The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-07-17
Jamestown Is the Central City of
Great Jim River Valley and Posses
SeS Many Natural Advantages
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premacy here is the amount of busi-
ness done here by the four implement
houses, they have become the retail
distributing sources of all classes of
farming implements and machinery
over a considerable area of farming
and diversified agricultural territory.
The jamestown dealers are meeting all
lines of development from literally
stocked and substantial warehouses
which certainly reflect prosperity in a
marked degree. Here too is the head
quarters for the George Lutz Lumber
Co., which maintains yards at eight
points contiguous to jamestown.
Industries.
The Jamestown roller mills, turning
out 1000 barrels every twenty-four
hours, do large export trade, much
of the product being shipped to the
Orient and new possessions in the
Philippines and for several years past
they have been continuously in opera
tion. They are under the management
of Frank Chapman and consume a
vast amount of the local wheat pro-
duct. A planning and woodworking
factory, machine shop and three ce-
ment tile works are kept continuously
busy and there are three elevators.
Material improvements.
The healthy and substantial growth
of Jamestown is particularly con-
spicuous in the number of new build
ings in the business portion of the city
and that there was a demand is dem
onstrated by the fact that the greater
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enterprises which either required
more room, or desired modern and i'm
proved quarters.
A prominent new building is the
Lutz block, 100 feet square and erect
ed at cost of $4,000 on south Fifth
avenue. 1t is two stories high and
architecturally attractive. There is
large double store, two single stores,
supplied with spacious Easements and
the upper story is devoted to Offices
Another enterprise is the Elks build
ing which is to be finished this year,
three stories and basement 1t was
designed by Fargo architects and will
cost $4,000, and dimensions will be
50x1S7 feet. The first floor will be a
modern store room attractively finish
ed. The two upper stories will be used
exclusively by the jamestown lodge Of
Elks and will include large room for
assemblies, private parties, etc. The
front will be of Hebron pressed brick
and the trimmings will be red sand
stone. There will be complete facili-
ties for giving the SWEETEST kind of a
function and the structure will be
steam heated throughout with modern
plumbing. For lodge which is only
a year old and 200 members this is a.
great stride and the indebtedness if
any will be insignificant so perfectly
has the enterprise been financed. I'll.
M. Taber is expending $4,000 on a bak-
cry building, b. N. Orlady a similar
sum on an addition to his department
store which will be used as a harness
shop and hardware store and the
second floor will be used as a new and
more commodious home for the Al
lance hail association and there are
several minor undertakings all of
which come under the head Of branch
ing out and commercial expansion. In
house and modern residences there Is
also conspicuous activity, 1t being
conservatively estimated that nearly
100 were in course OF erection this
summer. Among the more prominent
were modern homes for III. @. Proctor,
w. B. S. Trimble and III. b. ALLEN cost
ing from $1,000 to $1,000 companions to
q number of very attractive homes In
the respective localities which they
are going to ornament. r.. G. Mer-
chant, John Muntz, Harry Clements,
Oscar Dowling, q. ID. Shockey, Max
Rusch and others are contributing to-
the city's growth by the erection OF
homes costing from $4,000 to $4,000. all