Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-11
THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

As the Red River Valley grows In
population. it also grows In import
ance. Annually thousands Of settlers
from the older portions Of our own
country and from European countries
come to this. the promising land Of
the North Star. And, as rule,
those who come are ambitious, wide
| awake, industrious, and determined to
make a success. Those who were
satisfied with the meager daily bread
secured where competition is MAX
ing its greater demands, and those
afraid OF extra exertion, and fearing
a little hardship in "the frozen
North,-these have remained where
they think they have a better home.
Up to short time ago the popu-
fation in the Red River Valley was
considerably scattered; but now
many of the large farms are being
sold and subdivided. Everyone sees
the advantage of having many we'll
cultivated farms. Many may still
wish to retain their large possessions;
but even tho the owner may by
careful Management be able to make
little more than the running ex-
penses, public opinion will soon force
itself to be heard. This is even now
being experienced in some localities
Enforce the existing laws. That is
all that is necessary anywhere. Com
pei the owner of every farm to keep
his land measurably clean from the
bad weeds. Then what will the own
er OF thousands OF acres do?
Human nature is such that we all
want all that we can get Each of us,
perhaps would have no serious OBJ
jections to owning 10000 acre farm
If We could get it. We do not, there
fore, wish to cast reflections on any
one. But the fact remains, neverthe-
less, that instead of one of our large
farms, we should much rather like to
see 256 eighty-acre farms. Just wait,
the time will come.
Just think what great future we
| then have. We have the soil. It can
not be beat. We have the climate
eve are not so near the North Pole
as so many think. We have had,
now have and enjoy, and always will
have and enjoy great financial pros
perity: because Agriculture, our main
stay, always has been, and must al
ways remain, the backbone Of in
dustry, commerce, progress, civiliza-
! ton.
We will in short time have the
reputation Increased fve-fold, per-
haps ten-fold: in time much more.
By the time that every farmer has
enough with only forty acres, think of
the changes that we have seen. The
large farm that was mentioned will
be sufficient for 'only" 512 families.
From the foregoing it must not be in
ferred, however. that we are on the
outskirts Of civilization, where neigh
boris houses are as scarce as the day
| is long. The Red River Valley is too
well known for that. Some sections
are already as thickly settled as may
be desirable under existing conditions.
But here are yet vast undeveloped re-
sources. Come North, young man.
and. grow up with the country.
ga With all these splendid resources
| soil, climate, products, ambitious
people-what will not the world ex-
7ect of US. We must watch for and
seize our opportunities; but in onder
to be able TO do that we must not
look only to our material welfare.
There is such a thing as becoming
too deeply absorbed in money making.
If we do that, we degrade ourselves;
we degrade humanity: civilization re-
trogrades. We expect YOU to de
something for the Improvement of the
world. Wherein can you do it?
Show us.
o. E. A.
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