The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-12

immigration into the Northwest
promises to be greater this year than,
ever before in the history of the coun-
try. All the coast lines have prepared
for the influx of people, in anticipa-
ton of the great rush. Land has been
surveyed by the railroads, and at all
points to which the homeSeekers will
go ample provision has been made to
take care Of the newcomers.
The Northern Pacific has planned to
carry thousands of families into the
country adjacent to it's lines, and for
several months past the officials of
the road have been busy preparing for
the settlers.
fua No department has done more to
settle the lands in the Northwest than
the general immigration branch of that
road, which is in charge of Charles w.
Mott. In explanation of how the i'm
migration offices does its work. Mr..
Mott yesterday said:
Railroads Busiest Department.
IF you were to ask a hundred per-
sons. picked at random, which depart
ment of a railroad had the most to do
with procuring revenue for it, the
, chances are that seventy-five Of them
would say without hesitation, having
in mind the business folders they had
seen prepared by the different roads.
Why, the passenger department, of
course The others, thinking a little
further before replying and remem-
bertng the value of every freight car
loaded with merchandise, would be
very likely to say the freight depart
ment, and possibly not one of the
hundred would think back far enough
to realize that before the passenger
department could do any business
there must be people to move, and be-
lore the freight department could haul
wheat, or coal, or merchandise, there
must be population to produce and
consume the commodities from the
hauling of which it derives the bulk Of
Its business. And yet for those roads
at least which run through the more
sparsely settled states. the department
on which the most reliance must be
placed for permanent increase of earn
1ngS is the department charged with
the work of populating the country
and fostering the industries, not which
are located, but which can be located
along its line. One road may place the
work in charge of one department.
While another may put it somewhere
else, but no company can ignore this
branch Of the service with any reason
able prospect Of maintaining it's place
in the race.
Road Must Seek the People.
DO you ask: What enters into the
WOfh OF popping a country? ManV
things, far more than the average per-
son dreams of. Some think that the
low rates viii do it. 1t will unuues-
uonably help; in fact it is doubtful if
ever strong tide Of emigration was
directed into any channel without this
ala, but it will not do the work alone.
Inc southern roads tried this expert
ment for years, and met with some
success, but during the last year or
Two they have walked up to the fact
that II they want the people they must
go after them and not walt for them
TO come, even at reduced rates. Hence
1t is that the Southwestern group of
roads have appropriated for the work
OF emigration, pure and simple, sums
winch make the mouths of the passen-
ger departments water, and while put
tlng money into the direct work of en-
lgrauon, they have not forgotten to
supplement it with favorable rates to
the countries they wish to settle.
Inc Northern roads have been doing
more or less work IN this direction for
years past. j. J. Hill, the upbuilder
and promoter Of the Northwestern
states, has always been a firm believer
IN emigration. and his compatitor. tbe
Northern Pacific. has not been less
Keen TO see its line settled.
Makes People Want to Move,
But the question arises In the minds
OF the curious. how can you secure non
ulation for any given country? How
can you tell who wants to rnoye9 And
why cannot the man who is worlyinr
up passenger business also work up