Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-12
AT EMlMONS.
"A. B. SMITH OF THE NJ. r. PAssEN-
GER DEPARTING EMIT, HAS MANY !.
i. s. NICE THINGS, q &$#
TO SAY ABOUT WHAT. He SAW
DOWN SOUTH OF BISMARCK /
= IN THE COUNTRY. l@.

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In speaking of the inspection trip
made, by the Northern Pacific officials
over the Linton branch, A. B. Smith,
assistant general passenger agent, said
to the Tribune: , 49,. 4. ..~ p
'This is the first time I have been
down into Emmons county for num-
Der of years and I can hardly express
my surprise over what I saw. Hereto
fore did not have a. very good opinion
OF that county, owing probably to the
fact that / had only seen it once and
then in mighty disagreeable weather
and before there were more than one
house to the township, and the only
means Of reaching it was by a long
drive. None Of our party were quite
prepared to find the land so we'll set
tied up and on every hand such ap-
parent prosperity.
"Hazelton and Linton are two
splendid towns that to my mind have
a bright future before them ais they
are backed up not only by an excellent
agricultural district but by a thrifty
and progressive people judging from
from those whom we met on our trip
Linton is a beautiful little city and
the class of buildings the people are
erecting and the general air of pros
perity noticeable in the place stamp
her inhabitants as full of push and
progress. We saw some of the finest
grain ever raised anywhere. The
corn was surprise to us as we hardly
expected to see such perfection in
growth in this northern region.
| noted that the growth of corn has in
duced pork raising on an extensive
scale and never saw better looking
| cattle than was shown us and which
we. saw dotting the prairie. With the
richest of native grasses to build VI
the cattle on and with the best kind o.
corn with which to finish them fol-
market, there is no reason why EN-
mons county cannot soon take hel
place as one of the richest in thu
state. -.
"The people down there are I
wholesouled lot and while they arr
naturally hustling for this world
goods, they seem able to enjoy life a!
they go along.
"All that section of the country i!
naturally tributary to Bismarck, AM
the Capital City should cultivate
friendly relations with those people
| Bismarck has already made long
strides in the direction of wholesale
houses and in the opinion of gooG
judges is bound to become great
| jobbing center in the near future
While of course these things will come
| in the natural evolution of events
they can be materially FASTENED if the
business interests of the city keeI
awake and let her needs be known
You have come, excellent wholesale
and retail houses in your city already
but there is a field for many more and
| in my belief your houses are not get
| ting all the trade they are now en-
titled to in the rich surrounding terri
tory.
"All that rich country south of the
N. P. line should naturally look tc
Bismarck for its supplies, but at the
present time those supplies are being
furnished by jobbers from the south
If your people want that trade you
must get better acquainted with the
people, secure their confidence and &C
after business as if you meant to gel
/ it. Residents of the southern county
feel kindly toward the Capital City
and want to trade with you and we
are anxious to help them out, though
present conditions seem unfavorable
so far as revenue to the road is con
/ cerned, and to my mind it will be
necessary for Bismarck and Linton t.
work hand in hand and favor one an
other, If they would secure the bet
terment Of conditions. The railroad
company will always be ready to hell
out wherever, in reason, it is possible
Ito do so, even if It sees no profit ahead
4 for some time to come.
| Meantime Bismarck must look tt
her laurels in the country south of hel
else other centers viii reach out and
steal her patrimony.. a $
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