The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-02-01

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Ths 500 Line received no land gran,
from the government and has no IaDSs
Tor sale. It's only interest in the ana
question is based upon its broad polIcy ~
aiding settlers and business men in d-5.
ing desirable locations upon good ls-5.
where thrifty, prosperous commuriris1
may grow up. Il has no favorite locsli-
ties % boom. But from an impartial stand
point will give such infOrmatic1 -
such reasonable cooperation as Will AID
IN this purpose.
THE 500 LINES TERRITORY.
The main line Of the 500" runs north
west from Minneapolis to HankinsOn. n
D., where turning more northerly It IONS
the Canadian Pacific system at Portal
From Hanklnscn running westerly 10
Wishek, IN Mcintosh county, runs he
Bismarck extension, with its terminus AZ
Braddock, 8 miles farther
From WishelZ. BY a detour to the south
and west into Campbell county, South "a
kOta, runs the Missouri river extension,
20 miles long, with its present terminus a.
Pollock. four miles from the Missouri
and only q short distance from the s-aIs
line between North and South Dakota
WHERE GOOD LANDS MAY BE FOUND
For those with means to buy a farm
there are abundant opportunities for IN
vestments In the older sections Of Ri'h-
land, Sargent, Ransom, Barnes and CJCsr
counties. Passing northwest on the 500"
Line as the distance increases the de-
Velopment q less, and In Ward, McHenry
and Mclean counties the homesteader
may Btfll ind excellent farming lands
free under the homestead law. Settle
ment has been going on very rapidly in
these far northern counties during the
last three years and the immense saH
crops and other crops harvested there
last year have made new settlers rlch
ana independent In not few instances
did the FAX crop on new breaking pay
the entire cost Of production, including
the value OF the land and leave a SURPLUS
OF from $500 to $1,000 In bank
To the farm renters OF Iowa and tna
older states, who have had the courage
10 strike out for themselves and come
into this country, II has been like an es-
cape from slavery.
me land hunger now on Is the greatest
In the nations history. The limit Of tres.
land Is not Tar on and the price OF And
Is rapidly advancing everywhere It VIII
only be 3 year or two until all the lana
IN fhese northern counties viii have pass
ed into the hands Of homesteaders and
under the pillow.
THE MISSOURI RIVER COUNTRY
on the main travelled road OF migration
sdmswhat Is the Bismarck extension Of
the 500 line. Along this line will b
NuuuQ even DGAlEE WRRAA NAAANA@1 -
tiers than now remain to the far North
This Is particularly true OF the country
opened recently to settlement BY the
building Of the Missouri river extensioa
/ from Wishek, In Mcintosh county, to Pol
lock, in Campbell county. South Dakota
passing through the beautiful Spring Creek
valley.
This country has long been waiting for
| the facilities which q railroad affords Il
has been settled In part for a number OF
years and has some fine farms The
wheat crops OF this valley have been so
abundant as to make the country famous.
Stock raising. previously the chief busi-
ness on account OF the distance to the
| railroad, viii make q convenient tounda-
| ton for diversified farming.
This new extension runs from Wishek
south to Ashley, thence west through the
new towns OF Ventura, Artas, Herrted
and Pollock, the last three being in Camp
| bell county. South Dakota This Missouri
| Slope country Is now for the hrst time
open for settlement with railroad facili-
| ties. It win al Up very rapidly. no doubt,
| and make excellent opportunities for b1si-
nessmen as well as settlers.
Parties interested In the settlement in
/ North Dakota are invited to write for in
/ formation about the country In general
or any particular part contiguous to tho
| 500 line. to D. ". CASSEDAY,
Land and InS-'st-ia7 AGENT.
500 Line, Minneapolis. MINI