The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
STRONG LAND COMPANY.
Iowans at Head Of Minnesota Farm
Land Company Offer Many
Thousands of Acres. 'a'' ~.

The Minnesota Farm Land Company OF
30s-312 Endicott building, St. Paul, has for
sale q vast acreage Of land in northern
Minnesota and North Dakota. y
The president is r. A. fictitious Of st.
Paul formerly Of Hason City, Iowa, one
Of the recognized authorities on north
western lands. He organized the COM
pany Nov. 1, 1901, and its business from
the start has Justified in every particular
his foresight and judgment. s. Since its
organization, the company has sold 250, COG
acres Of land. The large crops Of the
present year are considered by Mr.. Felt
hous as insrring a continuation OF the
present active land market. They will
serve to stimulate the remarkable move
ment from the high priced. to the low
priced lands8fl With characteristic energy
and breadthyef operations, Mr.. fictitious is
now planning campaign sfor 1903 that
will tend totanake the Minnesota Farm
Land company more than ever"a powerful
fundamentally in finding new homes for
the people who have made up their minds
| to leave the older states.
The vice president of the company is
George w. Brett. president of the Iowa
State bank Of Mason City, Iowa; G. B.
| Barnes, Jr., of st. Paul is secretary, and
G. H. McNider, president of Of the First
National bank of Mason City: Iowa. is
treasurer: < ;; 49, 1 ). ~.
| These are men of unquestioned standing
and influence in financial circles Of the
west-men who have made a success of
their own affairs and are capable Of point
ing the way to others. THEY have the
| confidence of the business public and their
word is as good as bond.
| The company has 100000 acres Of mix I'd
| timber, farming and grazing lands in tie
counties of Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing,
fCass, Hubbard; Todd, Wadena and others
which tits selling from S. to $40 an acre
on small cash payment, the remainder In
five annual payments. It is an exception
| ally well watered region, with no drouth
and no hot winds; a fine stock and dairy
country where tame grasses grow to enor-
nous heights wherever lsoWn and clover
| never freezes out; where potatoes and
vegetables find their natural home, and
where Iowa and Illinois crops Of every
kind thrive and put their mother state
| to shame. -
Duluth, the largest shipping port on the
western lakes outside Of Chicago, is about
fifty miles from most of these lands, the
twin: cities from 1876 to- $50 miles distant
| the famous iron mines forty miles to the
north, and the big numbering districts only
a short distance north. Taxes are very
light. The main lines of the Northern Pa.
cific and Great Northern railroads ira.
verse these lands from east to west, ane
|
new lines are being built in Itasca count.
and one in Crow Wing, - .-~,.>~. -...,,..
This is the poor; mans paradise; he
has, as rule, enough timber ON his lant
| to furnish lumber for his buildings ant
fuel. Here at once you eliminate two chic
items Of expense in opening up a new
home. The cash outlay is insignificant
Look here, renter, where do you find sucl
another chance to get start? Say you
buy 1850 acres 4at.-sssass Your farm cost:
you $1,000, Of which the company expect!
one quarter cash, Or $3.50; the balance 20,
pay insthe next fye years, $3.50 every year
fYou may wonder how the company cal
offer such prices and inducements. The
reason is apparent. 1t owns these lands
it is not :the agent; it bought both the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific lant
grant 81 An Minnesota. amounting to ove1
100000 aacres3 at sprices tfat can4aot xbt
o" HE eompans ziso has $4,000 acres Ii q
North Dakota land, comprising every