Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-13
Col. {. ". riCtt of the Northern Pacific Tells of Immi-
grafton Work. rIethods of Obtaining Settlers.
Some of tire Inner WORKINGS of the immigration De-
parttnent of the Big Railroads Explained.

~ No.
Of the Northern Pacific road in a re-
interview gives ONE interesting
facts as to the inside workings of the
immigration department of a great
He says:
The wide-awahe emigration agent
must know the country he wants to
settle. not only what it is. but what it
can be made to be. and what class of
people are most likely 10 be success
full in developing it. Then he must
cast his eye over the older settled pof-
lions Of the country and see where he
is likely 10 find people who would sue
ceed in the new country and once hav-
ing determined on his hunting ground
he must begin to set his traps.
How New Country is Advertised.
The first thing is to find out the
names OF the farmers who are renting
from others, and farmers who have
large growing families for whom they
desire to provide farms, which in all
probability they cannot do near the old
home on accoun of the price OF the
land. To these he sends literature
telling of the prosperity of those who
have settled in the new country. Then
by a little judicious nosing around,
some man of influence is picked out,
to whom inducements are offered to
go and survey the promised land. On
his return if his return is satisfactory
Others will be SEM to c~OrrobOrate II,
and soon a little colony is worked up,
who remove to what is to them the far
West. and make a start, possibly with
fear and trembling, but, if so, theil
success is all the more welcome. AnC
they will succeed if the emigration
agent knows his business, for no trick
ster can last long at this business
The man who means to settle up his
country fears nothing more than mis-
fits. a nd lays good foundations, even i
it does take time. Then when a sue
cessful SEASON has passed, he can re
new his attack upon the communit,
in all sorts ofways.
Settlers Work Up New Interest.
'First and foremost he will talk
back to their old homes some of th
their better halves, for, after all, it i
the oma who is to be reckoned wit
when it comes to tearing up stake
and moving into a new country. Afte
the returned wanderers have had tim
TO visit around and get the communlt
stirred up a little, a meeting Is al
pointed for some school house and o
some nice moonlight evening our EN-
grafton agent puts in his appearance
accompanied possibly with a stereopt
con to show different tempting scene
of farm life in the wild West. and aftt
he has had his say their former neigl
bor. whose word is as good as his Dor
in the community. tells his simple tai
corohorating the more polished talk
the agent. and questions are poured
thick and fast. A list of those in a
tendance is secured and any who see
at all interested + visited in the
homes and their doubts removed al
their fears overcome, till by the ne.
spring a far larger company is reat
to go westward, and before man
years have elapsed a visitor from II
old place would find himself surround
: bv the younger generation of his forl
or friends in some Western distri
many hundreds of miles from whe
the old folks once lived.