Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-08-17
BlSMARCK'S FUTURE.
AS Augured by a Gentleman Of Ex-
pelience who is Travelling in
the Northwest.
He Tells of How the Many Natural
Resources Of the Country will
Bnild Great City.
Tanneries, Factories, Mills, Whole
sale Houses and Warehouses are
Certain as the Sunlight. sT

sa Certain as the Sunlight. .sse
A Pleasant and Instructive Talk.
Hon. ]. @. Brown, who has been enjoying ;
trip through the northwest, and will occupy his
time for several weeks more in the very profta-
BILE past time Of investigating the resources Of
the great west, was met by q TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday afternoon, and after the conventional
remarks concerning weather, climate, great
country and s'do you smoke?" the converss-
ton drifted into the s
CHANNELS OF COMMERCE. y,
Here Mr.. Brown was "at home;' in fact he ap-.
peared to be perfect mercantile and mechan-
ical directory. In response to the many inter-
rogations of the reporter, the keenly reflective
gentleman gave the following very suggestive
hints and information which are s'dressed" for
the readers of the TRIBUNE. @
No country on the face Of the Garth possesses
such inexhaustible and attainable wealth as the
vast stretch of agricultural and mineral lands
within the boundaries of Dakota and Montana.
I have travelled through all the central and
northwestern states and territories of the union,
and nowhere is there land or climate to COM
pare in virtue and wealth to those of your fair
Dakota. As to 80
.-s-s THE FUTURE OF BISMARCK,
no one who has lived to witness the growth and
development of cities, can have doubt. Hero
you are, situated in the center of vast and
promising territory, on the banks of the greatest
internal waterway on earth. Railroads are
pointing their iron arms toward you from every
point of the compass. All the great roads OF
the continent, including the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul, the Chicago & Northwestern, the
Rock Island route and many newly organized
roads nave already given assurance that they
will build to Bismarck. Now then, what will be
the result? You will have
GREAT RAILROAD CENTER,
equal in magnitude and importance to st. Paul
and Minneapolis. But Bismarck has great ad-
vantage over st. Paul. This may seem wild
statement, but when you compare the surround
ings of the two points, it will look more reason
able. For instance: Has St. Paul as good an
agricultural country to draw from as has Bis
marck? No. Are their as rich mineral fields
about the Minnesota capitol as surround you
here? Certainly not. And 80 might 60 on to
enumerate advantages which Bismarck possesses
over any other city in the northwest until your
pencil would be worn out and your fingers be-
come numb. 1 have seen specimens Of aax
raised near this city on the fine Fields farm
which is as fine as can be found in any portion
of the United States This item will in time
bring
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
into the Golfers of the city, as men Of shrewd
business faculties and capital will drift in
through the natural influences of immigration
and speculation, and large buildings, with thou
sands of men will be employed in the manufao-
ture of hemp. The immense coal fields which
have recently been discovered SO near to your
city will surely attract railroads, and here you
will have the distributing point for the fuel OF
the entire territory. South Dakota will event.
uslly be supplied with fuel from the
GREAT COAL BEDS
of North Dakota, and this will also employ men
and capital. You must have canning houses for
the canning IF beef, tanneries for the prepara-
ton of the hundreds Of thousands OF hides, a.
we'll as glove, mitten and overcoat factories for
the utilization of the furso the Missouri valley
Glass sand is plentiful, and glass will be manu-
faotured here. Already your citizens are sup
piled with the best of brick, made from the clay
at their doors, while foundation and trimming
stone is being furnished by the Bismarck Arti-
fetal Stone company. The river has already
secured cheaper rates on freight at these points
than anywhere else along the line Of the road,
and it will ever remain source of wealth to the
city. 10 far as
THE CAPITAL --.-s
it to the town, although in q new county like
this it acts as ceaseless advertisement to the
place. The virtue of obtaining the capital is
demonstrated in the speedy action Of railroads
to prepare for immediate building As under
stand it, several roads have purchased Large
tracts of land within the city limits, and before
a week from the location Of the capital bad ex-
pired, Alexander Mitchell and all the leading Of
fcials of the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul road
visited this place. Thus, in securing the capital,
Bismarck has gained at least five years in de-
velopment, and has
ADVANCED HEB VALUATION
hundreds of thousands Of dollars. She - nov
the political a. we'll as the commercial center OF
the territory, and all the hurricanes OF dlsaster
abuse and antagonism which may be heap
upon her by rival cities. cannot prevent her be-
coming great and commanding metropolis.
All who have made study Of Bismarck and
her future, will recognize the fact that Mr.
Browns head is both round and level on the
question, and all Bismarckers will pledge Them
selves to carry ont the work of proving nm 20
be prophet Of no mean ability. He left for the
National Park last evening b.
portion Of the south embankment ' TO 85la'. the
new bsnk building on Main street, caved IN
last night, leaving the telephone pole.
which il surrounded, In = precasious condition.