The number of immigrants drastically increased and development of Hokkaido proceeded, but the plan of the detached palace was aborted due to backlash from Sapporo and Otaru and the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.
入植者は一気に増え開発が進むが、札幌・小樽方面の反発と日清戦争の始まりによって計画が頓挫してしまう。