Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-26

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states are favored in the question OF
excursion rates for homeseekers. If
the railroads would cooperate with
US by making some such adequate
stop.over provisions, or by making
rates. we could bring many new
settlers into North Dakota and much
good would suit from such coopera-
ton.
immigration Into Canada
During the past year note that
1O4, 900 American farmers have gone
into Canada, taking with them total
capital of $10O,O00,000. The Canadian
government is spending $5,000,O00 per
year to advertise it's lands. In re-
turn it gains a hundred million. We
can't allow this to 60 on, but must
take some steps to counterfeit 1t.
This Missouri Slope Development
League is a step in the right direc-
ton. 1t takes money to carry on
our work. and the development league
workers must get busy and secure
signers for the petitions to levy
quarter mill tax n each county to
advertise it's resources.
Quarter Mill Tax
"This tax will not amount to over
10 or Is cents per 100 acres. The
levy comes from the nonresident
land owners as well as the farmers.
The nonresident land owners must
help pay it. The increase In value
which will come when the country is
properly advertised will bring returns
over an hundred fold"
Mr. ericker Introduced
L. J. Bricker, general immigration
agent of the Northern Pacific railway,
stated that he only wished more
settlers had gone into Canada last
year. Canada has a much greater
area than the United States on the
North American continent, leaving
Alaska out of consideration. The
railroads have built enormous net
works of lines. They could only
build these lines where they could
show the investor that he would get
returns from his money. Hence
twenty years ago one of the best
systems ever known in the world to
get new settlers was inaugurated by
the Canadians. The Canadian gov
eminent spends five million a year to
aid in this work. Our government
does not spend solitary cent.
Union of Forces Necessary
"Arnt the Canadians showing Us
that they can take settlers 400 miles
north of the North Dakota line?
Then doesn't that PROVE" said Mr..
Bricker, "That we ought to be able
to bring them into North Dakota,
which is 400 miles further south? But
after all one man, nor one railroad
can not settle any one state. It takes
a union of forces"
Canadian News Stories
Ingenious Advertising
Mr. Bricker continued:
In the call for this meeting, notice
the statement is made that 104, 900
families left the states and went to
Canada last year, with enough equip
ment to successfully cultivate 32,00O,-
600 acres of land, and took with them
one hundred million dollars ia cash.
A great many of these statements
bear the ear+marks of ingenious ad-
vertising. For instance, saw a dis.
patch a short me ago, headed Great
Rush to Canada" which went on to
say that ~.
1T is expected that over 100000
immigrants will enter western Cana
da this season." said A. D. Bellman
at the Holland (Duluth) today. "The
h gh mark in immigration to western
Canada was set just a little over a
week ago, when 21,0O0 people passed
through Winnipeg in one day"
In regard to the statement about
1000 immigrants passing through
Winnipeg in one day, did you ever
stop to figure how impossible that
would be? 1t would require AZ trains
of ten cars each, and each car carry.
ing so people-in other words 40
coaches to handle this business. The
chances are that $1,000 would be a
big estimate for the total number of
settlers passing through Winnipeg
in an entire season.
Canada Spends Millions
to Secure Settlers
The Canadian Government is spend
ing millions to exploit the advantages
Of their country-more than all our
states combined, while the United
States Federal Government is spend
ing nothing. Furthermore. the Can
adam Pacific Railway, and the Hud-
Emds Cure for Enilenax