St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05
This Is According to Col.
Barr, Who Is Not a Poll
tician,
But Sees a Business Boom
Rising at the Territorial
Capital.
That House Story as AS
serted by Mr. Day at
Washington.

Special 10 the Globe.
WASHINGTON. May Capt. John c.
Barr, of Bismarck, is still here waiting
for the patent Office TO reach and decide
upon his case. He has an application
for patent lock. which will surely
bring HIM wealth if approved by the de-
partment. Speaking of Dakota men
and affairs to-day, he said:
y am not in politics. and l never was.
| can't make any money except by at
tending to legitimate steambOating, and
tnventing things. But, of course, /
know what is going on around me. |
have known all about Bismarck and
North Dakota for some time. One of
The best men we ever had there, for Bis
marck, was Col. LOunsberry. He had
his faults, like others, and hence he had
enemies; but all cOncede that his work
there with his paper was of immense
Falue to Bismarck. If he had not asked
and expected too much of US. he might
nave been one of our richest and most
prosperous men. But, l always thought
that when he asked the governorship
HE ASKED TOO MUCH.
However, if he had gotten the place, /
would have been glad, and | believe
shat he would have been a good gov
srnor. But, he didn't get it; and that
was probably better for him. Whoever
gets the governorship of Dakota, gets
mis- hands full of bees and hornets. and
his bed full of scorpions. Col. Louns-
berry Is a better man, and a better
liked man, and more successful man
today, than he would have been if
he had been appointed governor when
he expected 10 be-"
How do you like your present gov
ernor?;'
He is like all the rest OF them. The
president selected the best fellow he
anew and sent him out there TO govern
rs. There is no better fellow on earth
than Louis K. Church. But, how long
was he in office before the politicians
commenced 10 throw vitriOl and hot
Goals at him? Haven't they proved him
70 be villain, liar, a thief. a ScOun-
.he same thing against every man that
S ever appointed? Why, in my opinion,
I were made governor of Dakota, in
Hde of month all of my old friends
would discover that
WAS THE EfEANEST MAN
ever known in the territory. The papers
would describe me as such a monster
that if I-would send the papers to my
friends in the East they wouldn't be-
iieYe il was the same Barr. Fact. 1t
takes nerve 10 be governor of Dakota.
Do you know l don't believe it makes
any difference whether he is a carpet
bagger or not; If Day or Ziebach had
been appointed all the other faction
same. If poor old Barney Caulfield had
been appointed l believe all factions
would have united i'll pTaving him a
villain"
How do you like NJ. II. Day?"
Every one likes Day. l really believe
that Abe Boynton likes Day too, but of
course he couldn't afford to say so. He
has some qualities which l can't ap-
prove, but he is a wholesouled. genial,
honorable man, and stands by his friends
ike a soldier.
LIKE DAY"
'What are the business prospects for
the territOry?''
Il can't answer that question. The
territory is too big for one man to cover.
1t takes a regular business directory to
answer such conundrums. Now if ii
were Rhode Island or Delaware, /
might find out for you. But, can tell
you what the prospects are in the
neighbOrhOod of Bismarck. The recent
absorption of the Aberdeen and Bis
marck road by the Sault Ste. Marie
line Will build up Bismarck and make
business hum. The new deal will put
Bismarck sixty miles nearer to the big
Twins, and that means considerable. i
will take traffic from the Northern
Pacific, and make
THAT MONOPOLY HUSTLE
and whittle down its rates. You can
bet that the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul will lay its iron as fast as it car
drop il now. and Bismarck will hear the
whistle of Milwaukee locomotives be
fore snow flies again. There has beeI
no such real solid boom for Bismarck
since / have known the town. as there
Is now. The politicians may fight anG
swear and tear their hair, but BiSmarcF
will move right On and sell her dirt a
advanced prices. Aberdeen will grow
faster. too. There is growing up /;
rivalry between those towns which vii
Hugur well for both. Itis odds to eveni
that Bismarck keeps her superior stand
ing: and unless her business men keel
their eyes open Aberdeen will be max
ing faces al them soon.''