Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1882-04-07
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
4 CITY OF WE'LL ESTABLISHED
COWNERCIAL INDUSTRY.
The Various Mercantile and Educa-
tiOnal Institutions of Bismarck
Banks, Lodges, Mills,
Churches, Etc.

CNurcneS, EtC.
Bismarck is as well located as St. Paul, or
any point in the west for the upbuilding of
an extensive wholesale trade.
It commands absolutely the trade of the
Upper Missouri and Yellowstone and the
North Pacific railroad west of Bismarck and
east as far as Jamestown. Being located on
the Missouri river, it has the advantage of
water as we'll as railroad transportation, and
is conceded better rates of freight than
points two and three hundred miles east,
and as other roads connect with the North
Pacific and Missouri river at Bismarck, in
creased advantages will be gained, while new
regions will be opened up by roads running
up the Missouri or north to the Mouse river.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Here are found grocery, dry goods, CLOTH
ing, boot and shoe, hardware, crockery. drug
stores and other houses, doing trade
amounting in the aggregate, to millions of
dollars year, and every season compels ad-
ditions to buildings and to capital to accom-
modate the constantly increasing traffic.
Money commands ten to twelve per cent.
interest, and when invested in real estate,
whether in lots or lands, or in buildings, a
much higher rate is realized. Indeed, con-
tracts have been offered for brick buildings
that will yield fifteen per cent. above taxes
and all assessments of whatever nature for
five years by persons in every way respon-
sible. ss
!: - BANKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISES.
Bismarck has two national banks, includ-
ing one that will commence business April
1st, and through either ofathese investments
can be made, or through the several real es-
tate firms.
1t has daily paper, the Bismarck TR1B-
uNE established in 1873, then the only paper
in North Dakota, and is the only paper in
North Dakota publishing Associated Press
dispatches.
It is the headquarters of five lines of
steamboats, plying on the Missouri river,
not to speak of several independent boats.
These boats run from Bismarck to Fort Ben
ton, 200 miles northwest or up the Yellow
stone to Miles City, Fort Keogh and other
points in Montana and south to Yalkton,
Omaha, St. Louis, and New Orleans. It is
the headquarters of the northwestern di-
} vision of the military telegraph line con-
trolling over three thousand miles of wire,
reaching from this central station all OF the
military posts, Indian agencies and
PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE NORTHWEST.
It has United States quartermaster's depot
| which controls the shipment of supplies to
all of these military posts and Indian
agencies.
It has United States land Office which has
, within its Jurisdiction more available govern
| ment land than any other land district in the
United States. This land district is much
| larger than the state of New York, Pennsyl-
| vania or Ohio, and contains millions of the
} choicest land within the United States.
: The Bismarck Touring mills have all of the
late improvements and have a capacity of
125 barrels per day.
Bismarck has population of twenty-five
hundred people. It has brick court house
costing $4,000 and grounds that are very
valuable It has city hall, wooden build
ing, owned by the city, a we'll organized fire
department and chemical engine that
affords excellent protection.
1t has all EplSCOpdA CiiuiSn, Ieo'' -
G. Miller, rector: Presbyterian. Rev. W. G.
Stevens, pastor: Methodist, Rev. J. M. Bull,
pastor: and Catholic, Rev. Paul Ritterman,
priest All have church structures. Rev. j.
R. Deckard, Baptist, will build for his socie-
ty during the present season.
Il ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
are graded, and are in charge of excellent
teachers. St. Mary's school, Catholic, is also
graded, and is we'll patronized, not only by
Bismarck people but by the military posts
and other tributary points.
The hotels at Bismarck are all that can be
desired. Every comfort and every delicacy
is within the reach of the thousands who an
nually cone and go. The prices range from
$1.5O to $500 per day, according to the ac-
commodations desired.
The Oddfellows and Masons have lodges
and elegantly furnished lodge rooms. Stran-
gers are welcomed by the ladies to their free
reading rooms.
The people have all the refnements OF the
east, and the energetic, liberal ways OF the
west. and they who cannot live and enjoy life
or prosper here would not find in heaven or
on earth congenial spot. ....