Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-04-05

we're firm: clear and white right t.
the heart. A good many of my earl
potatoes L marketed at rs bushel
Certainly these were good reason
and they are generally the same one
that are bringing this great flood O.
new settlers into the state. Ant
then. again, the people generally are
getting to have better knowledge
OF the state and conditions here.
There used to be a general impres.
sionthat NorthDakOtawas principally
noted for is Dljzzards. AS a matter
of fact, the climate in winter on the
Missouri Slope will average 10 de-
grees warmer than it Goes in the
eastern part Of the state and in the
Red river valley. AS rule cattle
can winter on the range without
danger, and can procure an abun-
dance of food.
Great Country for Cattle.
This country was formerly the
grazing ground of the buffalo and its
pasture lands produce the finest and
most nutritious grasses that are
known. In the winter tine if there
IS any snow the cattle will paw it
away and get down to these cured
grasses. But now that the country
is filing up it will be only a few
years when the big ranges will be cut
up and as it is now the small farmer
gener]ly houses his stock. Then
again, North Dakota is going in for
blooded stock and the dairy interests
of the state are steadily growing.
The farmers have found that a few
good milk producers are a source of
profit and creameries exist by the
thousands.
The fuel question never troubles
the people on the Missouri slope. The
mines might shut down for year, as
far as North Dakota is concerned
and the state would never feel it.
This whole Missouri slope country is
underla,d with the finest quality of
Ignite, and when the farmer needs
fuel he just scrapes of few feet OF
earth and digs ont what he needs.
If he doesn't feel like digging he can
buy all he wants for about 80 cents
a ton. An extensive industry has
sprung up in the state in the making
of briquettes Of Ignite. The latter
isaESa thru a process that takes away
all the slack and the remainder is
pressed into forms. This is the fuel
that the industries of the state get
their steam and power from.
There are plenty of lands yet re-
naming 10 the state that can be
taken up under the homestead la~,
and some millions of acres that have
been set aside for the endowment
fund of public schools. These latter
are being sold at intervals and even
tuallv the state will have magn!fi.
cent endowment for the purposes OF
education. Under the law these
lands cannot be sold under a stated
price per acre, but as rule they
have sold at a price considerably over
the minimum fixed. These sales
have to be advertised in advance, and
they always attract an eager crowd
of buyers and the bidding is brisk an6
exciting. ~
Railway Development in State.
The state of North Dakota started
on a career OF. development that II
amazing to the newcomers. The
railways Of the state appreciated
the fact a few years ago and at once
began to. plan Extensions of theil
lines. Last year the state had more
miles of new track laid than any
other state in the Union had. But
no matter how fast the lines wer'
laid down. the settlers were there
and the prairie of today was the nev
town tomorrow. A good illustration
of how the state has forged ahead i
found in the Northern Pacific rail
way. This road earned in the 81,
months ending Dec 81, 1872, ,s547. 1925
For the six months ending Dec. 81
1905, it ea:ned 1883, 1874. 200. At ..th
rate the state is advancing the roal
ten years from now should be earning
$50, ,00O, 900 in six months. if no more
Just Wanted to Know.
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