St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-29
An Ideal, Unvarying Water
Power Furnished by Ar
teSian Wells.
A FIGURING Mill, Foundries
and Several Other Manu-
featuring Institutions.
Superior Educational AdVan-
tages--Plenty of Churches
and Newspapers.


advertisement of the citizens ofYanktOn.
Although 4anktOn is an older city than
many along the Missouri river, it is but
year or that it has been looked upon
as one of the future great cities of the
Northwest. Several causes have led TO
this belief in Yankton's future pros-
perIty. In the first place the great rail-
way systems of the country have been
striking out towards YanktOn, and four
OF them have already reached there,
with the prospects of another in the
early summer,th desired spot for a
bridge TO cross the Missouri having
been found here. A great barrier to
the growth of YanktOn was the
discovery of that power about
year ago is now proved beyond
a doubt. In 1886 an arteSian we'll was
bored six inches in diameter. and at a
depth of 600 feet stream of clear. pure
water was struck which spurted out into
the air a hundred feet From this the
entire city has been supplied. In 1887
another well was bored, a short distance
from the first one, and at nearly the
same depth an enormous stream was
struck. From this we'll, by means of
obtained. Here, then, with all expendi-
ture OF sum sufficient to provide
torty-five horsepower engine, there is
obtained equal power, which is available
at all times, without expense for fuel or
attendance. 1t is superior TO the power
furnished by rivers and streams, in that
it is not affected by drOuths, freshets. or
ice. 1t is indeed an ideal power, cheap,
unvarying and abundant, easy of
control. and absolutely free from risk
or danger.
The South Dakota Investors Guide
says: 1.-The city of YanktOn is located
in the extreme southern portion of Da-
kota. near the junction of the James or
Dakota river with the Missouri river.
1t has passed through all the stages of
abnormal growth, and the inevitable re-
action and depression, and is oday
upon solid basis, from which its rise
TO commanding position is only ques-
ton of few years.
1.-The town site of YanktOn Is one of
the finest in the Northwest. 1t is stu
ated on the north bank of the Missouri,
upon all elevated plateau, with gently
SlOping hills on the north and west.
About 1000 acres of land have been
plated and recorded. The streets run
ming east and west are eighty feet wide,
those running north and south are
broad avenues of 100 and 100 feet Many
of the streets have shade trees. which is
an unusual thing for Dakota towns.
There are number of beautiful resi-
dences, WHICH would be an ornament to
much larger place.
''Yankton has population of 5000 in
habitants, who in intelligence and re-
finement will rank among the best peo-
pie in the country. Few places of its
size anywhere in the country offer Supe-
riOr educational advantages. The city
schools have obtained a great degree of
proficiency in all departments, from the
high school to the infant department.
YanktOn college, with corps of able
instructors, and in this, the fourth col
legiate year, having 100 students in at
tendance, offers course of study equal
in extent and thOrOughness to the aver
age college in the East. In the matter
of churches, YanktOn is well supplied,
all the leading denominations being
represented by flOurishing societies,
with substantial church buildings.
The United States land office for the
counties of Yanl1tOn. Turner, Lincoln,
Union, Clay. Bon HOmme, Hutchinson,
Douglas and Charles Mix, is located at
Yankton.
Yankton may be reached by ride of
less than twenty-fOur hours over the
Chicago & Northwestern railway or the
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul railway.
The Illinois Central, Railway company
is preparing to build to YanktOn from
LIE Mars, To-, thus affOrding another di-
rect Eastern connection; and there is
good reason to believe that next year
will bring at least two more new lines,
one to Omaha and the other to Duluth.
Our railroad facilities are already such
as will enable manufacturers and jObberS
to distribute goods to advantage over
large territory, and with the completion
of the lines mentioned the location will
become second to none as Ca point for
manufacturing and whOlesaling.
'1n the line of manufacturing there
are fine Touring mill, two fOundries, a
creamery, a wooden factory (the only
one in DakOta), a linseed oil mill (the
only one in Dakota), wagon shop and
two brewerieS, a pork house with q
capacity of 500 hogs per day, 4 tow
mill, broom factory, soap factory, a
comb factory, a pressed brick factory
and several brick yards. The city
boasts of one daily and six weekly
newspapers and board of trade.
Yankton has a number of pushing
real estate firms who are doing every
thing that is to be done to further the
interests of their fast-growing city.
Among the most prominent of these the
firms of E. NJ. O'Brien, Gov. Penning-
ton, Fogarty & Carr and III. E. Good
ridge are deserving of mention for the
efforts they are putting forth. Mr..
O'Brien is a rustler. always willing. with
time and money, to show strangers the
beauties of the city. Any information
desired concerning YanktOn will read
lily be given by either of the above
named gentlemen.