The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-23

wheat crop of this valley is a factor in
making the price in the great markets
on both sides of the ocean. This wheat
makes better flour, and the flour makes
more and better bread than any other
in the world. 1t may not be generally
known that flour made from Red river
valley wheat supplies the table of the
English royal family, as 1T does natu-
rally the tables of most of the nobility
of Great Britain.
Fifty years ago but little was known
of this bountiful region. The active
agricultural development really began
some thirty years ago, and in this pc
riod of less than a generation, as time
is measured in the life of man, mar
velous transformation has taken place,
thriving cities, towns and villages are
to be seen where the bison roamed at
will half a century since, and the whole
surface of the valley proper is now
succession of splendid farms, inter-
spersed with towns.
In a general way it may be said that
the surface of Cass county consists OF
q more or less undulating plain, well
drained by rivers and creeks, all of
which lead to the east. Western Cass
county is known the world over for its
hard wheat and is universally recog-
nIZed as one of the most important ag-
ricultural districts on earth. The farm
ers in this part of Cass county have
never had a crop failure and do not
know what it means to harvest much
less than the following crop of 1901:
III 1901 Cass county produced 404,035
bushels of corn, against 1878 bushels
in 1899. There are 71S,14S acres under
cultivation in Cass county. In round
figures the products were: Wheat,
100000 bushels; fax, 100000 BUSH
els: oats, 100000 bushels; barley,
10000 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels, and
potatoes, 10000 bushels. The popula-
ton is about 10000. The assessed val
uation is $12,914,654, a pretty good
showing for thirty-one years Of de-
velopment, the first farm having been
settled upon in 1871.
This section of Cass county has the
best Of graded roads; school houses,
from two to six in each district;
creameries in all parts of the county.
The best of hay land in all parts of
the county, making it great dairy
country. The best of water, obtained
from twenty to thirty feet in depth,
good for man or beast, and flowing ar
tesian wells all through western Cass
county. The farmers in this section
seed in April and this is the first back
ward season in years.
From table prepared by the United
States weather bureau showing month
ly rainfall in North Dakota since 1879,
we note that the month of June gets
the most rain; May stands second in
the list, while July has almost as much
rain as May. 1t is interesting to OBJ
serve that the rainfall for these three
months exceeds that of the other nine
months of the year. Iowa, Illinois and
Indiana get about as much rain in
winter as in summer, while we are
more favored and get our rainfall
while crops are growing-just when
we need ii.
From an eastern gentleman I have
been asked this question: why is it
advisable to buy land in North Da-
kota rather than in Manitoba or west
ern Canada?"
There are several good reasons,
among which l consider the following
the most important:
First-And above all, because North
Dakota is a part of the United States,
the most enlightened and best govern
ed nation under the sun.
Second Because North Dakota has
more and better schools than are found
on the other side.
Third-Because wheat and all grains
sell for from 10 to II cents per bushel
more in North Dakota than in Mani
toba. Write this on the tablet of your
memory; it is too important to forget.
Fourth-Out of every ten men who
buy land in western Canada, nine of
them buy to hold on speculation while
one goes there to live; while in North
Dakota the reverse is actually true,
and nearly every man who buys here
comes and makes this state his home.
The legitimate result is that while our
state is built up and improved in a
surprising manner, there are great
tracts on the other side which are held
by nonresidents, unoccupied and un-
improved.
The soil is a deep black loan run
MI, rrS./f to t., H..
the subsoil is clay, all containing re-
markable supply of plant food. The
price of land runs all the way from $50
to $50, and if you want to see land
that you can raise wheat enough on in
two or three years to pay for your
farm, just get ticket and come over
the Northern Pacific railroad to Tower
City, in western Cass county, N. D.,
and you will find the farm and home
you are looking for.
Tower City
A prosperous incorporated village,
pleasantly located on the highest point
of land between the James and the Red
rivers, in the midst of the finest farm
ing district in the state, in the west
part of the county, on the Northern
Pacific railroad, forty-two miles west
of Fargo. the county seat 1t has a
population of 600 people, and was in
COI POl III 1901, anu at present is
growing very fast. 1t contains 3
churches, l public school, teachers
and 200 pupils, 1 creamery, 1 brick and
concrete yard, 5 elevators, feed mills,
1 exchange mill, opera house seating
about 500 people, 1 blacksmith and
wagon shop, 1 livery, implement
yards, hotels, 2 restaurants, bank,
3 general stores, 1 drug store, 1 hard
ware, l furniture, l harness shop, /
Jewelry store, l shoe store, l meat mar
ket, barber shops, l physician,
veterinary surgeon, 1 lawyer, 3 real
estate agents, well organized fire de-
partment, 1 weekly newspaper. The
town draws trade for ten miles in all
directions, the land running in price
from $50 to $40 per acre and going up
fast. Good drinking water is found at
depth from thirty to forty feet, and
good artesian wells with a sure flow at
about 500 feet. Good schools in all
parts of the county. This section of
Cass county never has failure in
crops. Seeding always commences in
April and the land is always dry. Now.
II the homeseeker is looking for a
home, good soil, good markets good
schools good water and good land
come to western Cass county.
Following are a few of the leading
business firms of Tower City:
A. a. Beltman is the practical black
smith, wagonmaker and horseshoer of the
Town, also plow work and all kinds of
9opp1ng. In business seventeen years and
IN county twenty years. Came from New