Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-10

else you can do. I am expressing
myself as one real estate man to an.
other, and YOU might as well call me 4,
horse thief as to call me a real
estate man, this you must, remember g,
| say with all respect to you. (Laugh.
ter.)
might say that the success OF
your endeavor as real estate men lies
IN the success you make with the
nrst man you work with. Take him
up here, locate him and educate him
on the subject of diversified farming
and he will make a. success and will
loe the means Of bringing many more
OF his locality to the section Of thfs
state where he has settled. But Won
should remember. gentlemen, that Won
must begin with little things. You
cannot settle a country in a day.
Now, it is true the Canadian gov.
efnment is appropriating about a
million and a half dollars annually
Tor immigration purposes, How do
they expend that money with such
success? They have an organization
and a system. They have superin.
tendent In every state from which
they have any hope at all. of getting
immigrants; under these state agents
there are sub-agents, who have in
turn, other sub-agents under them al,
over that state. Why you can 70 to
the city OF Fargo, or Grand Forks. or
Devils Lake Or Minot or Jamestown
and you can find handsome real estate
signs pointing out the different ad.
vantages Of the Canadian lands. and
the Canadian immigration agents. are
taxing your men away from your own
state to Canada. You can hear our
friends from across the boundary
line approach the American citizens
mere and say to him, you do not
want to file on homestead here in
the United States, If you file on a
government claim here it takes five
years to prove up. While. We will
give you only three years.. That Is
one OF the arguments they use. Now
l am not a native born citizen Of the
United States, but although I am a
foreignSborn citizen the Canadian gov,
eminent could give me section OF
land and ]. would not change my
citizenship. (Applause.) ~
Now what ale you gentlemen, do
ing about this? For =, Lords sake
why do You gentlemen not stop the
Canadians from coming over here and
taking your citizens away? When
Your committee on resolutions gets
together I would suggest that You, Is.
sue q call on every real estate man
in the: state to come to subsequent
meeting at Grand Forks or Fargo, OF
at any place you choose, so as to get
all the real estate men together. and
Then ia el. y have an expressions ofabpfdion
generally. In that meeting appoint
and get into action regular organized
county committees in each county OF
the state; have those county commit.
tees organize or establish township
committees. Get your organization
into business shape. All that is re.
qufred now is action. Make up your
minds that when any of you gentle.
men and your travelling representa-.
tives get into any locality whare there
are prospective buyers, you viii all
co cooperate with the immigration de.
partment Of the railroad company, on
whose line you are, and to cooperate
with each other in keeping your
Canadian cousins from Interfering
with your business. You tell the
Canadian agent to go to his own
country and work his own TERRITORY,
They have plenty territory OF their
own to work in. (Applause:) = The
eastern portion of Canada, their
provinces Of Ontario and Quahec
present fields for their work.
And when you have educated youIr
people and have their interest
aroused, remember that the Great
Northern railway company, through
its immigration department, viii be
ready to help you IN any way posi-:
Die. (Applause.) Do not forget
what we have done; do not forget
that these railroad companies have
spent fortunes in eating you men
to come into this state and settle IT.
Also do not forget that you can secure
men to come here by telling them the
truth about your lands. The state
OF North Dakota is good enough for
anybody. tApplause.) You do moi
have to lie about It. The Red river
valley is different country from the
western part of the state, and the
conditions are different In the two
sections, but nevertheless the ad.
vantages and opportunities are Just
as great in one mart an I'M Aha 5nfho,.