The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-20
MANY FARMS
Cheap Lands for all Settlers
in Plenty

The government wants to know
why intelligent well-to-do farmers
from the Mississippi Valley contin-
lie to flock to the Canadian wilder
ness to take up homes under a for
eign flag while inviting and attrac-
tive opportunities for settlers are
still open on many of the reclama-
ton projects in the West. While
there has been decided falling off
in the movement from this country
into the Northwest Territories, the
number of Our desirable citizens
who are leaving the United States
to take up farms in Canada is large
and efforts should be made to di-
vert them to the several sections of
our own country where just asgood,
if not better, opportunities exist for
the homeseekers.
The National government is a
big land owner but it does not adj
vertise, while Canada expends large
sums annually for this purpose.
Steps should be taken at this time
to acquaint the homeseekers of this
country with the fact that within
Our own borders there yet remain
many desirable locations for home
builders.
Our great western region in soil,
climate and crop possibilities is
to the regions farther
north. It possesses better trans
portation facilities and markets. 1t
is under our own flag and is occu-
pied by Our own people. It's de-
velopment adds to our national
greatness and strength. Potential
1y it is the richest and most fertile
agricultural area in the world and
it is destined to become the center
of vast population which shall
the highest ideals of
American citizenship. No efforts
should be spared to exploit its adj
vantages and its opportunities.
Just at the present time the con-
struction of three national irriga-
ton projects has progressed to the
point where settlement is invited
and a large number of farmers from
the middle west have already taken
up new homes thereon. The let
tiers received from them by the
of the Reclamation Ser
vice at Washington indicate their
satisfaction in the change they have
made and their abiding faith in the
wisdom of their choice in location.
Two of these projects are in Mon
tana and one is in northern Wyom-
ing. Nearly 100000 acres divided
in 40 and 80 acre farms are now
ready for homeseekers. These
farms are open to settlement under
the homestead act, subject to the
provisions of the reclamation law.
The soil and climate are such that
with the assured water supply which
the government guarantees, maxi
mum harvests are insured. Intel1i-
gent farming on these projects is
rewarded by larger returns than in
humid regions and the crop pro-
ducts are as diversified as can be
grown in the middle west.
On the Huntley project in Mon
tana nearly 40 families came from
two townships in Iowa and their
success this year is certain to bring
a large number this winter and
next spring.
Twenty families a month are go
ing on the Shoshone project in
Wyoming, nearly all of whom come
from the middle west. There still
remain farms for several hundred
home builders on these projects,
and the opportunity is worthy of
the careful consideration of every
man who is seeking independence
and a life in the open, where a
maximum reward is assured for his
1aborn. Minnesota has an immense
area of good lands, and it only re-
quires some advertising to bring
this fact to the knowledge of the
homeseeker.