Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-10
A HOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.

HOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.
: During tile past half dozen years, one of the
: greatest migrations i'll history has taken place
} and people have gone by the thousands from
the states south and east of Minnesota to the
prairies of Dakota and Canada. They have past
within sight of more desirable land nearer to
market right here in Minnesota, but Minnesota
did not advertise her resources. while Canada did
/ A correspondent to the Minneapolis Journal,
Ell. c. Erwin of St. Cloud makes the suggestion
that Estate development" be given prominent
place in the questions to be discussed in the
coming state campaign. The suggestion is one
of wisdom, and the question of estate develop
ment' is much important to the people of
the state than any of the national issues which
| usurp SO prominent place in our state cam
paigns. Estate development has many sides.
Perhaps first Of all, it means advertising the
state, land most excellent beginning has been
made by the state auditors Office in the new
methods of advertising. state lands); it means
draining the swamps that they may become
fertile fields; it means making the most possible
out of all our varied agricultural, mining and
forest resources Minnesota is an empire in
state, rich in all manner of wealth, is as yet
undeveloped. Here attention should be first
directed.
The communication is as follows
From present indications it would seem
that the people, as we'll as the politicians, will
have something to say as to who shall be the
next republican nominee for governor. They
(the people, should also have a voicein shaping
the issues in the next campaign. Believing
that that privilege is not only the right, but the
duty of every citizen, and also believing that
the people generally think that new questions
questions affecting their material welfare
should have al prominent place in the councils |
OF the party, | make bold not only to voice my
own views but to reflect the sentiments gener-
ally expressed.
During the years that have goi1e weahaye
looked altogether too much to Washington,
ID. c., for inspiration. Federal officers have
written platforms. National questions have
afforded the absorbing themes While it is the
duty of every citizen to look beyond the borders
of his state and consider all the questions which
affect national welfare in growing, vigor-
Gus state like ours state yet in the morning
OF it's development, it seems to many of us that
those questions which most closely affect u.s. l.
the home questions. have not received fair or
necessary share of public attention Every
political campaign should be educational
The public thought shorld be d.
rected along lines affecting material and
welfare.
"From the national standpoint, this work
nas been we'll done, but done, fear, at the ex-i
oense of the welfare of the state. The national
government has yielded up untold millions of
acres of land to aid us in the work of state de-
yelopment. It has bequeathed to the common
schools of the state grand inheritance; but it
seems to people have not been suffici-
'ntly aroused on the great question which the
government pobly fostered, the question
which affects us all, the question OF state devel 4
pment. Many of our sister states have shown .
more enterprise, and certainly our neighbor on :
he North has outstripped That measure of
evelopment to which we are entitled and q
which secure if we go after it we certain
y not enjoying. Let not allow ourselves
0 be beaten in the race. Let us become thought
ul; let get busy. The great republican party, Z
york lies before it. We have in state an 9
ndeveloped territory almost as large as the =
tate of Indiana. We need more railroads in this
parsely settled portion of our state. We need .
1ore manufactures, we need more Working1en, .
We need an industrious, 1aw-abi ling farmer on
very unoccupied 100 acres of land in the state. .
when we have realized all this we will have .
hore villages, larger cities, more manufacturers, =
higher price of real estate everywhere. 1t .
will mean general benefit to all. We have =
lenty=ot work to do to accomplish ali this. II Z
il every piece of undeveloped land is Welding 9
p fair measure of pf0ftsse odfdffety s4asld
&c viii no, i,e sarIsned, -
y felealk liresteisaffa .hsattsa public