The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-09-21

the same country. Then there
was much land taken but many
settlers had not moved out. Since
the railroad started all the settlers
have moved upon their claims and
there are buildings on every quar-
ter section with two or three ex-
ceptions. The homestead land is
all taken and nearly all settlers
have from twenty live to one hum
dred acres broken and in crop,
Most Of the crop on new breaking
is flax, and last years breaking is
mostly in wheat. It looks nice to
drive past and see fields of rip
grain everywhere.
In this part of the country most
of the farmers can only obtain 100
acres and they do not have to de-
pend on outside help, so they get
along very comfortably.
Grain is we'll cut except late
fax. On some farms there are
splendid crops where the land was
seeded right and in good season,
on other pieces of late seeded land
flax will not run more than six
bushels to the acre but it will be a
good help. There is no bumper
crop in this country but a good
| average crop.
All of the new settlers made a
special effort to get in good crop
so there is much wealth in sight
for this part of the country.
Everybody will be we'll supplied
with money, the country looks fine
and since it has been plowed and
cultivated looks much different
from early times.
It is extremely fortunate that
these people will have the benefit
of the 500 line in this country,
something the first settlers longed
for, but never expected it to come
so soon. The 500 is one of the
best roads in the state and is
known as the peoples Road"
from the willingness with which
the road co-operates with the set
tiers and accommodates all persons
along it's line. The officers of the
500 are broad-gauged and liberal,
and this community feels especi-
ally fortunate that it has been able
to have the 500 line build into
this rich farming country.
Garrison is the present termi-
nus of the Bismarck and Wash
burn branch of the 500. This
town is now a year old and for its
age is one of the best in the state.
It has three banks, two newspa-
pers, six elevators, half a dozen
hotels and half a dozen general
stores, some carrying very large
stocks of merchandise. Garrison
was plated a year ago and town
lots have sold so rapidly that two
additions have been laid out and
nearly all the lots have been sold
| A fine school house is to be built
and the Catholics have built a
school and residence.
Some of the business men have
built residences which would be
a credit to any city, and the town
has large fertile territory sur.
rounding it. It is destined to be q
large town both because o.
the large territory surrouding il
and the large trade which is being
drawn from across the river in
Mercer county.
Hundreds of thousands of bush.
els of wheat will be marketed al
/ Garrison this fall.
| The extension of the railroad
will not hurt Garrison but viii
benefit it. The town is one of the
best located in the state, level with
. gradual slope towards the south
giving good drainage and over
looking the country from ten te
fifteen miles in all directions
: Everybody there is pleased with
, the prospects.
The new town Of Cole Harbol
seems to have taken on a second
boom, many lots have been sole
| and additions plated to accommo
1,tr tho In,n.n1 This town lioe