The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-05-28
Some Questions Answered.

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Some Questions Answered.
Scarcely a week passes that one or more let
ters are not received either at this office or by
some one of our patrons and referred 10 us,
asking for information in regard to Hope, its
population, it's business houses, what branches
are needed, its location, future prospects, etc,
Most of these letters wind up with the query,
"Do you think could make money by locat-
ing in HopeT Now, we have given the in
formation asked for by these writers times
without number through the columns Of the
PIONEER, but as we are always ready and will
ing to give all theinformation at our command
in regard to Dakota, and particularly our own
Immediate section, we again repeat what we
have heretofore published on this subject, and
ask such of our subscribers as have received
letters Of this kind to forward to the inquirers
copies Of this number. To start with, we shall
answer the last query first, and say that we be-
lieve any enterprising, industrious man who
has'some means can make money in Hope or
its Immediate neighborhoOd either in trade or
in farming, but here, as elsewhere, money has
to be worked fort cannot be picked up This
ia the only answerswe can make to the aues-
ton.
Hepe is town Of about 500 inhabitants, the
present terminus Of one branch of the Mani
toba railway, which connects at Ripon, thirty
miles distant, with the main line of the road
to st. Paul, DEVILS Lake, Grand Forks and
Winnipeg. At Cusselton, forty miles distant
from Hope, connection is made with the North
ern Pacific railroad running east and west.
Hope is the largest town in Steele county, is
about midway between the Goose and Sheyenne
rivers, and is surrounded by as fine farming
lands as any in Dakota. The town was founded
about four years ago by the Red River Land
company, corporation which had purchased
all the railroad lands in five townships ad-
jacent It has a hotel building sufficiently
large to accommodate one hundred guests, tho
cost of which, completed and furnished, " ith
electric light apparatus, was between $50, 900
and $s5,OOO. The town at present contains
three general stores two Of which carry stocks
of about $4,000, the third one something less.
We have two hardware stores, both of which
carry full lines Of agricultural machinery and
Implements, two lumber yards, one harness
shop, one millinery establishment ono photo
graph gallery, two blacksmith shops, one liv-
cry stable. one meat market two billiard par
lors, two elevators, one drug store, two pri-
yate boarding houses, one physician, two law
yers, three Or four carpenters, two tin shops,
one furniture store, one barber shop two
wood aud coal dealers, one laundry. The
Congregationalists have a very neat church
edifice; the other denominations have no build
ings as yet, but the Methodists have minister
residing here and services are sometimes held
in the schoolhouee. There is a fourshing
lodge Of Odd Fellows, who have one Of the
most handsomely furnished halls in the terri.
tory. We have good schoolhouse at present
but in the very near future large and impos
ing building is to be erected, to keep pace will
the growing demands of the town.
Our most urgent needs at the present time
are first-class roller flour mill, for which eul
citizens will pay liberal bonus; good bank
for which there is no better opening anywhere
in Dakota than right here; good matchmaker
and jeWeler would find field entirely unoc.
cupied; a first class shoemaker is badly needed
tailor who thoroughly understands his busi
ness would find remunerative work. There
are also other avenues in which live men coulc
find profitable employment.
We have tried to briefly to give the leading
features of our town, and hope that we have
been sufficiently explicit for each inquirer t.
form an opinion for himself. In conclusion
we would say that last year we handled nearl,
100000 bushels of wheat at Hope, and expec
that the present year will show a large increase
Our population is mostly American, intelli
gent educated and refined. There is still
good deal Of railroad land to be had at from
S8 to $40 per acre, Oh easy terms. Our peopl
( are hospitable, and gladly aid and welcom
} every one who comes to make home. II yo
, are looking for location for business or
l farm, give US call.