Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-22

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the i'm
mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop here from few hours timo to number
OF 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
sawmills Ill the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employees. The valleys
or the Yellowstone, Shields anu Smith rivers are
vast end very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled Their trade IS entirely tribut4ry
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound IN every direction; vast mines OF true BIZ
luminous coal, which can be cooked for Is cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, q d ara being worked
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Hill Creek, and Eight-NIile Creek, are
al IN the Yellowstone Valley just south of Liv-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
countrv, silver and gold, known as the Ciark's
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
Is the headquarters and Quitting point. In
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
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Du-
luth on the east, 1000 miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 200 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 reaidence 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 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 portcnities for
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 eld 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, Rrainerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines. Den
YER; cattle Kansas City: iron and coal, Pittsburgh
that combination of all Of these factors as Is
found here should, within the next Eve years
make this point 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 prsdio.
tons, who predicted One-haif Of what hes actual
" occurred in thu Northern Pacific country. We
cold lots in Fargo few years age for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 600; acrss ut Jsea-
town for SIS per acre (cost 49 oents) that today
sell for 1900, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 4811@ cents that ars
now in town lots selling at the rate OF $50 per
sore. So lots at Livingston which we now for
at from $25 to $3.50 will, inside Of years, cell az
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-particularly at an exoer-
tioDally good point like this. We ad ance price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON 81 CO.,
GO East Third street, st. Paul.
g. G.. BEARDsLEY,
Fargo, Dakots.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingstan, Montana.