Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-06-10


tOnade through this means. IN this sec
ti6n Better methods 81 tc:u1tiyatllg' The
soil seem to be s'q used and tie country
in places is almost like the older, por-
lions Of Mexico near Mexico city and
Guadalajara where the land has been
brought.,te'a..yer,s. state Of sscuttiE
Walton. Corn, the like Of which / have
never Sseenissiin low md Illinois was
to be found through this section. No:
| rain had been received since last fall
at; the end Of the; annual, rainy season
buhsa second cropS ofscorn1n the twelve
months was standing gin smany places
sixteen feet high, Hlgetting moisture
from system of natural subirriga-;
ton. The foothills Of the rockies liz:
a short distaneelaway and, fromsthese5
| seepss5 down ian abundant supply Of
moisture which enables the growing
crops to continue in many places thru
out the entire year. ... II!
! A portion ,ofttiIis main part 81 the
land iss Beyond question the gem Of
the west coast in soil, climate, moiss
ture :. and; general productivity. Of
this section and. in fact of the entire
tract Luther Burbank, the great wiz
\ ard, ,sayasin3a letter ITO MF.<sLemke
thai, there is. nothing which ,sthis9 land
will not produce. Fruit, vegetables
tobacco, cotton ID fact every product
Of the semi-tropical and south tem-i
perate zone :eaa be- rpreduc ed.- in tabun-..
dance. Now that the land has been
opened up BY the Southern Pacific
there is no question but what u1tt*5
mately It will sell for many hundred
/ dollars per acre just as similar lands.
/ in California 90 toaay The. big rush,
to this country will come from Calf
fornia, whose people realize the value
| of this kind sof Land combined with:
the climate and are already coming
'into the country by the hundreds inii
:search@of. "a 1farmings land. The entire,
country is a. stir with new energy, new
ideas, and new capital ready to start;
FtssS deYel6p nment sswfhfeh 4will make the
kWe 4 eeasta fssaally #arfiman's predioas
ton and become "the garden spot oil
thesworld3s hi $40 sfsss sa5a n
krI In talking with the Mexicans we,
often asked about the Mr. Lemke all
the head of the comp any which owned
Fthe hnestfact of Ian and often curi|
|foas persons sought to learn of the bill
ffSorth Dakota company which owned
SO many thousand acres theress ALI
Fthg Mexican Knew 4 Il Z tie ihls acquiring oil
bhfss tract sssssz' Wis that they had seen ii
tmanz in. kalyigclotA ss .Hidingsssg mule oil
horse through The ceantr try anparentlyS
sightseeing. Wien they woke ls up Up sttheyE
ae6hd thbtt tthbuHanaa afacEss Of thi
best land the vest coast aesAd eBoash
had been optioned and within a few
word was sent forth that HarI
riman would build railroad through
the very heart of the land. Thus
William Lesaks Saetzsd = what is# peri
ha1s tie sgseatest sr@al aaaateaopportus
piy of 7the;rlast fifty years, having
faith fl the country, faith in his abil5:
fifty toshanhle such aag enormous dealE
and the knowledge of the coming sysAy
si
revolntionize 1.-The. lifa.afa the-west.e coast,
Land bring to it a wonderful develop.
nent. ~ sss II
A comparison between Mexican
lands and North Dakota lands cant
ct be made fairly. No more could
a comparison be made with the rich
fruit lands Of California when cons,
| siderings ourslnorthWest wheat landF
We haveathea finest opportunity for AZ
big, rise in land right here at home
that exists. over the entire northwest
Moreover, we have our friends, assoc
Citations institutions, etc. These things
are worth much to us. 5 e :s. VI II
On the other haRdd there Is absoluI
iaely mo- qaestion sbait what there ard