Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-17

towns along the new lines of railroad
that affect has worn away and our
outside business is steadily increas-
ing, as is also the fact as to home
trade. The fact is Bismarck depart
ment stores carry as good stocks as
Fargo, or even many of the Twin
City stores and persistent advertising
has brought this fact home to the
people all over the Slope We have
every confidence in the country and
believe, from what the farmers tell
us, that crop conditions never were
better. The city is growing rapidly
and the Commercial club and the
people generally are pushing her in
terests to the front in good style.
Yes, we are feeling good"
Mr.. Moser, Of another big de-
partment store, had about the same
CHEEKY news to tell. 1--WE are GER
tainly pleased with present condi-
lions, in fact, after the jolt finan-
cially which the country received
last fall most business looked for
dull times through the winter and
some predicted we would feel nigh
ty hard times this spring. This may
be true OF the east, but in this ag-
ricultural Garden of Eden hard times
have not affected us very much, con-
sequently trade has held up beyond
our expectations and is as good as
any previous years, in fact a little
BETTER
When farmer buys the best
grade Of furniture in the spring it is
a sure sign he is on easy street."
said p. G. Fields, and this is what
Burleigh county farmers are doing
every day at my store. It is. a nigh
ty healthy sign and makes me feel
that not only are the farmers we'll
to do, but that they are confident
OF q successful crop season. Home
trade is also excellent and fully up
to other years.
Messrs. French & WEIGH and The
Wolbert Hardware Co., had cheer
full story of excellent business this
spring. Both firms handle besides
hardware, a number Of other lines
OF goods, including harness, farm
machinery, etc, and are therefore
well pleased to feel the pulse of both
in and out Of town customers, and
the pulse, they say, is beating at
healthy and regular clip. Both firms
expressed their personal confidence
In the future and said trade was bet
ter than last year at this time.
All the grocerymen said the people
were still living on the fat of the
land, so to speak and there was no
signs of currency stringency in
their line Of business, or words to
that effect.
The wholesale fruit houses-and
here is where you would hear Of
hard times If there were any in
sight-report rushing business and
the sale Of many car loads Of fruit
Of all kinds, and it Is evident If the
people can afford this luxury times
must be very good.
Times are good. Bismarck is
thriving; it is growing at a rapid
rate, and anyone who can keep track
of the new faces he sees on the
streets day after day-faces of peo-
pie who are evidently living here
is a good one. The town is on the
uplift. It is broadening not only in
its population but in all which goes
to make for better, handsomer and
cleaner city.
The people are full of faith in their
city. They believe in Bismarck now
as they have never believed before,
and that is the greatest gain the
city has made in all her history. Yes,
Bismarck is all right. She is already
the commercial center of the western
part Of the state and her geograph-
ical location compels her to remain
in that splendid position-and this,
with all the kindly feeling possible
for her sister cities and towns. We
can't help it. It is destiny.