Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-27

class Of -. He is at present Eng.
IN charge" of the Devils Lake extern
sion OF the St. Paul & Manitoba rail.
road. He came here after the work
had progressed to some extent AMI has
succeeded in bringing order out OF
chaos He has taught contractors a
wholesome lesson that may do them
good in after lite. He has raised the
dignity Of the Eng. Corp" and made
the contractors subsevelnt to its will
instead of being dictated to by care
less and unprincipled men. 1t is high
time that men should learn that "rail-
roads are public highways that carry
human life as well as valuable proper
ty, and there construction should be
of the best kind. This road will save
money by keeping just such men as
Mr.. Subbletr with. his faculty Of pushing
things along, coupled with thorough
business habits his work must be
done with dispatch and neatness This
is wonderful land. ! need not en-
ter INTO description of its geological
construction or the chemical comb,na-
nation Gifts soil, sufficient to say that
it is a rolling prairie from Grand Fork
westward to Devils Lake interspersed
here and there with beautiful streams
and some little timber. 1t is beautiful
to look upon, covered over with a
luxurianf growth Of erAoo "po" which
thousands of buffaloes once fed. That
the soil is productive has been proven
beyond doubt. The finest vege-
tables and richest grains grow here.
This is the land that produces the No
1 hard wheat for which there is such a
demand and it always brings more.
per bushel than any other wheat.
Civilization is making rapid strides.
the virgin soil is being turned over and
in few short years there will be large
wheat farms all over these goodly land.
The white man has come and the In
d,aa has gone still seeking home
neare, the setting spu. Cities and
towns are fast springingup all along the
line of the new railroads indeed the
settlements are far in advance Of the
road. Devils Lake. is fine town OF
some two hundred buildings and yet
only about ninety days old. The city
is nicely situated on Devils Lake and
bids fair to great summer resort, of
no small magnitude. 1t is really re-
n. arkable to the thinking mind when
he contemplates the greatness of
human ingenuity. The putting engine
now travels over the road like a mighty
tempest, were few short days the
only means of locomotion We're the
stage ZACH and OK team. Such IS the
work of man and mighty are his con-
temptations. He sees a good land and
then soon we see two parallel lines OF
iron reaching through that place and
the rush is still forward. This Is the
place for the farmer who wants to raise |
gram and stock. II is wonderful how
stock fatten on this grass and it keeps
them in splendid condition through the
winter. 1t is confidentially believe |
that corn can be raised here with som.
degree of success. The hslf-brecds
east of Turtle Mountain have fair
prospect tor corn crop notwitsta nding
the lateness of the season. Grass
grows in abundance and all it costs is
the making of it into hay. Fuel is
scarce in some parts but coal has been
discovered IN the mountains west OF
here and wood can be purchased within
seven miles of this town. The weather
is very favorable to health. The days
are generally warm and the nights cool.
This country is worth looking over, if
one contemplate maxim a change in
his residence. | would advise farmers |
to come to this land, secure some of
these broad acres and help to build up
one of the finest wheat producing sec
tons IN the United States. Least l |
weary your many readers. | will close.
Very Respectfully Yours,
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