Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
Jamestown EPIT0MIzED,
Some of the Natural Attractions
Of the Gem City of North
Dakota.
An Important Northern Pacific
Land Case that is At
tracing Attention.
The Public Examiner Issues an
Official Call to North Dakota
State Banks.
The Jim River Metropolis.

The Jim River Metropolis.
In recent issue of leading New
York real estate journal, the following
statements regarding the metropolis of
the famous Jim river valley country we're
given for the benefit of eastern readers:
The city of jamestown, North Dakota,
is beautifully situated in the center of
Stutsman county, and lies in level
valley on the James RIVER; but sur
rounded on all sides by picturesque bills
with large and rich trees along the river
bank, shespresents the appearance of an
ideal town site.
Her people are energetic, largely from
the eastern states-New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin being
largely represented.
With her two commodiOus public
schools anG the Presbyterian and Catholic
colleges she has become an educational
center
Her central location has caused her to
be headquarters Of four divisions of the
North Pacific railroad, and this peculiar
location evidences future railroad
center.
The artesian we'll, with is pressure Of
10 pounds to the square inch, furnishes
the city with superb system of water
works almost without expense.
This Is perhaps the only city in North
Dakota that has not felt any relapse
from the boom of few years ago. She
has not only retained her population, but
has had steady and healthy growth
from her infancy to this time. The de-
mand for houses today is greater than
since 1883, and some of the citizens are
new making arrangements to build a
number of dwelling houses the the com.
ing summer which will pay large profit.
This is largely due to the geographical
location, az che draws her business from
one hundred miles north and fifty miles
west, south and east, and to the further
fact OF the rich and productive country
around.
The farming lands here are rich and
productive level or slightly rolling deep
black loan, with impervious clay subsoil.
She is already becoming the manufactur.
ing and j0bbing center for the country
named.
The 200 barrel -four mill is being in.
creased TO capacity OF 300 barrels per
day.
The two colleges. Catholic see, seven
churches, four hotels, state asylum. cost
ing 100000, planning mill, and the one
daily and two weekly English papers, and
one German paper, all contribute to her
prosperity.
These large buildings, beside two
banks, q $4,000 dollar court house, three
large elevators, two large school houses,
many fine residences and substantial
brick blocks, give the town q prosperous
appearance. Other industries and nine
elevators in the county all help in the
general prosperity. The cultivated land
in the county is about 65,OOO acres.
Stock raising has become a leading
industry. No less than 10000 head of
sheep are now distributed among our far
mers, and sheep raising is now regarded
as one of the most profitable investments
They are raised usually on wild hay
alone, and on government land and pay
for themselves in two years. Three hum
dred pounds or over of wool will be
marketed this coming season. Along
the west edge Of the county lies the
'coteaux," which are celebrated for rich
fine buffalo and bunch grass fine natural
hay meadows and abundance Of spring
water. Cattle and horses are also ex-
tensively raised. The climate is health
full and pleasant.
There yet remains some choice pieces
of government land which have not been
taken up, and the investor could not fail
to make a profit in buying lands at
present prices.
The total taxes on county property in
the last five years have averaged Is mills
on a two nfths valuation, and 80 mills on
city property-the latter caused by large
improvements.