Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-17
GOOD
Conditions in Bismarck and
Bufleigh County Never
Better Than Now
Business Men Report Better
Trade Than Ever. at
This Season
Crop Situation Is Splendid
and Prospects Are
Very Bright

There Is a germ" of confidence
and optimism in the air which makes
everybody in Bismarck and Burleigh
county s.just touch the high places"
as the saying is.
the healthgiving ozone which has
made the country famous, but Of
hope in large quantities. The past
several years Of plenty, it is predict
ed will be followed this season by the
bumper crop of this: region. Not
for many years have the crop con-
ditons been "just right" as they are
this spring. The seeding season has
been most perfect and from time to
time copious rains have drenched
the earth, the moisture coming down
in gentle and continuous showers SO
that every drop has gone into the
ground, and farmers report agricul-
tural work nearly a month earlier
than usual. Therefore, 1t is little
wonder that confidence and opti-
mism prevails on every side.
The great amount Of building done
here last year, when over three-quar-
ters Of million dollars were spent
for new buildings, gave the impress
sion that comparatively little would
be done in that line this season. So
far, however, there has been a great
deal more building done than was
undertaken during the same time
last wear, and on every hand is heard
the crunch of the saw and the bang
of the hammer. Hence, the builders
report their hands full and the lum-
Der yards have all they can attend
to. In the country also, the same
building activity prevails and where
usually the farmers have waited UNI
I'll practically sure of their crop, they
are now going ahead with their con-
struction work.
There are about twenty dray lines
In the city and it is noticeable that
1t Is seldom that dray can be had
just at the moment wanted. All as
busy as bees. This is one Of the
straws which goes to show the bust
ness activity of the Commercial
Center of the Missouri Slope''-there
are plenty of evidence besides this.
While not giving out their bust
ness secrets the bankers state they
are well pleased with business con-
ditions, deposits being greater than
usual at this season of the year and
money being easy. They all agreed
that the outlook was most promising
and that the people general had an
abiding confidence in the city and
country.
G. B. Marks, of Webb Bros, said:
In every department in this es-
tablishment there has been !. a de-
cided increase in business during
the past few months as compared
with the same months of 1907. We
have never at any time during the
recent so-called panic, noticed any
decided depression in our business,
nor have we in any way been affected
by what some people were pleased to
call the money stringency. True,
we are an essentially conservative
concern, as all successful business
houses must be. We did not make
it a practice of cashing any large
checks excepting for those whom we
were in constant business contact.
i have 1t from some Of the largest
manufacturing concerns in the east
with whom we do business, that they
repose the fullest confidence in us
here as we'll as in the merchants
throughout the entire northwest,
G.. M. Dahl was found smiling at
the signs of rain and feeling pretty
good generally. 81 am well pleased
with my trade so far this year." said
he. sit has been as good, If not
better than last year, during the
months Of January, February, March
and April, although in many respects
1t was different. The previous year I
sold the usual quantity Of fur and
heavy winter goods, but the warm
winter made stocks of these goods a
drug on the market and had to
make several orders for lighter
wearing material during the winter
for immediate delivery, which is UNI
usual. As far as am concerned
business Is very satisfactory and lie
the present favorable crop dondi-
tions continue we will have the
greatest crop season In the history
OF the country y
A. w. Lucas expressed great salts
faction over present business condi-
tions and said: 1--WE have had q
splendid trade considering the time
OF year. Our special sales have at
tracted great deal of trade and
find that where year or two ago we
felt more or less the building up OF