Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-12-31
A YEAR OF PROSPERITY
Such HAS BEEN 1850 FOR BIS
MARCk AND VICINITY.
More Freight and More Business than
any Previous Year in the City's
History---Bismarck Men
Solid Financially.

any Previous Year In the Citys
History---Bismarck Men
Solid Financially.
RETROSPECTIVE.
The year 1880 has been a prosperous
one for Bismarck. She has not doomed
mushroon-like; her growth has been
steady, permanent and solid. Last De-
ccmber fire swept away half of bust
ness block and several firms were left IN
midwinter with inadequate places to dis
play their goods. Dan Eisenberg had just
completed >the most attractive store in
town which was swept away in few mo.
ments. lie had no insurance on his build
ing and its loss, together with damage to
goods and trade, amounted to nearly $l0"
900. Since then he has prospered as be.
fore, as his elegant store in Raymond's
brick block suggests. D. I. Bailey lost
a $1O,0 900 stock of hardware, no insurance,
but now he has a finer stock than he had
before and enjoys a good trade. These two
firms were the principal loosers. Messrs.
T.. N. Griffin, Alex. Mckenzie and Thos.
MCGOWAN owned the principal buildings
which were
IMMEDIATELY REBUILT.
in better shape than before. Mr.. Marsh
all also lost heavily but his boot and shoe
store IS now more attractive than ever.
Mr. Watson another leading dry goods
man now occupies the brick store erect
ed for him Oh the burned district and has
had the most prosperous year of his life.
Several other firms, notably Malloy Bros.
John Yegen anG Dunn & Co., who lost
heavily by the removal of goods at the
time of the fire, have wholly recovered
and are among the leading firms of the
city. In fact the rush Of business has
caused. the great fire to be almost forgot
ten There has been but one failure in
the city, and that is attributable to either
bad judgment or dishonesty. Every busi.
ness man in the city has prospercd, while
the labor1ng class have had plenty to do
for the ready cash. No city Of Bismarck's
size can boast better years business
and no city in the country can show a
smaller mortgage record. The people Of
Bismarck are unineumbered. They have
not rushed headlong into debt, on the ex-
citement of boom, but have worked
cautiously and safe. For this reason, to-
day their credit is No. at St. Paul, Chi
oago or New York. They have not, per-
haps, exhibited as good judgment as they
should in the erection of substantial
buildings, but another year Will develop
a radical change in this respect. Bis
marck has done q business during the
past year of
NEARLY $2,CO0,000.
She has expended in improvements over
100000, and is today solid financially
and can boast some Of the largest and
best stocks and finest buildings in the
territory. The new court house is by all
odds the finest structure Of the kind i'll
the territory, and would be' a credit to
city Of 900 inhabitants. During the
year fine Methodist church has been
built at cost of over 5000 and several
large business houses and numerous res
licences. AS evidence Of the business
prosperity Of the city there is not va
cant house, and it is almost impossible
to rent houses. The hotels are all dong
u 1lourlshing business and each one has
made neat little sum for its owner.
THE COUNTY
hasreceived a goodly number of imi:
grants and the prospect for 1881 is indeed
encouraging. The fact that Burleigh
county is a superior wheat raising dis
trict has been we'll established, us no
where in the territory has there been
lalgc average yield, 0wenty-two bush.
els per acre.) The new four story sixrun-
ot-stone Touring mill, one of the largest
in the territory, is doing much in the
way ofint1ucnclng Immigrants, as it pays
more for wheat than could be obtained
at any other point. It has also been
clearly demonstrated by the signal ser
vice that the rainfall in this section is
amply abundant to produce any kind ef
crops, and the display of cereals and veg
etables al the Minneapolis fair but sub
stahtiatcs the fact.
FREIGHTING BUSINESS.
Bismarck has always been Il promi-
nent shipping point. Her location has
established it us the distributing point
for both government and private freight
for the whole northwest, and her river
business has been simply enormous. The
North Pacific railroad has been obliged
to extend its side-tracks, build addition
al round houses, etc, during the past
year and has figured as a prominent
motor in the commercial prosperity OF
the city. During the past year the North
Pacific has unloaded at Bismarck $685.
1913 pounds Of freight, divided into months