Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-03-26
the LATEST TOWN
One Of the Points for Trade
Just Started In North
Dakota.

Adams county, North Dakota and
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad company have just given
birth to what promises to be the best
town in South western North Dakota.
The name Of the..new town is Haynes,
named for the General Immigration
agent of the c. NJ. and St. p. rail-
road company, Mr.. George B. Haynes.
Haynes is located in the south GEN.
trail part OF Adams county in the
beautiful valley Of the Hidden wood
creek. The lay of the townsite could
not be more perfect. The town has
just been surveyed and it so new that
a postoffice has not yet been estab-
lished, although it has been approved
by the department. Notwithstanding
this fact Haynes already has several
large business enterprises.
The Atlas Lumber company, the
Central Lumber company, and the
Western Lumber and Grain company
are on the ground now, the latter Of
which has for its president, Hon. J.
e. Phelan of Dickinson, N. D. This
company has Withdrawn its yards
from Hettinger and moved to
Haynes. All three yards are carry
ing a complete line of building ma
ter'al and are all erecting enclosed
sheds.
A large general store is being
erected and the stock is already az
irving for it. Two large restaurants
and lodging houses are being erected
and will be ready for business this
week.
:Wm. q. Brown company have
erected a large two story Office build
ing and have charge of the towDsite.
Mr.. ]. B. Slosson, formerly Of Mott,
N. D., will have charge Of the Office.
Editor O.. L. Hurd is publishing
the Haynes Gazette. only three issues
of which have thus far been printed.
Haynes also has meat market and
many other enterprises will soon be
in existence there, among which will
be a cheese factory. '-'''--~~.'.
otwtthstanding the rapid strides
Haynes has made in the last ten
days, there will be room for ener-
getic business men in all lines for
some time come, as the prosperity
Of 4 town depends upon the snr-
rounding country and Haynes, lying
as it does, in the center Of what will
soon be the most prosperous farming
community in North Dakota, with
good soil, plenty of good water, lig-
mite coal 10 abundance, which lis
practically free for the digging, with
In one mile Of town, and with such
interests as the VIM. n. Brown COM
pany with its i'm migration organiza-
tion, George B. Haynes at the head
of the immigration department. of
the Chicago Milwaukee g. St. Paul
Railroad company boosting for the
town which bears his name. and the
Honorable J. e. Phelan to back 1t
up, it is only a question of a very
short time before the virgin prairie
for..miles around. will be converted by
the thrifty farmers from the eastern
and central states into vast wheat
fields, the future of Haynes is as
sured.
Until a railroad is built into the
Mott country Haynes will be the
trading POINT for the thrifty Mott
farmers located thirty miles to the
north and what no other railroad
within two hundred miles to the
south, Haynes will have wonder
fully large territory tributary to it.
Although the good homesteads
within a radius of thirty miles in all
directions.o .of Haynes have been fled
on, there are number of good relin-
quishments that can be obtained
reasonable aud decided land within
the railroad limits, which begin
twelve miles north Of Haynes, can be
had at from s12 to $40 an acre.
Hayes and vicinity afford good
opening for the energetic men in any
line Of business. Although the lot
sale at pablic auction will not be
held until time in May, satisfactory
arrangements can be made nov for
procuring business sites.
FOR SALE.
West half l3.143.66. In Stutsman
Co., N. Dak., one half mile to school,
creek on place, miles south Of Ed
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