Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-23
POPULATION IN DECEMBER, 1892. 90
FEBRUARY, 1888. i, O0C
{" May, 1888. ,94f
" June, 1888. q, 46t
AUGIsT. 1888. 8. OO(

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the I'M
mense travel to that famous resort 10 compelled
to stop here from few hours time to number
of days. The principal shops OF the rallroad
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
eaWmills in the immediate vicinity OF the town
furnish work for hosts of employ s. The valleys
of tho Yellowstone, Shields ana Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
ewell settled. Their trade Is entirely tributary
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every diTection vast mines OF true bl-
luminous coel, which can DO cooked for - cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two 10
four miles from town, d are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Elght-Mlle Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Llv-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known rs the Clark's
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
ls the headquarters and outhttlng 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, 900 miles, where lime rock 1s
found. There are some 200 buildings In course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new ST., GOO 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 a private bank; two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. smelt
ing and reduction company is also IN process OF
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds
Like all new countries, the portunltles Tor
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: 1t is not surprising
when one considers that agriculture alone has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company's rail-
road shops, Btainerd; summer visitors, Saratoga
lumber, Eau Cjaire; silver and gold mines, Den
yer; cattle Kansas City: iron and coal, P1ttsburg
that combination of all of these factors as Is
found here should within the next five years
make this point city of at least 50,0GO people.
The prediction may seem a wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused of being wild then in their predlc-
lions, who predicted One-half of what has actual
" occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lots in Fargo a few years ago fer 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 900; acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost 48 cents) that to-day
sell for 81 500, and are built on. We have acres
/ to-day in Fargo which cost 1875 cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate of ST. ESQ per
acre. So lots at Living ton which we now fer
at from S25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done so
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future-partioularly at an excep-
tionally good point like this. We Advance price
inJuly.
G.. LIVINGSTON Sc CO.,
GO East Third street, ST. Paul.
q. G. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. a. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.