Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-12-01
JAMESTOWN.
The Alert this Morning Presents to the
World Birds Eye View Of the Bus.
mess In Jamestown.
Behold for Yourself the Marvellous Rise
and Wealth Of the Queen Of the
James and Contemplate its
Possibilities.
From the Daily, Wednesday.
JameStOWn's Business.

From the Daily, Wednesday.
JamestOWn's Business.
The Alert takes pleasure this morning
in presenting to its readers at home and
abroad Il statement of the business of the
town which was obtained by personal
canvass of the town and may be relied
upon as substantially correct. We have
under-rated rather than over-rated for
the reason that people in the east, who
have grown up from childhood in a
country which reached Its full develop
ment before they were born cannot COM
prehend the rapidity of progress and de-
velopment in the northwest. With rail-
roads out into our fertile prairies in ad-
vance of settlement, carrying the COM
moditles and even luxurles of the east to
the very door of the pioneer, the mechan-
ic provided with the aid of every conceiv-
able kind Of machinery, farms provided
with machinery. with which one man and
q team of four horses can cut and bind
twenty acres of grain per day, steam
thresh.rs that shell out wheat at the rate
of TWO bushels per minute, with seeding
and cultivating machinery to correspond,
it is not to be wondered at that people in
the east where the lands will not admit of
the use of such machinery are incredulous
OF the reports that come from the Won
de, ,.ful wheat producing country of Da-
kota. Those who have given the problem
of col oL1merce thought and study will have
seen that all auxiliary interests rise or
fall tog ether. and that the industry OF
producti on is the foundation of all. This
nationally accounts for the unparalleled
progress of all other interests growing
out Of the, producing industries OF this
country.
The marvellous growth of jamestown
and the evelopment OF its commerce and
various other industries are but the logi-
cal results of a fixed and unchanging law
of commerce, and the same IS true OF num-
Clreds of other towns in this territory and
the great northwest. 1t is not the hct'ti'
Gus boom Vt spectators, but the legll'-
mate ou, growth Of production, the recog-
nlzed foundation of all wealth.
This is the foundation upon which the
commerce and industries of Jamestown
are built, surrounded by the richest and
most productive agricultural lands IN the
world, which are settling up with rap
1dlty that will stand on the pages OF his
tory as phenomena in immigration 10
convey an idea of the immigration to the
county and town we will give some tig-
,,res. The census of 1880 gave Stutsman
county a population of 1905 and the
population of jamestown 3s7. The
vote of the county at the recent elec-
ton was 9s6, which at the usual ratio OF
voters, Zone to five) to population, which
We think will hold good in the county,
gives Stutsman county population OF
eso. The vote of jamestown precinct
wos III. which at the same ratio would
give population of 1885, But as this
includes the city of Jamestown, where
the prop ort,on Of voters without families
!. yreater. than in the country, We will es-
innate the: population in the ratio OF one
To four. which would give 3,OS4. VI this
number not more than 500 are OUTSIDE
the c,tv limits which would leave, at
one fifth lower calculation than tha'
adonted as the standard Of estimate IN
such cases a population OF fully 2'oVo
Another fact IN connection with this
rand increase of population is that a
least three -fourths of the increase nas
,heen made within the last year, and eve'
ryth:ng indicates like proportlonate IN
crease next year
The following will give a good idea OF
the amount of business and the number
of business houses IN Jamestown:
BANKS.
The James River National Bank, anoth'
er of Jamestown's solid institutions, wa
organized a year ago the present month n
with paid up capital OF s69, wv: M: NJ =
p. Wells, president, DAvlo Curtn, VIZ.
president, W. W. Dudley, cashier, IN. W.
i. ]. Blossom, assistant cashier. Inc re-
norts of this bank show deposits and dis
counts of over one hundred thousand dol
lars each and constantly increasing ou
siness A new three story bulidin & \
about completed for the use OF TINS PAM
and of the North Dakota Loan ana lruS
company, and IS considered the nnes
building in the territory. 1t Is built o
Ohio cut stone, heated with steam, VIII
vaults extending from basement 10 lool
The aggregate Individual wealth oi tn
stock holders of the james River Natlona
bank is more than two million dollars.
The First Nationol haak is one OF IN
substantial institulious of JamestoW
and enjoys the confidence OF the people II
a high degree as its standing in HnAhciS
c,rciss merits. Among the prominsa
citizens nf Jamestown who are the ulfe1
tors of tilis bank are Il. f. Wailace' :
X. McGinnis, A. \. Allen and II; l
Bush, III wnom Mr.. Wallace is prcs'den
cf the bank aud Mr.. McGnuis vice pres
ident, with the accomplished accountant
Mrs, A. Irvin, casiller. The deposits "
this bank from the nrst OF December las
to this date amount to the enormous SUI
1l.6O3. 74O.47 During the past year I'M
bank bought the StutsnSn County cou'
s,ouse bonds amounting to the sum
thi.-ty thousand dollars. The ne
bank building on the corner OF sn I.a,
street and Fourth avenue, whle
Is nov app, oachiug completion is moo 20,
of architectural, beauty, aud Is prohoui'
ed by good judges to be the hanuso,ae'
and most substantial structure OF the Kun
in the territory. Theirs are hiteen room
ON the first and second floors, all OF whlc
wlll bs sssdily ssksa tad occupied q '''