The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-04-06
.ONTOWASHBURN
Line of Bismarck, Washburn &
Great Falls Railway to be
I Exteded.
A Free Ferry to be. Established
Plying Between Points on
the Missouri.

Plying Between Points on
the Missouri.
! Senator Washburn has ordered
work to began on the extesion of the
line of the Bismarck, Washburn
& Great Falls railway now ter.
minated at Wilton, as far as Wash.
burn this season. The surveyors
have began work along the line
and it is expected the work Of
grading will be commenced by the
first of May. The distance between
Wilton and Washburn is seven.
teen miles, and the new line will
be completed in time to handle
the fall crop. 1t is not expected
the road will proceed further for a
year or so which will leave Wash
burn the terminal. The company
j! have decided to make many i'm
provements at this place during
the conlming summer among which
i will be handsome new depot.
a water works system and severa
Office buildings.
The senator has also decided to
establish ferry at this point as
soon as the river is clear of ice
"a boat suitable for the purpose
having already been secured. The
/ ferry will make regular trips across
the river three times week; ply
ing between points above and below
i Washburn in the meantime. This
will bring new and large terri.
}. tory, embracing Oliver and Mer-
Ger counties, which have hereto
fore been marketing at points
along the Northern Pacific. in
direct connection with Washburll
enabling farmers from those els.
tricts to market their products
from twenty to thirty miles nearer
than before. With the railroad
cerminal at Washburn and a ferry
established at this point, tapping
a territory on the west side of the
river containing thousands of acres
Of good farming aud grazing land
: inhabited by many prosperous
farmers and ranchmen, togethe,
with the vast fertile ,er !itory now
tributary, Washburn is bound t
become one of the best distribut.
ing points and marketing centera
in the state.
Many prosperous farmers from
Southern Minnesota and Iowa ART
settling along the line of the Wash
burn road and on lands purchased
from the company laying along
:. the slope. Many of these settlers
are >availing themselves of the ad-
:. vantages afforded by the. Wash
burn company in purchasing theil
lands adjoining homesteads, Ell.
!, abling them to file and also pur
{ chase, thereby securing severa
/. choice quarter sections at a very
| low figure. Many settlers are ar
!, irving daily and the entire section
treaded by the Washburn road il
) rapidly developing.
jamestown Alert: A farmer il
the city Saturday said he was very
pleased to learn the county woule
not furnish any seed to faTmert
this spring. He said those wht
desired. seed and intended to pa,
for it could obtain supplies with
out much difficulty. He referred
: particularly to some in his yicinitll
:. ! who have received aid from thi
: county and lately have been look
ing about for horses to bsuy sy fo'
4 cash. One resident, whose .twii
sons are grown UP and able bodied
received help from the county tbi
winter and last fall he was o6ss
work at $3.50 q day and refusas
because he could not get s. 9 81!
for farm work. The speaker M y
lieved no one nshis, neigh hph hoR' T.
8 would have any any III fhculfy ia 81 |l
4 Ing both grai,l and feed. ifas
Fpiies hayy not been e secnreti y y