The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-10-01
AGRICULTURAL LANDS
AND POSSIBILITIES
Those Of Duluth and Tributary
Territory to Be Thoroughly
Advertised.

A. Brostedt, northern passenger agent
for the Great Northern road of Du-
luth, and the public affairs committee
of the Duluth Commercial club, are
just now very much interested in the
same subject, that Of planning for M
effective campaign Of advertising the
agricultural advantages of the terri
tory adjacent to and tributary to Du-
luth. Mr.. Brostedt's action is more in
the line Of suggestion for local interests,
for the Great Northern spends a great
deal of money every year in setting
forth the advantages Of localities, Du-
luth among others. while that of the
public affairs committee is a proposed
plan OF action. The most encouraging
feature of the matter is that the pub
lie affairs committee seems to be assured
of the encouragement Of the Great
Northern in making the most Of it's plans
for advertising the city and the region.
Mr.. Brostedt says:
Tolls Of Great Northern's Efforts.
VERY few people have any idea Of
the thorough and systematic efforts that
are being made by the passenger de-
partments Of the western railroads to
promote immigration. The business
man who has seen his little town dou-
BILE its population in a few years, who
has seen the adjacent country settled
and splendid farms developed, cannot
always point out how it has been done,
but he does know that somebody Is re-
sponsible for the publicity given his
town and the subsequent results. In
nine out of ten cases the work has
been done by the railroad on which the
town Is located.
thes Great Northern are instructed to
oh a In INF of % h17c
ditions in their locality and what oppor-
tunities there are for the establishing
of new industries. The board of trade,
if there is one, is consulted as we'll as
prominent business men and every ef-
fort is made to have this report au-
thentic. The information thus obtained
is compiled and published under the
caption Business Openings" and thou
sands of copies are annually distribut-
ed.
"Supplementing this, bulletins on all
the states through which the Great
Northern passes, are issued devoted to
farming and stock-raising. All theoriz-
ing and generalities: are avoided. actual
results only being given attention. John
Blank tells in his own way what he
has accomplished, how long it has
taken him, and how much capital he
had to start with. Every effort is made
to eliminate exaggeration and misrep-
resentation. These bulletins are fur
nished all Great Northern agencies in
the east and middle west. Advertise
ments are inserted in newspapers, farm
journals, etc.. inviting the homeseeker
to apply for these publications. The bull
letins are in this way placed in the
hands of those who are DESTROYS OF
changing their location.
1T is surprising how few cities and
towns have taken advantage of this ex-
cellent means of exploiting the coun-
try tributar: to them. Everett, Taco
ma. Seattle and Spokane through their
chambers Of commerce, have issued
booklets which have been given the
same distribution as the railroads own
literature. The results have been most
satisfactory, both to the town and the
railroad.
"Scores of people are passing through
here bound for the west and northwest
because other localities have and are