Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-03-09

be built this year III North Da-
kota by the Great Northern rail
road company will not be located
in Minot.
On the contrary these shops,
which would have meant thous-
ands OF dollars to the business
men OF the city, will be con
structed at Devils Lake.
The GAINESVILLE, Minnesota
shops will not be removed to
Devils Lake. Al
Definite information to the
above effect was given out This
morning by Great NorthernIoffii-
cials located in this city.
According to one OF the pro-
n1lnent railroad officials, 4 the
shops have been lost to Minot
Tor the reason that the citizens
failed to provide homes for the
employees of the Great Northern
road, r who make their headquar,.
ters In this city. 1Es'4 G
Construction work on the
new shops at Devils Lake will
be commenced about the middle
oofs 3 April. The company will get
It's water supply for the shops
and the other departments at
Devils Lake from Sweetwater
lake, a distance Of six miles from,
the city, and a modern punpinr
station will be installed for the
purpose. With the extension sc
the, Aneta line to Devils Lake,
and the Improvements that will,
naturally so with the ssh ops, Tie
future OF Devils Lake is very
bright from q railroad standpoint.
In nother article under date
OF March Bird, the Minot optic
seems to think that where there
is life there Is hope and says reI
garding the mass meeting held
at that place the evening Of the
End inst1
The Meeting Of business q men
last evening was by far the best
Of ats kind ever held in the city.
70 was very largely attended.
there being close to one hundred
business men iIl attendance.
The report which gained circtlla-
ton on Thursday to the effect
that the Great Nc rthern intended
TO build their shops at Devils
Lake, . seemed To have stirra llp
the Minot citizens and they turn
ed out TO the meeting with the
idea Of inducing the Great.
Northern officials to change their
plans, and locate the shops in
Mlnot as they originally intend
ed. AT the nclusion Of the
discussion on the proposition and
after it had been learned that
the shops were going to Devils
Lake. committee Of five repre-
sentative business men selected
to t confer with Mr.. Davis, regard
ing the number of houses his
road needed in this city
The best feature Of the entire
meeting was the enthusiastic
manner in which a number Of
the citizens present subscribed
four hundred and Fl fffty shares Of
stock in the Minot Building &
Loan association. There is no
doubt but what the Building &
Loan plan Of building the houses
IS the most desirable and will
prove productive Of the best and
most substantial results. AT
Devils . Lake recently a Building.
y ! Loan sociation was formed
by the citizens Of the city and!
SSl25. 900 worth Of stock was SUB
scribed inside Of forty-eight
hours. There is absolutely no.
reason WHATEVER why Minot citi-
zens cannot do the same and it
should be done if this city ex-
poets to ke ap pace with the de-
naand Of the hour.
The Grand Forks Herald dated
March 2nd has the following to-
say 4.
The shops Of the Great North
ern. now located at Barnesville,
are to be moved to Devils Lake,
and more than doubled III capa-.
city. This statement comes
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