Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-08
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
Washington

South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
Washington.
On February 20, 1889, the president
signed the bill creating South Dakota
North Dakota, Montana and Washington
states of the union.
SOUTH DAKoTA-The great Prairie
State, to which the St. Paul, Minneapolis
o Manitoba railway has three main lines.
+ reaching Ellendaie, Aberdeen. Water,
town and Sioux Falls. Go to South Da-
kota via the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Man
itoba railway and pass through St. Paul
ard Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKOTA-Where is grown the
No. l hard Scotch fife wheat; whose
healthful climate nurtures the most Wig
orous and brainy civilization on earth;
where single counties raise more wheat,
oats and barley than entire sta es; the
soil OF whose fertile prairiea is richer
than the valley Of the Nile; where the
Turtle Mountain, Minot and Devils Lake
land districts invite the home seeker to
secure free home. Magnificent daily
train service to Fargo, Grand Forks,
Grafton, Devils Lake, Bottineau, and ali
other important points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasures in
her mines OF precious metals; wealth in
her 100000 head of live stock; profit in
her fertile fields, predicting larger yield
of crops than any other state or teri tory;
the richest country per lnhabitant on
earth; where prosperity is universal;
which has the best paid labor in the
world; balmy winter climate, caused by
warm winds from the Pacific. The St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is
the only railroad passing through CON
tinuous agricultural country from st.
Paul and Minneapolis to the Rocky noun
tains. 1t runs through tie great reserva-
ton Of 100000 acres OF land, free to
settlers, in the Milk river valley. Wood,
water and coal in abundance; no irriga-
tion required; the only line passing
through Greet Falls, with its 100000
horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country
Of free land; through Helena, the capitol
city and commercial centre of Montana,
and Eutte, the richest mining camp on
earth, to San Francisco by the Columbia
or Ogden, Utah, to California points. Re-
member this is the only line running din
ing cars, sleeping cars and free colonist
sleepers of its own from St. Paul and
Minneapolis to Great Fails, Helena and
Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsHINaToN-The country of tall tim
ber, indented by Puget Sound, the Medi-
terranean of the Pacific. Do not forget |
that the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manito-
ba railway is the only line which offers a |
choice of three routes to the Pacific |
coast The Manitoba Pacific route is the
only line by which passengers en- route
for Tacoma, Portland and San Francisco
can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run
through without change or delay. Dis
tance to the Pacific coast is same as by
other lines, but prices of tickets are five
and ten dollars less. Take the Seattle
route.
For further information, maps, rates
and publications in regard to the re-
sources Of the four new states, write or
apply to F. I. Whitney, general passenger
and ticket agent, St. P, M. 8 N. Ry., st.
Paul, Mimi.