of those unfortunate ones who gaze longingly to the west, the north, or the south, to whom distance lends charms and who believe their opportunities for advancement lie somewhere far away, waiting to be seized? If you are, you need someone to open your eyes. You need a dose of Hibbing. Rid yourself of that hypnotic spell which prevents you from seeing the incalculable possibilities of growth and success which can be found here at home. Take a train and come to the Iron Range. Come to its capital, to Hibbing, to acquaint yourself with the gigantic achievements of your fellow Finns and to get a clear conception of the conditions here, at your very doorstep, in your very state."

And more Finns did come to Hibbing, not to visit but to make it their destiny. As was customary, the men came first, and then the families followed, and large families were frequently raised. About the year 1900, Mike Hukka and his wife, with their two children, arrived from Massachusetts; in Hibbing they were to have fourteen more children - and in 1957 thirteen of those children were still alive. In 1910 there were approximately 4,500 foreign-born residents in Hibbing, as well as about 2,000 of their American-born children. A decade later there were about a thousand more foreign-born, and of those 1,382 were Finns. In 1930 the number of foreign-born Finns was 926, in 1940 the figure was 732, and in 1950 it was 589. It is possible that there were intervals when the number of the Finns, including the foreign-born and their American-born children, climbed to over 4,000, but precise statistics are of secondary importance. The main point is what they achieved, what their lives were like after they had taken "a dose of Hibbing."

Indeed, the very town itself has been affected by its wealth, for when Frank Hibbing made his discovery in 1893 even he was unaware that this `richest village in the world' was being built directly above what was the richest ore field in the world. This became apparent later, and with mining operations continuing to expand, the whole village had to be re-located. The move was begun in 1918, and all the buildings, including three and fourstory structures, wood and brick alike, were moved a mile to the south, on land which had been the farms of Finns, of Lizzie Koski and Mrs. Hill. In the first stage, 205 buildings were re-located, at a cost of $16,000,000, with the money advanced by the mining corporation on low interest rate loans. The second half of the move was made in 1922, when all the rest of the buildings were taken to the new site. A separate agreement had to be made with homeowners, who banded themselves to

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