Telegram-herald., 1890-09-01
RED RIVER VALLEY
As Seen Under the influence Of
Dakota's Setting sun.
OLD FRIENDS fOUsD IN sEW PLACES.
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kst&-Unissrsal ouiet aDd f~@ce-
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the New StAtes.

Special Correspondence te rElaaKss hskALD
Ne crossed the Red River OF tie
NORTH on the evening OF the 10Th on
our way westward, under the bright
rays and pleasing influence Of pakota' :
setting snn. Ne were not long n
meeting oid-time fTieDds-hsppsned 70
meet some Of them on our way from
the depot 10 the hotel They are IN
business here. Mr.. A. l.. Wall, son OF
our esteemed friend, c. A. Wall. Of the
Grand Rapids Savings Bank, Is one OF
Fargo's respected citizens ard active
business men. He seems well informed
regarding his adopted citv's business
outlook, and highly thought of, ludg-
ing from what We heard and saw. We
first knew Mr.. Wall IN Grand Rapids
some twenty-five years ago. We knew
nothing but good of him there. and
have not heard anything 10 the contrary
while here. We are always glad 10
hear the deserving humanity meet
with success. There Is pleasure and
happiness IN it for US.
Mr. Allen Durfee, Of Grand Rapids,
has been spending week here. lie
left for home yesterday. We had a
letter Of introduction from the manage
ment of the G. \. Ry. Co. 10 Mr.. l.. c.
stebbins, agent here for the above
road, and he gave us gentlemanly at
tention. We next called on Col. A. ".
Edwards. the wide-awake editor and
proprietor of the Daily and Weekly
Argus; also Mr.. II. {. Plumley, assist
ant editor. We were very agreeahly
entertained. The Argus is published
from the largest and most complete
building devoted to printing north
west of ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Col. Edwards has been very successful
in his newspaper enterprise, and has
erected this large building from his
net proceeds, so We were informed by
outside parties.
We were next shown 10 Col.
j. j. Jordan's printing establishment
and met friendly, gentlemsnly staff
of hard workers. Col. J. IS editor and
proprietor of the Evening Republican,
daily and weekly, and in connection
with his establishment is one Of the
finest Job printing Offices northwest of
the Twin cities.
Both of these papers are ssaunch
Republicans are the Dakotss. These
papers don't do a "penny-a-line" busi.
ness, nothing less than ten cents and
upward, and their circulation is less
than one-half the TELEeRAN-HERALD's.
! Grand Rapids certainly needs boom
in advertising prices.
We met Mr.. James Hales, one Of the
first settlers, and State Commissioner.
He was full of interesting information,
and If time and space would permit al
present, would be glad to give some IN
teresting facts concerning the Dakotas,
both past and present. As a Territory
Dakota became noted for the produc.
I
ton of No. ! hard spring wheat. Its
atmosphere is dry, clear and huoyant,
quite free from malarial influences
which, combined with is rich soil &C.
, counts for Its rapid growth during the
past ten years. But. 70 continue, this
! proportionate growth during the past
! ten years changes must necessarily be-
made, and farmers are beginning to
raise other cereals. and gome are be.
ginning the raising of fine stock. which
they have neglected heretofore, be.
cause Of the high price secured for
( their wheat. The word -change" u
written on the fsce of everything, and
so Il viii be on the Dakotlans method
OF farming. and uuless entered upon
/ at once TO some extent, the States vii
have setback, not easily overcome
| hereafter.
Since the once great Territories have
put on the fine new government Ot 50
teriy Statehood. Their population Wi
/ naturally increase and their develop
ment bc qmckencd by the inflow Of new
capital. which fees more secure iD q
recognized parental pocket than
/ in the pocket Of an irresponsible chio
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