The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
Minnesota Is Too Slow.

" For thirty years a1ter the War OF Inc
rebellion immigration swept over Mis-
tsouri into Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
and the southwest, and those more re-
mote regions received a great influx
of population with corresponding in
dustrial and commercial development,
while Missouri, with her manifold re-
sources, attracted no attention and re-
ceived practically no benefit from this
tide of immigration Finally someone
began to ask: What is the matter with
Missouri? aud a little investigation
only proved that the only thing the
matter with Missouri was that she was
asleep It was easily demonstrable
resources and vastly more attractive
advantages for the settler and the home
maker than many sections Of the coun-
try which had profted by the western
movement of population. The only diff
1fculty was that nobody had called the
attention Of the public to the existence
! of the great variety and richness Of
natural resources possessed by Missouri.
missouri was old fogey, moss-covered
and indifferent, with the result that her
growth and progress were slow.
For Missouri read Minnesota and you
have substantially the condition Of
e things which it obtains in the northwest
today. Canada has attracted scores Of
thousands of Americans during the past
two or three years by the judicious adj
yertising Of her rich and productive
wheat lands. The immigration agencies
of western Canada will spend this year
from $4,000 to $4,000 in the Ameri-
can press for advertising purposes. The
canadian Pacific and other Canadian
railroads will put 100000 more into Sc
curing immigration for their great north
western field. Both the Dakotas are en-
Itering upon a campaign of publicity
(which is sure to bring large returns.
The Pacific coast states have long been
believers in .judicious advertising and
miss no opportunities to bring to the
knowledge of the public their attrac
tions of climate and soil, forest ano
mine.
Minnesota, on the other hand, is do
ing practically nothing to promote i'm
migration and attract the western
movement of population to her ricl
prairies and fertile lands, altho she has
more to offer in the way Of productive
soil, healthful climate and reliability
of crop production than almost any
Eother section Of the agricultural west
The proximity to markets, the diversi
{ fcation of crops and the variety o:
agricultural pursuits profitable in thi
state, the quality of the beef and othe
meats grown here and the superiorit,
of our dairy products-an these AM
other peculiar advantages, includin,
the finest public-school system in tn
country, are matters we keep CAREFUL,
concealed from the public compare
3 with the publicity given such things b,
other sections. AS natural result
our increase in population and develop
ment is relatively slow and unimpor
tant and by no means what it nigh
be under more enterprising and pro
gressive policy. ,...."
This is a matter which interests no
only people who have land to sell, bu
people who want to do business of an
kind in this state, and general an
hearty cooperation of all classes of cit
liens for greater publicity for the re
sources and advantages. of this state i
something that ought to appeal to ever
one as good business sense.