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decrease materially in value? MOI
Why? The, farms Id Illinois and Iowa
and Ohio cannot decrease materially in
value very we'll, not because of their
productive value being SO much greater
than the Dakota farms, but because of
the mortgages on them. They are
mortgaged on the basis of from thirty
to- forty dollars an acre, and that is
what is holding them up, as much as
anything. So, while they do not de-
crease, they drive the people to the
northwest and into Canada.
Now, these old timers and pioneers
who came to North Dakota twenty years
ago and blazed the way for the mod,
ern civilization and stayed here and
waited patiently until they have become
discouraged, forget that twenty years
ago northwestern Iowa was unsettled,
that Minnesota was unsettled and that
from the Twin Cities to Bismarck was
one stretch of bare prairie; they forget
that South Dakota was unsettled. And
what was there to settle up this ooun-
try? Why should this country have
been settled up until now? There never
has been a time since history began
when this country was ripe for settle
ment until now. But now Iowa is
settled and southern Minnesota is set
tied and South Dakota is sending her
settlers to North Dakota.
Here is where the only homestead
and cheap agricultural lands may be
found in the United States. What have
you got? To THE north of us lies
foreign country, great it is true; mag
| ni6cent it may be, but it is foreign
country nevertheless and the settler
| who goes there goes there as pioneer
to wait twenty years for the settlement
to come in the same way as our own
pioneers came to North Dakota To
the east of us it is already settled.
And what is there to the west of us ?
The magnificent and splendid scenery of
the Rocky Mountains and the primeval
forests of the west Here and there, it
is true, is fertile valley, but it is as
compared to the whole territory only a
speck. So where are you going in the
United States today except into North
Dakota? And the people are coming
to North Dakota, gentlemen, regard
less of what you may do. You can place
your ear to the ground and hear or
every road to North Dakota the sound
of the people coming, and if you ex-
anime the tickets in the coaches of the
railroad trains you will find that they
bear the words North Dakota"
| You must place them right when they
come and tell them the truth. Thai
| is all you need to do. Go out on the
highways and byways and tell them te
come to North Dakota. And you dc
not need to do anything but tell them
the truth about the country.
Mr. Chairman, thank you for the
invitation and I thank you, gentlemen,
for your attention.
At the close Of Mr.. Miller's re
marks yesterday afternoon the follow
ling committees were appointed, it be
ing understood the committee was
authorized to report a plan of action
for the notifications of the state immi
grafton work:
Committee on Resolutions.
A. M. Powell, Devils Lake; Andrew
Miller, Bismarck; A. D. Gains, Mime
apolis; J. Fl. Hanley, Mandan; C. M
Best, Jamestown; G. M. Frye, Dick
inson; C. "A. Wheelock, Fargo; A. w
Sims, Linton; J. w. Jackson, Willis
u ton; Ernest Bacon, Mandan; r. A
Middaugh, Cakes; Joseph Mann
Washburn. E'E
Committee on Organization Of Con
vention.
: J. p. Jackson, Bismarck; o. F
9 Bryant, Napoleon; J. G. Quinlavin
Dickinson; W. B. Gillespie, Ray; B
G. Shaw, Hope.
4 ~7.,a:.. A. D. Gaines.
Prof. A. d. Gaines OF Minneapolis
!. the owner of a large tract Of land il
) Oliver county, was the next speaker
He said: :2..s.-.
Al Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen o.
T the Meeting: have been mucf
! pleased with the remarks made here
!. this afternoon. We all agree tina