The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-25
LAND SEEKERS
Standing Room II at Z Premium
on WestbOund Great North
eru Trains. Tremendous
Rush for Montana.

Il.
rived in Great Falls Saturday morning and
left for Billings later in the day. is OF the
opinion that the great land rush TO Mon
tana is now on in full force. AMI that IL will
continue 50 for many months to come.
"A, the time Of leaving Rugby passenger
train No. ;. which boarded. was crowded
to It's utmost capacity. and it was almost
impossible to get q seat or q berth. he
said. when the train reached Havre
there was grand rush to &c, on the con-
Meeting train that runs this way. !. 70
company with about 50 others persons.
stopped of al Fort Benton and 10 expert
enced considerable trouble in getting ac-
| commodations there Tor the night. When
| lief, Fort Benton yesterday morning the
train was simply jammed and several Of
the passengers we're compelled to stand up
from that place TO Great Falls.
| From converse tion that ! had with
number OF home seekers made the dis
coyery tina, they were from nearly every
state in the union, and that principal
reasons for coming to Montana and other
parts Of the west was for the purpose q
securing a homestead. Many Of the land
seekers do not know where they are going.
and. as said before their principal object
is 10 secure government land and many do
not care where they locate as long a. they
get what they are after.
Hundreds Of the home seekers purchased
their tickets in Chicago. their object point
being Great Falls. and from here some ~ill
90 TO Broadview. over in Yellowstone
county. where they win inspect the dry
land farming proposition. with which
many have already posted themselves be
fore leaving for the west.
II the present rush keeps up thousand'
Of eastern men. not only farmers. bu
merchants and professional men, As we'll
will visi, this section within the next lev
months, and will maize the prediction
tina, the price OF all kind Of lands will 500
rapidly. whether Il is improved OF not. AM
that toe man thar gets in on the gsous'
. floor will make exceedingly large profit
within short space Of time.
Parties are now beng organized throug
Ill sections Of the Dakotas. Minneso,s
/ Iowa. Illinois and several Of the othe
middle western states. TO visi, this section
and while have only been here for To-
hours i, is mys,er, TO me how all Of ihes
people will be provided for. as all Of Ii
hotels and lodging houses Of the city ha,
been t,lled to their capacity for sever
months past. Many Of the North Dako'
land seekers are already talking Of charse
ing tourist cars and living In them dur,r
the time that they spend in the west. II
r idea is good one. as by forming clubs Il
the purchase OF provisions, they can Ii,
cheaply and we'll.
understand that the Great NortheI
has already put into effect one way n
Of $40. so from Chicago and SI7.5o fro
ST. Paul to Great Falls. and from what
( can understand this rate will be in efIe
A all summer.
j, From the time that the passenger trail
- enter Montana al Mondak. Il is not an u
usual sight to see from "a TO 80 people drs
IN of at all OF the stations. while that mar
c more crowd their way through the aisies
. the cars. looking for seats.
:, The difieren, grains that are on exhit
al all OF the larger stations are inspected
a thorough ms inner by the visitors. see
as TO be surprised at the large yields ,us'
z; per acre. The growing Of alfalfa 10
IL favori,e topic among the iand-hang
crowd. and il is discussed in all Of
> phases. while the huge returns from sh
" great forage plan, in Montana IL q
e wonder and admiration Of all.
/. Great attention is also paid 10 the raj
: ing Of blue join, hay. and with exceptio
/. all OF the people You meet on the ~
" bound trains nowadays and from oh
;" YOU can hear from conversations. the gFs
s. question is that OF securing gosesnme
d, homestead IN the best desirable locatios
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