Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-07-28
TIE STATE WILL HELP

Comprehensive Plans to
urther immigration
into Minnesota
Z. 81. Warner, commissioner of i'm.
migration for Minnesota, whose WORK
was authorized by the last Legislature.
is planning to secure the cooperation
of all interests that would be benefited
by an increase Of population of tho
state. He said today:
''The twin cities are the gateway
through which q very large number
of people seeking change of base or
looking for new homes are passing
each week. They are for the most
part highly desireable class of SET
tiers. 1t is apparent that but small
proportion of these people are
enamored with Minnesota-thie state
seems to have but few charms for
them. In some places We are not hold
ing our own people as the census re-
turns will show when published. I
was recently informed by reliable
gentleman living in q small county in
central Minnesota, that since the first
of the year more than 200 tickets had
been issued to people in his town, who
were going to look for new locations
and homes outside the state.
This ought not to be 80 and it
seems to me that the conditions are
such as to cause serious consideration
upon the part of those who wish t. see
the vacant lands of Minnesota occu-
pied and the resources of the state
developed. And if that happy result
is to be accomplished soon, the quick
or we realize that the tide is now
against Us and that we must all pull
together for the North Star state, not
for a week or a month, but for some
time to come, the greater probability
there is that We may meet with some
success in our undertaking.
1T seems to me that one Of the
first requisites In this campaign will
be the loyal, hearty cooperation of
the newspapers Of the state. A vigor-
Gus campaign of publicity has been
waged bv foreign land interests in the
Minnesota press and other sections
have been largely and generously ex.
plotted. Advertising space has been
purchased literally, continued unre.
mittingly and has had Its effect. BY
repeatedly reading of the charms of
other sections We have almost for.
gotten the great and grand state in
which we live, its wonderful resources
and posi- Utilities, the splendid oppor.
tunities offered and the many munifi-
cent blessings of home under the
United States government. We need a
waking up to an appreciation Of our
state and to be enthused with q spirit
Of pride and loyalty to our common.
wealth, and II the papers Of the state
will make a united effort and pull to-
gether for Minnesota, 1t cannot fail to
have a wonderful good effect.
1T Ia not to be expected that 81. O00
expended by single company will
carry the fame of Minnesota very fa1
or attract large attention. But if
l, 00O firms could put into pool $500
or even $3.50 each and the sum was
wisely and judiciously managed and
expended We would soon have the
people coming this way. real estate
would be looking up and the re-
turns of the state census enumerators
would not be giving Secretary of
State Hanson that tired feeling
"As . matter Of fact. there are no
great, big, immensely wealthy land
companies in Minnesota any more,
but there are . very large number of
wide-awake. progressive, hustling
companies moderately we'll fixed. II
these companies could be induced to
act In unity to pool their advertising
and let each take its chances of secur-
ing . fair share of the business that
would result, am firmly convinced
that much more good would be &C.
complained than BY each acting separ.
atlev.
''Oftentimes too much is expected
of the land man. Sometimes there il
a disposition to regard him az the
sole beneficiary of increased immigra.
tion to q community. While it is
true the land man usually makes a
neat profit when he closes a trade. it
Is quite likely that that will be about
his last business transaction with
that individual, for the settler does
not buy home every week. But by
bringing in a desirable settler the land
man has Increased the business oppor-
tunitiea of every business man in
town, for the settler must have gro.
; ceries, clothing, hardware and mschin.
erv His h0raea mnat he ehOd: als0