The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-23

land owners put their land into a
common management, agree to sell il
at extremely low prices, give long
time at law rates of interest, anG
try to select a settler that fits the
land. They are not satisfied simply
to sell the land to anyone, but tc
sell it to someone who can make
something out of it, realizing that
a settler who is discontented and
fails offsets their efforts to a very
large extent.
Gemmell and Willard Busy.
"Our Mr.. Gemmell, with headquar.
ters at Brainerd, is interested in this
whole question, and I am sending
him copy of your letter and copy OF
this reply, and suggest you talk with
him from time to time.
Both he and Mr.. D. E. Willard,
our development agent, expect to be
at Bemidji at Northern Minneso-
ia development meeting in the near
future to do what they can to learn
about the country and to help by
suggestion the movement in which
we are all Interested"
We Are With You,' Says Kenney.
General Traffic Manager Kenney,
of the Great Northern, says:
My Dear Sir: Your letter of jan
nary 18th, addressed to President
Hill. received and carefully noted,
and the offer of co-opera ton of your
commercial club in building up sum-
mer travel to Bemidji and surround
ing lake points is very acceptable.
| will ask our passenger department
to take the matter up with you at
once and cooperate with you in
every way possible. You may always
count upon us in work of this kind.
with regard to the homeseekers
rates for Minnesota points: I pre-
sumo you understand that early last
fall we arranged to put in homeseek-
ers' fares to northern Minnesota ter
ritory, and intend to put them in
this year on a basis at least as fav-
orable as to points in western ad-
joining states.
Busy Boosting the North.
"We have gotten out a Northern
Minnesota Bulletin and other adver-
tising matter with reference to your
country that has been put in the
hands of thousands of people. We
are advertising northern Minnesota
in our exhibit car that is now jour-
neying in the country south of u.s.,
and in every way we intend to work
the development in northern Min
nesota so that the fertile lands in
your territory will secure settlers if
it is possible to do so.
There are no lands adjacent to
tible to cultivation. or that have a
nicer climate in which to live, or
where the conditions are more ad-
vantageous to the settler seeking a
location with an opportunity to Sc
cure a good living while he is get
ting his farm in shape, than your
section.
Message From Louis Hill.
I'VE realize this thoroughly, and
our effort has been in the past, and
will be in the future, to get this in
formation to the people. Our presi-
dent is particularly impressed with
this. and desires fne to assure you
that this company will do everything
possible to work up interest in north
ern Minnesota in any way that will
be of advantage to that section, and
you may always count on our COOP
Grafton.
Our passenger department will
send you such advertising as we have
regarding your section, and will
write you with reference to summer
resorts, etc.
Il thank you for taking the matter
up with us, and assure you of our
hearty cooperation at all times.''
Noble Wants Photographs.
General Passenger Agent Mobiles
letter follows:
Il shall be glad, indeed, to receive
from you any photographs and de-
scriptive material regarding your To-
cal resorts and opportunities and the
tourist advantages of your locality
for use in our various publications.
''If possible, we intend to reissue
our Where to Cast book this year
and will see that Bemidji gets ample
representation.
What can you do for us in the
way of photographer
GREAT NORTHERN TO HIRE 1000