Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-05-26
THE DAILY ROUNl>-Up. :.
we Should Have q Railroad Leading to
jamestown from the South I'M
mediately.
Strangers Arriving in Town Need Intor-
mation-Give It to Them Free
OF Cost.
A DISTINGUISHED Divine.-Land Office
Business.-Uncle Toms Cabin
in Klaus Hall.
$ A King dom for a Horse"

EDITOR ALERT The old Romans,
who achieved high civilization and
welded the mightiest power OF any nation
of which the world has know edge, com
pressed large amount OF truth, wisdom
and philosophy into the scnten'ious saying
that !" Hercules helps those that help
themselves. Napoleon said similar
thing when he coolly declared that
..Proyidence fights with the heaviest bat
talions." These things are as lull OF
truth and force to-day as they were some
thousands of years ago when the patri-
clan brains Of imperial Rome tirs! evolved
them. And they were not alone applica-
BILE to the grand efforts and operations
which achieved the colossal power and
Imperial greatness of the ''lEothcr OF Ma
tions.'' They are as true OF jamestown,
the metropolis of the valley, to-day, as
they were to imperial Rome i'll her
power and glory. ''Hercules helps those
who help themselves" when freely trans
lated, means that if jamestown wants u
southern railroad, she must reach out to
get 1t.
Ne immediate, pressing, unspcakablc
want of Jamestown is a southern rall-
road. Last fall, when the James kivcr
Valley exhibit for the Minneapolis tar
was beng gathered, a Wolverine tntn So
iourning here suggested that II the eN
lhibit was boxed up after use at .Minncap
solis and sent TO Michigan he would see
that it was properly put on exhibition AZ
A. .>l,: Il i.,..i
THIS was done. The exhibit attracted
marked attention A large amount OF
advertising matter was distributed at the
same time. The people looked over the
products with wondering admiration, and
they read the glowing Descriptions OF
the far famed James klver Nailty with
the most eager interest. The exhibit was
then re- boxed and shipped to lansing,
where 1t was again put on exhibition at
the Central Michigan fair, where 1t again
ELECTED the admiration OF the people Of
ten counties.
II is estimated that 10000 people
have or will emigrate from Michigan to
Dakota in 1882 A similar interest has
been awakened in other States. 1t is
simply true to say that Stutsman, La
Moure and Wells counties ought to have
had 10000 of of this immigration.
But the Chicago, milwaukee, st. Paul
Railroad has had agents gong up anu
down the state of Michigan all tnc Wlntc
and spring gathering III the business for
their road rhe freight charge from Lan-
sing, Michigan, to FREDERICK over that
road was $40 per car From the same
point to Jamestown over the n. Z. road 1t
was $145.
The result is that the Michigan immi-
grafton has been very largely located in
Central Dakota The MilwauNce road has
brought immigrants and Their goods into
Dakota and it will haul their products out
for an indefinite number OF years
All of which is well Tor the Milwaukee
railroad, but it is very bad for jamestown
and the VI per James River Valley.
In the light of my illustration [ repeat
that the immediate, pressing and unspeak.
able want of jamestown Is a southern
railroad
With that southern road, every pound
of freight coming to jamestown would be
carried at reduction of 4V to 80 per cent
in freight charges. Every bushci Of wheat
grown in Stutsman county would be mar
ketable for from five TO 1lftcen cents per
bushel more than it can be without that
road. With that road every dollars worth
of real estate IN jamestown will be
doubled in value and farming property in
creased in nearly equal ratio.
jamestown needs a southern railroad.
Every other want pales into insigniticance
before that imperative necessity.
am told that the desired road is sure
to come, and is only a question of time.
have known people to die barcfooted,
waiting for dead mems shoes. have also
known towns having highly favorable To-
cations to be far out-strlpped, while they
were waiting for what was sure to come,
by towns having far less advantages OF
location, but population OF more brains,
activity and enterprise.
Valley City has far less advantages of
location than Jamestown. Her great
want like ours, is a southern railroad,
She IS reaching out for 1t. She seeks the
assistance of Hercules by helping herself.
Valley City IS liable to get southern
railroad while jamestown is waiting tOl
what is sure to come, ''only matter OF
time"
Jamestown needs this southern railroad
more than she needs anything else, or
had almost said, all things else. 4 south
ern railroad is to jamestown what the
good Book says the love of God is to sin.
iul men: all other things shall be added
unto you.
jamestown can get this road. She may
get it by waiting. But thai isn't the best
way even if it be a sure way. If Valley
CITY and Sanborn get southern roads be.
fore We, perhaps | ought TO say you, do
half the value Of such II road to You viii
be lost to you. You will have rivals a
your door which will always retard ant
cripple your growth.
No, waiting for it isn't the wisest way
Challenge the help of Hercules by help
ing yourselves.
Let the Board of Trade appoint com
mittec to wait upon the authorities of tn
Milwaukee, Northwestern and Manitob;
roads and ascertain what inducements
any will secure one of these roads TO
jamestown by Dec. lst, 1882.
| will venture the opinion that the rgh
of way, aud road-bed ready tor the ties
bridges, and iron, TO Grand Rapids Q
some point in that vicinity, would secur
the desired object. The right of wa
ought to he secured without expense
The grading OF The road-bed can be don
for sl 900 per mile. IT is % mules to I'll
end of the Milwaukee road; S65, 900 woult
\ at this estimate, prepare the road bet
Perhaps the right of way alone would s.
cure 1t. If not, then simply have to So
that Jamestown, Stutsman and La Mou
counties can well afford to prepare I'll
road bed to secure this road at once.
i j. pot WISE toy the SOLID men