The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
WHERE THINGS Hum
Pamphlet Showing Conditions Along
the 500 Line.
WANTS" THAT ARE ANSWERED
A Sign of Prosperity and u Proof OF
the Value of Good Adj ~.
yertisinE.

The general prosperity of the north
west, its, growth and development, are
clearly illustrated by pamphlet to be IS
sued by the 500 line shortly. This pam
phlet will contain information not In
general terms and with highly colored ad-
jectives, but epit0mized and direct, which
proves conclusively the growth OF towns
along the 500 road, and the general pros
perity Of the country. y ~
Undoubtedly the same conditions exist
in other districts as we'll, but the policy
of the 500 in Issuing an annual '<List Of
Wants OF the toWns and villages on its
line, greatly facilitates the work OF COM
parison, and affords4,an admirable index
of what Is going on all over the north
western states. Gus bs..s- -
Since the publication Of the want: list
a year ago, fifty -four wants then an
nounced by leading citizens of the towns
mentioned, have been filled. Others, OF:
course, have been as the growth. of the
country has increased the opportunities
for profitable business ventures. These
wants include every kind of business in
stitution that might reasonably be sup
posed to prove profitable, and range in
character from demand for the usual
general store to banks, manufacturing
concerns, hotels and theaters. In addi-
|.tion, the list shows those. towns in which
good openings exist for professional men,
doctors, lawyers, civil engineers, archi-
tects and electricians at2 ~
Substantial Growth.
A comparison of the two lists shows
that FIVE northwestern towns out of those
mentioned have erected new hotels during
the past year. -Four banks have been ad
ded, four creameries, four meat markets,
three general stores, three blacksmith
shops, two shoe stores, two barber shops,
two cigar factories, Two laundries. two
., ~ fx-n1s csfo hi n
lumber yard, photograph gallery, hoop
and heading mill, bicycle repair shop, tan
merry. clothing store. hardware store. drug
store, harness shop, restaurant, electric
light plant telephone system and stump
pulling machine flax and tow mill
that was closed down is again in opera
ton and four doctors have settled in
+ This list, in itself, might not appear
formidable, were it not for the fact that 1t
concerns only a small number of towns,
in widely separated districts, thus PROV
ing the general prosperity and healthy
growth of the country.
''Openings for Busy People,
This want list, or as it's title is, "Open-
ings For Busy People," is a regular part
of the 500 publicity program. 1t is
printed annually, or oftener if conditions
seem to require, and is given a wide, cir
CuldIlOA UuIUuSu Iu0 IOau b dSCuLS, par.
ticularly in the east. The object of the
list is explained in the pamphlet ITSELF
The 500 line offers this list of business
openings and suggestions in response to
call. by the inhabitants along its line of rail-
way for. new industries. Thousands of set
tiers are now moving onto the lands tributary
to the 500 line in the states of Minnesota,
Wisconsin,, North and South Dakota particu-
larry, and live towns are springing up, which
will rapidly develop into cities within the
next few. years, offering exceptional opportu-
mites for building up lucrative business in
various lines of merchandising.
The number Of filled wants, by states, is
as follows: North Dakota, %; Wisconsin,
10; Minnesota, 9; and Michigan, 4. A
comparison Of the two lists shows that
Courtenay, N. D., added bank, restau-
rant, harness shop, hardware store, drug
store, general store, boot and shoe shop,
and hotel to its taxable property during
the year; and that a mill, formerly closed
down, was reopened This is the best
showing made by any one town on the list.
Last year the 500 did not extend into
South Dakota and so no comparison with
regard to- that state is possible. Natural 4
ly the towns mentioned in the list are
small, and depend for their growth upon
the prosperity of the farmers, their
growth thus providing doubly valuable \
index of the countrys general prosperity. 4