Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02
WILL BRING IN
MANY new SETTLERS
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9 ANDIA FARM HOME AssocIA.
e Jon, WITH HEADQUARTERS AT
s WARREN, HAS BEEN INcoRPo.
sATED WITH THAT OBJECT IN
! VIEW

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Business men and farmers of the
Ted River Valley now have united to
bring in big army of permanent set.
tiers. The best part of it is that our
own city, Warren, will be the head
quarters for the vast advertising and
boosting campaign, which will event
ually populate the vacant farms in
this section of the state.
Late last Thursday the organization
OF the Scandia Farm Home Associa-
tion was completed here. Represen.
tative men from four counties
shall, Kittson, Roseau and Penning-
ton-were present.
The association, which will be in
corporated with a capital of $4,000,
will advertise the Valley as it never
has been before. First of all, it will
give the plain facts about the farming
conditions and then encourage good
farmers to locate here This will be
done thru many avenues of publicity.
Prospective settlers will be reached
thru the local papers and dailies and
Weeklies in the larger cities. Then
the association will send out pamph-
lets printed in the English, Swedish
and Norwegian languages. These
pamphlets will describe fully every
county, locality and place within the
territory. There will be nothing
partial about the organization. The
plain facts will be stated in such a
way that there will not be the least
room for Misrepresentation.
The association has a good plan.
whereby all inquiries will be taken
care OF properly. AS soon as an in
quiry is made concerning certain
place, same will be forwarded to a
local representative who will investi-
gate and report accurately. Thus the
prospective settler will get first hand
information from some one directly
interested in it..
1t is not the intention of the asso-
citation to compete with land compan-
les of the Valley doing business on
fair basis, It aims to sell the land
for what it is worth, with the object
OF making the buyer permanent set
tier The settler will be assisted and
protected in every way Every eff
fort will be made to make the asso-
citation the central organization of the
real boosters of the Red River Val
ley.
Unless the prospective settler is
able, financially or physically, to as
sumo the obligations, he will not be
urged to come this way. 1t is pointed
out that too many have settled down
in this territory without the slightest
preparation, leaving no alternative
but removal to some other part.
| That does not help the communities
in the least, and the association will
try to find a remedy for this.
| The advertising campaign is being
made so as to have many prospective
settlers in the four counties early this
summer. If the work goes ahead as
planned, several excursions will be
coming to this section this year. If
the settlers find sufficient inducement
to come, and if they visit this part of
the state while the grain is growing
or being harvested, it is certain that
many will remain.
Warren will have the home Office of
the association, although branch ag-
encies will be established in every To-
cality interested. The officers elected
for the first year are:
G. Wahlund, Warren, president; Is
rael sjoberg, Roseau, vice president;
10. A. .Naplin, Thief River Falls, secre-
Itary; and L. M. Olson, Warren, treas
urer. Oscar Wahlund, Warren, is
Executive secretary.
That the association is representa-
tive Of the four counties of North
western Minnesota is evidenced by
, the following names and addresses Of
the fifteen directors: G. Wahlund, L.
I'M. Olson, John Lindberg and Aug.
Lundgren, Of Warren; ]. A. swenson,
/ N. D. Swanson and E. A. johnson, Of
|, Hallock; O. A. Naplin and P. B. Nal
berg, Of Thief River Falls: Frank e
) Dahlgren and John Dagoberg, Of Al
varado; Israel sjoberg and o. B. Elk
man, Of Roseau; G. M. Carlson, o.
strandquist, and P. A. Risberg, o
d Holt.
= The temporary Offices Of the asso
: citation will be with the Swedish
American State Bank.