Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-11

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the in
mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
! to stop here from few hours time to a number
or days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They Will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty IN the surrounding country, and various
sawIn1lls In the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employees. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers are
vast and very rich III agricultural resources, and
are well settled Their trade is entirely tributary
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound IN every direction; vast mines of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be coked for Is cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, ard ere being worked
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Cre7ice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Ii7-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Clark's
Fork District, Is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting point. I'M
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone clay and
fine brick clay, are but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dusry. this being the first point after leaving Du
luth on the east, ,0eS miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 400 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new SIT 900 school house is expected to be
built Is the most desirable residence property in
town, while the Palace Addition contains the
cheapest business property offered for sale-the
tendency of business and business Improvements
being largely In that direction. There are two
banks, the First National and private bank; two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. a sInelt
ing and reduction company is also IN process of
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds.
III q o r1nuu ,frfa1 fho TO-
profitable employment are very good and work.
men as well as men Of capital will find plenty Of
chances in and around the town. Livingston Is
less than year old, yet it is probably the second
largest city In Montana: It is not surprising
when one considers that agriculture alone has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company's rail
road chops, BTainerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Dem
yer; cattle Kansas City: iron and COAL Pittsburg;
that combination of all of these factors as Is
found here should, within the next FIVE years
make this point q city of at least $4,000 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone who, a few years ago,
was accused of being wild then in their prsdic-
hons who predicted one-half of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot In Fargo few years ago for SlC0 each
that would sell to-day for $40 Co., at James
town for SIS per acre tcost 48 cents) that today
sell for 81 800, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 1914 cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate of 81 250 per
aero. So lots at Livingston which we now offer
at from S25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done 30
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future-particularly at an excep-
tionally good point Like this. We ed '~ance price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON g. CO.,
65 East Third street, st. Paul.
q. G. BEARDSLEY,
Fsrgo, Dakota.
w. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.