Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-08
LOOK BIG RAD)E
With the Advent Of Spring Business.
Men are iiopeful 81.

;}.5sS kl1SAt EEklSS SEESSCNbSH SHLAEDabkOlA
business, due to- the car block
.ade, will not tin the long run
have AT y serious effect on the
state Of North Dakota but, on
the contrary, viii merely result
in causing q rushing business
during next spring and summer,
when all that has been lost of
tate, will be more than mad up,
iis the opinion off of many OF the
business men q and finan nciers Of
the city.
There is plenty, of wheat in1
ssae country i, said q pro rninent
banker; i'll discus ussinga the situa-]
I Sttiion, end as5 soon az It'll can be.
gotten to u mark the farmers
will have the funds they need
and TINT will mean an irnmedi-
ate revival Of trade. just now
I the farmers can not make pur-f
ssehasessor even pay their debts,
! because they have norea6y cash.
but when the break up comes
I there is sure to be. an unusually
big business. < '5 81
Machinery and Who'll lesale deal
:@ers hold the same opinion.
81 respects were never better
for a big spring trad &, said w.
G.. Calhoun agent off the w Gods
4 Self Feeder Go. tsI hile Moth
i ing can he done now SSin the way
.of either making calle eefions OF
soliciting new orders, there is
4 certain 60 be an unusually big
business next spring have
had more Inquire les $50 lar this
year than 4 ever had during: the
same period befor
The great qlestian seems u
be-: e1AA NV hen will fttls, wheat be-
giiIa 90 move are not
agreed iii tie III answer but many
believe ii will ots ii De lbs until near
/: ly the first of MAJ. They say
that ass sftliilsgs are now ae
gl1e last Marc Or The Che stirsto q
April before nor NAL tra atHfe con.
aiitions vii lIl d exist. and AMI d them the
ssiilroads viii have to first give
attentior moving the
imn nense eanaou ount of freight which
sl1ss been lying on the sid detracks
Ii for weeks and months. After
VI that is out De the way theY car
to- move the WheaI from
the elevators. By the time this
is done the roads will besso bad
that the farmers Will be unable
:$s to haul their pro- oducts into town.
Then seeding time will follow
and twill be . May lst before the
farmers can begin pouring then
wheat into the market. 3S55:: 5s5:$fs$ s2s$
At present the railroads ARK
not attempting to move anything
but fuel and 9th q absol lutte nee.
{ essities. Even Whens sempty carr
4 are standing al #a station where
there is wheat to be der, tlles
will not permit then, TO bt
filled, but will rather stand tht
loss of hauling them back eas
II as empltiies "a that they A B can al
once be j reflled with coal AMI
h rushed to- points & I here fuel III
most needed. eailroad ofnciall
\ fear that if the eears Hre loadet
wheat they wi I'D be to,
long iii being uni aded, and the
] want eva1. car available fO
1 stfansp porting coal Ss
##$% Inconsequence Of o this policy
many of the oantry merchants
stocks: are ran ming low and ttl1ei
she elyesi are rapid ID growing d!
empty as toS esttHhs ignpre ressiol
# that they are sel ling olat The,
u. are simpT unable III obtain
fresh stock goods. arg
Forum.
What One chant Thinks
Rsssp ssa hs Ns.
Il: 4, q The local 4 MT ercf1ant ought