The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-14

is really less suffering from cold in the
winter time than there is farther east.
The reason for this is the exceedingly
dry atmosphere during the winter
months. Personally, I have suffered far
more with the cold at Paterson, N. j.,
and Columbus, Ohio, when the thermom
eter was Il degrees above zero than
I ever have out here, and I have seen
the mercury sink to 26 below in this
state. 1t is true that the sun gets pref
ty hot occasionally in the summer time,
but the severe heat is always tempered
recall of ever having read of case
Of sunstroke in North Dakota.
One feature that has been contribut-
ing great deal for North Dakota this
year and will continue to do a great
deal more for her in the future is the
rapid extension of transportation faci-
tiles. The Northern Pacific has made
several extensions of it's branch lines
and off its branch lines this summer,
each one tapping very fertile country
and giving railroad assistance to a
the farmers had been compelled to haul
their produce thirty and forty miles to
railway market. The Great Northern
has completed in the past year and
half extensions from Granville north to
| Westhope, from Towner north to Max
DdSS tAuOG1GI ltut SAGCluS CtUOuO OiSAoJ
miles north from York, making in all
eight branch lines extending north from
| the main line of the Great Northern
| between Grand Forks and Minot.. Then
the Great Northern is also building an
extension from Glendale in a south
westerly direction about thirty five
miles long. The 500 lines main rail-
road Improvement is one which extends
from Thief River Falls in Minnesota
straight west to Kenmare, N. d., paral-
Icing the Great Northern all the way
thru and intersecting each one OF its
branch feeders mentioned before. The
500 has also extended its Bismarck
miles, and there is a persistent rumor
turnout the state that next year she
will extend this line thru to connect
with her main line at Minot. In the
event that this is done, section OF the
country will be opened to the farmer
which he has heretofore been unable to
enter. It will be almost like Uncle
Indian reservations.
A prominent Northern Pacific rail
road official at Jamestown gave me 9
ence. I had asked him why he re-
NAMED in a small western town when
seemingly excellent money-maklng op
pcrtunities were offered him in the lar
ger cities of the east. He replied IL
substance as follows:
cit is true that within the past
five months I have been offered
, very lucrative position in an eastern
city, but ], did not feel that I coule
accept it. because I am making "a
great deal more money right out here
Ny position with the railroad IS
very fair one and [ have the opportu
, nifty of making outside investments
which are bringing me big returns: 20;
instance, three years ago l bought "a!
acres of land twenty-five miles soutl
of jamestown, for which | agreed tt
paw 81 an acre. The first year $ crol
: , on one-half of this land-and that il
all broke the first year-netted mi
$12 an acre. The second year l hat
It all in crop, and the entire farm dlt
as we'll per acre the second year a.
: half of it did the first. Th1s year m.
crop appears to be in excellent shape
and with no unforeseen m1sfortunes
,, will net me in the three years L hay
!, owned it about $22 an acre in add
l ton to the $11 an acre l paid Tor 1t
, That is the reason do not accept al
> eastern position.
! Instances of this kind could b
: quoted from all over the state; bu
= what is the uses The main object t
Y be accomplished on the part of Mort
| Dakota is to get the eastern farme
Q to come and see for himself. The aV
Q erage is not one in ten who comes an
e does not buy: w. "A. Otls'