Bismarck tribune., 1883-06-22
move for the protection Of their own interests
they will remember the Esaus who sold their
birthright for tenth Of mess OF Bismarck

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they will remember the Esaus who sold their
birthright for tenth Of mess Of Bismarck
dirt. 5
t'The Bismarck Argus and few other Esaus
sold out, so far as they were concerned, the city
Of Fargo, her people and her interests, not
exactly for mes of pottage, but for q mess of
Bismarck dirt Fargo was betrayed and sold
ont, her interests basely sacrificed, and the
Argus is their organ and is doing All IN It's
power to deceive people coming from the east,
to turn them away from Fargo and send them
on to Bismarck to be taken in and done for BY
the sharks who are lying around to devour
them. This may please those who sold Their
honor and souls for liberal equivalent in Mis-
souri, bottom sand. but it don't please the real
friends Of Fargo"
Feeling hurt and jealous they seek to
injure by the publication of matter of
which the following, taken from recent
publication, is fair sample:
Bismarck is today popularly supposed to be
the capital of the territory; but that 1t IS SO IN
fact is by no means certain, as that matter will
only be settled when the cases now pending in
the supreme court are finally adjudicated upon
probably at some time during the present sum
mer, attorneys of acknowledged ability holding
on both sides of the question.
But take it for grant ID, for argument's sake,
that the territorial capital at Bismarck is an
as to the values of real property there or in the
immediate vicinity? for it is upon that question,
and that question alone, that we propose treat
ing.
The alleged capital has today population of
from $500 to 5000, situated upon the Missouri
river and single railroad-the North Pacific
and score, more or less, promised by its san
guine property holders, by reason of its being
the capital Of the territory; ind yet lots are
being sold at prices closely approximating those
prevailing in the city of Minneapolis, pros
porous metropolis Of one hundred thousand OF
moro, people upon the Mississippi river, with
ten OF twelve railroads already concentrated
there. and with water power second to
none in the Union. Now, either the values OBJ
tanning at Bismarck are preposterously fictitious,
or the capitalists of Minneapolis are practically
giving away their property. But the vendor OF
town lots at Bismarck tell us: eve are the cap
ital.' Admit it, if you please-name half
dozen of the Oldest state capitals in the United
States-where real estate is commanding the
figures placed upon property at Bismarck, and
then kindly take the values of property in cap
itals of numerous western states, notably:
Madison, of Wisconsin; Des Moines, of Iowa;
Springfield, of Illinois; Jefferson City, of Mis-
souri,; Topeka. Of Kansas; and Lansing, of
Michigan; and you can. upon an average, secure
capital, at prices ranging from fifteen per can't.
to thirty-three per cent. of those now being de-
manded at Bismarck.
Therefore, these being substantially facts that
cannot be controverted, we cannot advise our
friends :and patrons to make a Judgement of
their money at Bismarck; neither can we assume
the agency of the sale of this property at prices
exceeding rs per cent. ofAthose now asked. For
the reasons above recited we have refused to list
lots at Bismarck, and We have endeavored quite
fully to give our reasons therefor. We have,
during our business residence in Fargo, made
many hundreds of thousands of dollars for cur
patrons, and we cannot now recall single in
stance where we have resold q lot, farm, or
farm lands, purchased through US. at . loss.
We have, through our business. accumulated a
reasonable competency, and We shall in the fu-
ture as in the past, contine ourselves to tie sale
of Red river valley dirt and Fargo city prop
erty, both of which we know to be good and in
both of which we have absolute faith as invest
ments, and to both of which we earnestly COM
mend all seeking Investments, as eminently
sound when the bottom has dropped out of high
priced village property.