The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
Testimonials From Those Who Have
Proved the Richness Of That
Productive State.
Still There Is Room For Thousands
to Find Homes and Pros.
perity There.


owns and controls more land than any
company in the state. It has 600 agents |
through the eastern states, and eight Of
fees in South Dakota
It advertises in over two hundred of the
leading newspapers Of the United States
and distributes advertising matter in
nearly every state in the union. G. A.
Kelley is general manager of the agency
at Huron. S. D. OF the South Dakota the
Kelley agency says:
The climate is healthful and the soil is the
richest on earth and admirably adapted to the
raising of wheat, oats, corn, barley, rye ETC.;
in fact. anything that can be successfully
raised in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin,;
while for the raising of cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry, etc, its conditions can hardly be 1m-
proved. No state in the union is richer, and
few as rich in heritage as South Dakota No
other state is making such rapid development
in live stock and dairy interests: it is here
that natures pasture keeps stock in perfect
condition almost the year around. Nowhere
can pork of equal quality DO produced as
cheap as on a South Dakota farm. Farmers
are prosperous here, accommodating wealth by
diversified farming. Now is the time to invest
and get a good home or a piece of property
that will be valuable and profitable invest
ment for you. The time has come when every
man with a family should own home, every
farmer his own land: but to do this where
prices are high is next to impossible, in con-
sidenng the, small sum the tenant farmer
saves, only to disappear with a single crop
failIre; but in all cases the rent must be paid,
and nearly always cash in Advanced matters
not what the harvest may be- the landlord is
secure Landlords know no failures, nor what
1t is to move from place to place year after
year, losing time and money thereby. Yes.
it is the tenant farmer who suffers, and the
only remedy u.s. own your own property.
Stirring Times Ahead.
r. G. Lund, Of Lund's land agency, Can
, by, Mimi, says:
Judging from present indications, the year
1902 is going to witness the largest activity in
real estate ever known. A great tide of home
seekers is preparing to enter these western
states, driven here by the high prices of lands
further east, and the impossibility Of handling
same by men of small means. The year 1901
was "a great year, but in my estimation 1902
will far exceed it.
The people who are setting In this country
are mostly American citizens from Iowa, Ill
nois, Wisconsin, Nebraska. Indiana and the
other eastern states. There are many Ger
mans, Bohemians, Norwegians and other ma
tionalities, who make some OF our best and
CLASS
who come into this country, as rule, is good,
possessed of considerable means, thrifty, in
dustrious and intelligent. We are not expert
encing what is generally known as a boom,
but meseekers are steadily arriving in more
largely increasing numbers as the productive
capabilities Of the country. combined with
reasonable prices, become more widely known.
Consequently we are not troubled with enthu-
siastc but Impractical farmers. Our farmers
h To ctau aafio with I'll a try
and it's possibilities, and, what is best of all,
making money. Another result is that land
is placed at its true value. which is not the
case when Doom is in progress. Our
| lands steadily increase in value.
South Dakota in the past. has had much adj
verse criticism, much OF which was not true
AS the true conditions in this growing state
become known, and its prosperity becomes
| established 1t will take a foremost place.
| South Dakota Is a growing state in wealth, in
productive capacity and general agricultural
conditions, and the day is coming when it
will be one of the richest states in the union
and one Of the best.
| One of the things which makes South Da-
| kota so desirable a place TOR the homeseeker
is it's adaptability to diversified farming. It
has great range OF crops, produces elegant
corn and wheat, has excellent climatic condi-
| tions.+ What more can a farmer ask?
| South Dakota Is rapidly developing all dts
latent resources, and already produces more
wealth per capita than any other state, which
speaks volumes for its wealth producing pow
er when all its forces are fully utilized. With
fine churches and the best OF schools, excel
1 lent railroad facilities, giving easy access tc
the worlds great markets, and all her other
| advantages, she is well fitted to cope with
the problems that face this country, and offers
/ him q home Of which no man need be
ashamed.
! Eastern South Dakota, in which our agency
|operates, contains some Of the very finest ane
i3choicest lands to be had in the whole state
and the conditions are of the very best.
! A Clark County witness.
| S. II. Elwood. of Clark. states attor-
ney Of Clark county and president Of the
Clark County Land and Loan company
in discussing his home county says
1t is one Of the best counties in eastern
4 South Dakota and is noted for plenty Of goot
water and abundant grass crops, and is wei
q adapted to mixed farming. Dairying Is rap
idly increasing all over the county. Farm
ers are. prosperous and are making money ant
raising just as fat hogs, sheep, cattle an
I horses as are the farmers in the east ant
off Of land that can be bought from SIS t
$50 an acre.
The government reports for the past tel
q years show that the rain fall has been create
in Clark county than in Brookings, Deuel.
u Hamlin or Kingsbury. The above name
counties are good ones, but Clark county i
q just as good
In the past four or Ave years we have mad
sales to several men from Illinois and low
who were renting In these states and payinI
the rich land owners tribute at the rate o
from So to IS an acre. Every one Of thes
men are happy that they got out Of bondag
and now have homes in Clark county. soutl
!, Dakota.
A Land of Good Bargains.
q The Caldwell Land agency. with Offices
}, at Pipestone Mimi. and Howard, S. d.
offers the following advice to the land
q seeker:
TO those who may be contemplating goin,
9 west or north to purchase new home or t,
invest for profit, let us say that South Da
kota offers some of the best bargains II
Il either case that can be found anywhere
Il Why? First. 1t lies In the corn belt; second
because 1t is coming to the front as til,
d banner dairying state Of the United States
Il Third, because It has plenty OF the pures
water and "a good healthy climate. Fourth