The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-22
MANY SETTLERS
FROM THE WEST
EIGHT HUNDRED HONJESEE1xL,1,s :,
COME TO MONTANA FROM
THE PACIFIC COAST
Milwaukee Railroad Is Doing Mis-.
sionary Work in Inducing Western
Farmers to Locate in This State:
1000 Settlers From the Coast An
nually Is Estimate.

Each year there are thousands of
prospective settlers attracted to the
Pacific coast by a profusion of at
tractive literature depicting the Won
derful climate and agricultural ad-
vantages OF that section. On arriv-
al on the Pacific Coast prospective
settlers find that the conditions out
lined are literally true; the. Pacific
coast has a wonderful climate and
there are wonderful advantages in
that section for the settler, provided
however, that he is accustomed to
and thoroughly acquainted with the
particular kind of farming which
prevails in the semi-tropic climate
of the Pacific coast. There are, how
ever, a great many of these new set
tiers from the middle west and east
who know nothing of the growing of
small fruits, garden truck and dairy
ing, which prevails in the Pacific
coast territory, and therefore, the
people must find new homes in some
other section where they can do the
same general farming which they
had been carrying on previously in
their old homes.
Montana Attracts Westerner.
Western Canada and Montana are
both we'll known for their abundance
of cheap, but good agricultural land
suitable for general farming such as
these settlers from the east and mid
die west have been accustomed to.
Our Canadian friends were not
slow in recognizing the great oppor-
tunity on the Pacific coast for secur-
ing new settlers for their broad
plains and accordingly they went
after the business in true Canadian
style. Four years ago prospective
farmers from the Pacific coast, in
Guiding Washington, Oregon and
California, were drifting to western
Canada lands at the rate of thou
sands per year. During the past
three years, however, this movement
of immigration has been turned to-
wards Montana very largely because
of the conditions in Canada brought
about by the present European war
and also very largely due to the fact
that there are many real estate
agents and others on the Pacific
coast who appreciate that Montana
offers even better opportunity for
farmers than does Canada, and &C
cordingly they are directing this i'm
migration to our state. This year,
for example, the Milwaukee railway
has brought to Montana from the
Pacific coast 400 actual settlers and
nearly 500 homeseekers many of
whom will, of course, become actual
settlers after they have found just
what they want in the way of a farm
home.
Other Roads Do Missionary Work.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific are making efforts along the
same lines, and undoubtedly it can
reasonably be estimated that there
is coming to Montana each year at
least 1000 actual settlers from the
Pacific coast territory.
Next year there will be held in Sc
attic the Northwest Land Products
and Dairy exposition, which will in
clude agricultural, dairy and stock
exhibits from Montana, Idaho, Ore
gon and Alaska, and certainly under
the circumstances as outlined above
Montana should and no doubt will
respond in true style to the invita-
ton which has been extended to her
to display at the Seattle show ex-
hibits of land products, dairy prod
ucts and stock, and as an indication
that she desires to cooperate fully
with her friends on the coast, it has
been suggested that special train
loads of Montana boosters attend the
Seattle land show and get acquaint-
ed with Washington business men
with the idea of encouraging mutual
ly beneficial business relations.