The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

S4 per acre ana on long time pay
ments, are now in a wealthy and pros
porous farming community and could
not be purchased for anything less
than $50 per acre.
There has not been in the recent
years any deserving enterprise for
the development of Northern Mime
sofa farm lands to which Bishop Nc
Golrick has refused to extend his aid
when asked and, in some instances,
when not solicited, in the way of CIV
ing the projects publicity. Recently
he has given his Endorsement to the
project of the Boston & Duluth Farm
Land company in settling up the fer
tile and unusued lands lying along the
Eastern Minnesota road in the vicinity
OF Foxboro, Holyoke and Nickerson
This Endorsement is in the form of a
communication over the bishops sig
nature, which is found on the maps
! of the region now being mailed out in
large numbers by the farm land COM
pany. The Endorsement is as follows:
"The Boston & Duluth Farm Land
company are offering good farming
lands to intending settlers on the
most favorable terms. A large num-
! Der of people in our towns and cities
living from day to day on scanty wag-
es have here an opportunity of becom-
ing independent.
mot as in years past is the settler
forced to retire almost from civiliza-
ton; today he can bring his family to
farm near to school, to church and
to market. The company is ready to
aid the new settler and give all the
information required as to the various
! industries which the modern farmer
! can take up to help him in his
| progress toward decent living.
"The fourishing towns in the vi
cinity of these farms and the unprece-
! dented growth of the city of Duluth
assure the farmer that he can always
find good market for the products of
his soil.
Il write this letter more particulrly
for the benefit of those in towns and
cities who have growing families and
who are anxious to secure for their
children a competence and education
as we'll as the blessings of religion" !"
In writing this letter Bishop McGol-
rick says he wishes it understood that
he has not the slightest interest in
the lands in the way of owning sin
gle foot of them or any financial in
terest in the land company, but that
he knows the country and has had an
experienced man make thorough in
vestigation before he gave it his in
dorsement.
II have" says Bishop McGolrick,
sent some hundreds of the maps of
the country which contain a descrip-
ton, together with March issue of
the Herald's interview with John G..
Williams on the richness of St. Louis
and Carlton county soil, to cities and
villages farther to the south where
they may reach people who may need
and be benefited.
"People are beginning to be edu-
Gated out of the old idea that the land
in the vicinity of Duluth is worthless,
and that the climate is too cold and
he winters too long to raise profitable
crops. We have demonstrated in re-
:ent years that we can raise grains
md small fruits with the best of the
country farther south and that the
lorthern soil is unsurpassed in tn.,
'aising Of vegetables.
IA great deal of attention in recent
years has been paid to the matter of
;mall fruit raising and the interests
hat have been working to get settlers
n here have endeavored to impress
IN them the Importance CT this fea-
ure. It is already being felt. The
'lum as we'll as other fruit has been
lcclimated to this district and some
;plendid fruit crops are being cult.
vated.
There are great many localities
n this county and adjoining counties
where the opportunities that are be-
ng offered the new settlers are great
Inducements. We need more settlers.
The country itself needs them and
he cities and villages need them, for
rs the agricultural country develops in
value and in population so will the
business in our cities increase.
Besides the district which is being
settled by the Boston & Duluth COM
pany, I might cite a region on the
Northern Pacific road between Duluth
and Brainerd which is regarded now
as sort Of worthless, but which is a
rich peat soil, and when drained will
some day comprise some very valuable
farming lands"
Speaking of the new state law
which provides for the establishment
i and maintenance of county agricul-
tural and domestic science schools,
Bishop McGolrick says:
II believe that it is a step in the
right direction. I have always been
in favor of such institutions, not that
l would wish to detract from the build
ing up of the state agricultural COL