Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-11-10
] arl1lers r ROad
or1lla q lly Opened


Formally Opened
The Farmers road was formally
opened for traffic last Sunday, the
principal event Of which was an
enormous excursion from this city
to Hans sbero, the present terminus
of the road. seventy miles from
this city and three miles from the
Canadian border. The excursion
was in charge of Capt. Lanin,
which is double guarantee Of its
success, while j President Kelly
took special pains to see that his
guests enjoyed every comfort pos
|sible. The train was composed OF
five coaches, and these were half
filled by the crowd from this city
while Webster, Garske, Stark
weather and points beyond con
tributed their share until the
crowd that reached Hanshoro mum:
fbered 511 Ob bservations from q
car window are not usually good
foundations for opinions Of the
country, yet these and ing mir
les from men who were familiar
with the country, prove that the
management Of the Farmers road
has tapped a rich field Of future
wealth. beyond the Ramsey
county line, near NeWvilie the
soil becomes lighter than that
through which the road was orig
inally built, but this fact does not
Indicate that it will not soon be
producing scores Of thousands IN
wealth. One thing is evident
There is far too much land not
broken, most if not all, being state
and institution lands. Much Of
this will be sold this fall, however,
and where now is d vast prairie,
there will Be within two years;
rich farms, whose wealth Of grain
will furnish an immense traffic TO
'sshe road Which 4 the farmers have
built. 3
Arriving at the town Of Hans
boro the crowd, after enjoying the
sights, assembled on ths large
plat at the depot where the
speech making took place. Presi-
dent Kelly in a neat speech intro
#duced Senator Hanob obrough, for.
whom the town is named. A fter
stating that he could say to- the
people Of the east, when he return
ed to his duties at Washington,
that in November the people Of.
North Dakota held their public
meetings III the oper air, he said
that he had visited the country
where the town is located twenty
one years ago. when the crop of
buffalo bones was being harvested
and when even the most sangmin i
little dared to dream of the won
sderfnl growth and present prosper
ity Of the country He said he
was at Devils Lake when there
was but one house, the other habi-
tations being tents, and when its
Eprospec tsewere far less bright than
were those of Han sboro today.
The senator comp plinente the
promoters and managers of the
Farmers railroad for their courage
Gus efforts thro onghout heseveral
years Of trials and ribulatio ions that
beset the enterprise during its
earlier history, and regarde ID the
final triumph over almost unsur-
mountab ables a difhcul ulties as little less
than marvellous It was an achieve
ment that had no parallel any
where, and M Msssrs. Kelly, Soren-
son and the farmers who had stood
by them deserved the greatest
credit for what they had done. It
was mate HESS success that bore
impress Of unusual genius in rail.
road bull ding.
He closed BY re- fering to the fact
that the great thing needed
I'm this age is confidence in gov
Isernnent and individuaIs. That
| this lack Of confid idence was slowly
sapping the foundftion Of free
government and staple business.
That the giving Of il had permit,
ted the building and operating 81
1.-THE only railroad la the world
loWned BY farmers. ss s.sA ss
Hon. Silver Serum gard followed
lin brief but eloquent talk il
which has told of the early atrslp.
Igles Of Rasmus Sorenson and Jos,
Kelly ID getting the original parl
| of the road iii Operations Eie
Iolosed BY calling for three cheers
ter the men who had made The
Farmers road poasil Sle.
Colonel CTeel wittily replied "a
Icalls Tor b speech. BY referring e
Ishe FACT that Creel City, named
for himself had been changed by
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