Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-06-17
"A la'i3, to Bismarck.


men Of the metropolis had in the past
shown commendable zeal in assisting
anything which would likely prove of
benefit to the city or to the country about
He also knew that every citizen of En-
mons County desiring 70 purchase goods,
or upon business Of any kind, must Of ne
icessity go to Bismarck q Witll.thsse facts
gin view be started uponta sort Of mission
ary tour for the pnrp esof converting
the merchants and professional men
thereabout to belief that their interests
and those of the people of this county
were identical. u.
he metwith pleasant reception every
where, and hopes were expressed that the
sREcoRD, or any other paper founded in
the section tributary to Bismarck, would
prove Q success, and live to aid in the de,
'velopment of, this great MissouEi Nailey,
Even those who did not advertise wished
the new enterprise ven, and most of them
assured the publisher that il few weeks
they would patronize the paper.
Since last fall, and tic coming of the
reaction from the strained and overdone
condition existing at the time of and i'm
mediately subsequent to tile location of
the capital, the writer had noticed upon
the brows of Bismarck business men from
one to half adozen wrinkles, exactly pro:
portionate to the mannerin which the re-
action had affected them. But upon this
trip he noted that change had come or
was coming. The foreheads of most of
them were devoid of burrows, or were
gradually smoothing out. And why
should not such be the case7 Il a:
Itis3well known that in every new com
munity large proportion Of thepeople.
and especially the rural population those
upon whom the permanent prosperity of
country depends - are so situated
that they must place themselves under
obligation to the merchants in the matter
Of credit. During such ssperiod there is
no income for the farmer continual
consumption, but no production. It is
only sfter;a crop is raised and, marketed
that these debtsare paid, money becomes
more easily obtainable the wheels of
Etrade tnrn egularly. and llanniness and
Iplenty 10 hand 10 hand.
Is In TEN other new regions we believe in
none-has so liberal spirit been shown
as that manifested blythe Bismarck mer,
chants in their dealings with those who
will constitute the great producing class
of the future. They have extended many
financial favors to them fayors III most
instances based for payment solely upon
the returns which the farmers expected to
receive from their crops. And, iispite Of
the croakings of portion OF the eastern
press and the misrepresentation OF an
iEoccasional ne e'er-do-well at home, their
faith in the future of the Missouri Val,
Hey has been unbounded, and they have
lproved their faith by their works. Its has
imattered not whether the object to- be
accomplished was the building Of cap
itol or the assisting of q aedgeling news
lpaper, the same enterprising generosity
and public spirit had been shawn.
| What wonder is it, then, thst with the
present suspicious outlook the brows Of
these men should be clearing aud that
frowns should be giving way to smiles?
| From the Capital City, go which way
Iy0u will, there is nothing that. does not
point TO the harvesting of a greater crop
than even the previous great crops which
have Blessed the people Of Dakota's fai1
landa In the writer's experience he, mas
never seen such season in the States.
Not a seed of any kind planted has failed
to respond to the wooing Of the sunshine
and the rain. Not vegetable growing,
in the garden or the field. has experienced
a blight or setback of any kind, Some
Journals in the States. presuming to
be better posted than the people Of Da.
kota themselves, have said we would lack
a sufficient fall of rain for successful farm.
ling. But still we have had rain---rain- =
rain, until now absolutely nothing stands
between the people and the grandest har.
vest ever known-one that will cause Wis
itors to the territory to open wide their
iwonlsring eyes. .dssssssAzA
II crop planted has been varied
ore Eyerything has flourished ito
groNth Has been wonderful, and tAere is
InoT 10 reason 70 believe that ota--at
iEsst that portion sef Il il the Upper Mis-.
sonfi Valley cannot produce anything
grown In the Middle Western E1ases, and
prs besides. /.
n the list 81 Bismarck business men
who favored the RECON- with advertise-
ments are the following nrst-class houses.
We can assure these advertisers that the
Emmons County people, interested as
they all are Id the succeas Of their county
paper, win not forget them when they
visit the Capital
Among the interests in Bismarck pat
ronixed by the people Of this county the
lumber business Is quite prominent.
Those advertising on another page are
Edwards q Bradford, John P. HoAkiand,
the Weaver Lumber Company, and JET.
erson & Kasson. ftfs
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