The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-31
MANY ILLINOIS FARMERS PLANNING TO
MOVE TO N. D., SAYS ADVANCE AGENT
WHO IS LOOKING OVER SITUATION HERE
North Dakota Will Sec Great
Influx Of New People in
Next Few Years.. Says j.
f. Bubb, Substantial Farm
er From Fulton County. IL
linOis

Fargo. n. D.. March 3l.-"The high
price Of land in Illinois and the i:lck
of opportunity for the tenant farmer
to acquire ow,x, Up of the land he
is working ha MSed the attentio
Of thousasd a xs.nois farmers to
lower prc i. Ndhd areas and North
Dakota is being investigated as one
Of the most promising sections to
them," declared J. 4. Bubb, substap-
nois, who spent yesterday gathering
statistics and other data on North
Dakota from the executive office
Of the Greater North Dakota associ-
alton. Mr.. Bubb came to North Da.
kota on I'm inspection trip for farm
ers in his neiehborhood, being ac-
comapnied by Rev. c. c. Meyers of
Cando, Dunkard clergyman. who is
associated with group of men in
st. Johns. Rolette county. in IN en-
deavbr to secure new settlers for
Rolette county from Dunkard and
Mennonite settlements in midwest
states.
Mr. Bubb. who owns lOO-acre
farm in Fulton county, Illinois, has
no cncumbrance on his farm but he
has boys old enough to start IN farm
ing for themselves and this spring
could not rent the adjoining 12O
acres to his farm for $500 annual
cash rent. A number Of his neigh
b0rs were in the same position and
tenant farmers were finding it al
most impossible to make both ends
meet because Of the high rent. When
Rev. Meyers went into that section
Of Fulton county, following up the
advertising campaign of the Greater
North Dakota assoc iation in the in
tcrest of the st. John district, he in
terviewed number Of farmers and
Mr.. Rubb was chosen as their repre-
sentative to make a trip Of inspec-
tion to this state. Jacob Etter, rep
resenting a group Of farmers in an
other part Of Fulton county, will
come to North Dakota next week to
accompany Rev. Meyers on a tour Of
farms for sale in the vicinity Of st.
John.
Foresees Influx Of Settlers
"If find opportunities in North
Dakota as promising as indicated in
your advertising and literature. l in
tend to dispose Of my farm in Illinois
and move to North Dakota" Mr..
Bubb declared. Il know many other
farmers in FULTON county who will
do the same thing. We have our
mind set on some section where land
values are reaso enable and North Da-
kota has reached US with an invita-
ton to look this state over. We
have had wrong conception Of your
state but sentiment in our section is
changing. North Dakota, if it has
the goods to back up its claims, is
going to see great influx Of new
people in the next few years"
Asked what North Dakota can do to
increase the effectiveness of it's CAM
paien. Mr.. Bubb declared, "Encou
age them to come up here this sum-
mer and see things for themselves
for seeing is believing"
Rev. Meyers informed officers of
the Greater North Dakota associa-
ton that his trip Of investigation
leads him to believe that thousands
Of farmers in midwest states are in.
terested in North Dakota today.
North Dakota's campaign is tear.
ing down old prejudices against this
state" he said, "and our efforts are
gaining greater momentum every
day. There isn't any doubt but that
big movement to North Dakota Is
starting and I am convinced that any
section of North Dakota can profit by
intelligent follow-up work to the
| state campaign"