The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-23
LANDSEEKERS ARE
COMING TO STATE
ANuoAHD is HERE; HORDE
hAfECFED WITH BETTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS
All of the Good Omen
Land Has Been Filed on Under
'4oAcre Homestead Law; New.
Corners Must Purchase: Relin.
qhshment Sells for $4,000.

ine vanguard of the big army of
lahoseekers which will invade Mon
Jana TINS spring is beginning to ar
rive. And judging from the numeri-
cal strength of the early corners
'hose VINO come later will be like the
SANDS or the seashore. The word has
gone forth that Montana is the land
VI gteatest opportunity, and as soon
as Ine weather breaks, Montana can
expect horde Of visitors who wou1d
locate here.
Inc homestead era is about over
Fractlcally all of the good land had
oeen filed upon when the govern
ment passed the 64O-acre law. I'm
der this law the man who had filed
on a homestead under former laws
was permitted to file again on land
that was supposed to be only fit for
grazing. certain minor amount of
work mad to be done in order to hold
the land. Under these conditions To-
cal holders of land filed to the limit
OF land possibilities. There is not
enough level grazing land unified
upon to parade battalion of soldiers
on.
New Corners Must Buy.
SO these homeseekers who are
coming now will have to purchase
their holdings. In the past many of
them have come into the state with
the idea of locating on a homestead
if desirable location could be
found, but under present conditions
they must either buy farm to which
patent has been issued and acquire a
REIMBURSEMENT for substantial con-
REIMBURSEMENT are not
so easy to be had as they were be-
fore the new law was enacted. One
sold in the north country few days
ago for $4,000 cash, the record as
far as available figures go.
The vast ajority of those who are
coming to Montana are very desir-
able class of settlers. Most of them
are the sons of farmers from the
middle states, or from the country of
the Mississippi's source, where Mon
tana is we'll and favorably known
Some of them are farmers who have
sold their eastern holdings at good
prices and are reserved to locate
where land is cheap and crops fairly
sure. A very great proportion of the
andseekers are possessed of money,
md are in shape to make the neces-
'ary expenditures for the improve
nent of any property they may ac-
luire.
Means Impetus to Till.
The result will be that every avail
able acre in Montana will be titled
Beginning with this year agriculture
u development will take on an i'm
)etus that will add materially to ev-
cry future years crop value.
Many real estate dealers say there
s no difficulty in locating land buy
,rs; the great trouble is to find the
men who want to sell. Values, as
,ne result, are advancing sharply.
Northern Pacific land, in the south
eastern part of the state, which sold
asst season for Sc and So per acre,
las been resold since that time for
hree times these prises. The $40
and of last year has advanced 20 per
ent in value.
Any farmer who has good wheat
and is loath to sell. There is we'll
grounded impression that all grains
will sell as high next fall as it did
asst autumn, and the frugal farmer .
prefers to get at least one more of
,hese high priced crops before dis
posing of his property. And many
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