The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-28
w. II, Webb PresideS

w. II. Webb PreSldeS
w. II. Webb, president of the As
sociation of Commerce, presided at
the dinner and introduced Secretary
Bradley, the new executive of the
Association to the members. In Il
brief snappy address, he declared
organization to get things done"
He declared that he was thoroughly
sold on Bismarck and that the asso-
citation was at work upon two or
three planks of it's program as de-
velOped by the American City Bu-
reau.
Judge A. M. Christianson was then
introduced as the toastmaster for
the evening. He spoke of the great
strides being made in the progress
toward dairying state and how i'm
portant the problem of immigration
was to the state. He declared that
the interest shown in the attendance
of 200 or more at the dinner spoke
eloquently for the interest in such
4 vital subject as land settlement.
Discusses immigration
80 '" DySiiS, SCHNIoi
agent of the Northern Pacific, was
the first speaker. He sketched the
different plans of land payments.
the amortization and the crop pay
ment plan, advocating the latter
plan, he declared it had proved gen
orally successful although issue was
taken with him by Jack Davies, ::
dirt farmer from Wing, who gave
few hard headed facts on how 10
succeed on farm without subsidy
or the success of hard work and
rigid application.
Inquiries Active
Mr.. Byerly indicated that inqur-
les had been active for North Da-
kota land and that it was up to he
various localities to organize to get
their share of the business. The
railroad he pointed out could do a
certain service in getting settlers
into community but in the final
analysis it was the businessman and
general local conditions that sold
the community to the prospective
land buyer.
Never before in the history Of the
immigration movement had home
seekers rates been so favorable and
made SO available and he believed
that this factor would aid greatly
in the movement of settlers to the
west from the more congested sec
tiOns of the east. He compared prin-
tive transportation in China and
other semi-civilized centers to the
highly organized and efficient trans
portation in United States. The cost
here is 6 hmill per ton mile to 121.
cents per ton mile in China where
men are used chiefly to transport
freight by most primitive methods.
Better Era in Sight
"On all sides," he said, ''there is
an indication of better era for
North Dakota. This is reflected sig
nificantly in the figures on dairy
ing. On Jan. l, there were 10000
more cows on North Dakota farms
than year ago. Cream shipments
over the Northern Pacific line sys-
tenn in this state for 1922 amounted
to 5,226,050 gallons"
H. S. Funston, general immigra-
tion agent of the 500 road, in his
address stressed the fact that the
immigration problem has developed
away from the old idea of simply
immigration.
Land Settlement Better Term
II don't like the term immigra-
tion," he said. That means going to
Europe and getting lot of people
together and bringing them out west
and dumping them upon the ground.
| like to regard the problem more
as land settlement. Selling them
home and service. In its broader
aspects it means too better farming.
Putting people on your lands who
have the ability to succeed. The
businessman has a great response
bility in this matter. A railroad by
its efforts can get the settler into
your midst but you must sell him
your community. The old boom lit
erature will not get settlers any
more. He has changed. He is not
merely seeking land in a speculative
mood. He is an investigator. When
he comes into community he is
going to size you and your district
up thoroughly and unless you sell
him yourself and your service he is
going elsewhere. 1t is home that
he is looking for where he can earn
q legitimate return upon his labor
and his capital and rear his children
amid the proper environment. There
must be something in your service
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