Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-28


Over Five Thousand Dol
lars in Cash Paid
/. Through the Bank
of Cakes.
Last Friday was wool day in
Oakes. Not the wool day legally
provided for by the state, which oc-
ours on the 9th Of: July. but the wool
day of that reliable pioneer institu-
ton, the Grand Forks Woolen Mills,
represented in this part of the state
by R. G. Massey Of Fargo.
Mr.. Massey arrived here about a
week previous tosthe date he fixed
for the delivery Of the wool, and dur
ing that time he was making per-
sonal canvas of the farmers who are
raising sheep, and dealing with them
for their clip. Friday was fixed for
the day of delivery at Oakes, and
when it had all been loaded there
we're three Of the largest cars of the
Northern Pacific filed to the roof
WITH the sacks Of wool, and the COM
bined weight exceeded $4,000 pounds.
This wool was mostly paid for in
cash, but the wool growers took con-
siderable of the amount in trade from
the mills. In former years this mill
has supplied the people of this Sec
ton with beaver and blanket shawls,
suitings, underwear, dress goods, bed
blankets, etc, Having found all
these goods Of universally good
qualify, they took about two thous-
and dollars worth of goods from the
mill this year. Besides these goods
over $1,000 in cash was paid out
through the Bank of Cakes for this
. 5ulp pu1SuG VI NOO1s
The Grand Forks woolen mills
commenced business in small way
several years ago, While they had
no great amount of capital to begin
with, they began right by dealing
d irect with the wool growers of the
state, and while the varieties of the
goods they manufactured has been
small and not as highly polished as
some of the older eastern mills, they
were made5upon honor, and they were
able to compete with anything else
oa sale for good every day wear and
service. Their suitings are worn by
the leading men of the state, sena-
tors, congressman, governors, state
aud county officials, business men
and farmers, and their dress goods
aud shawls are worn by North Da-
kota ladies in city and country. Their
motto has been North Dakota wool
for the Grand Forks mill, and Grand
F orks goods for the North Dakotans.
The people of the state have respond
ed very literally to their efforts, and
nearly the entire output of the mill,
we understand is consumed inside
tho states They get little wool
from Northern Minnesota, tributary
to Grand Forks, and sell some goods
in that state, but it is mostly con-
sumed athome.
Each Of the cars which went out of
Oakes Saturday was decorated with
an appropriate banner, announcing
that the oars contained 10000 pounds
of Dickey.county wool, shipped to
the Grand Forks Woolen Mills from
! Oakes, tb center of the wool, stock
and sugar beet belt of North Dakota
"It is sprprising," said Mr.. Massey
chow ,hepeople of the state patron
ize the Grand Forks mill, There
seems to De patriotic feeling among
them, andthey buy and wear our
PLAN, substantial and servicabie
goods in preference to the highly
polished shoddy stuff that is SO plen-
tiful, and Eeally looks bet ter no doubt
to many Who take our goods. And
then We arp improving on tie finish n.
every year,a work that takes time
aud experience to perfect. There is
no doubt that the fact OF our trade
ia tho statehelps the price of wool
here a littls."
Mr.. Massey loaded two cars at
Hecla yesterday and will have two
or more to lpad at Ellendale on the
9th of July ,making seven or eight
cars from this locality this year.