Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-14
.JAMEST0
The Beautiful City of Stlltslnan
County and Future MetrOpO-
lis Of North Dakota.
Its History, Progress and linz
Central Location
a Bee Hive City.
A Large Increase OF Population,
Wealth and Business Is
Assured.

"A Large increase O1 IOlDNtltltAOus ,
Wealth and Business is
Assured.
THE FUTURE METROPOLIS.
Distance, like time, frequently exalts
the insignificant into importance and re-
duces the important into insigni6cance.
To all interested, and whom it is desi.
rable to interest lnJamestown,th this sketch
is intended. In an article of this char
acter only the more important matter
las been spoken of, while matters of
minor Importance have received only
cursory attention or have been passed in
silence.
All applications for more detailed in-
formation will, no doubt, receive prompt
attention by addressing any jamestown
business man. In view of the fact that
this issue is designed for general circula-
ton, we propose to give, briefly and con-
cisely as possible, few Of the ad-
vantages and resources of jamestown
and the James river valley.
Whether we shall succeed in
bringing new manufacturers, merchants,
mechanics OF farmers to this locality, We
are still conscious of the fact that any
"write up once printed and given to the
world is never lost, but enters upon a
kind Of Immortality of its own and exerts
some influence, greater or less as the case
may be. In "write up we have the con-
densed experience of years Of practical
business and 1t is hardly possible for the
new conner to be led astray.
In the center of Stutsman county, on
the main line of the Northern Pacific
railroad, is situated the beautiful city of
jamestown, the future capital and me.
tropolis OF North Dakota. 1t is pro.
gressive, prosperous, growing city, with
bright future. The city was plated by
the Northern Pacific railroad g. F..
Kindred, land commissioner, Brainerd,
Minnesota, I'm 1878. There we're no IN
hsbitsnts here previous to this time and
the only land under cultivation was
about ten acres near Fort Seward. In
1879 few settlers began to arrive,
among whom are noted: A. Klaus, E. p.
Wells, VIM. NJ. Lloyd, Lee & Strong, d.
N. KelIeher, Curtin & Winslow, A. w.
Kelley, J. w. Goodrich, Jas. NJ. and r.
L. Winslow, and others. Stutsman
county, of which Jamestown is the geo.
graphical center, is one of the best
COUNTIES in the state, producing, during
favorable seasons over 400 bushels OF
wheat per capita.
jamestown is "a miles from Fargo, 337
miles from st. Paul, 756 from Chicago,
100 from Bismarck, 7S6 from Helena and
888 from Butte City.
To cay that jamestown is one Of the
best, and most prosperous towns in this
part of North Dakota is putting it mild
]y, but it is a fact that it is situated in
the center of one of the best farming
countries in the world. The history of
the town covers only little over four
teen years, yet here we find all the ad-
vsntaRes Of long established cities.
Very few vacant buildings are to be
found and the business men are every
one prosperous. One of the first things
to attract the attention of the stranger
is the neat, cheerful appearance of the
homes of jamestown.
The Methodists, Presbyterians, Bap-
fists, Congregationalists, Catholics,
Episcopalians, German Lutherans, all
have Touring societies and fine church
edifices. The schools OF jamestown
are the best to be found any,
where and are presided over by
an efficient corps OF experienced
teachers. The Knights Templar, Masons,
Order Of Eastern Star, Odd Fellows,
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
Knights Of Honor, Grand Army OF the
Republic, Womans Relief Corps, Inde-
pendent Order Of Good Templars,
Farmers Alliance and other fraternities
have strong lodges here. The city tinan-
ces are in good condition under the
management OF B. w. Fuller, mayor;
Geo. L. Webster, treasurer, and Andrew
Blewett, clerk. Several large elevators
are required to care for the large amount
Of wheat raised. Oats. produce and live
stock sre also shipped.
Higher education il not neglected.
Tie Presbyterian university il located
Eere.
The Insane Hospital, erected at cost
Of S275, 600 and whose buildings cover IN
area Of over three acres Is situated here.
The grounds cover GAO acres. Water
for the hospital is obtained from an
srtesion we'll, 1923 feet deep. These