The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-19
EXPECT MANY
NEW SETTLERS
Commercial Club and Land Of
flee Receive Many Inquiries.
SPRING RUSH BEGINNING
Hundreds of Letters Received From
Throughout u. S. and Canada
From H0meseekers.

have come the first of the seasons
influx of homeseekers into Valley
County. New settlers and prospective
homeseekers are arriving in the city
daily, the forerunners of what is look
ed forward to be the banner year for
settlement in northeastern Montana.
Large numbers of letters are receiv-
ed daily by the Commercial Club, the
Land Office and by the real estate men
of the city from people interested in
this part of Montana. Many Of the
inquiries are from Canada, where con-
ditions are far below the< average.
Many letters are also received from
people in the far eastern states and
from the south, both from people
who wish to homestead and from those
who wish to invest in Valley County
farm property.
Hundreds of letters are received ev-
cry month at the land Office from peo-
pie in Canada, most of them from
the western provinces, who desire to
come to Montana. A great many Of
those inquiring are landowners on the
other side of the line and are inter-
ested in purchasing real estate here
while the prices are yet low, so that
they may realize good profit on their
investment in a few years.
~ look for steady incoming Of
settlers into this part of the state this
spring." said E. C. Hargadine, Receiv-
er of the Land Office yesterday, "and
l believe those who come here this
spring will be those who are looking
for home and intend to stay. We
are receiving many letters from all
over the United States and Canada
from people who seem to be deeply
interested in land. Many Of the let
ters are from people Of means who
desire to make investments here, but
most of them are from those who want
to homestea dland. We have many in.
quiries from farmers in the states
west of the Mississippi river, espe.
cially, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri
The prohibitive high prices for farm
land in these states is driving the
farmer of small means to sections
where land is cheaper and where more
opportunities are given."
"The Fort Peck reservation is ye
the center of interest of many people
interested in land, and l believe tina
there will be as many filings on tn
reservation this year as there wer'
last year when the reservation wa
thrown open to settlement. Last yea
there were a great many people i'm
der the impression that only +hos
who held numbers in the drawing coHl'
file on the reservation, and did no
look into the matter further. We ar
receiving stacks of letters from pco
pie who are interested in the land O
the reservation and it looks to me q
though many settlers would file tn
coming year. The new ruling, allow
ing settlers on the reservation to tax
a half section instead of a quar.e
section also makes it more desirabl
for those homesteading."
Not a day goes by, but what ther
gre a number of people who call {
the Commercial Club rooms and ir
quire about Valley county lands.
party of five from Albany, Oregon
were in the city this week to look ovt
the prospects of buying land. The
were very favorably impressed by II
exhibit of Valley county products ;
the Commercial Club, thinking the
were remarkable for dry land pr
ducts.