The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-09
NEW CAMPAIGN
FOR SETTLERS
is EXPLAINED
Northern Pacific Official
Talks to Business Men at
Luncheon Meeting

"Thc opportunity is here to formu-
late a constructive campaign for
bringing good farm settlers into
North Dakota" l.. A. Campbell, trav-
cling immigration agent of the North
crn Pacific railway, told directors Of
the Association of Commerce at a
luncheon meeting today in the Grand
Pacific hotel. "Crops were good last
year, prospects for this year arc
promising, business is in a very
healthy condition and the interest IN
the eastern and middle eastern states
in the farming opportunities in this
territory is on the increase. This is
an opportunity for North Dakota
which should be taken full advantage
of in inducing good farm home
builders to come here. and help de-
vclop the farming resources so
abundant in this state.
"The Northern Pacific wishes to
cooperate in this work, not because
the railroad is interested in selling
land, as they are not, but because of
the recognition Of the fact that these
great development opportunities cx-
ist and because they would like to
see this development take place
gradually and normally in a strong
healthy growth which will mean the
farmer, business man, and the rail
road will mutually benefit.
"As "a part of the immigration cam
paign of the Northern Pacific VIC arc
asking the people living in North Da-
kota who came from eastern COM
munitics to send us the names and
addresses of friends or acquaintance
in the communities from which they
came and whom they think would be
interested in learning about the
farming opportunities here. The i'm
migration department will cndcavor
TO get such people to CONG to the
community from which thc' name is
sent with view to locating them
there as farmers.
North Dakota does not want 81
land boom and in spite Of the Opt
mistic feeling on the part of many
that this years good crop will in it.
self bring plenty of farm settlers,
this possible boom is not apt to hap
pen. We are going to haye to work
for all the good farm settlers we
may be able to induce to come here.
The stimulus of free homestead land
which has been apparent in other
postwar periods does not exist now
and we are asking the eastern farm
err to come here and invest his saw
ings. We can expect competition
from other sections and we have d
certain amount of adverse publicity
to overcome in regard to the agricul-
tural and climatic conditions in North
Dakota. This is all the more reason
for carefully planned campaign Of
immigration that will bring the MAX
imum of results with the mini@!u;l
of wasted effort.
at is only fair that we should give
serious consideration to the farmer
viewpoint. Out of the maze of con-
flicting problems confronting him in
the past five or six years, four have
emerged of outstanding Importance.
The problem of more rfficicn: dis
tribution of his products. that Of
more economical production, that
of adjustment producing more OF one
product and less of another, and that
of the economical uses of the land.
Raising timber on the land The: is
adapted to growing timber, grazing
the land that should be grazed, and
flaming the land that can be farmcd
most economically. North Dakota has
some of the best land available for
this latter purpose because of it's
high productivity and low cost, and
the ease of cultivation without fer
tilization.
I'm the gradual expansion Of the
farm acreage that will be needed in
the next twenty-five years to take
care of growing population North
Dakota has some of the best land
that is now available in tn, Omitted
States for this expansion.
"The advantages are all in favor
Of North Dakota if the state ear
only reach the right prospects ant
convince them of the truth o. these
facts. Have the opportunities her,
really been appreciated? The Northern
Pacific believes this Settler Prospec
Campaign is one means of getting II
direct touch with good farr, pros
poets who will make the kind O
farmers that you want to bring int,
your communities to help you i,
building this state.
"North Dakota has laid the founda
ton for one of the greatest agricul
tural states in the union. You hav'
gone through that early pioncc
stage. have passed through the carl,
stages Of grain farming and arc nov
fast passing into that last stage o
more or less diversified farming. TO
tation of crops, ETC., which mean
stabilized agriculture. You need NOR
farm home owners to help you com
plete this last stage Of development
The Northern Pacific is cndeavorini
to help bring this about through +,
long time program Of constructive
and selectivc immigration and WI
hope we may have the cooperation
Of the business men and farmers o