Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-21
POPULATION IN

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 a few hours' time 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 in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employ 8. The valleys
of the Yellowstone, Shields AM Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled. Their trade is entirely tributr
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every direction; vast mines of true BIZ
luminous coal, which oan be cooked for ~ cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, are
oil in the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Ev-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked That wonderfully rich qaart2
county,, silver and gold, known as the Clark's
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting 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
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
the new ST., 900 school house is expected to be
built is the most desirable residence property In
town, while the Palace Add ion 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. Asmelt
ing and reduction mpsny is also IN process OF
formation, to be located here. There a-e many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds.
Like all new countries, the portunities 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 ls
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; tho Northern Pacific company's rail
road ships, Brninerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Den
ver; cattle Kansas City iron and oeal, Pittsburg;
that combustion Of all of these factors - Is
found hers should, within the next FIVE years
make this point city Of at least 81, 900 people.
The prediction nay seem . wild enc, bat We have
yet to 80 Or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused Of bsing wild then in their predio'
items, who predicted ons-half Of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot in Fargo few years age fer $loO each
that would sell day for SO CO. acres at James
town for SIS per acre (oOst 48 oeuts) that to-day
sell .sr 81, soc, and arc built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 49, oents that are
in town lots selling at tho rate Of 81, 25o Per
acre. 30 lots at Living ton which We now fer
at from $25 to $3.50 will, inside of ysars, sell at
from $500 to SIC, 0ee apiece. They have done 81
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future at an excep-
tonally good poi1t like this. We ad ance price
in July.
G, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
So East Third street, St. Paul.
G. e.. BEARDsLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.