The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12
GREAT CHANGES
In NORTH WOODS
Seen BY MILLER
Fargo Justice Returns
From Trip to Baudette
And Other Points
DAIRYING NOW
BIG INDUSTRY
Big Farm Houses and
Barns, Brightly Painted,
Replacing Shacks

ENLIST, young man, and serve your
country to the best of your honor"
is the advice Judge II. F. Miller, Of
this city. would give to young Amer
lea today.
f'GO to northern Minnesota, young
man, and grow up with that wonder
ful land of prospects and Opportuni-
ties" would be the judges advice to
the same young man IL the United
States were not at war.
Back From the Great Woods.
Judge Miller has been talking
northern Minnesota ever since his
return from a weeks visit in the
vicinity of Warroad, Baudette and
other points. For the last Is years
he has made this trip two times a
year but was never impressed with
the greatest of the country until he
made the trip from Warroad to
Beaudette by auto and had the OPP
portunity to get into the inside, to
travel a trifie farther into the in
terror which the eye does not see
while a train speeds one through the
thousands of acres and miles Of
great woods, and where the reviv-
ing atmosphere laden with the heal
ing and invigorating aroma Of the
pines instils new life into ones
body.
+ The Future Of the North.
The future Of northern Minnesota
is going to be in it's dairy business.
The Judge bases this statement on
the large number of cream cans he
saw at the stations, where several
years ago not a one was seen, From
so to 100 cans were heit at each sta
ton between Warroad and Bau-
ka and "
be fifteen miles back from the rail-
roads, he noticed cattle in excellent
condition, big barns and horses and
settlers generally prosperous with
here and there an occasional snack.
Judge Miller, telling Of his trip to
officers at the police station last night,
stated he was impressed this time
by the large amount OF clearing. on
these clearings corn and grain had
been planted and farmers told him
they had obtained some excellent
Yields off their little patches. Grow
ing corn in northern Minnesota, he
said, is fraught with as much danger
az in North Dakota and western
Minnesota, but the speculative in
stinct hobs out in the north woods as
much as ii does on the prairies and
the farmers are willing to chance 1t.
Went to Visit His Son.
Near Baudette Judge MilleTs SON
has q large farm. Leaving here last
week the judge went to Crookston,
thence through TO WarrOad and at
that point was met by his son in an
automobile. He declared that in
previous years when he had
visited that section of Minnesota the
roads were poor and everything was
trail travelling. From Warroad to
Baudette the two travelled over one
of the best highways that the judge
has seen in many years. he compar-
cd il with the excellent highway be-
tween Hawley and Lake Park, which
is known to tourists all over the
northwest who have spent their vaca-
tions in the Detroit lake region. He
was amazed at the large amount of
clearing, the many barns and homes
all brightly painted. He was told
and he saw that the farmers were
making neat little sums from their
cattle.
Big Fire Near Baudstte.
The settlers in northern Mime
sofa fear forest fires. Just ten days
ago one of the large mills a few
miles from Baudette was burned.
Newspapers Of the northwest car
ried big stories. The judge stated
that the loss was for the most part
it was feared that the wind would
drive the flames onto the city Of
Baudette, which several years ago
was leveled with Sponer and other
cities by forest fires. The fire burn
ed over an area of about a block
Judge Miller stated that fires in
northern Minnesota burn into the
peat boys to a distance of about two
feet and that it is several years be-
q g.
ton as the ashes must be turned un-
der bv pillow.
1t has been just of late years that
the country about Baudette, Black
duck and other points has been work.
ed to the extent that the farmers
can now say the land is fit for seed.
But to this day they fear a forest
fire as much as the western North
Dakota and Montana livestock
rancher fears the blizzard in the
dead Of winter.
Fish Bringing Money.
Years ago. Judge Miller said, stur-
geons would be taken from Rainy
river and the Lake of the Woods.
The meat would be thrown away.
The eggs only were wanted and were
used for caviar. Several years passed
and the meat was sold for cents
q pound. later it brought the same
price as pike, and cents per
pound. Judge Miller was told on his
last trip that Chicago firms are now
paying % cents a pound and that
thousands of tons are being shipped
to the eastern markets each week.
The fish in a few years will become
scarce in the northern waters.
Deer, moose and other big game
are becoming scarcer each year as
the settlers go into the interior and
begin the vast amount of clearing |
which yet remains. Judge Miller says
that just a few years ago, deer were
q common sight in making a trip
through the great woods, but that |
now they are very scarce. Better |
projection must yet be afforded by |