Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-17
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IiIE INMiCKATlUN MOVEMENT
Archbishop John ireland, one Of the
creates, iurtr, III the popping OF the
northwest with desirable immigrants,
said in his address III Bismarck Wcdnes-
DIV rv,nlr" that what North Dakota
mos, needs i advertising. lie deprc-
Gated mnt!c~,y i'll this particular ana
in this Stage OF the states development,
and he dcplurcl the Condlton-reccn-
~ pointed out in these rnlumnS-whlcll
ucrmittcd citizens Of the United States
to pass through North Dakota to ac-
quire cheaper, though not better land
under an alien flag And he added
that the rvcrl was likely to prove
that the cheaper land was not always
the better.
The Tribune feels mud,.,,ly endorsed.
1t has the Cpl ZION OF Il keen observer
and r.nnrnllv successful! and practical
immigration agent IN support OF ITS
position in it, appeal to the individuals
whose in,erc~ lie in this state to take
the work Of advertising the merits and
resources Of the l.rritrry included III
the cuunlari =, Il tins commonwealth.
1t is clearly Il matter for the lndlvld-
ual. No other force can carry home
and make effective the excellent work
already accom- li>hrl by that depart
ncnt of the state government III gel
ting the facts about conditions here be-
fore great number of people. The
work of the state III cXplnltlng It's ad-
vantages is informing and convincing.
If it is followed by that personal ap-
peal that goes with the name of an
individual it should prove even more
profitable than it is. For it must be
conceded that the enormous growth III
population in the past few years is to
a great extent tracrahlr to the intelll-
gent diffusion of information by the
states publicity ayrncy--thc commits
sionership Of agriculture.
sent out by Commissioner Gilbrcatf in
the past five years. Md it has been
generally we'll considered matter, i'll
Guiding l10,nW copies OF the North Da-
kota Magazine: :,tii,ono state maps: TO-,
100 wall maps :'1nono folders and cir
cularS; l3G.Wm advertising souvenirs.
Nineteen thousands letters of inquiry
have becn answered and five thousand
crop reports Mailed This enormous
amount of matter has been placed
where it would do the most good; it
has undoubtedly opened up the minds
OF thousands to the possibilities of
North Dakota and it has convinced
other thousands to the point of bring
ing them into the state In other di-
rectionS the department. has been &C
tive, making exhibits at iorty-nine fairs
with exhibits and canvassing six states
for settlers.
The result uf all this immense amount
of detail work is apparent enough. 1t
only needs that the persons whose i'll
terest in the settlement of the state is
matter OF imminen, and substantial
personal profit shall exhibit the same
intelligent enterprise i'll getting land
buyers into the state that the state it.
self has demonstrated in setting forth
its general attractions.
Now is the time To- advertise-now,
when the appeal can be made effective
and when there is a great human move
ment under way on the continent 1t is
useless to dcplorc the fact that Canada
is getting settlers from the United
States. Those settlers would come into
this state ii they were informed of this
country by the same means as they have
been informed about the country across
the line-by effective advertising on the
part of individuals The state has
done all of its share in this work OF
publicity tip to the present and it will
continue to do this same effective work
But the state is not the individual and
it is no part of its function to sell the
holdings of the individual The states
whole duty is discharged when Com
missioner Gilbreath creates atmosphere
in which the individual can make hi!
campaign.