The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-21
THE NEW
A Few Remarks to the Young usine
Men of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
T,,y,rrY

sixth PAPER
West OF the summit OF the main range OF the
Rocky mountains, extending from l13 to l24
longitude, is the district of country which takes
within its boundary q small portion of Western
Montana, a large pcr,ion of Idaho, half of
Oregon, and all of Washington. Like the Mon
tana district, it ID a country of large rivers and
lakes, valleys, hills and mountains, with great
plains, only equaled by the great levels Of
Dakota.
The mountain ranges. tozwit; The Rocky,
Bitter Root and Cas- cade. The great rivers
The Misnoula, Clark's Fork Of Columbia, Spo-
kane, Salmon. Snake, John Days, Deschutes,
Willamette, Yakima, Pend d'Oreille and
Kootenia, with their thousands OF niles of trib-
utaries, all going into the greater Columbia.
ocean near the forty-si1th latitude. The
Northern Pacific railroad when it strikes tho
Missoula river bears rapidly northwest, and
makes a n~orthing at Lake Pend d'Oreillc al
most to the international boundary line, thence
running southwest gets to Portland at q point
almost due west of st. Paul. The great Bitter
Root mountain range drives it north almost to
the queens dominions and thence, crossing the
great plains OF the Columbia, it follows that
river to tide water Of the Pacific. In this dis
trict are great forests of the most valuable
timber.
Vast areas Of mineral wealth, valley and
hillside OF grazing lands, great plains Of lava
dust now partially occupied with some OF the
CLAS W AGllb III tuo WOTlu, Ju0 lATIGAI
hop fields on the continent, fruits, fisheries,
mountains of coal, whose black formation has
just begun to be broken, and that great source
Of wealth. appreciated. From Portland, the
commercial metropolis of the Northern Pacific
country on the Pacific coast, railroads are
building and built north. south, east aud west,
ocean going steamers and chips 60 and come to
her wharves and she sits there in the West,
your direct rival and competitor for the trade
Of this district Portland is older than st.
Dot,1 hos ms ux- rtoI, L old hr,otnnau a,,.. i.t
they run in u deep, we'll worn rut
that it will require time to get out of, aud
adapt themselves to the present style of bust
ness this side the mountains. In the north
vest corner Of the United States and of our
New Northwest. is that singular formed body
of water, Puget's sound. Coming far inland
from the Pacific through the Strait Of San
Juan de Fnca,dus east, You tnrn south into the
deep waters OF the sound, generally very mar
row. with bold rugged shores-with q bottom
anording the best anchorage in the world
here in these waters and on the shores can be
made the cheapest transfers of land and ses
of any in the West.
Tho completion OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road opens up 3 new era to the people of this
district and TO all their various interests as it
does to you. Old towns jump forward with
new life and now towns and cities spring Into
existence.
Thus have l written OF four distinct dis
tricts of country in this our new Northwest
Between tho Al aud 40 parallels Of latitude
north and south, and from Central Wisconsin
to the Pacific ocean west-1mperial Do
minion-an empire in which eighty
years ago Lewis and Clarke went
great rivers. not certain that its western por-
ton all belonged to one government; fifty
years ago all Indian Territory; thirty-fys
years ago the first political district organized
over any part OF it; tMenty-one years ago and
the fret railroad track was laid. To-day this
/ imnAriAI domain ia nyGfrnn in eynrv pnpf nm
land and water, on plains, valleys, hills or
mountains, with as sharp, active business men
as Coz ever created; mon who are cutting
down the forests, blowing up the great
rounding mp tie great herds, and turning the
| products thereof into millions upon millions of
dollars OF coined money, which goes to make
up our aggregate wealth, aud here you stand
in the commercial and manufacturing metrop-
oils which you have so far built mp from the
business transacted with a very small portion
OF this empire, which is now opening to YOU in
its whole length and breadth. Viii YOU prove
equal to the occasion? Do you comprehensive
situation? Do you appreciate the mighty power
with which your rivals, East aud West, will
enter this domain and seek to divert the profits
that you should GET Look ont for your com :.
petltors from the East, and from the West.
Send out your agents, go yourselves,
sas at. ssaay prostitutes aR es' t %,shs stand P0i sesore
you in this new empire. To-day you have tho
advantage OF all concerned. It is not entirely
TO the men who own the goods upon tho shelf
and the money in the vault that the city Ii
to owe its future prestige; goods and
money are easily moved away. The mon who
own the city, the land on which it Is builded
up, who own the great blocks aud warehouses,
who " tho dwellings in which other men,
women and children must live, have much to
do if they will hold here tho great city OF the
Northwest firm to its present anchorage
Great as has been the developments Of the
past twenty years. so tho next twenty will bt
far greater, and following the proportional
opportunity. Since the railroad constructo,
entered this domain, it hiss taken on a nep
life. and marched along with giant strides. Il
the construction OF the few miles that We nov
have, have wrought such wonderful changes
what shall the near future be, and will 1t be FOL
veal or woe to your In my next and lss
paper We will look upon the railroad questions
- they are being figured out 10 this Imperial
domain +. r DELANo.