Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-04-17
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington,

South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February %, 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
& Manitoba railway has three main lines,
reaching Glendale, Aberdeen, Water
town and Sioux Falls. Go to South Da-
kota via the St. Paul, Minneapolis Il Man
itoba railway and pass through St. Paul
and Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKoTA-Where Is grown the
No. hard Scotch fife wheat; whose
healthful climate nurtures the most vlg-
orous and brainy civilization on earth;
| where single counties raise more wheat,
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
secure free home. Magnificent daily
train service to Fargo, Grand Forks,
Grafton, Devils Lake, Bottineau, and all
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, producing a larger yield
of crops than any other state or territory;
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 the great reserva
ton of 100000 acres of land, free tt
settlers, in the Milk river valley. Wood
water and coal in abundance; no irriga
ton required; the only line passing
through Great Falls, with its 1,00O,OOl
horse power cataracts; immense Goa
veins, and surrounding farming countr,
of free land; through Helena, the caplt,'
city and commercial centre Of Montana
and Butte, the richest mining camp OF
earth, to San Francisco by the Columbi
River Valley, Portland and Shasta route
or Ogden, Utah, to California points. Re
member this is the only line running din
ing cars, sleeping cars and free colonis
sleepeT5 ol itS OWN from st. Paul an
| Minneapolis to Great Falls. Helena an
Butte. 1t is also the shortest line t
Butte. 45
WAsH1NGToN-The country Of tall tin
Der, indented by Puget Sound, the Med
4 terranean of the Pacific. Do not forge
2 that the St. Paul, Minneapolis s. Mantle
ba railway is the only line which offers
" choice of three routes to the Pacifi
coast. The Manitoba Pacific route is th
only line by which passengers en- rout
: for Tacoma, Portland and san Francisc
C can pass through Port Townsend an
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers ru
through without change or delay. Di
u lance to the Pacific coast is same as b
}. other lines, but prices of tickets are fiy
n and ten dollars less. Take the Seatt
q route.
For further information, maps, rat,
: and publications in regard to the r
+ sources of the four new states, write {
apply to r. l. Whitney, general passeng,
and ticket agent, St. p, NJ. s NJ. Ry.,
t Paul, MINI.