Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-03-19
Prosperity for N. d.

minneapolis Journal: Settlers are
moving north and west through Mime
apolis while the snow blanket still re-
mains on the ground and the season is
not yet open, and it looks as if there will
be big colonist travel when spring comes
on and farm activities begin. Not only
is the prediction that the west coast
might this year hold down the colonist
travel not coming true, but the indica-
tons are that record movement into
parts of the northwest will bring up the
total to former high mark. Drouth in
Kansas. Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma
last year and the still remaining effect
OF the big floods in Ohio. Indiana and
Pennsylvania year ago have changed
the character Of the movement materi-
allv.
Home builders for northern Minnesota,
some for Montana. and one train load
TOR western Canada went through Min
ncapolis in the last forty-cight hours. II.
"A. Noble, general passenger agent of
the Great Northern, said March 18th will
see the beginning of the seasonable
movement and that only scattered ad
vance business has so far been handled.
1--WE will take more people into Mon
tana than ever before, Mr.. Noble said,
land more than ever before into parts of
North Dakota. We expect the steady
business into Minnesota that has been a
feature of the past several years not only
to keep up but to increase. AS to the
states farther west it is difficult to form
an opinion. But we are assured of a
season of heavy colonist travel in any
case"
The drouth effect in the southwest has
entered the situation this year in i'm
portant manner. Kansas City has had a
lighter movement OF farmers SO far this
year. and on the other hand there has
been increased immigration northward
from the states affected. With the south
west and the central states adding num-
oers to the movement. it is the expecta-
ton OF passenger traffic men of Mime
apolis and ST. Paul that there will be
heavier increase in travel into territory
west and north of the twin cities, other
than that in the far west. Because of
conditions on the Pacific coast it is cs.
Pected that the number of people going
INTO Washington, Idaho and Oregon will
not come up to last year. Should this
prove to be a wrong diagnosis of the Pa
cifc coast situntion and should there be
a normal movement that far west, then
INC total movement would make a new
high record. for it is certain, traffic men
say, that ther- will be many more people
brought into Minnesota, North Dakota
and Montana
General Superintendent J. H. Foster of
the Milwaukee road looks for good ira
vel into South Dakota and for colonists
70 take up homes in greater numbers
than last year.
we took our first colonists of the sea-
son up to Hinckley. Mimi, and are TODAY
taking some up to Fargo and Moore
mead. said General Passenger Agent A.
M. Clcland of the Northern Pacific,
1--WE expect to have more people than
ever before into Minnesota and North
Dakota. The outlook for Montana trav-
ei is good. For the Pacific coast terri
tory 1t is not SO certain, but we expect
the total travel TO hold up WE'LL"
w. K. Galloway, general passenger
agent OF the 500 Line, says that the in
dications are that bigger colonist
movement than last year will 20 through
Minneapolis this season.
!" We took up one lrainload of Iowa,
Kansas and Oklahoma people to west
Alberta" said c. E. Robb of the general
office. at looks like big movement
when the season gets under way"