The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-07
Third Largest City of the State Is
Located in the County, and This,
with Ample Railway Facilities, Offers
a Ready Market. II j,
Special to The Journal.

ana yet there is room for thousands upon
thousands more upon the broad rich
fields and in the fast, growing towns and
cities. The eastern and southern ;coun-
ties have quite naturally increased in
population more rapidly than those in
the central and western portions, and
land values are steadily moving upward
| This does not mean, however, that
present prices are high when compared
with the price of land Of much in
fer1or grade in the, older states of the
east or the region of the Great Lakes.
/ Raw land is still obtaina in most of
! these counties at figures ranging from
SIS to $40 per acre, and improved land
brings from $40 to $50 per acre, accord
ing to location and buildings upon it.
In all the cities and towns real estate
values reflect the general prosperity and
are steadily advancing, although still
surprisingly reasonable. Such opportun-
tiles as those afforded in South Dakota
today for investment in farming lands
or In town and city building lots are
rarely found and are attract the set
tier and the capitalist alike.
Every Acre Is Fertile.
Yankton county stands out very promi-
l.
tiles sin this onward march to wealth.
It's situation gives it unusual advan-
! tages, even in this state of unusual nat
ural resources. Its southern boundary
line Is the great Missouri river, and the
James river, entering at the northwest
ern corner, flows across the country in
a southeasterly direction and empties
| into the Missouri river near the eastern
boundary line. Practically the entire
county lies in the broad, rich valleys of
| these rivers and every acre is fertile.
The city of Yankton is the seat of the
county government and is. most favor
ably located on the Missouri river. 1t
is the third largest city in the state,
having population Of about 5000. The
| city has some fine business blocks and
more are soon to be constructed. The
| public buildings are substantial in some
! instances imposing, in appearance, the
| library and Masonic Temple especially
| being far above the usual standard for
| cities of. even larger population than
Yarkton. Banking facilities are excel
| lent and the commercial life is strong
and progressive. Retail business in many
various lines is very prosperous. the mer-
chants, as a rule, finding that each year
shows a marked Improvement over the
| records of the year before. There are
| several large wholesale firms already we'll
| established, but there are yet many ex-
! cellent opportunities for the enterpris-
| ing merchant and capitalist, as the out
look for the jobbing trade is very bright
and promising. = .*~V.---..5
Opportunities for Manufacturing.
The manufacturing interests of the city
are as yet practically undeveloped, but
it is expected that a few years will see
a great change in this respect In
one line alone there is everything to
indicate enormous; ma nufa curing wealth.
for the firms now engaged in this; in
dustry are very prosperous and the sup
ply of raw material is inexhaustible.
Some years ago it was discovered that
the Gladstone and clay which is found
in greatest abundance along the Missouri
river from a point below Yankton to
Pierre would make the strongest Port
land cement that has ever been pro
! duced. Yankton has the largest fac
tory in the West for manufacturing this
mand far exceeds the supply which the
put on the market, There can be no
|
broad field for the Investment Of capital
in this industry, as the market for the
commodity is practically unlimited.
ANOTHER not very important factor to ala
interests and the jobbng trade in Yank-
| ton lies in the >excellence of the trans
portation facilities. Already three of the
great railroads enter the city-the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, the Great
! Northern and the Chicago & Northwest
ern-thus affording direct communication
t1o i,,oy>@ rf0 ~ hove. oP fr11 an -,
the Middle West, and through them with
far distant markets. ~ =
Growth Of Nursery Business.
ton promises to be Of: great benefit, not
only to the city itself and the county,
but to all the state, namely, the nur-
series, where trees are grown for trans
prares The most CAREFUL expermenta
are made to determine what varieties
of shade trees and fruit trees will be
the soil Of the state, and every effort is
made to produce the finest specimens for
transplanting so that rapid growth viii
Of he ztafe ye is of tRe ufm ta
Importance and will have far-reaching
results: Already its beneficial effects
are felt IN the o sections where it has been
nurseries such as those to be found In
Yankton Will DO much to make it possible
10 naSten WnaC IS rather a slow process
when nature is unaided. l~7.s -=-
Fruit raising is each year becoming
more popular In the state, and Yanktor
county can boast Of some very fine or
chards According to the returns of the
state census for last year this county
contributed 10000 bushels Of apples tC
the crop of the state P1ums are an
other. fruit which yields exceedingly vel
all through this section thousands Q,
bushels being shipped to market each
year. Strawberries are, Of fine flavor an6
large size. Garden truck does exceedingl,
J well, and is valuable adjunct to the
agricultural wealth Of the county. Corn
wheat, oats and other small grains grow
luxuriantly and are of a high standard
of excellence.
The government reports last year fol
the period from April to August in.
elusive, show that. the rainfall at Yank
ton was 14.63 inches, and as the whole
county is well Watered by the stream.
flowing into the two great rivers, tn,
moisture is ample for the maturing o
the crops.
! Cattle raising will always be one of tn,
leading industries Of South Dakota, ant
ty. Nearly every farmer has more O
less of a herd, and dairying is becom
{ ing prominent factor in the county
) The tendency Is more and more ever.
} year to improve the grade Of the cattle
tine same : is also true of hog raising
Many thousands of hogs are shipped ev
: cry season to the principal markets, an.
these produce many thousands Of dol
lars to the farmers.
= The investor or the homeseeker canno
, fail to be impressed with the great ad
; vantages, which are to be found in tn
farming districts of this favored county
il its numerous small towns, and In tn