Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1889-10-17
our "a eW States.

SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA,
MONTANA. WASHINGTON.
On February 22, 1889, the President
signed the bill creating South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana, Washington
states of the Union.
SOUTH DAKoTA.-The great Prairie
State to which the st. Paul, Minneapolis
d Manatob road has three main lines,
reaching Glendale, Aberdeen, Huron,
Natertown and Sioux Falls. Come to
South Dakota via the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils x Manitoba Railway and pass through
It. Paul Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKOTA.-Where is grown the
No. l Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose
heaithiul climate nurtures the most Wig
orous and bTainy civilization on earth;
where single counties raise more wheat,
oats and barley than entire states; the
soil OF whose fetIle prairies is richer than
the valley of the Nile; where the Turtle
Mountain, MinOt and Devils Lake land
districts invite the home seekerto secure
a free home. Magnificent daily train SER
VlcetO Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Dew
lis Lake, ~Bottineau, 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
we'd OF crops than any other state or
territory; the richest country per Inhabi-
tant On earth; where posterity is u%niver-
sal; which has the best paid labor in the
world; a balmy winter climate, caused
by warm winds from the Pacific. The
>t. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
hallway is the only railroad passing
through a continuous agricultural country
rom st. Paul and Minneapolis to the
Rocky Mountains. 1t runs through the
NIeat Reservation of Is, ZOO, 600 acres of
land, tree to settlers, in the Milk River
valley. Wood, water and coal in album
dance; no irrigation required; the onlv
line passing through Great Falls, with
It's l,OOu,OOO horsepower cataracts; I'M
mense coal veins, and surrouning farm
my country of free land through Helena.
ne capital city and commercial center
OF Montana, and Butte, the richest min
ing camp on earth, to San Francisco bv
the Columbia River Valley, Portland and
shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah, to CaIifor-
ma points. Remember tins is the onlv
me running dining cars, sleeping cars
n free cOlonist sleepers of its own from
81. Pau and Minneapolis to Great Falls.
Helena and Butte. 1t is also the short,
est line 10 Butte.
NAsHINGToN.-The country of tall tim
Der, lndented by Puget Sound, the Medi-
terranean of the Pacific. Do not forget
that theSt. Paul, Minneapolis & Manatoba
railroad is the only line which offers a
choice OF three routes to the Pacific
Coast. The Manitoba-P Pacific route is
only line by which passengers en- route
Tor Tacoma, PORTLAND and San Francisco
can pass through Port Townsend and
cattle. Free c~olonest s]leepers run
through without change or DELAY. Dis
ance to the Pacific Coast is same as bv
other lines, but prices of tickets are five
ana ten dollars less. Take the Seattle
route.
For further information, maps, rates
and publications in recuard TO The re
sourses of the four new states. write or
apply to L. l. WHITNEY, Gen'f Pass. and
Ikt' Agtp st.P., NJ. & NJ. r. r., st. PAUL
MINI.