Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-09-11
The Northern Pacific Sending Out
Circulars to tbs Farmers of
North Dakota.
The Object is to Gather Statistics to
be Used for Advertising
Purposes.
Another Game of Base Ball Billed
for September 8th-Other
Locals.
Northern Pacific Will Assist

Northern Pacific Will Assis+
The Northern Pacific railroad is en-
deavoring to gain information among the
farmers of the state and will use con-
siderable money and time to carry out
the undertaking. The plan is to gather
statements from farmers in the shape of
letters which will be corrected and
placed beyond criticism before going to
the printer. The following topics are
suggested for the farmers to write about:
Give nationality and size of family,
date of removal to North Dakota, full
p%ostofice address, and any special Incl
dents connected with the removal, and
start in farming, amount of money and
other property owned at time of settle
ment, acres taken, and whether govern
ment or railroad land, and price; cost of
getting title to government land, and if
raised; acreage broken and cultivated,
kind of crops, and prices realized; success
in garden products, poultry and dairying;
buildings erected, number and kind Of
stock, farm machinery and property
made since settlement.
Statements should be made concerning
the nutritious qualities of the native
grasses and extent of the natural past.
ures; the water supply for stock, the ex-
perlence IN stock raising, with usual
length of time of feeding stock in winter;
the fact that some winters are so mild
that but little feed is required; opportun-
tiles to secure hay for feed, and it's cost;
shelter required for stock; rapidity of in
crease of cattle, horses and sheep, and
opinions with respect to the adaptability
of the country for successful stock rails
ing, the profits of this industry, and the
advantages of combining stock raising
with general farming.
The public schools and churches.
The area of unoccupied government
and railroad lands open to settlement in
to vicinity.
The products which the country is
adapted to, and the superiority of the
hard spring wheat and other grains
raised III North Dakota.
The fertility of soil; the healthfulness
of the climate and character of the
spring, summer, autumn and winter sea-
sons; the freedom from mud and excel
lence of the travelled roads.
1t is desirable that each letter be writ
ten by the individual furnishing it, but
il from lack of convenience for writing,
or for other reasons, the letter is written
by a representative, it should be copied
in the words and expressions used by
the individual in giving his experience,
so as to give individuality, originality
and variety to the series of letters inclu-
ded in the folder. If the letters differ
in construction and contain original ex-
pressions, in the W ords and terms actu-
ally used by each writer, the folder
will furnish a publication that will not
only be instructive, but will be interest
ing and insure a perusal by the
general reader of the entire series of let
ters.
The order in which the various sub
jects appear in the foregoing suggestions
of items desirable to have included
should not be followed too closely in each
letter. If the order in which the sug-
gestions are given is followed too closely
by each writer, it will give too great a
similarity to the letters. Each writer
should put his statements in such order
as he may think best, and need not ne
cessarily include all of the items of
information that have been suggested
herein.
The letters should be furnished as
O o as possible, it being the intention
to publish the folder at an early day land
it is important that each section of coun-
try be represented by good letters from
farmers in each district.
Elevator Rules Amended.
The commissioners have adopted and
printed the following amendments to
the previous rules and regulations
adopted by that body. The amendments
are the key to the attorney generals de
%cision, which the Minneapoliss papers
have been claiming would set aside the
law and allow wheat to flow into that
city as heretofore, but the amendments
confirm the prediction of the TRIBUNE,
that the decision was favorable to the
commissioners. The following are the
amendments:
Rule Is amended to read as follows:
The several warehouses and elevators
doing business in this state as public
warehouses are permitted to make the
following charges, and no more, viz:
For receiving, elevating, insuring, de-
livering and twenty days storage, two
cents per bushel.
Storage after the first twenty days, one.
half cent for each fifteen days or fraction
thereof; and shall not exceed five cents
for six months.
The grain stored shall be insured at
the expense of the warehouseman, for
the benefit Of the owner.
Rule 10 amended to read as follows:
Each elevator company operating in
this state shall furnish to the commits
sioners of railroads a daily report of the
prices to be paid each day at every ele-
vator operated by them, which price
shall be based upon the West Superior,
Wis., price at which the wheat puroh-
ased can be sold and delivered of the day
before, deducting freight from the station
to West Superior, (Wis.)
Motto to agent Of changes of price
shall be posted in a conspicuous place in
each elevator.
Deputy and assistant inspectors and
helpers shall be at their posts, ready for
business, upon the arrival of all trains
loaded with grain, day or night, unless
otherwise ordered by the chief inspector.
Inspectors stationed at elevators shall