The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
Sc I HOW We GROW
NORTH DAKOTA GETS THE lLARG-
EST CLIcE OF THE IMMI-
4 GRAFTON.
10000 BECOME fllckfRIAlls
FINE HOMEsTEADs HAS BEEN THE
ATTRACTION WHICH DREW
THEM.
NORTHWEST GETS ABOUT 10000

NUN uWISs uIfS ABDUL 6O,OUU
MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA
ALSO PROFIT by THE !
INFLUX.
Sixty thousand people have been add
ed to the population Of the Central
Northwest since the first Of the year.
This is equal to the immigration into
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Northern
Wisconsin for the entire twelve months
OF 1901. For the first year since immt-
grafton to the Northwest took such a
positive turn, there will be q steady,
moderate movement throughout the
summer with increased travel in the
fall months. Industrial agents, in close
touch with the situation, place the total
immigration for the Central Northwest
ct 100, 900. It is believed that the esti-
mate on immigration into the Greater
Northwest" will reach the figure pre-
dicted the first Of the year-200, 600.
In the Central Northwest North Da-
kota has taken the big piece Of the per-
simmon. Since Jan. !, 10000 have been
added to the population. North Dako-
ia was credited by the census of 1900
with 800, 900 inhabitants. AsThe immigra-
ton Of last year, together with that
of the past four months, will bring the
Flickertail states total population up
to $3.50, 900, which demonstrates the Won
derful possibilities Of North Dakota be-
tween now and the taking of the next
census. Minnesota's gain through this
years Immigration is about $4,000;
South Dakota's. 10000. and Northern
Wisconsin,, 5000. South Dakota can
now lay claim to a population Of 1875. 900.
an increase Of $4,000 people IN two years.
Immigration has furnished Minnesota
with a net gain Of 10000 people in the
past two years.
Returns from the hundreds Of railway
stations on the various lines show that
1000 full car loads Of homeseekers'
household and farming effects have
gone into the Central Northwest since
Jan. 1. This number includes only full
car loads, and does not take into constd-
Grafton the several thousand less than
car lot shipments. North Dakota and
Minnesota received 5000 Of these, by
far the greater portion of which went to
North Dakota. South Dakota took l.
800 or 1900 and Northern Wisconsin
about 600. While railroad statistics on
Immigration are entirely lacking in
completeness, enough is known to show
that at the railway stations in the
Northwest more car loads of homeseek-
ers' effects have been received since
Jan. 1 than during all -.ef-1901, which
was considered remarkable for its i'm
migration record.
Homeseekers' travel has been steady
since the first Of the ear The moder-
cate winter weather of. January and Feb
ruary gave 1t an early start. March
and April. as usual, were the big
months. May is making a reasonably
good and rather surprising record. The
fall months. up to Nov. 1, are expected
to furnish a magnificent close.
Homestead land in North Dakota q
been the attraction which has given the
state the major portion of the home
seeker movement this year. This. as,
sisted by the excellent crop record OF
1901, and the advertising done by the
land companies and the railroads, has
sent thousands Of people Of small
means, looking for a farm; to the Flick
ertail state. Other sections Of the
Northwest have homesteads to offer.
but the free farms Of North Dakota
have been more advantageously situat-
ed, %and In q country adapted to the
small farmer as we'll as to stock rails
ing: At the beginning Of h year there
was more opportunity of This kind for
the renter Of Iowa in Western North
Dakota than In any other section OF the
Northwest. Consequently the BIZ
movement headed that way. Land
E-..E--- -. -5e Aox,a onnA $A Min.
nesota. Thousands have gone to south
Dakota. There has been a good settle
ment in the forest lands Of Wisconsin;
hut the Industrial agents say thatsthe
big advertising Of free farms In North
Dakota was d large factor In taking the
best OF the homeseeker travel to that
state.
This years Immigration has pushed
the outposts Of settlement in North Da-
kota beyond the Missouri river. In.
south Dakota the homeseeker has TAX
en- many Of the lands close up to the
hanks Of the sBig Muddy and now;
threatens the trans-Missourt domain.
with invasion. Cut-over timber lands
uf Minnesota and wisconsin have been
peopled.s The investor has spread his
buying all over the Northwest, ard the
well.to-do farmers seeking homes In
Minnesota andSthe Dakotas are INCLUDE
Cd In this class. settlement In North,
Dakota hes been characterized by big
increases IN population In the western
part Of the state. In South Dakota2th b
homn,eseekear has been partial5to no par
ticaular section. In. Minnesota fhe9Red
River valley has been favored, and g
large number Of settlers have invaded
IN Scentrals counties. The wealthy Iowa
farmer, looking for opportunity the
North" has crossed the line andssettleds
III the southern counties 1#
The$railroads hayessalWaysSbee q big
factor, IN promoting settlement 6in the
Northwest. This IL to beSS5one ofs the
most successful years In the history 81
the Great Northern, Northerns5Racat
and 500 immigrati onsdepaTtmertss Set
stlernent has been general along the
main line Be the Northern Pacihc..aastnns
north pakotasssand heavy on all9ofS lii
North Dakota branches G 5r
s1lorthaeSrn1sssSha carried thousands Silnto
Northwestern North DAKOTA ne 500
nasssss1uDrnoShnunoted settlement along saails ct ~,
SEnes dnngNortK Dakota. ndsespeciallyS ins,
& northern portion, ~ the M la
Al thssS 500 has lone nostsofs its3
ewgcounties:.sg The North a
4 tSafn ghaS directed IT, honleesskef
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