Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-21
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
AND COMMITTEEMAN MIN
GLE WITH BOOSTERS AND
URGE ACTION.
Plan large APPROPRIATION
Speakers Show North Dakota
Best Agricultural Productive
State in Union.

The first step in the right direction
was taken yesterday when plans for
the biggest immigration movement in
the history of the state were launched
[ at three enthusiastic meetings Of state
officials, legislators, and boosters in
)every walk of commercial and farm
! life who participated open discussion
and were addressed by immigration
authorities at the Commercial club
rooms in morning, afternoon and eve
ming sessions. AS result of the agi-
tation which promises to develop into
a movement that will be carried on by
a safe and sane method of procedure
until a million more people have set
tied in North Dakota, another booster
gathering will attend the annual con-
vention Of the Federation of CONNER
cial clubs here next week after which
a bill will be framed, which with pres
ent recommendations and assurances
will bring an appropriation of from
$4,000 to 100000 by the state for
the Immigration movement with a
specific line of action TO safeguard and
protect every dollar for proper expen-
diture and results, if the cocensus of
opinion Of Governor Hanna, nembers
of the senate and house committees
on immigration, and other legislative
members can be accepted as a cri-
teriOn.
Best State IN Union. ,,
OF the hundreds of facts. figures,
and suggestions submitted by the
score or more of speakers at yester-
days meetings, all contributed to the
one paramount issue that North Dako-
ia, as the greatest producing state in
the union per capita and with millions
OF acres of farm land untouched by
the developing hand of man, points
o the vital necessity of increasing
the population with the desirable class
OF immigrants by whispering the mes
sage of invitingess to the thousands
in other states and nations, who unin-
formed labor on with inferior advan-
tages, and who knowing, would gladly
come and settle in this state and
thereby cause thousands to follow.
The right hand of friendship should be
extended to them with consideration
and fair minded methods of business
u uuSoCLlOllD III ChC ~ lSC VI SdlCoUlO
land and contract rates of interest
and payments.
Money Is Necessary.
Yesterdays meetings at the Com.
mercial Club rooms, ca!in:, iOr the
presence of the memDers of the SEN
ete and house committeeman on I'M
migration, were held with view Of
obtaining sufficient appropriation
and effecting such legislation as nec-
essary to set forth the advantages Of
North Dakota to people Of other
states and other nations desiring to
change their homes and tor tie pur.
the railroads operating in this state,
real estate men, farmers, commercial
men, and others exchange views ond
give suggestions as 20 ho:J the move.
ment mould best he ,arrie: forth.
There was hearty response Dy all
who contributed to the strong attend.
ance that marked every one Of the
three gatherings. There was no one
there to dictate to the legislators how
much to appropriate, this being very
delicate subject under present cOndi-
tiOns. Eut the speakers agreed unan-
imcusly that money was the first es.
sential to launch the immigration
movement, and that the immigration
movement was the most vital issue
that confronted the members OF the
legislature. AS one speaker stated:
Make the best possible appropria-
tion, and you legislators will go down
in history as the greatest legislative
body since statehood. Make the ap-
preparation substantial even if neces'
sarty to stretch a point or cut down
on some ether appropriation. An ap-
of 100000 would mean
an average of 36 cents to a quarter
section of land The psychological
effect alone would raise the price Of
land 81 an acre an dthe actual re-
suits would mean an increase Of $50.-
100000 added to the taxable land val
ue in the state' Governor Hanna,
who addressed the gathering laso
night stated that population is the
basis Of land value, and advocated an
appropriation of $4,000 although this
amount was claimed short of the nec-
assary sum by speakers who followed
the governor to the platform. Major
J. s. Murphy, immigration agent of
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