The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-01-03
PROSPERITY IN NORTH DAKOTA,

Rapid Commercial Growth During.
Last elk Months Fifty Eight New
Towns Established il the State Dur.
Ing That Period.
Commercial conditions in North Da,
kota show remarkable improvement
during the last six months and indi.
cate degree Of prosperity that the
state has never before enjoyed It 10
not in the midst of a BOOM" but 1t is
deriving benefits from firm, substan.
tial growth.
There has prevailed general i'm.
preston that North Dakota, as well
as other Western states, have been
making immense strides in commerce
and industry during the past few
years. The population has been grow.
Ing steadily, but the growth has been
largely through immigrants who did
not possess so much wealth that they
would add an immense commercial
strength to the state. Now ti,ay are
reaping from their efforts and are in a
position where they can bBy all the
necessities and some of the comforts
they desire.
In one county in North Dal;cta the
number of business men flulsuated as
follows: 1902, Isl; 1908, u: 1904,
739; 1905, 1888 ,s't.esc Dgi::sss were
taken from the first Of each year, and
show that in thrae years there was q
decrease Of sixteen business firms
Some OF Tire other counties and cities
made the same showing. The decline
however. has its bright side. it dem,
onstrat.s that the doom" ;.ays are
over and that future grow.a will be
firm and substantial.
More Business.
r. C.. Dun & Co. have been gather.
ing statistics Of commercial conditions
during the past six months, and G. r.
Packard, the st. Paul manager, said
recently:
There have been fiftyeight new
towns established in North Dakota
during tt. last six months Thirty,
] two of tllrni ara on new railroad
branches constructed, with 454 names
OF business men added. The total In.
crease OF persons engcged in business
throughout the whole state for the
last six months has been IT'S. During
the same time five banks have discon-
tinued business, two banks have
changed from state to national banks.
and 103 new banRs have been started"
Along New Lines.
These new towns have been estab.
lished along : new branches con.
istructed by thu Great Northern and
the 500. The Sarlee. ,s2'.orne :daxbass,
Sherwood and Aac:ss ale tae extern
sions built by tho Great Northern. The
railroads have baeu making special
efforts to induce immigrants to settle
along their new lines. This fact and
good crops are the reasons why North
Dakota has advanced so much com
| mercially during the last six months
Money is not extremely plentiful at
present. The car shortage has pre-
! vented the elevators from emptying
wheat, so that farmers have not been
bringing it into town as they would
otherwise and become possessed OF
ready money. On this account the
banks are able to get good rates for
loans and they are not slow in making
them, knowing that there is plenty Of
! wheat as guarantee.
Loru wo,seiey's Daughter.
Miss Frances Wolseley, the daughter
OF Lord Wolseley. spends most OF her
time at Farmhouse, Glynde, England.
She is one Of the keenest women gar
deners and thoroughly understands the
scientific side Of the subject. She has
/ founded school for gardening at
Glynde and personally superintends
the teaching. Miss Wolseley is heiress