homes in the big North woods. Each family which conies 

 means a certain added revenue to its gross earnings. The 

 smoke from a cabin is more pleasing to the eyes of the rail- 

 road builder than the solitude of idle land. To what extent 

 the northern part of the state is being settled, is shown in 

 the following table, compiled from the census bureau reports: 



County. 1910. 1900. 1890. 



Aitkin 10,371 6,743 2,462 



Carlton 17,559' 10,017 5,272 



Cook 1,336 810 98 



Isanti 12,615 11,675 7,607 



Itasca 17,208 4,573 743 



Kanabec 6,461 4,614 1,579 



Koochiching 6,431 .... .... 



Lake 8,011 4,654 1,299 



Mille Lacs 10,705 8,066 2,845 



Pine 15,878 11,546 4,052 



St. Louis 163,274 82,932 44,862 



Becker 18,840 14,375 9,401 



Beltrami 19,337 11,030 312 



Clay 19,640 17,942 11,517 



Clearwater 6,870 



Kittson 9,669 7,889 5,387 



Mahnomen 3,249 



Marshall 16,338 15,698 9,130 



Norman 13,446 15,045 10,618 



Otter Tail 46,036 45,375 34,232 



Polk 36,001 35,429 30,192 



Red Lake 15,940 12,195 



Roseau 11,338 6,994 



Wilkin 9,063 8,080 4,346 



Benton 11,615 9,912 6,284 



Cass 11,620 7,777 1,247 



Crow Wing '...16,861 14,250 8,852 



Hubbard 9,831 6,578 1,412 



Morrison 24,053 22,891 13,325 



Todd 23,407 22,214 12,930 



Wadena 8,652 7,921 4,053 



Total 654,895 481,416 279,585 



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