The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-03
i WHY THEY LEAVE IOWA :
Hawkeye Farmers Quick to- See the Pos
az slbilfties Of the Dakotas. j.

Sioux City, Iowa, March 31.--Iowa has
cea sed to be a child state and has become
mother state. - =. '. 81. H..
The farm state which so recently mark
ed the western border Of civilization is
sending out her children to all the west,
and hereafter Iowa reunions will be with
sens that have gone out to prairie homes,
and not with Ohio or Indiana fathers of
pilgrims to the HawSeye state. =.
For two years there has been con-
stantly increasing march Of farmers away
from Iowa. This is so noticeable that the
question has been asked: What is the
matter with Iowa? se-ss... st--.r,. :.
Nothing is the matter. Iowa's sons are
leaving their homes to do what their
fathers have done in Iowa. 1t is not
that they think too lightly, of Iowa S fields,
but that they have learned we'll the les
son Of the pioneer. -. -.
So ii is that every week farmers Of
all ages are going from Iowa to all the
states CT the southwest. to the far north
west to the Dakotas. to Minnesota and
even into Canada. in search Of cheap land
tia temay be made high-priced by the skill
full method of the Iowa farmer. - -
= 1t is impossible to estimate the number
Last week there passed through Sioux
City in single day three emigrant trains
of an aggregate of eighty -one cars. Near
ly al lof these were Iowans, and nearly
all were doing to the Dakota. Sioux City
is but one of the many gateways to the
northwest. At the little town. of Mapleton
half dozen cars of emigrants spent five
days last week beseeching passing con-
ductors to take them to the DakOtas. The
emigrant business is confessedly larger
than the railroads can handle with COM
fort to passengers. .--.-.-,
A Eolstein OOWa) banker says that pa
| irons, of his bank have spent $3.50, 900 fol
| Canada lands alone. In fact, the buying
of lands outside the state reached such ar
extent in Iowa that in northwestern Iowa
| three months ago the banks became
| alarmed. The order went through the
banking associations that no more money
should be loaned upon real estate outside
the limits of Iowa. This has been strictly
lived up to-. Wealthy men whose credit
| is VIGOROUSLY good have been unable tt
procure a loan of 800 upon Dakota farm!
or lands Of any state except Iowa. Not
withstanding this the Iowa farmers arr
keeping right on buying western lands.
| Draw a line. across the state Of lowe
near the Chicago & North Western rail
road and you will have a very fair divid
| ing line between the southwestern an,
northwestern emigrants.. Up till this yea
many of those in the south half bough
Missouri lands. However, Missouri realt
Ehas advanced, and now the Iowan goe
farther to Kansas. Oklahoma. Indian Ter
| ritory, Texas, or even New Mexico.
! In the north central part Of Iowa tn
trend is to Minnesota and the Dakotas
In the northeastern corner of the state
one of the most favorable fields for agent
having South Dakota lands for sale.
+. These emigrants are buying land a
prices that were paid for Iowa land nc
more than thirty to fifty years ago. The
q are depending upon these cheap lands t
\ Erise In value, as did the Iowa farms, an