Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-01

OF state or naelonal SUBSIDY 1s q man
cial genius" said MI. Horton. ga
man who develops . country that was
populated by wild animals and Indians
making it the bread producing region
of the country, won the title Of EN-
pire Builder, butt it is not as a finan.
cial genius or IN Empire Builder that
I introduce James J. Hill this evening
but rather as the man who by his tire
less efforts is endeayering to bring this
country into his own and. is advocat-
ing the people returning to the soil
and treating its wealth with the same
care they would use in handling other
valuables.''
Mr.. Hill was given tremendous
ovation when he arose. The entire as
semblage rose to their feet, waving
napkins and vigorously applauding the
man whom they SO respected and ad-
mired
Owing to the lateness Of the hour
Mr.. Hill plunged aHonce into the heart
of his topic and reviewed briefly the
history of this cou4try. "One hund-
red dollars is not an excessive price for
good North Dakota farm land" said
Mr.. Hill, "and there is none of this
land that does not meet with that re-
uirement. Once it reaches $1O0 it will
not STOP. North Dakota has no mines,
no forests, but it has a resource that
excells all those in it's natural fertility
of the soil. Your Ignite industry, it
is true, might be termed mining, but
the unfeasability Of transporting the
coal makes it better, it is true, than
burning straw, but does not give it a
commercial value as an outside pro.
duct. You must, however, do your
duty by the soil;' and Mr.. Hill discus
sed at some length comparison Of the
methods of farming used in other
countries and in North Dakota, show
ing}the productive value Of land that
was not one whit better than that
found in the Lake Region. he paid a
splendid tribute to the Agricultural
schools Of the country and to- Presi-
dent Worst who was sitting at his left.
"Better farming, though on smaller
farms, will produce more crops" said
Mr.. Hill, and in series Of terse illus.
trations he showed the possibilities of
better care in the cultivation of the
grounl. An tncstase in the cost 1T cul.
tivation of but So per acre will bring
returns four or five times over in the
value Of the products.
"I would like to see," emphatically
stated Mr.. Hill, ga good farm house
on every 100 acres Of land. Put in
eighty acres Of crop and use the other
eighty for hay, pasture and summer
fallow. The land does not wear out
md get tired but men do and that is
the main trouble with farming. We Of
North Dakota must take off our coats
and work scientifically as they are do
ing in other countries. -
l. Mr.. Hill showed the need Of rails
ing stock, and the benefits that would
result by having cattle on the farm
the fertilization and the lack Of de-
pendency on the small grain crop
which can be so easily injured by eli
matte conditions. Alfalfa ,is coming
crop according to Mr.. Hill and barley
makes the best feed for hogs and
horses that has yet been found.
! By personal experiences Of his farm
ing and stock raising career, Mr.. Hill
showed the value of diversified and in
tensi6ed farming. The value Of having
a fertilizer, the advantages coming
from the stock on the farm, the bene
fits of properly cultivated crops and
the hopes that the large "wheat fac
tories" as Mr.. Hill termed the big
farms, would be cut up into small
homes, we're points briefly reviewed in
closing.
| Mr.. Hill mentioned the attitude Of
the public towards the railroads, show
| ing that both just and fraudulent
claims against road came eventually
from the pockets Of the patrons and