The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-21

state, and he certainly builded we'll.
The lots were offered at public auction,
and II purchaser complained that he
had made mistake and paid too
much for lot, Bulge would simply
ask him to pay what 1t was worth in
his own Judgment. The result is that
Bulge Is as popular in Munich. as he
is in Grand Forks. Many of the farm
ers owning land near the townsite
have purchased lots in the village and
have erected cozy cottages. They
spend the winter in the town sending
their children to school. and moving
back to the farms for the summer.
The town has two banks and large
number of general stores, in which all
principal lines are represented. The
surrounding country is extremely rich
great wheat producing region.
Parenthetically 1t might be remark
ed that the reports are that the best
Of, the state, II not in the entire state.
is in a strip of territory extending
from Munich eastward to Hannah It
is said that the yield will not be far
from forty bushels to the acre, and
of decidedly high grade. the berry
being we'll matured before the recent
dry season.
calvi. and>Clyde.
Short stops were made at both CAL
vim and Clyde, though the supper hour
somewhat interferred with the circu-
lation of the members with the bust
ness people at these two towns. Both
are comparatively new, though they
have every evidence of prosperity and
substantiability. Good stocks of mer-
chandise, banks, elevators and good
dwellings show that the towns were
built upon firm business foundations
and that the merchants and others
who have come to them have done SO
with the expectation of staying. In
fact this is one of the marked condi-
lions of the new towns on this line.
They are built to stav. The rich coun-
try which surrounds them is fully able
to support them.
The Terminal Town.
Sarles is the terminus of this line,
three miles south of the line which
separates Canadian wheat from the
high priced wheat of North Dakota.
The town is laid out in decidedly in
teresting manner. The central part is
square each side being two blocks
long, with a street leading into the
square at the middle of each side and
extending out to the residence por-
tions. Tie First Bank of Sarles is
located directly in the center of this
square,, while. the business houses are
located on the -four sides Of. the same,
The town has two banks. splendid.
newspaper-The Sarles Advocate a
three-story hotel and all the conven-
fences Of modern small town. 1t lie
said that the proximity of the town to
the Canadian border makes it especi-
ally good as a banking town. The
character of security which Is accepted
on this side Of the line. such as chat.
tel mortgages and mortgages on the
farms, cannot be used as collateral in
the banks north of the line. The re-
suit Is that many of the citizens OF
Canada cross the line and do their
banking in the towns in the land where
the stars and stripes float as the coun.
try's emblem. The country surround
ing Sarles is decidedly beautiful and
judging from the reports of the crop
prospects. must be as productive as
beautiful.
Crop Conditions.
Careful inquiries made at the sew
eral towns along this line indicate that
the crop will be better as it extends
northward from Lakota. For twelve
or fifteen miles north from the main
line the crops were reported medium
and fair. while at Edmore the estimate
was that there would be a good-not
a bumper-crop. and at Sarles it was
stated that the yield would be decided
ly good. These estimates were given
by men who were in positions to know.
Bankers and men interested in farms
were the principal authorities and all
agreed.
One thing which attracts attention
on this line is the splendid school
facilities, not only in the towns but
so far as can be judged from a car
window observation, in the country as
we'll. Every town is provided with /.
fine school building and the children
have as much opportunity to secure
a first class education In the villages
as they have in the larger cities.
People Interested.
The trip so far has been devoid of
special incident save the fact that the.
people In the towns visited have shown
a decided interest in the members and
have met the party far more than half
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quainted and the hosts are showing
that they are fully as much interested
In getting into friendly fellowship
with Grand Forks as the members are
to meet the people of the towns.
Grand Forks has plenty of enthus-
iastic friends in the region traversed
by the Commercial club special on the
first day Of its schedule. The interest
has been marked and best of all it
has been absolutely sincere. There
has been no attempts to show off the
towns with parades but on every hand
there has been that spirit of friend
ship and cordially which tells the
worth of a town and of people far
more eloquently than speeches of well
come and delivering of keys!
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