The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-13
TOWER CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.

A fair and everyway truthful immigration article would be a novelty. He who would be fair is prone to dip his brush in the color of hls own personal interest or pride; and some have dipped so deep as to utterly disdgure.
 It is embarrassing to have to ask the name of some one to whom we have recently been introduced. Still more chagrined are we when we discover that it Is not the individual at all. Deception is criminal in whatever line it is practical. It is the intent of this article to avoid distortion.
 Tower City, North Dakota, is on the main line of the \. r. R R., forty two miles west of the Red River of the North, winch divides Min nssota from Dakota. in the famous hard wheat region. It can hardly he said that we are in the Red river valley proper, but just outside on higher, more undulating and dryer lands. The town was located, and country around set tied, nine years ago. by native born Americans, mostly some worthy German families have also settled here. Two general stores, two exclusive grocery stores, one exclusive dry goods store, two drug stores, one boot and shoe store, one millinery store, one bank, two law offices, one land office, two hardware stores. one harness shop. printing office Tower City Heraid, furniture store and undertaken, one lumber and wood yard, three blacksmiths, one meat market, one livery sta ble three churches. one patent roller pro cess -four mill, two grain elevators, one flour and feed store and three hotels constitute the present business houses of the town. Oi course, the various farm machine factories are represented. The village owns library of | LOO choice volumes and is also the fortunate possessor of one of the best, If not the best though not the largest artesian mineral wells m this or any other country, the water being soft and ueditin inal and. the writer believes, IS possessed of highly curative properties, he having realized much benefit from it's use, and IS one of the chief reasons of his location here The principal hotel Is supplied with flow of the water. where hot and cold baths are fur nished in true metropolitan style. The hotels furnish as good accommodations as are found in towns of much greater size, and the place IS beginning to receive some notice as health resort. Now. 1t Is certainly worth something to live within convenient reach of such a town. There arc thousands of acres of good farm lands for sale, cheap, and on easy terms within a radius, say, Of ten miles, though very little government land. We predict that another twelve month will forever pass the limit of present low prices. The country Is cold healthful and productive. Wheat oats, harley and flax, and every description of gar den vegetable thrive. Some have made quite a success of corn and continue tO plant. Ma tive hay Is usually plenty price, this spring & delivered in town, S per ton. In one import ant particular there has existed much false impression in regard to this country of North Dakota, namely, m the matter of winters, and stock raising. The winters arc very similar to Minnesota, and less objectionable than any
 IL The past winter here has been more to the mInd of the writer than any within his recol lection. There is large average of sunshine in North Dakota, but the winter just passed has been unusually sunny and mild. Seeding IS now well commenced. and the promise fOI the coming crop Is good
 All descriptions of stock will thrive well, as shown by experience All that is needed ie good care. and to succeed this must be given anywhere.
 Do you want land and home: If you do and will come to this country with full pur pose of staying and applying yourself indus triously to the improvement of your farm and home, you will probably never regret coming No business will take care of itself; vigilance is the price ofsuccess in all countries. and tho most and best of life is realized when vigilance is best applied.
 North Dakota is healthful and fertile country. What better can be said of any Many failures occur everywhere by reason oi sloth. Patient industry, with frugality, sue ceeds everywhere.
 Some comprehensive system of book.keep ing should be practiced by every farmer anC mecha nic; it Is of itself education and inspir ing; it may be. and ought to be. the rudder ant compass of every tille- of the soil, as well ai the merchant. Nj. ROBINSON.