| Show THE immigration in ID some parts of tola this country there la a growing opinion that the united states receives ivea too much addition to lie population by means of cioe aloo but it seems acorns that a dif different terent view la is entertained by the leading citizens of 01 the northwest there are still large tracts of land not yet under cultivation and people are anxiously waiting for the farmers beyond the sea to come and break the ground and set act the work of development rolling nut not long ago a meeting was wa hold held in st at paul for the purpose of discussing ways way and mean of attracting i in migration immigration almonr the of legates delegates were the governors of minnesota north dakota and wash ington the railroad king james jame J hill and bishops glibert gilbert and Ireland by special invitation A E johnson agent of the I 1 line and one of the pioneers of the northwest Nor thweat was wa I 1 the latter gave ft a vivid picture of the condition ot of the country when he be journey to st paul had to be made on steamboat from the nearest railroad atia tion ion and bow as by magle magla lines were laid in all pushing fur for aber north and carrying the best beat olam of 4 immigrants immigrant to different parts parte of the b country of forms farm along the railroads were then laid out whose aboe owners owner today are wealthy or dent A similar current of tion he said its agal again a needed R ai L d abote la Is still room for or millions from engla ne north germany and the scandinavian countries countr count iee rive he proposed the establishment of three emigration ageo agen clop one in england one in germany Jor many and one in scandinavia for the purpose of distributing information concerning the etke resources ces of the northwest in those countries and to start this movement without lolay delay A proposition was finally agreed to to ask k congress Congre sg for fora a yearly appropriation for the purpose of promoting immigration to the northwestern states it la Is probably true that some systematic agitation of the emigration question in foreign countries would again result in a twitter swifter movement of the tide towards these which was perceptibly reta retarded rued by the panic under which the united states in common with other countries has haa been EU auf fering faring toe the last few years but it would seem that to reach out beyond bey OB d the ocean ur 1 a supply of a farming population if no other object la is very much like crossing the river in search for water as aa the saying baying to la over there in the overcrowded parts parta of the united states there are probably thousands thou sanda who would embrace ao an opportunity ot of tuil building ding I 1 homes were somebody to reach out a helping band to them in the oral first biffl difficult steps toward independence and if government appropriations are LD ta gained lined these ought certainly to be expended for jabe be benefit of the people already ready here bere rather than on foreigners loreign foreign erp ere |
