Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-03-21
THE HUNGER For LAND
Americans EVERYWHERE Are Anxioaa n,
Get Land Some Neipful Facts.

EVER to gel a slice ot good western diri
It VIII, have Ia be done quickly. The
compare lively small amount OF public
land available for agricultural purposes
is now Well understood
| 10 the tenant farmer and men Of
small means The rapid settlement and
! advance m land values is somewhat dis
concertine. He feels that he would like
| 10 wal, few years. so as to save enough
Ia enable him 10 make good payment
| Many have done this and to their dis.
| may have found thai land values are
| advancing proportionalely faster than
Their savings. and the knowledge is
| beng forced upon them that if they are
toNseenrea a home for themselves and
families il will have To be done without
| delay There are many who would like
| 10 give their childrena good start. but
the high price OF eastern land praNhdes
| the idea; and he IS reluctant to advise
his children 10 assume an obligation
they may never be able Ia paw Men
owning high priced land are little
chary about investing in adjoining lands
AT the price they hold their own be-
lieving. that the same advance or more
per acre. will be- made bv the cheaper
lands. with but "A ilthe Of the amount
invested Stock spectators tired Of
being repeatedly Sheared bv The bio
stock manipulators. and knowing by
observation that land is not subieet to
the tremendous fluctuations character.
istc OF stocks and bonds, and realizing
thai land is rapidly rising in value. and
that the advance is going To continue.
are onying large tracts, and holding for
the advance that the future home.eeker
Will have To .pay.-- Business men are
likewise considering the advisabilitv of
getting farm for a reserve thai is con.
stantly increasing in value. ard TO have
the comforting assurance that no matter
what betides. they will have home to
which they can retire should circum-
stances require it. The land proposition
s = Su ie one. and land bought with apy
Judgment is bound TO make a big ad-
vance. with the rapid increase in our
population. the i'm mense foreign emigra-
ition; the congestion of people into The
cities, the constant increase of the con-
sumner against that OF the producer: the
advance IN values Of all farm products,
the introduction of the phone, rural
Tree delivery. rendering farm life no
longer isolated AS in the past: The i'm
creased intellectual and social status of
the farmer are daily increasing farm
values. Say what people will, farming
is the most independent Of any trade or
present. progress conditions are constant |
ly becoming more desirable
Have we not logical proposition
hard To refute: The cry is where are |
we to goF Where can we get land that |
is both cheap and desirable. from the |
viewpoint OF homeseeker That is |
enc thing that should never he lost
sight of. even by the specnlator who
never contemplates living on land pur-
chased.
From the writer's point Of view. land |
not desirable for the homeseeker is not
SO for the speculator. We have always |
made ita rule before purchasing land |
TO ask ourselves, could We and would we
be willing to make a living on this land |
and II we could not answer in the ar.fim- |
alive, we turned the proposition down |
for that is the standpoint IT, will eventu-
ally be looked at by future purchasers.
There is large class of people that dis |
like the idea of leaving their native state
and facing conditions with which they
are altogether unfamiliar. and believing
that they could achieve greater degree
OF success under conditions TO which
they are accustomed. and although not
always expressed, an abiding faith in
the future of South Dakota and an in.
ward desire TO fight the battle of life |
upon its fertile soil. they realize that
the land around them is TOO high for
their limited means: that interest
charges would eat up profits and chances
OF paying principal and, though eventual.
ly indomitable perseverance. good
management good health and freedom
from misfortune = conditions not ALWAYS
present-may win out. But in any case
it means long hard struggle. that makes /
men old before their time. They wish
that they had opportunities present over
twenty years ago. To such we say. in
vestigate the Black Hills country, which
Today offers better opportunities than
were given early settlers OF this section
Where the old settler suffered hardships
now they will have but inconveniences.
will have all the advantages Of the ex- {
periences and the prestige given to the |
state by the labors and indnrance Of the |
heroic pioneers that developed this
state. They will have the advantages
Of modern methods, of improved ma
chinery, better prices for all kinds Of