The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-22
BAck TO THE FARM
MOVEMENT is NOW ON
INVASION OF Northwest By eastern
Homeaeekers upeet9 Az Ca'cu'
lations OF Authorizes
lspecial CorrespondenegI


fSpecial correspondence
ST paul Mimi, Ma ch l5L Amellee
as a whole has little idea oi tne un.
precedented shifting of popuia'i.on
That is today taking place wlt8lp "'
borders na,,o,,
Thaf predictions from Whshlnstol
maj 9G00.0a0 land-mugry persons
Nm desert the cities for me countr'
tAis spring will be shattered mere
is no doubt among railroad a0lho y
tiea aud men in power IN the states
Of the northwest ha
Families are filing claims upon lhe
free Montana homestead5 at we td1'
ol 40 lpersons a weeF The Glea'
Fsns land office OF tho Unlted STATES
roycrnment is flooded with appllca-
tons letters and al sorts OF com
r,unicatlons from inquirers and SUI
there are thousands Of acres Oh IAN"
Thai viii be filled up before iail.
The beautiful warm spring weathe
4, bringing train loads Of homeseeN'
crs into Montana every day ana ,il"
arc swarmng the country "a Wni1h
thc free lands, pronounced agrleol'uf-
aIlv perfect, are open Tor settlement
Oregon, Washington, Wyoming an I
ttc pakotas arc sharing propoHloii"-
III i'm the lnflnX into the country aioh
the Grea Northern lines
The back TO the farm oYeihent
bas gpille3 al advance figures, llnt'i
today conservative estimates cover
nr the entire country are 10 me ei-
fect ihat 3500000 persons will ~
Inln TO the sol before the tail Of l9lV,
The invasion Of Oregon by James >
4 |Illl and tho opening up oi me cchlial
state will have q most imporlant ll'
fleonco upon tie history OF the deYel
ogmanl of Mo next few NcWs ana
lpaticulaly upon that which mas -
10 with ihc agriculturisi and me seet
~ of cheap lands. Al last, apparent
Iv the eenrm part Of oregon IS le
have not only one bpi two rallroads
Il ming what Is certainly happ>
anding to the long and wary wallini
- thn pioneer settlers many oi Whoh
rrage liked the greaie- portion u
II cir lives hundred mllns from ih'
sound of The cars. The territory
tAat viii now be opene up Dy w
railroads IS rs large 1s All ihe Net
FpplanA sfltes iomhlned IN which
dwell probably a thied of the nation
lnopnlaiion. More ihan 5000 squa
miles on land, hitherto neglected De
cause ol its isolation, will be open {
stvantagpous settling IN Cfoo
county alone are 100000 acres 2
Government land subject 10 ent ". w
thirds Of which offer good opening
for dry farming homesieading an y
rortunlty for the homeseekers. I'M
means fee land upon which seYerl
families NAV make their homes
noans that tae greal influx Of sc
tlrs which will follow close upon ~
heels of She railroads ssh iina
addition 81 lbese splebdid irligatio
] tnds near Bend opportunity 80 e
lsege tracts for iitile or nothing
TIE new enlarged homestead ia
, ras lust been made applicable
thrse nHtouchea Central Gregg
( landa.6a 6at least 10 vast stretch
, item Hing 70 ~" east and south
a pendk ITS provisions, the reader vi
ees6beE hiaRt ii nussible for y
6 saffbr no scture 320 acres insiei
q l6n as under the old las IN e
/ tain specified districts roe land
& ecified must be non.suscepiible
II irrigation, am subject 20 cnltiyail!
ohB under dry-fazmng methods II
l. cnly restrictions placed upon Z
S hcmes,eaaer are that Tcomniutlni
h Iaiter fourteen months IS not permits
z p, YVES formerly The case, fuii T
r yea residence being required and
II certain annual percentage Of improA
.-..A.aAl anI cultivation
l. The now law. coming opportuue
al II does hand IN haild with 4