Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

| of clay is virtually inexhaustable.
The brick industry is of great val
ue to the new town in that it will
! give a building material for bust
ness blocks at slight cost. 1t was
stated here by one in authority that
special rates would be given on all
brick sold for local purposes. This
will enable the merchants and resi-
dents to build good substantial build
ings at slight cost and will add to
the permanency of the town.
The land surrounding Scranton is
the last of the Free Land Grant and
this section is rapidly reducing
it's supply of public land. Men of
brains and energy from Iowa, Illi-
nois, Wisconsin and from all older
agricultural states are coming in
by droves with the expectation of
making this country their homes.
These men are the kind that made
Ohio, Indiana and other states fa-
nous for their agriculture and it is
safe to assume that they can do the
same for this country. Land can at
present be bought for from eight to
twenty dollars an acre but it is
doubtful If a farm within twenty
miles OF the railroad can be purchas-
ed for less than fifty dollars inside
of the next few years. Some Of the
best farming land in the state is di-
rectly tributary to Scranton and it
is certain that the bulk of their bust
ness will go here. The day of the
lot sale the town was full Of farm
ers all of whom had good words
for the town. Attention was called
to the facilities for reaching the city
by teams from all directions. Good
roads have been built and Com
mercial club to be formed In Scran-
ton will devote a great deal Of its
time to keeping the roads in good
shape. us
Less than four months ago Scran-
ton possessed but one business block,
and that was but partially con-
structed. This was occupied by the
postofice and small general store.
The coal mine boarding house and
the superintendent residence were
erected on the mine property. Since
that time the town has grown until
there are about twenty business
houses on the town site. The Regis
ter building was moved here from
Buffalo Springs by its owner, Geo.
D. Skinner, who publishes the Scran-
ton Register. The next building to
be erected was restaurant by Aug
ust Boltz and following him came
great string Of buildings. Some Of
the concerns here now and which
own their buildings are the Scran-
ton Mercantile Co.; Carl Hanke, Inn
plement dealer; the Atlas Lumber
Co.; Scranton Livery Stable; Albion
hotel; Elder & Ludwig's butcher
shop; Central Lumber Co.; P. M.
Kuhry, furniture store, Kenney &
Riley's restaurant: J. H. Tupling's
drug store, Grand River State Bank
OF Scranton; o. G. Luchssinger hard
ware store; Goeder Bros, blacksmith
shop; Pendergrast Bros. blacksmith
shop; 7. Finsness, general store; J..
]. NIGGA, general store; Pierson &
Coler, land office; Paul e. Schoen &
Co., harness shop; and several other
buildings, used for general business
purposes. The railroad is building
a good substantial depot which will
be finished inside Of another month.
The retail trade Of Scranton has
reached good figure and on Satur-
day and Monday afternoons 1t Is al
ways possible to see sixty or severity
farmers teams tied along the street.
The rapidity with which farm trade
has grown is one Of the surprising
things on the development OF the
town. The men who have been for
tunate enough to secure the best To-
cations are congratulating them
selves upon their chances OF becom-
ing wealthy through the increase OF
!, valuation Of the land.
The Dickinson Horse Sales Co.,
are planning on establishing branch
Of their business at Scranton and a
flour mill company has been looking
over the ground for site for mill
and it is believed that this will be
located early in the summer.
Scranton is fifteen miles east Of
Bowman and the same distance west
Of Reeder, Saltwater seven miles
north and Haley fourteen miles
south, represent two OF the best
farming communities In western
North Dakota, and the business Of
these districts will naturally go to
Scranton.
The Grand River State bank, for
several years located at Haley, is
now permanently located at Scran-
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