The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-22
NORTH DAKOTA GOING


on the eve OF tnS greatest An0oSs'1e
avakening it has ever experienced
From n end Of the state TO the etn'
or clubs and organizations are at work
in the interests OF increased land val
uee based on increased income pro-
ducinE rwer.- These organizations. al
Wis pointed ou, in this column some
time ago. are not mushroom adalrs
eeAkins TO increase land prices by
watering Notwithstanding on a
par WITH. watering corporation stock
but by improving the producing
power of the land.
The star TO which North Dakota
has her wagon hitehed is "one
Hundred Dollars an Acre 1t viii
require tine and labor to accomplish
this. and. but it will come as certainly
az the farmers change from he con-
s,an1 one-crop idea to tina, Of many
crops and live stock.
What is remarkable about the pres
ant movement for North Dakota pros
psTity is that Il is state wide. Hereto
fore such efforts, when made. have
been confined 10 very limited localities
: and SEINE other locality has always,
% TO speak, STOOD around the corner
with a brickha, ready TO hea"e at the
pushing community If the opportunity
offered. II is not outside the bounds
Of fac. 10 say that some Of this Jeal-
ouey had fits eear in the partisan poll
tics Of the past. The south end OF
the Red river valley did not like the
politics Of the north end and vice
versa. Hence, when one end Of the
valley sought TO push its advantages,
the other was ready to throw cold
water. Il least. The western part OF
the state-the slope-was not in ac-
cord with the valley politically, and
SO either Of these sections was ready
to use the hook on the other.
During the last few years these
geographical and political jealousies
nave. died out in a large measure. and
the only section in danger Of hostility
from another is the n that neglects
to help boost the advantages OF. the
whole state. 1t has been found that
there are many classes Of people in
the Older states who desire to locate IN
the state. One Of these is composed
Of young men just. starting out in life
with plenty Of energy but little ready
money. They. are just. the people
needed to settle or the unhroken
prairie where hardships are pleas
ures and work a tonic. Side by side
with these In their old homes is the
class composed Of men at and beyond
middle life, who by heroic struggles
have saved enough to buy a home in
which to spend the autumn Of life.
not in idleness. but industry, with the
expectation Of fair remuneration. To
these the hardships Of the newer sec
tons would be torture and the ulti-
mate results, while greater than else
where, are TOO far in the future. Pos
sihly the education Of the children ia
a matter OF concern to such and 50
they must seek a home where educa-
tioual opportunities are at hand.
These are the people wanted in the
older sections where land values are
higher because of the larger
conveniences. These are other
CLASSES, hut these suffice to illustrate.
1t is a waste Of energy for n sec
ton 10 seek out III people suited to
its needs and leave the others alone.
Likewise il 1t INSTRUCTED energy to
send the. one class to. the others
proper lncation in this state. Yet that
wss the inevitable result when there
was no unity Of purpose. By the pres
emit plan Of all pulling together each
class-er TO be more specifc-each
person, will be directed. to the SECTION
into which he best fits end there will
be no lost energy or crossed efforts.
No other agency has contributed q
1.-THE q much to this Unity Of pur-
poe throughout the state as the
formers. institutes and other sgricul-
a-@
swept. away by the governor in order
to- secure q. littl. reputation az an
economist. 1t is the old story Of polt-
ties being poor farm products when
they are made the only crop.
One Hundred Dollar an Acre. club
81 worth 3 dozen political ones OF
any kind. The former will add to the
value Of every farm in the state; the
latter. will only contribute to the
zephyrs from the tropics.