Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
SUCCESSFUL FEETING
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mails out l25,0UO pieces OF literature
per year. 1t can SHOW that 10000 Sc,
tiers a year are brought into Mime
sofa, but it cannot claim direct credi
for this immigration. Everything il
the last analysis depends upon thu
energy and enterprise Of the loca
commercial club, which, after the set
tiers interest is aroused, must do tle
actual work of location.
The department files indicate tina;
in 1913 Of a total of 6,529 cars filled
with immigrant m%ovables, handled oy
the Minnesota transfer, 2,343 cars
were destined for Minnesota points
In 1914, 1850 cars of a total of 5,271
. containing immigrant m%ovabies, or A
per cent, were destined for Mime
sofa. ... .
Minnesota's Closest Rival.
In January, 1915, Minnesota receiv'
ed IS cars and North Dakota, her
nearest rival, seven; in February, o!
594 cars Of immigrant movaoles han
died through the transfer, Minnesota
claimed 3S7 and North Dakota 81;
in March, Minnesota drew S51 from a
total of 1;494, and North Dakota 2333;
in April, Minnesota claimed 176 and
North Dakota Sc; in May, Minnesota
"a, and North Dakota ~; in June,
Minnesota Al, North Dakota IA; in
July North Dakota received Fl cars,
as against Minnesota's AZ, and in Au'
gust "a, as compared with AZ for Min.
nesota. Minnesota had an active i'm
migration bureau at work during this
period.
Mr.. Sherman expressed a BELIEF
that the states which are doing moth
ing to encourage immigration are
making a serious mistake. In 1918
Minnesota spent $35 900 on it's immi-
grafton department and located 5000
families, whose conservative value
to the state is $1,000 apiece; or, al
lowing five to a family, 9, total OF
$4,000 people were located at an az
erage cost of $40 per head.
The step system has developed sat
isfactorily in Minnesota, stated the
commissioner. Farmers IN the SOUTH
ern portion are glad to sell their
holdings at a good price to Iowa,
Illinois or. Indiana buyers, and to re-
invest their money in cheaper lands
in the northern section of the state.
Flint Tells Of Efforts.
R. F. Flint, North Dakota commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, who
shared. honors on the program with
his Gopher state confrere, INTRODUCED
his discussion by explaining that,
while he held the name and position
of immigration commissioner, he had
none Of the funds which went with
the Office. He referred to his activi-
ties in connection with former immi-
grafton work, when he had charge Of
the North Dakota exhibits at state
and county fairs in Minnesota, ILL.,
nois and Indiana, and advised that
he had then found that the people
of these states we're barely cognizant
of the fact that a North Dakota ex'
listed.
"We know more about Minnesota
in one day than Minnesota, with the
exception of it's commercial interests,
knows about us in a month";" said Mr..
Flint.
Must increase Values.
The necessity for increasing the
states assessed valuation for the pur.
pose of taxation, within the next five
to ten years, was discussed by the
commissioner. He pointed to the
fact that during the pass Is or 20
years the state has added 10 it's tax.
able lands an average of 1000; 900
acres per year. There are now, he
stated, less than 5,00O,O 900 acres re-
naming, and waen this source OF new
wealth is exhausted. some other nus
be created. 1t will be found, said
Mr.. Flint, in diversified farming,
greater productivity and higher val
ues.
The number of farms in North Da-
kota has leaped in the period from
1908 to date from ASST to 7O,3S335.
The population per farm .or the las:
three census years is as follows: 1905,
S.27 persons; 1910, S.a5; 1915, 9.05.
The population of incorporated places
in 1910 a 161,157, or 1888 per cent
of the total population. of the state.
1t is probable that the same proper
ton still exists. No notable "back
to the farm" movement is evident
within the state. 1t is apparent that
the farms must be peopled by people
from the outside.
Committees Named.
The forenoon session today was de-
voted to the annual address of Presi-
dent James A. Dinnie of Grand Forks
and the annual report of Secretary j.
p. Hardy of Fargo. Both showed thai
the Federation of Commercial Clubs
has been a real power in the advance
ment of North Dakota during the
past year. At noo the delegates ard
guests we're rendered a banquet in
the chambers of the Fargo CONNER
cial club, and the afternoons pro-
gram was taken up as DOR as the
eatables had received attention.
President Dinnie has announced his
committee appointments as follows:
Committee on Nominations-G. l..
Price, secretary Bismarck CONNER
cial club; Arthur "A. Powell, secretary
Devils Lake Commercial club; ]. Dex-