The diamond drill., 1920-12-25
BIG CHICAGO LAND COMPANY WILL
HANDLE COUNTY LANDS
MEANS MUCH FOR FARMERS
Swigart Land Company Has Already
Started Work in The Peninsula
Securing Farmers

( Mr. X. b. Swigart Of the Swigart
Land Company OF Chicago was in
terviewed by the Iron County Agri-
cultural Commission last Saturday in
an effort to enlist the efforts OF this
Chicago concern in Iron county. AS
a result OF that interview il is very
probable that the Swigart people will
be doing business in Iron county next
year on a big scale The only quest
ion about the entry of this concern
into Iron county is their ability to get
a block OF lands large enough 10 in.
terest them
The Swigart people have been op-
Grated in the northern part Of the
lower peninsula OF Michigan. They
have about completed the colonizing
OF the large tract OF land in that sec
tion and have turned their attention
To other parts where large acreages
are available for colonization pur-
poses.
The company maintains a large or
ganization at Chicago. where fully
100 people are in its employ handling
the various land interests OF the com
pany. II has established itself in the
colonization business and has a large
clientele built up, an asset that is
very necessary in such business as
land colonization.
They Like Our Methods
One thing that caught the Swigart
people and induced them 10 give Iron
county a trial is the action that the
board OF supervisors took when they
|organized an Agricultural Commits
sion. Mr.. Swigart says that II is the
first organization OF its kind that his
company has met with and he has
great hopes OF its being able 10 aid
him and at the same time advance
the interests OF the country nightly
IL the plan that he has on hand to
get possession OF large tract Of
land in this county goes through.
He says that one of the handicaps
that the colonizer meets with is the
seeming indifference OF the authorit-
les OF the localities in which they
operate towards this Advancement OF
the community interest Many places
look upon the colonizer is a sort OF
an exploiter who Is seeking to line
his own pocket by improper repres-
entations TO the prospective settler.
Many OF the failures on the part OF
the settler to make good is due 10
this lack OF cooperation. In the first
place the county agricultural com
mission OF Iron county is not inter-
ested in the sale OF lands in per-
sonal way It's interest is 10 get
farmers located on good lands. The
commission is at the call Of the pros
pective settler for information as TO
the land he intends TO purchase and
the commission will not misrepres-
ent TO him. That means that the
chances are that settlers will not be
bamboozied into buying wothiess
lands that spell failure before the
start IL made.
Next, the commission is there TO
aid the settler 10 get on. 10 clear his
land. 10 confer with as 10 possible
finances and under the commission
is the county agent who is at the call
OF the settler in his farming efforts,
10 advise him as 20 see, pure bred
20 advise him as 10 seed. pure bred
that settler. starting in farming in
these parts will need help on Mr..
Swigart expressed himself as of the
opinion that the Iron county board
Of supervisors has done more in the
appointing Of such an agency than
any other similar board in the north
west has done and he hopes 20 be
able 90 work with The commission
next year.
Take Over Trnary Lands
The swigart people have ALREADY
taken over the Chatham rrenary tract
Of lands in Delta and Alger counties.
In speaking OF this tract the Mining
Journal says:
The property Is located In elk
IN the farming districts Of
Chatham and Trenary. in the south
ern part OF Aiger county. and II ex-
tends 70 point about half way be-
tween Munising and Escanaba
Ii is the intentions Of the swigart
Land company TO colonize its new