Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 31, 1900, Page 15

— | Sy Se ee GRAND RAPIDS, ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 5 them, not on account of the price, but because he was busy logging for the lumber companies from his own land and couldn’t spare any time for haul- ing potatoes. Usually a settler starts to clear his land, and while doing so he sells the timber as he cuts it, pine logs for the saw mills, spruce for the paper mills, cedar for posts, poles, pav- ing blocks and shingles, oak for furni- ture, railroad cars, etc., and various other kinds of wood for railroad ties, cord-wood and many other purposes to which they are adapted. All kinds of timber are marketable for cash, and there is no waste. Soon the settler concludes that the timber business is good enough for him, and he even al- lows his cut-over land to sprout a new growth of timber. If he buys his veg- etables he has plenty of money to buy with and is contented. Yet for the purpose of developing and enriching the country everybody is anxious to see settlers come in who will caltivate the rich soil. The clear- ing of the land proves eventually to be much the most profitable part of the work. It adds large permanent value to the property, while the removal and sale of timber without clearing and cultivating the land gradually deprives the property of the most of its mar- ketable value. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THIS? The population of the United States is increasing at the rate of 2,000,000 people per year. In ten years at least 20,000,000 more people will need homes. In three years from the pres- ent time there will not be a piece of good government land open to settlers anywhere between the two oceans. A homestead right will no longer have value. Yet the thronging millions will want homes. They will awaken to the cold, hard fact that a new era has come, and that a great majority of the homeless must remain in that condition. Land values will rapidly rise, and many who have land will hold it out of the market and save it for their children. Don’t waste op- portunities that never can come to you again. NO CROP FAILURE. Mike Hagen, who has a farm two miles from Grand Rapids, was one of the earliest settlers in this vicinity. He says that during the nineteen years he has lived on his farm he has not had a crop failure, and has not known of a crop failure, or serious shortage, anywhere in this part of the’state. SAILBOAT ON LAKE POKEGAMA, NEAR GRAND RAPIDS. GRANDLY BERUTTFUL LAKE POKEGANK One of the Prettiest Bodies of Water in the Northwest—The Delight of All Sum- mer Outing Parties Who See it. A drive of three miles over a nice road from Grand Rapids brings one to the popular boat-landing of Dr. Allen on one of the most handsome of all lakes, Lake Pokegama. Steamers run on this lake all summer, and there are plenty of row boats for those who de- sire them. Chas. H. Seeley is the boat- house manager, and is anxious to please all. The lake is fourteen miles in length, and its handsome shores are lined with many kinds of timber, each adding something to the beauty of the scene. The fishing is simply great, as may be seen by the picture of a string of Lake Pokegama fish on page 29, and the reading matter on that page. The elegant hotels of Grand Rapids afford every comfort to be found at any of the famous western summer re- sorts, and give special attention to the summer resort business. For a cool, refreshing, invigorating and healthful summer outing, where nature is at her best, Itasca county offers advantages that cannot be excelled. SIRES alts» SAE Ae SHEEP DOING VERY WELL. R. MeLennan, formerly railway sta- tion agent here, but now residing at Bemidji, owns a good farm on Lake Pokegama, about three miles from Grand Rapids. He has a considerable amount of stock and a herd of sheep on the farm. All are doing very well, especially the sheep. which are proy-- ing very profitable. This is an ex- ceedingly good sheep country. DEER LAKE, TWELVE MILES FROM GRAND RAPIDS.