Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-12
THE STATERESOURCES
Rapidly Growing Business Creates
Surprise.

Some idea of the magnitude of posi-.
bilities in Dakota may be gained from
the fact that the production from this
region IN 1907 to be moved would re-
quire train of cars $50 miles in length
and then with every car in danger of
bursting. Making..up this vast train,
OF course the larger share would be
agricult ural products, and their value
for the year just ended is 1890, 100000.
Wheat, corn and! flax, form,the majsr
portion of the cereals, and of the worlds
total supply of the last named grain
North Dakota alone produces 80 per
cent. Live stock would closely follow,
with the years production valued ct
$50,00o,000. But the most pregnant
fact of all is the fact that the farmers,
the developers OF Dakota, are jingling
in their pockets now $3O,OOO,OOO more
than they ever had before in one year.
Ii you should ask one of these mon
concerning Dakota, he would tell you
that the farming area of Dakota, is .
huge section, 10000 square miles, Of
gently rolling prairie cut by countless
rivers and dotted by lakes and produc-
ing in it's primeyal state the richest
grasses known, OF this area only
enough to make up los, 900 farms was
needed to produce the showing for 1907.
| Entering either of the Dakotas from
the east one can travel for 18 hours
through the country as level as table
top This of course, is the cereal grow.
ing area in the east, in the west is tho
grazing region. The western quarter
OF North Dakota roughens somewhat
and in South Dakota the formation is
the same, terminating in the Black
Hills, containing what is known as
"The Richest 300 Miles Square on
Earth" a region producing with prodi-
gality everything mineral from mica to
gold. The state ranks third in gold
yield, the larger amount of which comes
from the Homestake, the second largest
gold mine in the world. In the valleys
here, cutby the clearest of streams, are
raised apples, pears, plums, etc, rival
ing and excelling those of the coast
country. Then throughout this entire
region is scenery of surprising beauty
enhanced and made permanent by the
majestic trees of the National forest
reserve. of 1,250,000. - Truly the region
is rich.
Returning through the state, in the
: southern and central section great areas
OF brick and fire clay, cement, granite,
Ignite and natural gas are found,
scarcely touched as yet, while extend
ing in broad strip up the center is a
region producing artesian wells Of q
pressure great enough to drive mills
and factories, besides producing water
, of great purity for every purpose.
Striking into, South Dakota at the
central part of its southern line, YOU
would find yourself able to travel over
an area of $4,000 square miles,. ,.and be
walking on,nothing but coal of superior
quality. This coal region of North
Dakota corresponds to the Black Hills
IN South Dakota in location, and like
the Black Hills is but slightly develop
ed. Near the western boundary of both
states great irrigating in cost SIS ,OOO, 900.
They are projects undertaken, not be-
cause the land crackles under aridity.
but because the land promises such
bountiful returns on the outlay.
One is continually struck with the
vastness OF things here, and Of course
by the opportunities for the conscienti-
GUS homeseeker. For yon are told that
man can take farm of 100 acres here
and pay for it in two crops. This can
be proven not only possible but prob
able. You will believe it Though, with.
out further proof, when you are shown
that the entire present Developments
OF the two states have been brought
about by less than million total popu-
lation. Nowhere do you find congested
centers, but progress is shown to spread
evenly, though thinly. But already in
tensified development is plainly seen,
for not only is Dakota filling with new
settlers, forsaking the east for the fresh
fields opened in this section by the rail-
roads, but in the older regions, two
thirds Of the total area, the pupulace
can be seen going after those things
that make for permanence and comfort
and luxury in manner possible only to
a region backed 5y d bedrock solidity
of resource.
1 And it is natural that these Dakotans
/ should strive for the best in all things
within and outside of the bounds of
their own states, for South Dakota has
led every other state by wide margin.
in production OF new per capita weslth
for decade, and North Dakota was
never far behind. And on top Of this,
Dakota air and sunshine gives these
states the lowest death rate in the
| Union.
Truly, Nature built Dakota while In
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