Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-08
RAILWAY BUILDING IN NORTH OAK.
How Niandan viii BE FaVorabiy
Affected.

Between the main line of the
Northern Pacific Railway across
North Dakota and the Elk-horn
branch of the Northwestern line,
through northern Nebraska, lies the
greatest expanSe of country under
the American flag uncrossed by d
trans continental road. And that
section of country comprised in the
southern 60 miles of North Dakota,
the whole west half of South Dakota,
and a strip along the north line of
Nebraska affords the greatest field
for railway building and rapid devel-
opment o available.
Both the Milwaukee and North
western roads have begun to build
across Uhc~Snuthern part of western
South Dakota and there iSa corps OF
Milwaukee surveyors in the field west
of Evarts. which lies on the east
bank of the Missouri next the North
Dakota line and naturally commands
the territory comprised in the north
ern half of western South Dakota
and southern part of western North
Dakota.
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany also has a force of surveyors in
the field working from Mandan south
west toward the BLACK Hills of
South Dakots, which are the first OBJ
jective point of at least three of the
different routes referred to. Both
the Milwaukee and Northwestern
will no doubt continue on through
the hills to the Pacific Coast.
While all the railway systems men
toned are working principally for
through traffic, the development Of
the country suitable for agricultural
purposes and crossed by these roads
is going to be nothing short of Won
derful. Just as certainly as eastern
North and South Dakota support a
number of good towns like Fargo,
Grand Forks, jamestown, Devils
Lake, Wahpeton, Aberdeen, Water
town. Huron, Mitchell, Madison,
Sioux Falls and a score of others,
just 50 surely the strip of country
above described will support a pro-
pOrtionate number of equally pros
porous towns and cities.
The settlement of the country de-
scribed is going on SO quietly that it
is not appreciated by those not par
t~icipating in it. In the great west
ward movement of the eighties, the
newspapers, and real estate men car
ried on a brass band campaign. This
is true in a very literal sense. Sales
of lands and lots were carried on with
a brass band in attendance. Every
thing in the way of entertainment
was free and also transportation.
Now the brass band isn't heard of,
transportation. Of course, is reduced,
but everybody pays his way and in
stead of spectators, farmers gather
from of America and Europe,
we also find a few merchants, a few
capitalists and a great many farmers
from the Eastern States looking not
for land that may be turned over in a
short time at a satisfactory profit,
but looking for homes for people who
to settle.
The towns whence these different
roads build are going to enjoy a full
measure of prosperity along with the
country thus developed Mandan,
Eyarts, Pierre and Chamberlain,
primarily, will reap the greatest bene-
fits, and no doubt between those
points and the Black Hills, or in the
Hills themselves, cities will grow up
with great rapidity within the next
few months.
There will be a branchof the North
ern Pacific northwest from Mandan
and one southwest. These without
the advantages furnished by any com
peting lines will give Mandan a pop
ulation of seven or eight thousand
people within the next three or five
years. There were only $500 people
here when the census was taken last
spring but new anne are being
added to the directory weekly and no
town of the Northwest offers better
inducements for small manufacturers
or jobbers.
VIM. Fl. Brown, Company.
131 LaSalle St. Chicago, III. or Man
dan or Relaxation, Nc. Oak.
The Jananese China at DR.. Noid's
drug store. is very handsome. -