Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-04

Good Work Of Minnesota State Board
!. Of immigration.
The work accomplished by this de-
paftment during the year Of 1911 has
been done principally by correspond
ence and public exit itions OF the
states products in variou laces. Dur
ing the year Of 1911 over 900 letters
making inquiries abe Minnesota +
have been received ,his office.
These letters came prd ,ally from
Illinois, Indiana, Low 8 Wisconsin,
Ohio and Pennsylvania f Ihough let
tera have been receive rom every
state in the Union and 8 ada. To ev-
cry inquiry a personal fpr has been
directed and followed literature,
maps, ETC., descriptive of the state. In
response to this many have called in
person at this Office to gather more
minute information of the state before
visiting the various sections, and it is
a conservative estimate that over $500 |
have called personally, at this Office,
during the year Of 1911.
Small display ads have been carried
in over sixty magazines and daily pa
pers in foreign states during the year
which accounts for the active CORE
spondence.
An advertising car carrying an exhi-
bit of the states agricultural and man
ufactured products was mantled and
kept on the road by this department
during the months of January, Febru-
ary. and March, IL. This car was in
charge of two men employed by the
immigration Department and travelled
several thousand miles, stopping one
day at each town, visiting II cities
and villages in Illinois, and 81 in Iowa
! Daily reports from the men in charge
q OF the car showed that the attendance
! was approximately LOO persons per
day. A similar car was prepared and
sent out with the recent Governors
Special which was visited by thou
sands Of people in the Eastern cities.
An exhibit was maintained at the Min
nesota State Fair in September; and
; also at the Northwestern Land Pro
. ducts Show, the Minnesota exhibit
won the first prize trophy cup, for the
most comprehensive display.
I An increased activity IN Minnesota
real estate has prevailed the pas,
, year, which can be found by an exam
ination OF the records at the State Au
3 ditor's office.
During the calendar year Of 1911
! 156,l71 acres of state school lands
j. were sold against 7O,242 in 1910, show
ing a gain of S5,929 over the previou:
year. Of these lands sold in 1911
33,930 acres were sold to 1856 differen
parties coming from other states
/ which averaged 1873 acres to each par
ty. The average price of whicl
- these lands We're sold in 1911 wa
y about $6.77 against $500 in 1870,
! gan: of 81 cenrs per acre, and tn
- above does not include cash paid TO
u timber.
- Records on file at the three U. s
= land offices, located in this state sho,
Il what has been accomplished in secul
- ing homesteaders: At the Crooksto
- land Office in 1911, 1908 persons file
= on homesteads against 7O7 in 1910,
% gain of 496 over the previous year. A
:. the Cass Lake land Office SIG filed j
:. 1911, against 750 in 1910, gain of
And at the Duluth land Office 654 file
=. - in 1911, against 597 in 1910, a gain
81; or total gain in all offices of 81
!. over the previous year.
An effort has been made to secu1
- a record of the number of cars Of i1
migrant movables which have CON
into Minnesota during the year of 19!
!. and from what reports we are able
=. gather very conservative estlma
=, places the figures at over $500 car
;, or gain of Is per cent over la
- year.
:. The immigration Department HI
received able and efficient suppo
:. from many other state department
:. as well as from various railroad col
"a panies, and faces the New Year wi
:. bright prospects for a better al
=. greater years work.
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