Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-18

the Northwest hotel to the Palace
and from the railroad to the Grand
Pacific and you could set the whole
busoness down inside of this depot.
1T must be seen before you can form
any idea Of its grandure, and then
sthink the money ex pended upon III
win exceed BY i've millions the cost
81 the great capitol building, which
Is said by many to be the finest
building for its size in the world.
The cong erosion library is a
dream. The street car system is the
best i ever saw, no poles and over
head wires in the city proper. Tele-
phone wires also are und erground.
Many of the most beautiful knobs,
mounds and places In the city arc
filled-in ground upon q fiat, swampy
marsh The canal, which rams back
into the country for nearly 200 miles
along the Potomac used to- run
through the city and the man with
whom I room tells me he llsed ts,. as
a q boy fish and swim in the canal
right where the Center Market and
the Pennsylvania depot now stand,
and that 1T was in early days, In
times Of high water, a common thing
to see row boats in plenty along
Pennsylvania avenue, half way be
tween the treasury and capitol.
M While the government pays fair
salaries and larger than the average
| for the same amount Of work, wages
in many other lines are not as well
paid, as with you in North Dakota.
II was talking with man a few
days since in business here He said
| he knew young lady wels raised,
who applied at q department store
/ iii answer to a want ad I. They want
ed a lady saiesWonan expert IN china
4 ware. Knowing different kinds and
i Judge for which service they would
pay So per week. The lady was mo-
! an expert in china 80 did not ge
the place.
This city has the finest zoo eve
4 saw. The best paved and shaded
streets and plenty Of places Of amuse
.Isment at reasonabl de prices. I hay'
Y been in good many places for pub
4 lie amusement in the United States
4 but Of them all for comfort coy 4
Iness and elegance, Chase Vaude
Z willie here lis aslittIe ahead of ar,ySo
my past experiences. Here you cal
I get seat that you could not ge
4 III Bismarck at any price for s5e an
for SOC the best seat in the hous
except box seats. and for night en-
i, tertainmen atinees, 25c all owe
the houuse. Standing room is sol
: nearly every night after the seat
are all gone. + should say it uwoul
J. seat 2, 90 to 2, 300. 3
I The city has never been 50. full {
strangers as this sumner Over 3
600 visitors went through our bulk
4 ing III one day The elevator at fth
monument has been taking up sc
! to 900 q day 800 feet
! Belmont of New FORK, Jig buil y
: himself "a new winter residence hel
J, Of steel and marble, to cost on cha 2!
81 million Just think that 55if the ssel
], tire value Of Burleigh county we We
81 on hand In cash II would not p'
for some Of the single buildings her
9. and the entire state of North Dako
would be but q small part of the ca q
81 nual expense of running this COVER
d. ment. am surprised that while
d do not spend near SO much time
the Office, but for some reason ]! ia
ID very little time to read and keep /
o with the news of the day h
q more time for reading in Bs sp az
d than j: do here. can live bett
here for the same money than i col
in Bismarck, so long as am by n
q self. j think it would or will be q
#.is ferent with my folks here.