Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
Williston Critisized.
HoMund, n. D.. Msrci

Hofflund, n. d.. March 7, 1894.
Editor Graphic: About year ago We
people living in the vicinity of HoffIund
heard a great deal abudt Federation"
~of business men being organized in
Williston, and with great flourish of
trumpets they advertised themselves
and promised to perform marvellous
things for the amelioration Of the
farmers, especially in this section of the
county. They talked about improving
the roads. establishing prices for farm
products. and making 1t possible for the
country jiages to visit the metropolis of
the county with q load Of pumpkins
easier than he could haul q load Of wood
from the Missouri river bottoms. But
where. oh where, has the Federation
gone? Where lie the evidence Of the
4 good work it was going to do? Can you
see il? Where is there . piece Of road
that has been improved through the
efforts of this wonderful ';Federation?"
And what has become of the money the
promoters Of the organization collected
to commence the good work with? So
far as am able to see. not hill be.
tween Nesson and Williston has re-
ceived the least Improvement. either
through he-medium of the Federation,
or the road supervision of the district
In which hills are located upon the
road whose duty it is to work the
roads, and improve the bad places.
| Then would refer YOU to the roads in
your own immediate vicinity, and
especially to that short piece Of the pub.
lie highway running from the Muddy
bridge to the foot Of the hill within the
corporate limits Of the town. The piece
of road across that bottom, or fiat, in
the springtime, or during very rainy
spells, Is the worst road there is in the
county, and yet il is under the very
nose of the great Federation Part
OF that road, or about one-half mile Of it,
is IN the Stony Creek district. and for
the past two years not days work has
been expended for its improvement.
And in the same pistrict is the "Harris
hill" almost impossible at any time of
the year for lack of proper grading.
With these conditions existing, how can
the buisDes men Of Williston expect
the farmers Of Nesson or Hofflund to
bring their farm products to that town
and sell at prices which would be COM
mensurste under different conditions?
If the merchants aud other business
men Of Williston hope to hold the trade
OF the farmers from tins section, it will
behoove them to use their influence in
securing better condition of the roads
| between Nesson and the county seat.
| We are much nearer to Ray as rail.
road station than we are to WilIiston,
and the country between here and Ray
ia nowhere az broken, making the Jour-
ney there easier on man and beast. and
when the mercantile facilities of Ray are
improved, as they certainly will be-,
Williston won't see H"fflund man
more than once year. This is not ss.
it should be. but with the apathy Of the
|
don't-csre a. damntiveness whether the
farmer has an easy or a rough time in
getting to their town, it is just what it
will be before another year rolls bye.
BY the way, Mr.. Editor. what has
become of Hedderich Bros 4 Co.'s "big
stole?" We have missed their adver.
tisement from the Graphic for several
weeks past, and many Of us are wonder
ing whether they have quit business.
The Graphic is pretty generally read in
this neighborhuod, and when any old
land mark is omitted. it is very notice.
able.
Our farmers are anxlouslv looking for
thaw, and are getting themselves
ready for spring work, intending to put
in much larger acreage than they have
ever done before. There is q great
quantity of snow, and when it goes of
We anticipate that The ground will be In
excellent condition for seeding. From
the way things look now don't believe
irrigation anywhere will he very much
needed in this section the coming
season,
/ fear am intruding upon your space,
and if 80, YOU may cut this out and
throw the whole shooting match" into
the waste baket, but if otherwise, give
its place in your columns and send it
whirlina over the country like sand in q
wind storm.
Yours for q lifetime,
Windy Bill.
/ will put in line Of farming imple-
ments, wagons and buReies, and wish
you would call on me for prices be fore
purchasing else where.
1921 J. L. Hargrave, MGR.