The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-16

by the Association of Commerce for
the territory Immediately adjacent to
Minot were discussed at joint meet
ing Of the board of directors and the
immigration committee Tuesday and
according to the plan decided upon
sufficient money will be raised in
Minot during the coming week to get
the campaign nicely underway dur
ing 1929 and sufficient money will
be raised during the next four years
to enable the movement to gain
great momentum so that five year
Campaign may result in definite and
lasting results. Between $1,000 and
$1,000 will be needed in addition to
the $500 raised by Minot real estate
men and should conditions warrant
it several times that amount will be
raised each year during the remain
ing four years of the proposed cam
paign. t7 u
"An immigration campaign. such as
Minot needs and which can attract
the heartest cooperation from the
railroads should not be a one year
affair, &C. D. Aaker, chairman Of the
immigration committee, stated today.
"Other local units of the Northwest
ern North Dakota Development As
sociation are contemplating five
year campaign. 1t is necessary that
real start be made this year and the
ground gained held for the future.
Spasmodic campaigns cannot possibly
bring the returns we need in this
section"
Under the plan of operation the
Association of Commerce will get in
touch with territories considered fer
tile fields for Northwestern North
Dakota propaganda and renters there
will be urged to take advantage OF
the homeseekers rates and come to
this section during the growing sea-
son. Land will be listed at the As
sociation of Commerce offices and on
this land commission of 81 an acre is
the maximum which may be charged
for selling it. A disinterested COM
mittee Of prominent citizens will ap--
prove the prices, commissions and
terms. Special attention will be given
the terms by this committee. List
ing blanks will be available at the
Association of Commerce offices
within few days and all parties
having land they wish to- dispose OF
are urged to list it free Of charge.
Much the same plan. is being car
ried out by other sections of North
western North Dakota and to co-or-
dinate the work of the general cam
paign the NpEtbweatern. North Da=
kota Development association was or
ganized at the meeting in MinOt last
Friday. Delegates were present from
all parts Of Northwestern North Da-
kota. F. P. Bergman of Wlliston
was elected president and James s..
Milloy of Minot secretary and treas
urer. Each local unit will have q
member on the board of directors.
At the meeting last Friday E. S:
Potter. assistant general manager of
the 500 Line, H. SsEsFunston, land
commissioner for the 500 Line and y.
C.. Leedy, agricultural development
agent for the Great Northern Ry.
were, present and complimented the
people of this section of the state on
the movement. The plan Of carry
ing on the 10000 More booster
campaign in the home communities
first before raising money for immi-
grafton purposes was declared to be,
a splendid one.
Since the meeting last Friday
several communities in this end of the
state have written to the Association
Of Commerce for 900, 900 More"
buttons and booster pledges. It is
planned to have every community
from Harvey to Canada and from
Rugby to Montana put on the booster
campaign and then organize district
immigration associations as units OF
the Southwestern North Dakota De-
velopment association and carry on
intensive immigration work for a
period of at least five years.