The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-19
FOUR CITIES SEEK IT
HONOR OF HOST TO DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION
OF 1900
NEW YORK HAS SOME DESIRE

Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Kansas
City Would Also Like to Enter
tain the Representatives of De-
mocracy at Their Coming Gath
ering Gov. Lind Leaves for
Washington.
J. p. Baker, Of Bismarck, Democratic
national committeeman from North Da-
kota, was at the Merchants last night,
en- route to Washington. D. c., where
he will attend the meeting Of the national
committee that will decide the location Of
the next Democratic convention.
1--WE have been too busy to talk politics
In North Dakota" said Mr.. Baker last
night, "and I really know very little Of
interest politically. believe four cities
have made offers for the next convention,
but have no idea which one will be Sc
lected. New York, Kansas City, Gin
cinnati and Milwaukee are in the field.
and the selection of a meeting place will
be the principal matter Of business that
we will have to transact.
North Dakota has experienced an UNI
precedented increase In business during
the last year, and the immigration this
year promises to be enormous. The three
large railroads traversing the state will
have more business this year than they
can handle. The crops have been very
good, and the only cheap thing today is
wheat. AS soon as we get more OF the
diversity Of the farm, North Dakota will
be In even much better shape than she
is now. 4-.,
t'IL is interesting to note the interest
that Is being taken in J. j. Hills state
ment regarding the ship subsidy bill. now
pending in congress. Every farmer Is
anxious, with Mr.. Hill, to see the meas
ure defeated. If subsidy was paid to
ships for carrying the farmers wheat and
stock to new markets. 1t would be a diff
ferent proposition but the agricultural
interests of the Northwest cannot figure
out how they are to benefit by meas
ure which pays premium to few rich
shipbuilders for carrying people to the
Paris exposition. Such scheme would be
of no advantage to our people, and, IN
stead Of bringing foreign money here,
would take money away from this coun-
try. The farmers no longer regard Mr..
friend, and Jim Hill in North Dakota Is
locked up to as much as any man occupy
ing a position of prominence in the world
today The farmers are recognizing In
Mr. Hill friend, and he has unquestion-
ably done great deal that has been OF
direct benefit to our people.
THE improvement and advancement
that has been made in North Dakota dur
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did example of what a new country may
become in a short time. That long ago
we had one railroad; settlements
were few and far between. During
the winter the railroad suspended
operations and not a wheel was turner
/ until spring. The stock raising industry
had scarcely started and the settlers did
not enjoy the advantages of a ready
market. Today we have three great lines
of road running magnificent vesttbuIed
trains and are within a few hours ride
of several great markets. But recently
a reduction of passenger rates from four
to three cents a mile went into effect.
Thousands of people are pouring into
North Dakota from other states. Set
tiers in old ard well developed farming
communities are selling their farms fer
fancy prices and buying untitled cheap
North Dakota land. Eastern farmers are
sending their sons West, and whole col
onies of Americans are coming to us from
other states
1.-THE tide Of immigration Is nothing
short of phenomenal, and land values are
going up very rapidly. Spectators, as
we'll as settlers, are buying land. the
former to hold as an investment. But the
bona fide settlers are the ones that are
getting most of the land"
Gov. Lind left last evening for Wash
ington, D. c., accompanied by Mrs. Lind
The governor will attend q meeting of
the committee Of governors and others
appointed to plan for the citing celebra-
ton of the Washington city centennial In
1901
FL. L. Chaffee, of Minneapolis, says Of
the work of the antitrust conference at
Chicago:
at was, upon the whole, very satisfac
tory. The platform and resolutions were
adopted by almost unanimous vote. AT
least 80 per cent Of the delegates were
in harmony. the exceptions 5.rg few
Socialists who were dissatisfied because
they believed the act.an Of the conven-
ton not radical enough, and very few
who were not in sympathy with the
movement and. of course, did not want
to see anything done.
special privileges III JlefE SdllouS
forms were declared to be the breeders
and promoters of trusts, one form OF
trust-breeding special privilege being the
tariff on products sold by trusts. The
personnel of the convention was high and
the deliberations as a whole were marked
by the breadth and moderation Of the
speakers"
]. Adam Bede has added farm selling to
his other accomplishments, and for the
next thirty days will bury himself In the
agricultural interior of the state Of Iowa,
where he will organize a colony of farm
ers and take them to North Dakota. Mr..
Bede states that people in the Sixth dis
trict have been too busy of late making
money to talk politics. but avows with
confidence that he will be the next rep
resentative in congress from the Sixth
district.
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