Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-03-30
paramount, and is considered i'm
portant to our success in the Philip

paramount, and is considered i'm
portant to our success in the Philip
pines.
The principle of free trade recon-
mended for Puerto Rico, and which
the president evidently hopes in due
time to see prevail, has. therefore,
yielded only for the time being to a
more important principle. The neces-
sity of the case and the honest differ
ence of opinion which led to the new
issue are frankly recognized. The
president appreciates that he must TO
a large extent rely upon his own party
in the administration of public affairs.
He is bound to weigh against any per-
sonal triumph the decentralization and
Reorganization of his party in the
legislative branch of the government,
upon which he must depend. No
greater calamity could happen than to
have his party majority fall down on
the very threshold of their considera-
ton of these island questions. Under
these circumstances, the president did
what he thought was right, and we
believe that time will vindicate the
wisdom Of his course"
SOME IMMIGRATION FIGURES.
The Minneapolis, Journal of Satur-
day publishes a page with reference to
the immigration to the northwest and
especially to North Dakota, from it's
correspondents through the state. TIE
Journal cites the population of Min
nesota and the Dakotas in 1860 at 2O0,-
600. In 1890 this had increased to
two millions. What the figures in
1900 no one can state, but there will be
a large Increase over the figures of
the last census. Interviews published
with the immigration officials of the
railroad state that the immigration
this year to the three states will be
the largest in it's history. The Great
Northern last year brought in 5000
settlers on special trains alone, to say
nothing of those who came individu-
ally. This year the road has brought
and will bring in between 10000 and
$4,000 people. The Northern Pacific
is also doing much work along the
same line. Trainloads of immigrants
are not uncommon this year. Last
veal the N. p. sold two and a half mil
lions Of acres of land east of the
Rockies. This year the sales are run
ming % per cent greater than last.
The 500 line, although having no land,
is doing a good business in the way of
inducing immigration to the state, and
the Washburn land company is doing
more than it's 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
$4,000 immigrants came to the state
to settle. The number will be doubled
this year.
Last year, in three months ending
Feb. 2S, 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 LOO. The movement of i'm
migrants to this state already, before
spring has set in fully, is estimated at
10000 and there are thousands more
to come. Reports from all sections
of the state show a steady advance in
the price of land with a good demand
everywhere.
A continuation of the tide of immi-
grafton this year will see the vacant
government land in North Dakota set
tied long before the time expected.
Nature is lavish with her bounties.
There is land, fuel, water and an album
dance of stores from the soil to be
had from right cultivation. Thrift is
necessary. Idleness never %prospered
in any country, or Incidence achieved
a competence anywhere. But success
has ever attended thrift and care, and
it will in North Dakota. The farm
ers who have come to the state, fos-
tered the gifts of nature by individual
efforts, and titled the soil intelligently
supplementing the cereal crops with
live stock products and other products
OF the farm, are comfortable and well
to do. They own their farms. Thei1
children have the benefit of good
schools. They are independent men
who stand beneath the brightest skies
and in the clearest sunshine of the
world, and breathe in the .purest all
that blows.
DON'T AFFECT THE WASHBURN
P0An