Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-17
CAPITALIST!
AGOLDEN TIDE
FOR EVERYBODY,
IFS
THE
BANNER WHEAT COUNTY,

business location. or grand place 10 In
vest their ducats, should 60 to Valley City
the booming metropolis of the Sheyenn,
valley, the Garden city of Northern Dako
ia: This thriving, rushing, busting town
lies in the beautiful valley of the Sheyennt
River, 5S miles west of Fargo, on the line
of the Northern Pacific railroad. The city
is protected from the cold blasts of winter
BY timbered bluffs, from the top of which
the finest prairie the sun ever shone on
stretches away for many miles in all direc.
tons.
Valley City is the county seat of Barnes
county, which contains over a million
acres of the best farm land in the world
The county has just completed q magnih
cent brick court house at cost of So 900,
which is the finest building of the Kind in
the Territory. Valley City contains the
finest brick and stone buildings in Dakota
among which are the First National Bank
lone of the solid banking institutions of III,
country, Getchells Opera House, Dakott
House, High Schools and Common
Schools, Episcopal Church, Quilt of native
stone at cost of $6,000-the bandsomes:
church in the northwest), Methodist, Con
gregational. Lutheran and Catholic church
es, four Livery stables and stores of every
description. A $4,000 brick hotel in
course of construction, will be finished
early in June. The Valley City & Turt.
Mountain Railroad is being graded from,
the south line of the county to Valley City.
thence northwest, through magnifcer.
country, past the far-famed Devils Lake
Region to the immense coal beds of the
Souris River Valley and Turtle Mountain.
When the road is completed, Valley City
and the surrounding country will be sup
piled with fuel at Sc. so per ton, fact
which will Immediately secure the estab-
lishment of numerous mills and factories
in this favored city. The Grand Forks,
Valley City & Black Hills Railroad Com
pany are building a railroad from Grand
Forks southwest to Valley City, from
thence to the Black Hills, on which Gals
will be running at the end of the present
year. The Valley City Brick and Tile
company manufacture the finest brick in
the Northwest, large number of which are
shipped to other points in Dakota. The
company already have contracts for sever,
al millions of brick to be used in new
buildings in Valley City the coming sea
son, besides orders from abroad.
Although the town is already supplied
with 40, 900 bushel elevator, a new oG'
of 1909 bushels capacity will be bull
before the harvest of 1882 The last in
provement will be necessary to accommo
date this vast quantity of wheat that wi
be marketed here next fail.
In July, 1879, Valley City had tire
stores and population of 70, since whic
time stores have sprung up like magic an
the population has increased to 1,50C
Hundreds of settlers, with their househol,
effects, arrive daily, and the rush for lant
is unprecedented in the history of the town
So great is the demand for houses that {
company has been formed for the purpos'
of building number of cottages to accom-
modate the incoming tide of emigration.
The land in the vicinity of Valley City il
the finest farm land in the world, and il
many instances has yielded fabulous crop
of wheat, oats, barley, corn and vegeta
bles. The land is gently rolling, Will
here and there the surface is broken b.
beautiful lakes, in some of which bass
pickerel, pike, and other game fish are t.
be found in large quantities.
The Valley of the Cheyenne is covere'
with heavy growth of timber, principa,
ly of oak, elm and Box Alder, intersperse
with some of the richest Valley Farm Ian
in the far famed Golden Northwest.
The Land Department of the First Ma
tional Bank of Valley City has large traC
Of the choicest timber aid prairie land
Northern Dakota. These tracts lie
Barnes, Stutsman, Ransom, LIE Meure an
Griggs counties, and are the first selection
having been selected Immediately atto
they were surveyed two and three yeaI
ago. Among other choice tracts this dc
partment has one of q 900 acres in on
body, all of which is rated as number on
and one and q quarter.
This magnificent property is located
the line of the Valley City s Turtle Noun
tain railroad. and is one of the bonanza
of the Great Red River Valley.
Thousands of acres of No. land 70
sale along the line of the St. P, M. 4 NJ
Railroad, G.. F. & " G. and Black Hill
Railroad, N p Railroad. V. G. & I. NJ
Railroad, and Fargo & Southwestern Raj
road, which will be sold in tracts to suit
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Lon.
time given if desired.
Valley City town property at low price
and easy terms. Lots given away to pa
ties who will build on them. This is
chance in lifetime to invest in the golt
producing soil A bonanza which shrew
capitalists will not be slow to "catch or,
to before the rise in property which is SUI,
to follow the rush of emigration to tn
Garden Spot of Dakota.
Hundreds of acres of magnificent Go.
eminent Land close to railroads to be HI,
in this neighborhood.
For further particulars, write or call
the