Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-03-05
ATTRACTED TO MISSOURI SLOPE.
The Flood Of immigration for 1908 Al.
ready Apparent on the Missouri
SIope-Emmons County Receiving
Its Share-The Extension OF the
Milwaukee Road Helps.

Judging from the numerous in
Quiries it is predicted that 1907 will
be the red letter" ear in immigra-
ton to and sale of lands in North Da-
kota. Already parties are arriving
from the east and it was only Monday
last when a party of Indianians were
here in search of desirable homesteads
and were soon on their way TO En-
mons county to verify tie information
| which they had cleaned from a stere-
| opticon lecture which they had attend
ed in their state. By the way, the real
| estate men of North Dakota are
hustlers and believe in liberal doses
of printers ink judiciously admins
tered. Especially so is this a fact in
the person of Charles A. Patterson, the
representative of the Twenty-sixth
legislative district, who practically
controls over 100 900 acres of Emmcns
county's best and most desirable acres.
Mr.. Patterson has continually on the
road a magnificent ~stcrooptican and
moving picture outfit in charge o. two
experts whose sole duty is to extoll
Tie WtIllS Vi lu0 N.iSNptiil SIOIc COulI-
try and inject interest in the lectures
with actual reproductions of North Da-
kota farm and cattle scenes. These
views are on films and the scene
are shown in life motion.
The binders cutting grain; the work
of the hay makers ana ranch life are
all shown in their most interesting
amer. One of Edisons largest and
best monographs disDerses u~p-to-date
music during the lectura-and it IS all
as free as the pure ozone of the state
which is advertised. Special literature
is given to the audience and as a re-
suit this gentleman is the recipient
daily of a flood of inquiries. Aside
from this moving picture feature. Mr..
Patterson has fifty active agents scat
tered through Minnesota. loTa. Wis
consin, Illinois. South Dakota and Ne
braska, who look up and bring settlers
direct to Linton. the home Office. Once
on the ground Mr.. Patterson. who
owns twelve good teams and rigs, per-
/ sOnally conducts them on a tour of
inspection to the lands owned and
listed with him and the prospective
buyer is shown prairie. au natural:
partly timbered and rolling land, and
If he so desires, a farm with coal on
it. Many of the farms have springs of
pure water and running streams. max
ing them ideal farm and stock ranches.
The soil of EmmOns county contains
an abundance of that great natural
fertilizer-lime, affording most ex-
cellent meadows and giving that
strength necessary for the grains
which this section is noted for. Corn
has v been a failure in EnmOrs
county and the crop of 1902 exceeded
all expectations. Oats 46 pounds.
wheat 64-above the average weights
are not unusual yields.
Linton is the county seat. There
are two newspapers publ shed there.
The Emmons County Advocate is
owned and published by Mr.. Patter.
son and it is one of the leading papers
Of the Missouri slope. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul and Northern
Pacific railroads will complete their
lines to Linton this spring and then
the town will jump to the front at a
rapid rate. There are many lines OF
trade not yet represented in the rom
mercial trend and those seeking a
good business location would do well
to look this section over. Tie popu
lation of Emlnons county is above
5000. The coming spring will brins
thousands who last fall filed upor
homesteads and who will outfit at
J Linton and which town they will loot
to for supplies. Mr.. Patterson vii
be pleased to give any Information de
sired and furnish printed illustrated
literature on application to min al
Linton. Emmons county. North Dakota