Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-30
Region North OF Red Lake 1s..;a1y
Looms Up as One Of Richest
Still Open In The Country
once ruled only the wandering Chip
pewas and the big gam OF the woods,
the moose, caribou and deer. ,a
Fine system Of bitches.

this region. just north and west OF
Red lake, was of q swamp character.
Then came the idea of. r~eclaiining 1t,
bitches were put In. Mr.. Andrsws;
and. locate settlers, was the attorney /
in every. one Of the ditch proceedings
this Vicinity. Through that activity
he naturally became intimately ac.l
quainteds with every section Of the land
affected. " I
Good ROADS q Feature.
The bitches were put, in and with
them naturally came the roads. Wher-s
ever, there is a ditch there Is a road,
Wherever there ia. q good ditch there
is.a good road Since practically all Of
the bitches ir. this part of Reltramt,
county are good bitches the roads are
alliin splendid shape d
One drawback In a new country Is
usually the lack of roads. That one
bad feature has been obviated in this
region. The bitches are 4 the reason.
Owe can owFtraversesfn an autorno.
bile the miles and miles Of ditch roads.
With very few. exceptions the roads
are better than a bersfound In any
newly opened upscountry, -,
TIE roads have made the markets
accessible. The little city OF Kelliher.,
the Terminus OF the Minnesota and In
ternatlchal railroad, has becomer,sthe
market place forsthe settlers just west
Of Red fake. Those to the north can
travel to- 'Baudette. on the northern
boundary of the state, by means Of
the ditch roads. Bemidti, ,Blackduck.
and other points are open to the aet-
tiers. Here they can market their
produce, Duluth and the iron range
%counerylis near, u .
Flax Fiber Country. Il
this fertiles country. THOSE who have
!, studied it say that the sol is. similar
| to tirat in Ireland where nay is raised,
They say thnt.itswill, raise fax for the
fiber. as we'll as. for. tho flaSseed. Good
flax ffber.is In demand the world over
Linen makers in America have had to
import much of 1t.
Expertsia who have analysed. careful
IL the soil in this great Eegioh;; which
transformsdt ssiHtp,a SerItaoie paradise,
say that sonie2day the iereate&t fax
fields in1all4tie Amesicas7will he found
here. They believe that the time is
rot far distant when great linen fac
tories. will be located In the Twin Cities
and Minnesota linen vii take its
place side by side with Irish and
DuLSLl. .AAuCl. = -se.- p .-r
Mr.. Andrews. in order to prove the
flax raising qualities of the soil. plant
ed a small tract Of It. last year. With
In four weeks, he. had as fine a stand
: OF. flax as, could be found in CIV othev
portion of the state, His experiment
has already proven that the soil is
well fitted for fax raising. -
g. Forage Crops, Grow Well, -.
g -. .ENh 49, - q - 80 ftIS
.IIaySand forass crops GROW to per-
fattiohsi In tlfis 'ne1& land; All varieties
ofscclbvei. stiniothy hay, alfalfa grow
with amazing results. Red clover has
become standard crop with the set!
tiers who are already on the ground.
1T would shock the Iowa and Mis-
souri, enthusiast to see Vow we'll corn
grows in Northern Minnesota. Those
who have been so certain that. lows,
S'snnthero Illinois and Missouri were
the only places where corn can be
grown successfully. have Something
ovi, ns to them In the way of enlight5
eminent. On account OF the long hours
Of sunlight. corn has Become one Of
the staple crops in Northern Minneso-
Ata. ~ A. s,
h All: Of the small grains have done
we'll on this land. Rye, barley and
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