The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-03
What States Attorney Mcculloch G IL
Thinks Of the Missouri Slope.

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States Attorney James 7. Nc
Culloch returned Wednesday, hav-
ing moved his family to Bismarck
where they will reside until he
builds his residence in the city.
IN talking with the Editor re-
garding the capital city, his OBJ
servations Of the ''Hub of the
Slope he said: Yes I have moved
my family to the capital city for
the present on account of the
school advantages, that is an i'm
portant question to all having
children of school age, and the
capital city enjoys the reputation
of having excellent school advant-
ages.
The fact that Bismarck is the
capital of great state like North
Dakota, which one might say ID
but in its infancy, as compared to
what it will be when the resources
of the Great Missouri, Slope are
developed, naturally brings to the
capital city a good class of people.
The fact that the Northern
Pacific is building a new depot
which will cost not less than sixty
thousand dollars when completed,
and one ot the finest west Of the
Twin cities, is evident the road
has great confidence i'll the future
of the Capital city. An excellent
system Of water works, the State
Pellitentiary located within one
mile Of the city, Fort Abraham
Lincoln beautifully located with
in two miles south Of the city, und
numerous other public improve
4nents go to show Bismarck is DIES
tined 10 become an attractive
point; a city of magnificent pro-
portions and excellently located
at an attractive point OH the great.
50 l. :.
est Of all rivers The old Missouri
connecting with the Mississippi
constitutes the longest river in tile
world; which also rdssexcellent
river transportation. Why just
think Of the fine agricultural .anJ
grazing land on all sides of the
capital for hundreds Of miles; and
no better proof Of the fertility 81
cf the soil could be asked for than
to view the magnif fcent fields oi
wheat, oats, corn, rye and fax,
and last but not least, Mclean
county, underlaid with an mex
haustable supply Of COAL and an
other product that I will not men.
ton now, but which. when de-
veloped, will prove to be the mosl
valuable resource in this country,
We all know that coal consump.
tion is universal and that the sup.
ply is local, and we in Nc Lean
county will CONTROL the out put
for the entire Northwest. VIII
il do anything for Wash burnt
The future Of Washburn is as.
sured as a great center for farm.
ing and Stock raising !: coal and
oil will be shipped from here t
supply the whole n orthwest with,
lin the next five years. q. &.
I doubt il many . !, & / people On tlit
slope compreh nd what the futur.
|s,of the Missouri alley il to -
The building of TIE Bismarck
Washbnrn s Great Fall lls railreai
by such q pro ter a 4 General TX X
[D. Wash hburn. win bes h appreciates
lby$ those who have watched Ia
Il,
career ia the past IA \ 1innesota
The name Wash burn is insperabl
connec cted With iinne ID ant
the slsyelop opments sof the great stat'
|of rlinnesota me great fntnr.
lIof Tia ssourii slope and e
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Eabund dant coal suppliie iies, allIrlsIiit mi ting
cans Eof transI, ,o,rtatliic 81 natnrall,
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