The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-03-08

The t.Mohall Flyer" has already become
famous over the state, at least, and it
was on this train that the editor of The
INDEPENDENT was carried into Is good a
farming country as can be found any
whore.
WAen that bright mind, James J. Hill,
saw fit, little rore than two years ago,
to plan for increasing his business, he
sent several parties Of surveyors into the
country northwest OF Granville to map
cut the best plan Of procedure. Mr.. Hill
was desirous Of tapping the very best
country, the country settled by the very
best Of farmers. men who came with that
determination to stay. The M0hall coun-
try had already become famous for the
great crops of fax, wheat, and garden
vegetables and Mr.. Hill said: "Let Mo-
hall be the end Of the line for the time
being" The farmers, before the advent
of the new railroad, had hauled their
lumber from Minot, forty miles south.
1t required days hard driving to 60 to
Minot and often two days were consum-
cd in drawing loads from that place.
Thon the question of marketing the
grain in the fall was hard one and the
farmer found that it required half =
week to haul load Of grain to Minot
and return and his expenses while away
were heavy. His profits we're nearly
used up by these expensive journeys. So
tho tiller Of the soil has been benefited
more than anyone else by the new road.
Mohall lies in q beautiful country, lev
ell as floor. One can look in any direc-
ton from there and see hundreds of
farm buildings scattered over the prai-
ries. Nearly every quarter section of
land now has an occupant. OF course
there we're good many in the early days
who came for speculative purposes, but
these have disappeared and those who
now remain are farming in dead earnest.
It has been claimed by many that the
land in the northern part of the county
possesses even better productive quail
ties than that in any other portion.
However this is, we cannot say but the
land about Mohall has deep black col
or and we understand the loan is nearly
foot thick. This is underlaid with q
good clay sub-soil. The farms are not
rocky to any extent and the land is cas-
lily put under state of cultivation. Lit
tie land is changing hands in that part
of the county, the owners preferring to
hold it until its real worth has been de-
termined. We had an opportunity of
talking with quite number of farmers,
all of whom seemed prosperous and per-
fectly contented, and they told us that
they received last year flax which aver
aged fifteen bushels and more per acre,
wheat right around the twenty mark
and oats from forty to sixty. Then they
raise barley and speltz and all raise more
or less garden vegetables. j. j. Somers,
the Renville poet, has been eminently
successful with garden vegetables of ali
kinds.
We might note here, for the benefit of
my who might be planning on buying
land about Mohall, that the crop ,feceiv-
ed from an acre of land in one fair year,
will pay for the land.
Mohall is beautifully laid out little
city. The streets are good and wide.
This will help materially in case Of a fire.
The first thing, perhaps, that will attract
tho eye of q stranger upon entering Mo-
hall is the line of fine big elevators, six
in number, we believe, with capacity
Of from 10000 to 10000 bushels. The
elevators were taxed to their utmost ca
pacity part of the time last fall and
several hundred thousand bushels Of
grain were shipped east. One of the
best of the elevators is that owned by
Winter & Ames, Of Minneapolis. Rich
ard Teslow is in charge of this elevator.
The company has nice line of eleva-
tors in Canada, but there is not one do
ing better business than the one at
Mohall. This elevator has capacity Of
$500. Mr.. Teslow bought on the track
for the company for time before the
elevator was completed year ago. He
had two years experience in the grain
business His old home was at Albert
Lea, MINI. Mr.. Teslow informed US
that the Mohall elevators had the DIS
tinction Of paying cent more bushel
than those over on the 500, and, il this
is the case, Mohall is to be congratulate
ed. Mr.. Teslow has quarter section OF
land six miles from town and is one OF
the most highly respected citizens in the
town.
The Burgess Elevator Company isone
OF the most aggressive companies in the
state. This company has q line Of six
elevators, with C. E. Burgess, Of Edmore,
at the head. The Mohall concern has
every reason to feel we'll over the bust
ness done in the past year. In aconnec.
ton with the grain business the elevator
has been handling all kinds Of coal and
through the efforts Of the company, the
citizens Of Mohall and vicinity Wsre able
to buy coal the present winter at exceed
inQly low prices E,Q. Dickinson is the
gentlemanly manager q the Burgess ele-
vator. This is oneo Of the best equipped
elevators in the Northwest. It islight-
ed with 20 electric lights, adynaino be-,
ing propelled by gasoline engine. Such
lights enable work to be carried on at
the elevator at night rs we'll As during
the day withno danger OF fire.
The business men of Mohall work well
together. They do not let those little
selfish interests stand in the way Of max
ing Mohall the best town for its size in
tho county. One Of the most public
spirited men in Mohall is Mr.. G. II.
Rudd, the manager Of the Stoltz lumber
yard. Mr.. Rudd is typical North Da.
kotan For seventeen years he Was en-
sas.d he lumber business in Fargo