The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-15
PLANS CAMPAIGN
TO GET SETTLERS
State immigration Commissioner
Advocates Cooperation Of
ALI Interests.
BENEFITS ACCRUING
WOULD BE SHARED
Publicity of Minnesota's Oppor.
tunities Needed - Exodus
Should Be Stopped.

: c. H.: Warner, commissioner of immi-
grafton for Minnesota, whose work was
planning to secure the cooperation of
all interests that would be benefited
by an increase of population of the
state: He. said today:
The twin cities are the gateway thru
which a very large number of people
new homes are passing each week. They
are for the most part a highly desirable
class of settlers. It is apparent that
but small proportion of these people
are enamored with Minnesota-this
state seems to have but few charms for
them. In some localities we are not
holding our own people, as the census
returns Will show when published.
was recently informed by reliable gen.
tleman living in small county in CEN
tTal 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 so and it seems
to me that the conditions are such as to
cause serious consideration upon the
part of those who wish to see the vacant
sources of the state developed. And if
that happy result is to be accomplished
soon, the quicker 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 month, but
for some time to come, the greater prob
ability is there that we may meet with
some success in our undertaking.
Publicity Necessary.
It, seems to me that one of the first
requisites IN this campaign will be the
loyal, hearty cooperation of the news
papers OF the state. A vigorous cam
foreign land interests in the Mime
sofa press an dother sections have been
largely and generously exploited. Adj
| vertlslng space has been purchased lib
orally, continued unremittingly and has
all dts effect. By repeatedly reading
| OF the charms of other sections we have
almost forgotten the great and grand
state IN which we live, its wonderful
resources and possibilities, the splendid
| opportunities offered and the many mu-
nificent blessings of a home under the
/ United States government. We need
a waking up to an appreciation of our
state and tosbe enthused with spirit
/ OF pride and loyalty to our common
wealth, and IF the papers of the state
viii make united effort and pull to-
| gether for Minnesota, it cannot fail to
have wonderfully good effect.
i "It is not too early to begin the fall
campaign for settlers, and [ am inclined
| to think that if state association of
those directly interested in immigration
could be formed and an arrangement
made. for the different interests in the
association to. each set aside and con-
tribute some certain amount, the entire
sum to be pooled and the aggregate used
to give publicity to the state that good
returns would result. This is the plan
hot I'D l., a.
large portion of the publicity for west
ern Canada. It has been wonderfully
successful.
Cooperation a Requisite.
cit is not to be expected that $1,000.
expended by single company will
carry the fame of Minnesota very far
or ga attract large, attention. But if
1000 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 peo-
| pie coming this way, real estate would
be looked up adm the returns of the
i. state census enumerators would not be
giving Secretary of State Hanson that
: tired feeling :"
GAS a matter Of fact, there are no
: great, big, immensely wealthy land
companies in Minnesota any more, but
there are a very large number of wide
awake, progressive, hustling companies
moderately well fixed. IF these COM
ty, to pool their advertising and let
each take it's chances Of securing a
fair share of the business that would
result, L am firmly convinced that
much more good would be accomplished
, than by each acting separately.
: Profit for Everybody.
,, "Often times too much is expected Of
!, the land man. Sometimes there is a
beneficiary Of increased immigration to
: a community. While it is true tho land
, man usually makes a neat profit when
;, he closes a trade, it is quite likely that
Il Il that will be about his last business
7 transaction with that Individual, for
L L the settler does not buy home every
= week. But by bringing in desirable
settler the land man has increased the
business opportunities of every bust.
ness man in town, for the settler must
have groceries, clothing. hardware and
machinery. His horses must be shod;
r also his wife. and babies. The pastor
breaches to him, the doctor physics him
| and when his last days are ended even
the sexton and undertaken come in fol
their profit. No man does more for the
prosperity and upbuilding of the town
:, in which he resides than the hustling
u Wlde-aWaKe land man, with the possible
J. exception of the wide awake, hustline
r newspaper publisher.
a Some State Sales Soon.
l. Oh, yes, we are going to have some
n state sales, counties and dates will b,
V announced soon. The state Of Minnesota
h employs no agents, and pays no commits
l. sions. The sale of state lands is 70,
a the benefit Of all our people. It is stat,
= business. About five hundred THOUSAND
: acres will be oered. The terms, Is pe
. cent cash, forty years time on the bal
Is ance at 4 per cent interest should prov,
(. it to be great drawing card. I hop,
n the papers will keep this to the from
II and help ush along the state lani
sales. -
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le PRESIDENT ON AN OUTING.
" Oyster Bay, L. l., July 15.-Taking ad
vantage of the beautiful weather Preai