Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-06-09
stu Onward is tho Z. atchword Of Our
Thriving Town and Country-So
Let It Ever Be.
8 40 Grand Combination Of Railroad Mag
mates and American and For
eign Capitalists.
What Disinterested Witness Testihes
Of tho Value, Growth and Devel-
opment Of our Country
From a Disinterested Standpoint.

The editor of the Lansing, Mich, Jour
nal who has been here for several weeks,
gives his views to his readers in his cor
respondencc, from which we extract the
following. We do it for the edlfication
Of the Alert readers who may be some
what skeptical in their views and belief
Of papers published here. 1t must be
remembered that this gentleman writes,
not only from disinterestcd standpoint,
but for the information of his old pa
irons back in the state Of Michigan,
with whom he has been associated for a
great many years, whom he could not
AFFORD to deceive even if he were SO
inclined. After leaving Fargo he pro-
ceeds, with preliminary comparison be-
tween the Red River and the James
River Valleys, to the consideration of
jamestown as follows:
The weather this spring abundantly
Justities the position which tho careful
readers of the Journal Will remember
that have always taken, that the James
lsiver Valley, on account of being some
what low and level, is not as favorable
70 farming as the James River Valley The
land in the Red River Valley IS first
class but floods are liable to delay seed
ing. The river thaws at the wrong end
nist. IT the river ran south the Red
itiver Valley would be the best country
IN the Northwest. The James River
valley has also a most excellent soil and
the surface is gently unduating, so that
tne water runs OFT and permits seeding at
the proper time. The James river never
4veraows the country north of Grand
rapids. l cannot speak from personal
knowledge Of that part south OF there
But understand it does not there
:. Jar'estowns is enjoying the most graf
nying prosperity. There is great &C
tivlty in business and building. l think
the number of buildings has doubled
ton has.
The principal buildings now being
erected are fine three story brick bank
building for the James River Valley Ma
tlonal bank, which is said will cost
S1O.ooO, and is to be first class in every
particular fine three story brick build
log 1or the First National bank of James
toWn, which is also TO be first class
oulIG!ng; two brick business buildings
Dy hon. =. P Wells, and one by Mr.
Bennett; large double building, three
stories. by Hon. S. Il. McGlnnls: the new
orlck bank building by Messrs. Lloyd,
Ior their bank, the postoffice, other Of
noes, ETC., besides many single stores and
places OF business. The Lloyds are
building two fine residences, Mr.. Klaus
IS building fine house, Mr.. Hewitt, Judge
UT, Mr. Curtin and VIM. G. White are
bWIdIng fine residences. Many other
dwellings, are being put up in all parts
OF the town. A Catholic church is 60
Ing up, the foundation being now laid.
Inc court house costing 200 is also
10 DC oullt this season. Real estate as
advanced since last fall in price from 200
to 5oo per cent, 1t would require col
umns TO enumerate the striking bar
gains that have been made, but I will
give few samples: Mr.. r. NJ. Wins
low bought ten lots last fall for $500.
the purchaser soon after sold half in
terest IN the same for $1,000, when Mr..
Wlnslow offered him 81 1900 for the other
half, which was refused Four lots
were bought two years ago for $12O.
They sold to Mr. Lloyd a few days ago
for 81, 400. Last fall was offered two
lots for 81 900, and gave Several Lansing
friends the chance to buy them They
are now worth it. This is the way the
real estate business goes on in James.
town.
The Northern Pacific road has located
Its shops here which will employ -5OOo1
600 men, and add 1900 or 1000 to the
population within the year. They have
ordered Sl5O,O0o worth of machiner
There seems to be as good promise
that jamestown will again double he
population and the price Of her real es
tate in the next year as it has in tn
past year. 1t is conceded by all that
is the handsomest town IN Dakota.
Its location is beautiful; it has in
telligent and cultivated people;.it is sur
rounded by most beautiful and fertil
country; its railroad facilities are excel
lent end are sure to increase. 1t has til
best and purest water, and it has al &C
tive, energetic, enterprising people wit
push, brains, capital, and determinatio
to make jamestown the best and hand
soonest town in Dakota.