Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
LAND SHOW BEARING FRUIT
Effect Of Product Exhibit Shown in
Colonist Movement.
OMAHA is GATEWAY OF THE WEST
Settlers from All Sections Pass
Through on Way 10 New Lands
Big Special Train over
Union Pacific.

Movement OF settlers through Omaha
Saturday stands as a high mark in the
campaign for the settlement OF the west
and northwest. More than 800 persons ar
rived Saturday morning. to remain through
the day al the gateway TO the agricultural
west In this record movement the direct
results Of the Omaha Land show were
evident.
special train over the Union Pacific
and a number Of extra coaches the private
cars held by land companies. are carving
the settlers to the country where they pro-
pose 10 establish homes.
Proof OF the importance Of Omaha as the
gateway to the west and the central west
land market is presented in the fact that
several Of the cars included in Saturdays
colonist movement we're routed through the
city from St. Paul and Minneapolis. Even
the farmers of Minnesota seeking new
lands are sent through the omaha gateway
to the far west
Three cars belonging to the Luse Land
company Of st. Paul and a car belonging
to the United states Farm Land company
arrived from ST. Paul and Minneapolis Sat
urday morning, to stand here through the
day until the hour Of departure O'Clock
in the afternoon. The Luse cOlOnists 90 to
Sutherland, ore, to look at orchard tracts
The United States Farm Land company.
through the Sacramento Valley company
which IL controls. made an exhibit at the
first Omaha Land show here in January
and thereby interested large number OF
prospective settlers in it's western protects
The United States Farm Land company
now Is in charge Of the development work
in connection with tract Of $4,000 acres
held by the Hill lines in the northwest.
Special Train on Union Pacific.
The special train OF the Union PACT
consists Of eleven coaches Three OF tn
cars are starting from Omaha bound FOL
Los Angeles and two more are going from
here TO Portland ore. Two cars have
been received from the east. one from tho
Northwestern and one from the Mllwau
kee. from Chicago to Los Angeles and Sar
Francisco Another car filled with home
seekers from points on the CHICAGO Grea
Western, will go to San Francisco.
The new tourist dining car, with III
cheaper hill of fare, such as may be found
in city restaurant or lunch counter ii
attached to the train. This is the frs
experiment ever tried with this system
A smoking car and baggage car maxi
the special train Of about eleven coaches.
The special cars carrying purchasers o.
western land, are being sent out on thu
regular western trains.
Effect of Land show.
The colonist movement TO the west THU
year is very promising" declared Gerri
Fort, passenger traffic manager OF tn,
Union Pacific THE extent OF the move
ment' of Saturday shows from where
great part of the colonists are coming.
THE Land shows Of the country hav
awakened an interest in farm lands, man,
of the colonists who are now going out t
settle on land bought their land In tn
Omaha Land show or as a result of tn
show"
The hOmeseekers who left Saturday ar
going 70 take up all kinds and all sizes o
farms Many OF them are men who hav
retired from active business in city life
and are going TO spend the rest of thei
lives upon the farm. Others are farmer
Of the central states who are to, chang
their residence and settle upon the fertil
lands OF the west.
The colonists to California are many o
them taking up small irrigated tracts, fror
ten to forty acres and will specialize 4
raising some fruit or vegetable. Some ar
talking dry farming methods. Those goin
to oregon are more OF them planning {
take larger tracts and raise wheat an
oats.