The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-15

attractive. Realizing this the city il
installing fine sanitary sewer sys
tenn, which when completed will bl
of great benefit all around.
In the choice OF an outlet rooe
judgement was also evidenced. IN
stead Of dumping the sewage of tn
city into Lake Detroit--the easies
and cheapest way--a septic tank Il
being installed at the city limits ant
the sewage emptied into Claire LAX
Joining the town limits on the west
This is not resort lake and BY thf.
means the contamination OF the resor-
bodies has been forestalled. At grea
expense the town Is also CONSTRUCTING
| concrete storm water sewer to drair
the one small part of town. befor,
mentioned, as the only place wher,
water is held. These two systems ars
expected to be in operation by. fal
and will fully meet what has long fei
to be a necessity. They will cos
| $35, 900.
The city also operates municipaliy
owned water and lighting plant. A
fine park on Lake Detroit has alsC
been purchased and the city has pro
vided an annual appropriation for its
| fitting UP and maintainence.
Gets Reservation Business.
One thing which adds materially tc
the business interests of the town
aside from the summer trade, is the
White Earth Indian reservation north
of the town. Detroit gets practically
all OF the trade of the governments
wards when they receive their money
from the nation. Almost any day
several Indians may be seen on the
streets of the city purchasing large
amounts of goods
For the past eight years the town
has forged ahead in undisputed
strides in population, business and
building. Last year buildings were
erected to the amount of $300, 1000
Among them sixty one residences cost
ing from $1,000 tn $4,000: new M
E. church of concrete blocks costing
$4,000; Lutheran Synod church cost
ing $4,000; automobile garage and a
tannery. ~
Last fall, owing to the increase in
population, the town voted $4,000
bonds for the erection of and addi-
tion to the high school building. This
is now in process of construction and
will be ready for occupancy by the
opening of the fall term of 1909. Like
a number of other buildings this
structure will be built of rubble stone
and red pressed brick. This makes a
structure that Is at nee distinctive,
beautiful and almost indestructable.
One of the leading industries of
Detroit is the manufacture of concrete
building blocks. There are three fac
tories located in the city and all are
doing a good business. A large
amount of the manufactured blocks
are shipped out while much is used at
home also. Most of the public and
commercial buildings, as well as some
of the residences are built of this ma
terial. They are neat and durable
structures.
A vast amount of cement has also
been used in the construction Of side
walks. The town is at present well
supplied with these. last year having
witnessed the construction of four
miles of new concrete walks.
Detroit has three banks, two of
which are national; seven hotels, three
railroads. Large shipments of ice. furs,
wood, ties and concrete blocks are
made.
II has the largest postoffice receipts
of any city of it's size in the state of
Minnesota. The receipts for the fiscal
year, ending April /, 1903. were $1O.-
500. The town has met all the require
ments in regard TO the establishment
of city free delivery and this service
will be installed June OF this year,
The Northern Pacific railroad has
also realized the value of catering to
the summer trade. The local train
service Is every sumh,er arranged to
meet the demands of these people
and this has proven very profitable
In July of 1908 the receipts from
ticket sales on this road at Detroit
amounted to $4,000. A large portion
Of this was for transportation between
Fargo and Detroit.
Also to accommodate this class OF the
travelling public the r. ad has erected
fine new passenger station at this
lake city, which is in every way a
credit to the road and the town. Plans
are now being consumated for the
construction of beautiful park on the
station grounds. 1t is expected that
this will be accomplished this sum
mer.
In brief, these things show that De-
troit has a future before 1t. With
fine resorts and located in good agri-
cultural country. and with its pro-
gressive people constantly on the
boost with things to back their
boosting, there is little. more the
town could ask. But should 1t never
grow a bit it has that which will al
ways make it noted twenty Ave OF
the best summer resorts in the finest
resort country in the world--the Min
nesota park region.
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