time expected. Nature is lavish
with her bounties. There is land,
fuel, water and an abundance Of
stores from the soil to be had from
right cultivation. Thrift is nee
essary. Idleness never prospered
in any country, nor has Incidence
achieved q competence anywhere.
But success has ever attended
thrift and care, and it will in
North Dakota. The farmes who
have come to the state, fostered
the gifts of nature by individual
efforts, and titled the soil dill
g sntly, supplementing the cereal
crops with live stock products and
other products of the farm, are
comfortable and we'll to do. They
own their farms. Their children
have the benefit Of good schools.
they are Independent men, who
stand beneath the brightest skies
and in the clearcst sunshine Of the
world, and breathe in the purest
air that blows.
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