The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-27
North Dakota Development
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raised and there are many profitable
orchards scattered throughout the
state. Every year new experimental
tion Is proving the adaptibility of
some new fruit and to our soil and
climate, and many preconceived no.
tions of unftness are being shattered.
Among fruits which have been sue
cessfully raised in the state may be
mentioned Wealthy and Duchess APP
Piles, plums, cherries. currants, rasp-
berries and Roman olives, while in
shrubbery and trees Balm of Gilead,
naples. willows, Russian artemesia,
Siberian tamarack and deciduous ev-
ergreens grow thriftily.
The above brief resume Of the
states agricultural possibilities and
development has been given in the
hope Of impressing upon the reader
the indubitable fact that
Here 10 che Ideal Spot
where all the reasonable requisites for
a perfect home can be found by the
enterprising citizen who is willing to
seize opportunity by the forelock and
reap a rich reward for his INDUSTRY
Many have availed themselves of this
opportunity, and our beautiful cities
and thousands of happy homesteads
attest beyond the power of words to
express with what bounteous gener-
osity nature has lavished her favors
in return for faithful and intelligent
toll.
But the state is large and reomy,
and is stNl very sparsely populated
when compared with other states and
European countries. The population
of the state is now conssrvatively es-
timated at about 100000 and its area
is 7O,552 square miles.
England and Wales, with an area
Of $4,000 square miles supports a
population of ss,OoO,OoO. The soil Of
England is no better than that of this
state, and, based upon these figures
North Dakota should be able to sup
port at least as large population as
the mother country, with some 10000
square miles to spare for future In
crease.
OF course it is neither likely nor de-
sirable that so dense a poulation &C.
cupy the state and ths comparison
is only made to illustrate the possibil-
tiles Of intensive farming and organ
lied industry.
A more desirable and probable basis
for estimating future possibilities is
that Of farm land yet untitled but ca
pable of cultivation. Assuming that
80 per cent Of the land service is
Susceptible of Profitable Culture
we find more than 4O,25O.000 acres sc
available and but 12,s4S,447 actually
under the pillow.
1t has always been q noticeable
fact in the states development and a
source of just pride that our rural
and urban population has advanced
numerically in harmonious proportion
neither one suffering or gaining at
the expense Of the other.
So we find that the cultivation OF
all our arabic land, If accompanied by
portion between city and country
dwellers, would give q population for
the whole state OF nearly 1000, 600
people or more than three times our
present numbers.
It is likely however that witch the
increase Of our farming population
will come yet heavier gain in the
cities incident to the establishment OF
for the supply of the home demand
manufactures and other industries
for the supply of the home demand
and manufacturer of homegrown raw
material.
The ultimate possibility OF this ex
pension Is expressed In the compari
son given above with England anC
Wales but its probable extent cal
only be a matter of conjecture. as /
would be so largely affected by ma
tionai influences, concerning wnicl
even the shrewdest and best-informe
sociologist and student of nationa
economics can only theorize.
1t should however, be a
Source Of Congratulations
to all loyal North Dakotans that W
can easily treble our numbers an
still maintain that happy general con
dition which gives to US the largel
per capital wealth of any state in tn
union with the practically no million