Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-24
ClOenfp Years Hgo
From DAILY 7ribune Of 1857

The financial situation this day, 20
years ago: Money in New York on
call, easy at A per cent; Northern
Pacific stock quoted at 1914. This
same stock is now way above par,
but all the Tribune readers know
through what struggles the road
went before this condition was
reached.
No. / hard wheat was quoted in
Minneapolis at 70 cents. Az5t
The weather man made the follow
ing report: Maximum, II; mini
mum, 2 below, and for wonder the
wind did not blow 3l
The same old question of getting
cars to move the crops was present
then as now. Under the heading s.A
Dakota Rustler'' the telegraph col
umns stated that the massive form
of Col. Abe Boynton, one Of the rail-
road COMMISSIONS of Dakota, moved
gracefully around the rotunda Of the
West hotel, Minneapolis. The great
trouble in Dakota now is lack of cars
| to move the crops. We want cars
and we want them mighty badly. The
railroad companies are willing to fur
nish them, but they have none on
hand not in use.
| The Panama canal was in mighty
serious trouble. Judgments had been
entered against the French company
in charge and in the opinion of ex-
perts *the canal is practically dead 2
+, John A. Rea, at that time register
/ of the Bismarck land office, wrote a
long letter to the New York Chamber
of Commerce, regarding the PROPOSE
ton to make trade between the
United States. and Canada free, He
argued that all of Dakota would pass
from the; government into the hands
of the honesteader in FIVE years and
that as Bottineau s is the banner
| wheat county of Dakota no imagin-
airy line should come between the
Dakota settler and his Canadian
brother. John was little off, as
most of the old timers were, as to
the time it would take to settle Da-
kota. However, though he was is
years ahead Of the game, he gave the
right idea when he stated that most
Isof the territory would prove farming
Lands and that of the best, too.
| All street car traffic was stopped
in Chicago by a violent snow storm,
called "a regular Dakota blizzard. =
The Tribune went sort of wild over
the arrival of the first regular fast
train in the northwest which will be
i$whizzing along toward the Pacific
coast and another will be dashing to-
ward ST. Paul. z After enumerating
the great things that was in store
| for Bismarck by this regular service,
the writer adds: What thoughts
will fit through the mind of the pio-
neer who battIed with the opposing
forces OF the frontier; what pride
| will fill the breasts Of the men who
| came to Bismarck when a few tents,
/ "a beautiful landscape and a clear
! blue sky was all that could be seen
! where Bismarck now stands. Where
a few years ago Denny Hannafin
1 walked from Fargo to Bismarck, a
lightning express train now skins
4 across the prairie and where but yes
terday the hardy pioneer ate his
humble meal under the tWinkling
/ stars, now a daily train with palace
i dining cars, Pullman sleepers, etc,
will be seen. Yes, tomorrow will be
Ia proud day for Bismarck. This train
Twill bring capital and people to Bis
maj IN a q IiCl" udy
daWns for the northwest, the future
commercial center Of which is Bis
marck. .'i5# ...5 IL
How the western folks and more
especially Bismarekers seem to have
scattered. Arrangements were made
sfor grand reception and banquet
at the Sheridan house. meeting
was held over which Mayor Bentley
presided and w. T, Perkins was made
secretary The object Of the meet
ing was to arrange for a reception
and banquet with al that those
words mean in dignified and refined
society. The committee on arrange
ments were Gov Church. w. e
Perkins, G. 3. Little, +. J Call, As;
y Fisher and Gerald Pierce. on invita-
4 tions N. H Jewell. e. Won Houten
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