The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-04-28
A THRIVING COUNTRY.
Its Rapid Development and Valuable
improvements.
Man:lan Pioneer.

MAI.lun llOnCcr.
When the Pioneer feaYlessly went
Oh record with the prediction that
fully $4,000 people would settle west
of the Missouri during the present
year grave doubts were expressed by
many as to the possibility of such u
thing. Yet Il weekly trip along the
line west of the Missouri will convince
the most sceptical that the assersion
is not only based upon so,md reasons.
but that the surprise will be if that
number be not exceeded considerably.
ID. G. Grinnell has chosen charm
ing spot where he snugly settled at
the picturesque sylvan stream few
miles west of Mandm. From there
all along the line sigEs of advanced
civilization make themselves pcrcep-
tible everv"h"re. an;, everywhere
can be seen the pleasant work OF ~.
h,tsbMdmm, who, i'm this section
likely for the first time, is tickling the
earth with a plow. Seeding very gen.
orally commenced a week ago, fully
two weeks earlier than cast of the
Big Muddy. The meaty prairie grass
is pushing it's green leaves nobly
ahead, and Il few more warm days
will fill the wide meadows with The
fragrant perfume of thousands
Of pretty prairie flowers. The
new town of Sims, formerly Bly's
Mine, is evincing some phenomenal
push and activity, new and substan-
tial buildings going up everywhere.
Heavy machinery is being put in for
the manufacture Of pressed brick and
fine terra Gotta work, an industry
which will add much to to the pros
perity of this wide awake community.
The sidetrack and four box-cars
which some ten days ago represented
the new town of New Salem have
given way to houses and stores, with
every indication of a good.osown
springing up at this point. All the
claims surrounding this townsite have
been adorned with a coZy building,
and thrift and industry is the watch
word among the 100 Germans who
here hold the fort.
Richardton unluestionably shows
more rapid improvement at this time
than any other town along the line.
Quite number of new houses have
sprung up during the past few days,
the framework of Il large two-story
hotel is up, and the completion of
one of the most imposing caravan
saries along the line only aquestion of
few days. Some three new stores
are about finished, besides Il number
of neat and conveniently located
dwelling houses. The immigrant
house is crowded, and the trains daily
add to the population of this leading
trans-Missouri agricultural center.
Taylor enjoys the honor of having
a larger acreage under cultivation
than amy of it's prosperous ncighbors,
and as far us the eye can reach the
ground around Taylor has been bro
ken and is ready for Il crop. The
depot here is exceptionally handsome
and elaborate, and if the town proper
does not us yet apparently show as
lnally stores ;s some others, another
month will likely see Taylor put on
metropolitan airs III the fullest sense
of the word.
Dickinson, the leading city between
Mandan and Glendive, is fast ASSUME
ing its natural position as Jamestown
No. 2, and it's development this
spring has Eeen phenomenally rapid
and gratifying. Aside from the ma
jestic buildings, stores, etc, which
ornament the leading thoroughfares.
such valuable improvements as a thor
o,lgh water system and the addition
of extensive railroad Improvements
make Dickinson natural objective
point for capitalists and settlers.
Coupled with this the magnificent ag-
| ricultural resources surrounding it.
and it's brilliant future will readily
J! !s'.ooome apparent. Senator Dickinson
400 acres of the finest soil
ever laid eyes upon,
eight IT, ten