The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-02


The upland portion Of the North Dakota
plain. The land In not no much Diff
fereni In composition from that OF tho
valley To make the present difference
in crop conditions. True IL rs lighter
and slightly porous, and in all prob
ability would not Withstand a pro-
trhcied drOnth like the lands IN the
valley. Bnt II In interesting to know
that half a score OF years ago tli.ac
very lands were considered wholly I'M
IT. for agricultural purpogcs. and the
men who filed on the government land
even was considered somewhat lack
Ing In Judgment,
The have made good however. and
now IT, seems possible that tho value of
the present crop will be equal to The
market value Of the hand.
Mrn who lew years ago fllch on
clninln IN the western counties and en-
land might become valuable are rcnlz-
Ing Hnnll fortunes from the income of
the land itsclr. Should nothing happen
10 tbs crop from this time forward 1,
seems reasonable Tint the net profit
dollars When II is remembered that
The Innd on which ouch yields ARE re.
ceivrh wnn only few years ago to be
had for The ahkIng. and that even with
in The last two years " could be p,lr-
chnnch in the open market for ten
dnllhrH per acre. IL is evident that tho
opportunities for rapidly acquiring
wealth from the H0il IN North Dakota
Is not even yet II thing entirely of the
past.
However. this state hna one HcriouH
trouble In the matter OF securing I'M
migrants. The opportunities for not
only mnlhnE n living IN the state but
nlno Of acquiring II easy competency
for tho declining years of life nre No
great that to the MIN not familiar with
the conditions they have the tinsr OF
IL fairy tale and tho stories of the real
cntnto men and other boomers are CON
nidcreh In the nature of II gold brick.
One ct tho great pcHaimlstic contrn-
tinna of the cronkcrs IL that. while
| II may be- true that one crop some
times pays nm immense profit, these
crops only occur once Or twice In II
decade. There has been some reason
IN thu past for this idea. The miacr-
ably poor methods employed ON the
average farm for many years In tho
early history Of the states develop
ment caused many Gro. failures. These
were the results OF not knowing tho
proper methods of conserving the
moisture and avoiding many of the
| then dangers which are now not con.
| adhered IN Lcterninn. tho uncertainty
| oi Il crop,
The last few years have marked n
decided advance IN tho value ul real
| estate IN the western counties, This
| Ia the result Of the last few crops
which have been remarkably good.
Aud il the prospects ot the present
crop shall matcrinltze there Is no rca,
sun why land values should not again
take an upward jump. When IL is
possible without any risk To make an
investment which will yield in one year
u not prolit equal to the Investment
| itself without 81 much as diminshin.
The value OF the investment II takes
! M, even tlnancicr To determine that
there are few better opportunities in
| the entire world.
North Dakota Ia destined To he the
greatest agricultural state in the union
and II is because her wonderfully rich
soil produces wealth In abundance for
lht ulilh WHO Il'lS we entESy III llll
II, Nor are the opportunities open
| alone IL him who has money. for the
men who this year will reap small
fortune from the wheat crop oi tho
| western pratrtes came here possessed
Of nothing hut their indonnitablc viii
aud sturdy muscle.
The opportunities are not sn plrnu-
| ful rs they were but they ara still IL
he found especially by the man With
small capital. He Ii able 10 purchase
farm on the crop payment plan. and
by paying only n remarkably small
percentage NJ the purchase price. to
make the farm pay the rest out OF tho
crop, Under this plan he can In few
wears. sometimes one or Two. pay the
entire amount,
Il is we'll at this time when So much
attention Is being given To politics To
remember that Il Ia important that tho
future OF the state he not forgotten. and
thar every man who Is Induced To make
his home within our borders adds tina,
mach 70 our material wealth.
II is encouraging to the people Of
this state Who have laherea SO as