Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-31

Behind the Indians bark canoe r
The steamer smokes and raves,
And city lots are staked for sale
Above old Indian graves :.
Where once the red man Of the !
tribes OF Rees and Grosventres Y
roamed freely in chase of the stately n
elk, buffalo and other smaller game, :,
now stahds the beautiful city Of Bis h
marck. county seat of Burleigh coun- =
ty, and capital OF a state made famous :,
the world over by the unexampled h
which this young giant !,
among other states has developed !,
WITHIN less than a quarter Of a Gen.
tury past, says a writer in the Min.
Tribune ,
1t was evidently with prophetic fore r
sight, that the founders of the town ,
those who have followed on, seeing
the many natural advantages pos
sesse5 nv the city, have aided in
making it what T. is today one of the
.iiv--'ishttnl places :. resistance,
-. Mise an --sic business osater.
not surpass- 20, ~ .. The
Nsthwest
Bismarck, although probably eight,
miles southv Isl OF the geographical
center of the state, is nevertheless
garded as the center of North Dakota
Situated on the east bank of the
Missouri river, the city is the primary
market for a vast region to the north
east and south. This country ii
steadily settling up with a desirable
class of experienced farmers, and as
the country develops hereabouts and
y made TO yield the fruits OF mans
labor, SO, correspondingly, will the
capital city expand in harmony with
the increasing demands upon il.
Neither Bismarck nor Burleigh
county has experienced a boom in the
past decade, and the citizens, both ur-
ban and rural, are too level headed to
desire ever again to see such move
ment take place, well recognizing the
baneful tendencies of such an un-
healthy growth.
The situation of the city and the
possibilities of the county are such
however, that it stands TO reason that
were the conditions which prevail and
the advantages offered to new settlers
as well as to those seeking desirable
locations for variety of jobbing o
small manufacturing interests, NOR,
generally known, especially to peopl'
in the congestea sections of the olde
settled states, east and west, both tn
city of Bismarck and the country sur
rounding would receive attention tha
would eventually produce the mos
beneficial results.
Why, The mere fact of cheap raw
material and free building sites shoul,
excite the interest. at least to the ex
tent of an investigation. of those hav
ing in contemplation the establish
ment of wooden mill, fax fibre mill
linseed oil mill, -four or grist mil
cheese factory, creamery or a numbe
of other industries
II is here stated on the authority o
prominent and responsible men of Bis
marck. that any legitimate enterpris
in the way OF a manufacturing plant
seeking a new location. will be give
not only fine building site but it wi
be guaranteed them that libera
amount OF stock will be subscribed 70
by local capitalists and citizens gene,
ally. There is a splendid system c
waterworks in use under high pres
sure ample for any demands in cor
nection with manufacturing Lignit
coal is mined close by and is yer
cheap in comparison with eastern Goa
II may be had by the car load fo
about 81 80 per ton.
Ignite is being used with very sat
isfactory results in manufacturin
plants in different parts of the stat,
Natural draft with large boiler an
CRATE surface. gives entirely satisfas
tory results In some instances note,
only the refuse OF the mines was use
in generating steam This can b
purchased at the mines for little G
nothing and. as IL is now. is going I
waste for the most part. unless tn
briquetting process Is brought to
state OF perfection
What Bismarck Offers.