Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-03

sleeper Of today IL Il wide difference
In the methods OF transportation to
new sections OF country By these
various states OF transportation eyo-
lutlon the early trall-ba2eT has be-
come Il homoseekcr Where once II
took weeks for "A prospective Western
settler to make his way across Mis-
souri over the Boone Lick Road, It
now is Il matter OF hours and, with the
development OF faster and more COM
Portable conyeyances OF travel, comes
Il proportlonate Increase IN the num-
Der OF people seeking homes beyond
the Western bank of the Mississippi
Ten or twelve years ago the rail-
roads inaugurated new campaign to
colonizo the vast unsettled acreage Of
the Western section Of the United
States Special rates were given home
seekers through which the resident OF
the East or Middle West, for a nomi-
nal sum, could take advantage Of any
one Of the numerous arteries Of com
merce and penetrate TO any desired
section OF the South, West, Southwest
or Northwest Plenty Of stopover priv
ileges were given with ample time to
look around
Poor crops In Eastern states and
those along the Ohio River added inn
petus TO the movement During the
dull seasons farmers were persuaded
to come west. In the spring they
came again with their families.
A trip through the immediate South
or Southwest VIII impress the traveller
with the activity displayed at all the
little towns which have sprung into
existence during the past decade, po-
pulated by homeseekers from other
sections II the tourists visit is COIN
cident with semi monthly hOmcseek-
or movement he win find himself un-
der the magic spell OF the back to
tho soil" movement; he VIII find that
many are tired of city life and are
seeking freedom. and that in the areas
upon which civilization is Just begin
ming to smile, are a set OF people llled
with the determination that marked
the colonists of early America.
Whore do the homeseekers go, and
what section OF the country do they
seem TO prefer? II all depends on the
settler If he wants TO raise cattle,
he goes to the plains Of the South
west. II he wants to experiment with
irrigation or dry farming he goes to
the regions adjacent to the Rockies.
II he Is n plain farmer he will seek
Western Kansas or Missouri or okla
homa. And If he wants to raise fruit,
or strawberries or run n dairy farm he
VIII seek the O2arks and the plains
OF Southern Missouri, Western Arkan-
sas or Northern Louisiana, With the
high prices now paid for fruit and
dairy products and the cheapness Of
land I'm these sections, the territory
adjacent TO Kansas City on the south
is just coming into its own. And yet 1t
is one Of the Oldest section I'm the
United states. It was explored three
centuries or more ago by French and
Spanish mobiles in their search OF
youth. Settlements were, made which
flourlshed for years, but which 1nal-
~ went into decay, leaving the fertile
areas to utter abandon and neglect
It is this diversity Of crop condi-
tions and possibilities that puts tho
various lines OF railroads into COM
petition for homeseeker business,
Each Of the great Western railroads
has separate department devoted OK
cluslvely to building up tho territory
along It's line. An immigration agent
or colonization agent Is in charge
and, with n large force OF assistants,
Is on the Job continually.
How do you railroad men get the
people to change their homes and
come to the now sections" was asked
few days ago Of william Nicholson,
immigration agent Of the Kansas city
Southern.
"Weu. It's this way" Mr. Nicholson
replied. "When you have something
the people want you to let them know
about It. I think the secret OF the
whole business is that we advertise
We let ourselves speak in the papers
that reach tho farmers and we keer
overlastingly nj II. Finally such a
Icampalgn bears results. The farmers
who have had bad year OF It write
for our literature. They read 1t and
then become interested In our terri
tory We toll them about tho home
seekers rates tho privileges that &c
with them. tho connections they car
make for different points, and en-
courage them In every way TO 60 and
SEQ our country.
''Tho next step, Is to get the pros
pective settler in communication witt
real estate men along the line. We ge
as many reliable immigration men al
wo can 10 work with the real estate
men or owners Of property to sell OF
commission or purchase and resell n
a nominal profit. This, we find, Is one
Of the best methods as the immigra
tlon agent gives his whole time to thu
business and It Ia the personal sollci
tatlon that secures the business"
How can there be room for am
more people frequently is asked. 4
trip over railroads In the territory
within a radius Of 400 miles OF Kansa
city Will show the country well i'm
proved and prosperous. II doesn't ap
pear probable that one for moder
ate consideration can buy farm an'
become Independent, Nevertheless
In the section which appear from thu
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