Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-06

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past nine months they had sold over
one hundred thousand acres.
This same force will be put to work
selling lands in North Dakota along
the 500 line. They will ,endeavor to
sell to actual settlers only, and also
only to those people who will have
the capital to come here and farm
right, who will have stock, machinery
and other equipment.
1t had been discovered that all the
states which had been settled by
homesteaders had, when the land was
proven up, lost in population and that
only II per cent, on the average, of
the original homesteaders staid on
the land; the other 88 per cent had
disappeared homewhere. He also said
that it had been discovered that If a
man came to any location and started
farming a half section of land, all
free Of debt, that If that man were
to raise wheat and other small grain
exclusively, he would, within fifteen
years, be flat broke. The farmer
should diversity, should not only raise
wheat, oats and ether small grain
but he should raise corn and stock.
He complimented o. H. Will and
company upon the splendid work they
had done in educating the farmers in
the raising of corn and declared that
the Will seed store had been the
greatest agency in developing this
part of the state. q,
So far the 500 road had only start
ed work in nine counties, running
from Burleigh north to Ward, but
that they planned to extend their op-
erations over the entire state which
touched by that road. They want at
least four or five thousand quarter
sections listed with them for sale and
as the listings had been coming In at
the rate Of secenty.five a day he was
u that total could easily be reached.
When a certain locality has three
hundred qaurters listed they take that
al one project, for instance, Garrison
has already that many quarters list.
ed and will be known as the Garrison
project. As soon as Bismarck has
three hundred quarters listed : will
be known as the Bismarck project.
Then the 500 road will obtain special
data pertaining to each separate pro.
ject, giving the rain fall, soil and
climatic conditions, transportation
facilities, opportunities for marketing,
and other items Of interest to the
prospective settler.
He could not state positively what
the rates offered to prospective buy.
ers would be as that matter would
first have to be taken up with the In.
terstate Commerce commission. He
thought he could safely say, however,
that the rates would be the lowest
ever offered to settlers in North
Dakota.
As a matter of good faith on the
part of the lister the road requires q
deposit of $1.OO with every piece list.
ed. The entire proposition was a CO.
operative one. 1t was not intended to
cut out the real estate dealer; it was
only to get things started. The man
listing land should MAKE a price to
include a. commission of $1!00 per
acre. This and the listing fee OF $500
per quarter section were the only
charges made. -.
After Major Murphy finished there
vas a general discussion. Mr.. Gil.
,reatl stated that he believed the
plan to be a good one, in fact, the
BEST one yet proposed to bring In &C.
.ual settlers. A. D. Gaines, ]. r. Jack.
son. D. T.. Owens also made short
::alks commencing the 500 road for
its work and wished it success.
After the meeting Messrs. Murphy
md Bates met with the directors OF
he club for a short conference dur
ng which the club offered its services
in obtaining lists Of lands for sale,
and in any other way it can. The pro-
position will be fully discussed at
he next meeting of the directors to
'>e held next Friday evening. Plans
will then be laid for obtaining the
lists of land for sale and forwarding
hem to the 500 and also for seeing
hat Burleigh county receives plenty
If advertising along with the general
work to be done by the 500 road for
Ill its territory.
The meeting was, in all respects,
l very successful one and everyone
present went away satisfied that the
'ide has turned for western North
Dakota.
BRYAN TO SPEAK IN HOME CITY.
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 5.-The fellow:
of Secretary of State