Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-27
The To,c,. of Sanbors,

phasises, in the strongest manner, the superb
| ority and richness of this situation.
The Totcn of Sanb0rn
is located in the very center of this table land.
It's position is in very healthful location.
The water is not impregnated with alkali,
but is pure and fresh and easily obtained at an
average depth of twenty feet. Unlike some
other towns there are no useless bluffs or
ridges in the neighborhood, the wheat lands
run to the limits of the town.
From the village directly to the
north runs what is called the Coop
er trail, along which the principal
amount of settlement has attained. This trail
| is the road that leads to the Cooper Bros.
farm, which is thirty miles directly to the
north of sanborn. One of the Cooper Bros.
informed the writer that they would have To-
Gated nearer to Sanborn but they could not
| find body of land large enough for their pur-
| poses. Their land is the same as that
close to the town but they would
have preferred, naturally, to have been situated
nearer to the village, if possible. They have
secured already $4,000 acres of land and are
buying more. The first breaking was made
last spring, when one section was broken and
put into oats. Their crop, for the yield of new
land, was something unprecedented, being
over forty bushels to the acre. They have
now broken and will have ready for wheat the
coming season at least four thousand acres,
and they are prepared to have broken several
thousand acres more before the year ends.
They expect to have before the season of 1888
closes at least ten thousand acres broken and
in crop. The Coopers selected their present
farm after investigating the wheat lands OF all
parts of Dakota, and after careful observa-
lions of the Red and James river valleys. They
are practical, expert agriculturIsts, and made
their Investigations spade in hand, thoroughly
examining the lands before making any de-
csion. After such exhaustive research, that
they should select the lands they now have,
speaks highly for the region in which they
have located.
There are two colonies, one fully, the other
partially organized, that will settle in this
neighborhood in the coming spring. Messrs.
Clark & Hord, of Waupun, Wisconsin, are
bringing what is called the Ripon colony It
consists of forty families. They will locate
on lands twelve miles to the south of Sanborn.
They have selected government land, and in
tend also to buy some more Of the railroad
company. This colony consists of people who
are all well off in worldly possessions, and are
able, therefore, to proceed to the cultivation
of the land in thorough manner. They will
arrive in the early spring, and bring with them
twenty car loads of household and other goods.
The second colony is being formed by Mr..
Louis s. Lehman, of the firm of George L.
Lehman & Co., of Sanborn, who is now in
Europe for the purpose. This colony is to
consist not only of agricultural people, but of
mechanics and others who will engage in
manufacturing enterprises in Sanborn. The
farmers will be those with ample
means to fully improve the land
and enable them to live comfortably until
of the proprietors of The town site, and for
that reason is particularly interested in the
introduction Of manufacturing industries. The
colony will be composed of Germans and En-
glish. These two colonies will be valuable &C
cessions to the population Of the county, and
will do much to aid in developing its re-
sources. In the country now directly tribu-
tary TO Sanborn there are about $4,000 acres
broken. Sanborn is large trading center.
fiftp miles north and south, and for long dis
tances east and west. 1t is an enterprsing,
progressive village, and is destined to become,
ere long, place of considerable Importance.
The crossing of the projected line of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway at this
point will materially aid in its upbulldlng.
This road is already completed to a point he-
tween forty and fifty miles to the south of
Sanborn. The latter place is directly on the
line of it's proposed route to Fort Totten. AL
though the surveys have not all been complet-
ed there Is no doubt but that the line will pass
through Sanborn, owing to the natural cOnf1g-
uration of the country. 1t is the best adapted
for railroad purposes of any on the route, be-
ing between the two valleys on level plain
where the expense of construction would be
very light. To the east or west of Sanborn
the ground is more abrupt and it is alto
gether not so desirable a country to pass
through as the rich table land of which San
born is the centre.
AS BUSINESS POINT.
With the possession of two railroads, its
sphere of commercial activity will be much
enlarged, and its growth rapid. There is
probably no more desirable point that could
be selected than Sanborn for the profitable en-
gagement in business by merchants in every
department of trade. Unlike very many other
towns in Dakota, the village is behind the re-
auirements of the country, which has settled
up faster than the town. This of course is
due to the magnificent wheat lands, of which
it is the centre, which are being SO rapidly
taken up and improved. The business inter-
ests that are now represented are various;
there are good stores, every branch of trade
is doing well, but there is still room for many
more. Indeed it is highly desirable place
for the location of business men, for SO rap
idly is its neighborhood being settled that q
profitable business could be transacted from
the start
The principal store is that of George L..
Lehman & Co. 1t is very extensive, being
5Ox14O feet in dimensions. 1t is the pioneer
store, being the first in the place to be erected.
The variety and quality of the goods handled
by this firm can hardly be excelled by any gen.
eial store in the country. The stocks carried
are of the most widely differing nature, and are
kept in very large quantities. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that Messrs. Geo. L. Lehman
& Co. do seven-eighths of the entire mercantile
| business that is transacted. Their sales for
| last year amounted to over $4,000. This
| is due to the fact that they are enterprising
| business men who study the wants of the
country, and make it their aim to fully salts