The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

sources. progress and opportunities Of
the northwestern states thru
which the Great Northern operates.
The information secured is published
in special bulletins and newspaper and
magazine special articles and dis
tributed to intending immigrants and
homeseekers turnout the eastern and
middle states. v,..a.s..
The Great Northern distributes this
information thru fifty general and
travelling immigration and passenger
agents and over three hundred local
agents in the states where it will do
the most good In securing agricultural
settlers. The Great Northern tmmi-
grafton department secures and brings
into the six states thru which it
operates an average Of $4,000 to 100,-
| 900 actual settlers a year thru the
missionary work Of Its agents and the
literature thus promulgated. The facts
| and photographs obtained on the trip
now in progress will go to 100000
names of homeseekers whose appl1ca-
tons are now on file and the wrap
pers directed.
| Far-Reaching Results.
| That the missionary work Of half
a century in settling and developing
the country-advertising its resources,
bringing in immigrants from the east
ern states, preaching diversified agrf-
culture and giving direct aid in put
ting modern scientific farming into
practical effect, making special rates
to settlers and giving freight accom-
modations at rates that will make the
farms and orchards and diaries of
these settlers prof1table-has been eff
fective In populating and developing
the northwest tributary to the Great
Northern road. is apparent even to
car window. The following are a few
interesting examples Of development
reported by the special industrial ad-
vertising car on its recent excursion
over the line.
At Casselton, N. d., on the west
ern border of the Red river val
| ley, where wheat was. once the sole
product and where corn was supposed
to be impossible, there is a single corn
which will be fed to hogs and steers.
and pork and beef have become two of
the leading products Of the county.
At Armenia, farther north, the lead
ing farmers put one-f1fth Of their en-
tire acreage into corn for pork, beef
mutton, and dairy production, and
clover, truck gardening, and small
| wv WV
Of agricultural income.
In North Dakota during the past
| five years the vast total Of 5000, O0C
acres Of government lands have been
taken up by settlers under the home
stead act and other land provisions
ing towns have sprung up between
Minot and the Montana boundary
along the Great Northern line to sup.
ply the needs Of the new iramigra.
ton and handle its products.
In Montana in five years abou
100000 acres have been taken up un
der. the original homestead provisions
and upwards Of 100000 under the
desert act for irrigation and various
forms Of cash entry; so that from
Fort Buford on the North Dakota
boundary westward through the Mil
river valley $50 miles to Havre, a re
gion formerly given up to. cattle ant
sheep ranchmen and cowboys, there
are thirty-six stations and the small
farmer is cutting hay and putting II
crops in nearly every township.
| At Culbertson, Great Northern
town, close to the North Dakota
boundary, they have crops of sixty tt
eighty bushels of oats to the acre Thu
year, and the tcwnsmen are putting VI
an $4,000 school building for which
the Great Northern pays one-half thu
taxes.
A little farther west, at Hinsdale
under the direction Of w. M. Woold
ridge, the Great Northern industrial
agent, a fine cooperative irrigation
canal is near completion, which, with
the stock yards recently built there
by the company, insures for that poin
a populous community of 5000 people
inside Of five years.
At Malta and Glasgow flourishins
towns Of about 1000 people have
sprung up, with f1rst-class schools anC
business houses; and at Malta, In the
heart of the Milk river valley, E. S
Sanford this year has raised 200 acre:
of corn, which will be the foundation
of a profitable hog industry this win
ter.
Still westward. in the same valley
the irrigation canal at Harlem ha.
!quadrupled farm land values in three
years and laid the foundation Of {
strong town.
| At Chinook, the second station this
ten years have brought $4,000 acres
under successful cultivation. and lands
have been raised in value from the
cost Of government entry in 1892 tc
1880 yer acre, and are yielding si1
tons of alfalfa, 80 bushels of oats. and
zoo to 500 bushels of potatoes pei
acre, where formerly there was moth.
ing but grazing for cattle kings.
Out in Kalispell. in the Flathead
valley, In the northwest corner of Mon.
tana. there are this year great or.
chards ranging up to 100 acres in size
and dairy farms Of 100 to 200 acres
and since the Great Northern's spe.
cial bulletin on this valley two years
ago and the immigration movement
lorganized in connection Herewith, Kal
|ispell farms have doubled in value and
are now held at $50 per acre.
Development Of Spokane.
II Spokane, where the Great Northern
has invested several hundred thousand
dollars in terminal and construction
shop improvements, has suddenly be-
come the central mart Of an inland
empire which produces 60,0o0,00t
bushels Of grain and $40 1000, 900 worth
of live stock, dairy and orchard prod
ucts. and varied farm and ranch pro
auctions.
Speaking Of what the Great North
: ern has done for the Spokane region
J.. II. Brown. railroad editor Of tn,
J Spokesno an-Rev1eW, makes the follow
} ing statement:
Give years ago tho Great North
ern took over the Spokane Falls {
J Northern railway and pushed into tn
Kootenai mining country In the nortl
and sent branch westward into TIN
iRepublio mining camp in northern
, washington. The result Is that Amer
: lean capital has developed these min