Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-02-04
over Doing Things.

The Alert has frequently endeavored to
point out the many dangers attending
the growth and development of young
towns and villages in the west, aud yet
there might be vnlumes written upon the
subject. People, not only 10 the west.
but IN most new countries, pre apt to be
ambitious. Their energies often over
leap their ebllities, and as
result they sooner or later fiud them
selves labeled, "overdnne--dead. This
reputation once won has deatl, knell
sound, and as it greets the ears Of the av-
erage emigrant he turns his back upon it
and seeks u home elsewhere. Jamestown,
thus far, has been unusually fortunate in
this respect. and yet 1t is not too late for
it to take the fatal step. Last years abun.
dant harvest, together with the tide of
immigration that came pouring into our
country has laid the foundation for q
boom never before realized in the histsr,
Of the west. Judging from the hundreds
IF inquiries received by The Alert and
our local land agents. concerning the op
portunitics aud prospects of jamestown.
que would think that the outside world
had never heard Of any other place in
Dakota. About 40 per cent Of those de-
string to come to J.tncstowu and Stuts-
man county want to engage in som. kind
OF business. They are either doctors,
lawyers, merchants, or land agents. Now
The Alert has as much at stake in James
town and Stutsmnn county as most any
one and desires to see it grow, prosper
and become a power, both politically
and commercially It would in no sense
retara immigration, but d. all in its
power to encourage it; but there is ccr-
tain class Of immigration that we do not
need, therefore do not want and the more
~e get of that class the worse off we get.
For the benefit Of those thinking ''f com.
ing to Stu,sman county we publish below
IL carefully prepared schedule Of the class.
es We want and do not want. We de- SO,
not only for our protection, but for the
protection OF those who might be led tn
come here aud engage in business aud
lose thereby.
Grocery business, field occupied.
Dry goods, field occupied.
Hardware (2), field occupied.
Saloon business (6), tield occupied. ...
Shoemukers, field occupied. -.r .. ....
Harness shops, field occupied. ...
Attorneys at law (4), field occupied.
Land agents az, field occupied.
Doctors (3), field occupied.
Hotels (2), field occupied.
Laundrcs C2), field occupied.
Carpenters, wages e. 81 per day, wanted in the
spring.
A photographer wanted.
Furniture stores none, one wanted.
4 good bakery probably wanted soon.
Preachers needed, 81, wanted-none.
Farmers wanted to the extent OF 5000.
Newspapers. wanted, s, by three or four who
cannot run The Alert.
Stutsman county has about 900 inhah'
itants and jamestown 500. and We be.
Iieve that any one who has the ability tt
do business has the ability to see that
there s no room at present for lawyers,
nd agents or merchants. What We
ling to work, men who desire to cultivate
sur soil and assist in filling our barns and
store houses with golden grain. This, is
II farming country. consequently farming
will pay tAe best. Too many prcfes
sional men and mcrcl,an s have tendency
t" keep the city ahead of the country
which, as everyone knows. is disastrous to
both. Our wheat last year averaged 252s5s
bushels to the acre. There were 5000 acres
harvested. There is now already pre-
pared for seed 10000 acr es. gain in one
year If 5000 acres. The james River
Valley has bright future aud Jamestown
many flattering prospects, and hopes
to become at no distant day, great and
prosperous.