The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-15
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
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South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill CT eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington states ofthe Union.
SOUTH DAKeTA.-The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba
Railway has three main lines reaching Ellen
dale, Abe rdeen, Huron, Watertown, and
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
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. -Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4, 600,
600 head of live stock; profits in her fertile
fields, producing larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country yer inhabtant on earth; where pros :
perity is universal; which has the best paid
labor in tie world; balmy winter climate,
caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is
the only r.iIroad passing through con-
tinrous agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
1t runs through the Great Reservation OF
Is goo 900 A. res of land free to settlers in the
Milk RIVER Valley. Wood, water, and coal
in sbundsn, e; 10 irrigation required; the only
line passing through Great Falls, with its
I GOO 900 horse power cataracts; immense coal
ellis, and surrounding farming country of
Tree land: through Helena, the capital city
and c,nlinel Cal CT ntre OF Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, to
San Fran cisco bv the Columbia River Valley,
PCrttar.d and Shast" Route, or Ogden, Utah,
10 California points. Remember this is the
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
and Tree cololi$t slreperS of Its own from st.
PAM and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
and Butte, 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WsssISGraN The country of tall timber,
indpn,p,' lay Fug@ Soand, tho Mediterranean
of lie Par.iic. Do nnt forget that the st.
PanI, Minneapolis Il Mal itoba hallway is the
only liie which oil, ~ chnios Of three routes
to The Pacific Coast. The Manitoba-PaciIic
il the only line by which passengers ell
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 ten dollars less.
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps, rates and
publications in regard to the resources Of the
four new states, write or apply to F. |. War;.
WY. Gen'l Pass and Tiki. Agt., st. p, NJ. &
Nj. Ry., st. Paul. Mimi.