The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-21

Now that the farm has taken it's
rightful place in the national life. the
desire for larger fields than the sub
divided n e Of the old home farm
has gotten into the blood Of the
American farmer and he is striving
for the greatest opportunities with
the same persistence that the railroad
president strives for the conquest Of
new territory.
The time was when the farmer
who migrated followed largely the
scheme OF Joshua except that he was
his own spy. He made a trip to the
| place where he contemplated locar-
ing and viewed the situation. He
would then spend TWO or three years
after his return studying about the
contemplated move and discussing the
matter with his neighbors. When
he did move his mind was filled with
doubts and he soon became homesick
and discouraged. The result was
that as an Immigrant he was a fail
ure.
Now thcre is a holiness and ron.
tidence about the immigrant that be-
gets success. He often moves with
out knowing just where he viii! To-
cate. He knows pretty accurately
the conditions in the section of coun-
Try he desires to try, and with his
knowledge he noves into the general
locality and selects his particular To-
cation without delay. He will have
a crop planted before the old timer
from back cast would have decided
whether To stay in the country or re-
turn to the old folks.
II takes merit to secure these keen.
they want. They are out for bar
gains-not cheap lands because of
their inferiority-but lands that will
yield a return for the labor bestowed
upon it. They are looking for the
comforts and c%onveniences Of mod
ern life. for the days Of the rugged
and battling pioneer are gone. Wher-
ever the two clements outlined can be
found together. there will the farmer
immigrant he ready to plant his cash
and become a profitable citizen.
A careful survey of the field of OPP
portunity open to the class of farmers
we are discussing will prove That
North Dakota has more to offer them
than n other section of the western
world. Look at the other open
fields California offers sunshine.
thousand dollar land and crops that
require an expert TO grow. Texas of
fers a dust adened soil and promises
OF irrigation-where there is water.
Florida offers sunhaked sand and
dead Garth upon which vegetables
can he grown il enough fertilizer is
used 10 sustain the plant life. Next
co offers cheap lands and a chance to
stop Ar insurrecto bullet. canada Of
fers rich lands that grow frosted
wheat.
North Dakota offers lands ut profit
making prices. crops that mean the
largest land incomes in the world, a
climate taht is all health il not all
sunshine. and the guarantee of a COM
potency for a few years of honest APP
plication. No other section offers as
much. In addition North Dakota Of
fers the best school opportunities in
h United States: a social condition
that has no equal anywhere: church,
es of every denomination supplied by
ministers that are the ablest in their
beliefs. Good roads. railroad facil;-
ties and towns that rival the metro
polises of the eastern states are al
ready kcre.
Ought not the bringing of these
things to the attention of the mar
looking for a homo this spring cause
MIN TO bcconoe a farmer in the great
est farming state in the uniono