The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-04
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
WASHINGTON,


Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill CT eating South Dakota North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington states of the Union.
SOUTH DAKOTA. THE great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul. Minneapolis 4 Manitoba
Railway las three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown, and
Sioux Falls Go to south Dakota via the ST.
Paul, MinneaT oils 4 Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneal oils en-
route.
North DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose heaIthful
climate MIXTURES the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earth; where single
counties raise more W heat, oats and barley
than entire states; the soil OF whose fertile
prairies is richer than the valley of the Nile;
where the Turtle Mountain. Minot and Devils
Lake land districts invite the home seeker to
sec1re a free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4 ,OOO,-
600 head of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producing larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country per inhabitant on earth; where pros
perity is universal; which has the best paid
labor in the world; balmy winter climate,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is
the only railroad passing through a con-
tinuOus agricultural country from St. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains
1t runs through the Great Reservation OF
$1,000 600 ares of land free to settlers, in the
Milk River Valley. Wood, water, and coal
in abundance; no irrigation required; the only
| line passing through Great Falls, with its
| 200 600 horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country of
| tree land: through Helena, the capital city
and comm erCial centre of Montana, and
! Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, to
| San Francisco bv the Columbia River Valley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
| to California points. Remember this is the
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
! and free coloniSt sleepers of Its own from St.
| Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsHINeToN.-The country of tall timber,
| indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
Of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st.
Paul, Minneapolis 4 Mai toba hallway is the
only line which offers 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 Fran
cisco CAN pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to the
Pacific Coast is same as 10y other lines, but
prices of tickets are five and len dollars less.
Take the Seattle route.
| For further information, maps, rates and
| publications in regard to the resources o. the
four new states, write or apply to +. |. WHIT
| NEY, Gen'l Pass. and Tiki. Agt., St. p, NJ. &
NJ. RY., St. Paul, Mimi.