Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-12-24
Facts for the Consideration Of Hsme
Seekers and Investors.

While indications are not always re-.
liable they serve as a basis of reasonable
calculation in proportion to their strength.
The indications ROW are that the upper
James River valley will next year have
such an era OF prosperity as it has never
before known the principal strength Of
winch Indications is in the good financial
condition of the farmers who arc the
producers Of wealth. Tho Alert is re-
llably informed that never before In the
history of this valley have the farmers
been IN snch healthy financial condition
as 1T present. They have learned the
lesson of experience anu had it thorough
ly impressed hy tho henrnssinn nf the pas,
Two years and nre now starting anew, or
have turned over new leaf, IS 1t were,
and have started on the highway to pros
perity by living within their. means, not
but that it is as important for others to
live within their means, hnt because the
farmer is the source from which substan-
tisl prosperity must cmana,e and all
other business prosperity IS largely de-
pendent upsn the prosperity OF the far
mcr.
1t has not only been practically and
thoroughlydemons,ra'ed tha, farming is
profitable In this valley but that stock
raising, both as an adjunct to the falm
and as separate snd exclusive enter
PRISE, is profitable. All the necessaries
of subsistence are now produced here and
another year Will make this valley self
sustaining in these commodities. The
luxurics OF course must be imported as
they must be III any country for anything
that Is produced al home and common
can hardly be termed . luxury.
Besides this substantial foundation of
prosperity and increasing wealth the a.
mos, assured extension Of the James
River Valley railroad to connect with and
perhaps become part of some one Of the
great systems extending from Chicago 10
the northwest is an important feature Of
the transportation question. This valley
has become toe productive and too i'm
portsnt IN transportation traffic to longer
remain one rsllroad country and before
another crop ,s harvested We shall prob
ably have a competing line to st. Paul
and Chicago and before many years sew
erAl snch competing lines.
"a rIa oY I'm
per James River Valley and is already q
railroad center with lines converglns
from the fsur points of the compass
That jamestown Is destined to be the
principal city of the upper valley is so
apparent in natural and circumstantial
advantages that it is universally conced-
Ell Every year adds to the number and
substantial character Of our buildings
and even now the business portion Of the
city ,s built not alone tor the present gen
Grafton but for generations to come. In
view Of these advantageous circumstances
which We believe are given IN conservs
tive manner, and more than sustained by
the facts, we ask those who contemplate
making Investments in the new countries
OF the west, or those who intend 10 emf
CRATE TO the new northwest to give them
candid and intelligent consideration.
DR.. Archibald, the eftlclsnt superinteu-
dent of the North Dakota Insane Hos
p,tal st this place, reports Is patients in
the institution and the new ward ready
for occupancy ss soon as the heating sp
paratus is put IN which will be within
three weeks. The superintendent, Is
making preparations for = Christmas tree
entertainment for the unfoTtunstes who,
he says, take much more interest IN such
things than people generally suppose.
The Baptist Sunday school will be
given an entertainment this evening II
which every child belonging to the schoo
Will receive present Of some kind.