The Mankato free press., 1912-04-05

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afternoon, immigration Commission.
er Maxfield said: h
Farm lands in the we'll developed
central states average in value from
$3.50 to 5000 per acre. This is the
strongest argument in favor of FIJI.
ture growth of Minnesota. We can
look for thousands of settlers an.
nually il we will but advertise the
fact that our lands can be bought
from SIS to $10O per acre.
Every man and woman in Min.
nesota has a few friends in other
states who would be willing to To-
cate here on the land, if they but
knew the opportunities that were af
forded. Minnesota people should
correspond with their friends in 9th
er states and advise them of the
genuine bargains that are offered
here in Minnesota homes.
I'm Minnesota we have twenty-five
people to the square mile of terri
tory. In the New England states
the population is 100 people to the
square mile; in New York 176 peo
pie to the square mile; in Belgium
the population is twenty-four times
as dense as that of our state, and
yet from that little country there
is great prosperity.
| IL ayrc
from now our population will be
what it ought to be. But in order
to compete with Canada and the
other states having cheap land to
offer, we must advertise and show
the people of the world what we
| have
"The present appropriation OF
$4,000 divided up between all OF
the people of the state equally would
make an expense per capita of .O12.
If the state spend annually 100000
in this advertising work the ex,
penditure would only be loan, and
very short loan at that; because
| it would soon be returned to the
treasury in increased taxation and
, the people would be repaid many
times over in increased prosperity
Losses BY the Floods.
! Yesterday afternoon Senator G. A.
| Johnson of ST. Peter spoke OF the
productiveness of the soil and the
wealth that comes out of the cream
cries. He thought the people should
be educated not to covet so much
land because with smaller farms they
can introduce more intensified farm
ing. Thus they can put the land to
better use.
The senator devoted some of his
time to the great loss sustained by
overfows.
Southern Minnesota loses over
one million dollars a year by allow
ing the Minnesota river to overflow.
The people in the valley lose their
CROPS" he said. cat one time the
state prohibited internal improve
ments. But each one can help save
the land by building reservoirs in
proper places, cultivating the land,
conservation of waterpower for pow
er and electricity and also make the
Minnesota river navigable. The farm
ers should have electric power on
their farms from lines run along
streams and the time will come when
they will do this" He spoke also
of the fuel resources of Minnesota.
At this juncture Manager II. e.
Hance of the Mankato Electric Trac-
ton company, made a motion that
this organization recommend to the
legislature to make an appropriation
large enough to take care of the inn
migration of the state. This motion
| was carried.
MIR. Palmer on "Good Roads"
Judge Cray, with appropriate re-
marks, introduced George M. Pal
mer, who spoke on Good Roads"
Mr.. Palmer said that the fact that
Southern Minnesota is decreasing In
population is startling. The lure OF
the cheap lands of Canada have
produced a favorable feeling in the
minds of some people who have left
here. Southern Minnesota does not
need to apologize for its resources.
"In all my travels and seeing lands
of other states, I have yet to find
la state with soil that can compare
with Minnesota. No other state has
better and greater resources than
this state" he said. :.
1--WE let thousands upon thousands
of people pass through the state
every year because we do not boost
or advertise our state. Carloads OIL
advertising matter are sent out every
year by the Canadian people ana
real estate dealers of other states.
"There is a little parody that ex-
presses what should be done in this
part of the state. Perhaps it borders
on the extreme slang, but in the
olden days we had a parody that
said: ...
:" EARLY to bed, early to rise,
is the way to be healthy, wealthy
and wise"
"Now, the parody that l speak OF
as boosting, is this:
+" Early to bed, early to rise,
Work like hell, and advertise
Mr.. Palmer then referred to goo-
..vI - to.;o 7 hQlinVn that's