Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-03
ADDRESSES MADE AT
REAL ESTATE MEETING
THE STATE CAPITAL, PRESENT
.. AND FUTURE.
BY Hon. T. R. Mockler.

BY Hon. T. r. Mockler.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-In speak
ing of our beautiful little city this
evening, want to be as brief as I can,
and 1 couldn't talk long to you with
the preparation I had made, which
was. due to no falt but my own. I do
say in behalf of our city, we have a
stirring, active little city here. This
city passed through the boom days
and it took courage and perseverance
to make it what it is, but today we
have splendid citizenship, we have
our homes here, we have men and
women, we have our boys and girls
going to- school, and you people, you
know, those of you that have stayed
here, we have tried to make it pleas
ant for you. You know our people are
enterprising and you know we are
growing, and wish to say to you that
our city is progressing all along the
line. We have prospered in every
branch and along all lines. There is
not single institution here but is
solvent and doing good business. We
have built something like seventy-five
houses last year for dwelling houses.
We built two new hotels and other
business blocks and today men are
building and working to try and finish
the work they started last summer.
AS we take up the progress all along
the line, we have reason to be proud
of our condition. and, fellow-citizens,
it is but portion of what will follow.
AS you prosper throughout this
great state and the country is built
up it necessarily and naturally follows
that the state capital will be built up
also. Geographically we are located
almost in the center of the state and
the population is drifting towards the
west. The people are filling in from
the outside and this will make Bis
marck a great distributing point. We
have here today the Bismarck whole
sale grocery establishment; we have
her the international Harvester COM
pany; we have the J. I. Case COM
pany; we have the Lewis-Vidger-
Loomis fruit house; we have all those
different wholesale institutions and we
are working along and taking up
work and doing what is right all the
time.
Not only are we so situated here,
but we have as good natural advan-
tages as any other portion of the
state. We are situated on the Mis-
souri, river, having the good railroad
facilities we have, we are splendidly
situated and will continue to grow.
When we go back and go over the
history of Iowa those of us who are
familiar with it when we look over
the time when Fort Des Moines was
only trading point, when Iowa City
had the capital, they ha hardly any in
dustries, no capital. Now you can see
for yourself how it has grown Lin.
i coin, Nebraska, in 1893 was only a
struggling little place between a vii.
large and city, several times almost on
the verge of bankruptcy because the
western portion of the state suffered
hard times; today it is rated at over
$4,000 population. And say to you
people that this state is going to de
velop, by the development of the state
we develop our full share We are
situated here where we do not need tic
have any worry about fuel, we are
situated in the Ignite belt with rail
roads running direct from the Goa
fields. We have good water supply
We have other natural advantages;
our city is nicely located, we have
room and are building up. The citi
zen of this city who stays at home
two or three weeks in the summer
time and then rides out will find large
buildings growing up he knew nothing
or And today. and 1t has been tina
way for some time, there are no va
cant houses in the town that we know
of; men coming In here have a harl
struggle to find dwelling houses. WI
would have more population If we hat
1 dwelling houses. We are building Iii
and we have reason to be proud and
situated as we are. am confident d
q prosperous and bright future for This
state capital ! predict in the future
you will see new railroads here. 4
great railroad line must come from
the north and there is even talk d
one running from Sioux Getty, ths
greatest live stock center Of the west