The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-01-18
TASkER--ON THE 500
Few Words About One the Most Young Imperial Ward
Ward
Possessing as Does Important and Numerous Advantages

UuS'"'T USSCSSNAX, as ~ DOVoS
Ward county prides herself on
being the banner county Of North
Dakota, inasmuch that she is
pregnant with rich possibilities
i'm the future, and at the present
stage has more free institutions,
churches, schools, newspapers
and growing yoang towns than
any other county within the con-
fines of North Dakota, and among
them is Tasker on the 500, where
"a combination OF brains, push,
grit and energy are embodied in
it's business men, and whereevery-
one is in profound earnestness,
and where time and speed are
money, and where everyone is
blazing u road for himself, and
where the calendar contains but
one day; viz, today-and there
are no such thing as old ruts,
roads or routine. Ward county
has the richest coal deposits in
the state, Dame Nature seems
to have not withheld her frugal
hand i. the geological formation
of this county, and to such an
extent has she been blest with
coal that she recognizes no SUI
periors, and possibly no equals,
and her abundance ofcoal is only
equalled by it's quality as COM
pared with coal from other
states.
The new town OF 'Tasker is To-
Gated in the very center OF these
inexhaustible coal fields, and is
bound from it's favorable location
to become one OF the most pros
porous towns in this imperial
commonwealth OF Ward. Tasker
is located on the main line of the
500 railway, thirteen miles north
west OF Minot, and five miles be-
tween Burlington and Foxholm.
The land upon which the town is
located is the property OF Mr..
Chas. Scribner, and is without
question one of tile prettiest To-
cations iii the famous valley OF
the Des Laos. Let us state right
here, that the new town Of Tas-
ker will never stand still, the as
sertions OF wiseacres and kickers
to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing, but her destiny is as fixed as
the stars that shine like Jewels
overhercoallined hills, and those
who have faith in her will live to
enjoy it. Every day witnesses
some new evidence Of her pros
perity, and every day, month
and year will add to the solidly
OF her foundations, demonstrate
ing that her citizens and business
men are ever mindful OF her in
terests and willing to sacrifice
much to place Tasker where it
soon will belong, in the frort
rank Of vigorous young growing
North Dakota cities. 1'asker;s
advantages are numerous and
important and will attract the
attention they deserve. when
handled and shown to an APP
preciative world by a combina-
tion Of brains, push, grit and
energy, embodied in her business
men who are interested in her
steady growth and development,
and who on all occasions will
utilize their time and means to
that end. Tasker has Just such
a class OF progressive citizens,
men who at all times are ready
to aid every project calculated
to further the interests OF this,
t'the sassiest little city, OF it's
size in queenly North Dakota,
and prominent among them is
the well known Vanderwarker
Coal co. This company recently
purchased the we'll known Scrib-
ner coal mine, and today this
mine is being developed at a
phenomenal rate, it's daily ca
pacity being over 400 tons. The
company has erected a large and
commodious hotel building, the
dining room alone of which is
24x5OO feet, for it's miners, be-
sides two large and well arranged
chunk houses, = orsleeping apart
ments for the men. These build
ings are steam heated. contain
ing bath rooms and reading
rooms, and in the near future
will be electric lighted. From the
entrance of the mine a steel laid
track runs for a distance of over
900 feet to IL spur of the 500
railroad, where the loaded cars
are emptied from two tipples into
box cars on the track. Railroad,
tipple and wagon scales have
been installed, and every con-