Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-25
MOTT AND MOTT.

In connection with the Mott cele-
/ bration of the establishment OF rail-
! road connection with Hettinger coun'
ty. the Mott Pioneer Press publishes
, the following letter from C. w. Mott,
former immigration agent Of the
Northern Pacific, after whom the
town was named, which is appended
i hereto. Mr.. Motifs letter is charact-
eristic, and deserves reproduction.
He says:
| have watched with considerable
, concern the development of Hettinger
county. as well as the town OF Mott.
remember of being in your LOCALITY,
or rather, where your city is estao'
lished, some fifteen years ago. ! IT.
| tie anticipated what exists there TO-
day. ! rode for three days without
seeing a settlement, and only once In
, while during the trip had the pleas
ure of seeing lonely sheepherder or
some happy cowboys; but the real
value to your country, the established
! and prosperous farmers, were not
much in evidence. Agricultural lands
and the man who works and produces
crops is the backbone Of any nation.
Your population has grown as II AID
| ed by some magic power. Today there
are more people in Hettinger county
than existed fifteen years ago between
/ Mandan and Medora. In that terri
tory there was then only about 500
people. while a conservative estimate
today will show that there are 10000
or more people residing and prosper
ing in that same territory.
, You live in good country, where
the soil is rich in producing power;
where the climatic conditions are the
best; your summers are dellgt1u':
your winters are dry and cold and
free from radical changes; and
through the combined efforts of your
people and the emigration department
; of the Northern Pacific railway, we
are able to select and get a good
, class of settlers for your county. Your
population, in my opinion, is made up
of the strongest class of people that
exist in this country today. A large
number of them were born and reared
in the Mississippi valley and in the
states adjacent thereto; also, many
came to you who were born and rear
ed in the northern countries OF Eur
ope. i
/ The people whose parents came
from England, Ireland, Scotland, Ger
many, Norway and Sweden and set
i tied in the middle western states on
farms. gave their children the advan-
, tage Of {. country home, which gives
every child the chance for a perfect
/ physical development and moral life,
free from the stagnation that goes
with the tenement house Of the city.
Also the rural schools of the middle
western states. like the schools OF the
western states, are of the best grade,
so that the people who came to you
as home getters and settlers were OF
good class. because their moral,
mental and physical standing was
high. being cosmopolitan in formation.
which made them stronger than they
would have been if all were OF one
class. l see the proof of this state
ment in your actions. The settlement
! of your country only dates back to
1900. You were organized as a coun-
ty in 1907. You have had just four
years of official life. or existence; but
still in this short time you have es.
tablished 80 or more schools, employ
ing so or more teachers, giving 1900
or more children an opportunity for
securing an education. You have also
established and built churches of all
denominations. so all may worship as
they may select. Such record can
only be made by people who love
their country. home and family.
Thank God we are all Americans, no
: matter where We were born, and
thank God the town of Mott is in
America