The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-24
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that the fire was indeed blessing in
disguise. One of the banks has just
completed in this district one of the
Coolest and neatest bank buildings
seen SO far on the trip. The business
was Just moved in last week and the
institution indeed has comfortable
quarters. The town now has some-
thing like six hundred population, two
bands and eight elevators. A new
150-barrel capacity mill is being con-
structed and several other enterprises
are planned for the city. The crops
are decidedly good, and the business
men are jubilant over the business
prospects for next year. The stocks
of goods are large and decidedly up
to-date and in fact the town has the
appearance of being hustling, push
ing. enterprising and aggressive one
The people showed by their welcome
to the club that they are alive to their
interests and mean to let the stranger
within the gates not only feel thor
oughly at home. but to impress him
with the Importance of their thriving
town. 1t was one of the most delight
full stops on the route. The town has
a splendid newspaper, the Tribune,
and its pages, crowded with advertis-
ing, shows the progressive spirit of
the business men. LansfOrd is all
right.
On to Glenburn.
Glenburn is just like all the other
towns on this line, alive and progress
sive. 1t has population of some
thing like three hundred, two banks
and seven elevators, with a storing
capacity Of 225,000 bushels, besides a
fiat store house. The crops are good,
and the estimate is for something like
Is to 20 bushels. Threshing will be-
gin next week. There is a consider
able acreage of macaroni in this terri
tory and 1t will yield better than the
other varieties. Glenburn is building
fine brick school house which would
be credit to any town. Its people
are progressive and enterprising. The
merchants are carrying immense
stocks, though they are not overcrowd-
ed. In fact, the trade demands of the
people in the territory contributary
to the town and their buying capacity
SO great that 1t takes large and varied
stocks to satisfy them. Glenburn is
in decidedly good country, and while
it is new, as Is all the other country
along this line, is we'll under cult
walton. The flax crop on the newer
land is decidedly good.
A Stop at DeerinE.
Deering is the smallest of the towns
on this line, having a population of
something like two hundred, with
bank and number of general stores.
1t being the first town on the line
from the point where it leaves the
main road, the people went on north
and the result is the territory is not
as thoroughly developed as 1t will be
in a few years. The town has good
supporting country, rich and level. 1t
is fourteen miles from Granville, and
while the other competing towns are
somewhat nearer, they are not suffl-
GENTLY close to give it any serious
competition. The town has bright
little newspaper-the Tribune-which
gives a splendid resume of the local
news.
From the famous Mohall branch the
party reached Granville at noon and
spend half hour in this thriving city.
It now has a population of nearly
seven hundred and has increased in
the last year nearly fifty per cent. It
is located In good farming section
and Is destined to be a good town in
a commercial sense. 1t has two good
banks, both located in fine buildings,
and enjoying decidedly liberal pat
ronage. There are large number of
good stores at this point and all are
carrying large and we'll selected
stocks. The town has creamery, five
elevators and two fiat houses and an
other elevator in course of construc-
ton. The crops are exceptionally
good and were we'll advanced before
the recent hot spell, so that they were
not injured. Two good papers are
published at this point, the Herald and
the Record.
Granville to MinOt.
From Granville to Minot two stops
of few minutes were made, the first
one at Norwich, which is quite thriv-
ing little village having bank and
number of general stores. The Nor
wich Item Is published at this point.
The other stop was made at Surray,
which has but one store and has not
as yet reached a very large popula-
ton.
Great il Minot.
The metropolis of western North
Dakota was reached on time and it is
doubtful If better reception was ever
rendered crowd of visitors than that
which was received by the Grand
Forks Commercial club at this mar
velous city. 1t is useless to attempt
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