The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-03
WILLISTON HAS
A GREAT FUTURE
REV. cHAs. A. MAcNAMARA, SUM-
DAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY OF
THE Nj. &. CHURCH, TELLS OF
RECENT TRIP TO FLouRIsHINc
WESTERN CITY.

Williston, The City of Opportunity,
Is booming in fine style, declares Rev.
Chas. A. Mcnamara. Sunday school
missionary for the Methodist church in
North Dakota, who has just returned
from a visit to the williams county
metropolis. Rev Mcnamara, speak
ing to The Forum, said:
i have just returned from a trip to
the flourishing city of Williston. I
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. jesse
Gates, formerly OF Lisbon The size
or the town was an amazement to me.
The population must be nearly 5000.
A commodious depot is being erect
ed by the Great Northern road, of red
Coon Creek brick. There are some
very fine brick blocks recently erected
and sewerage system is being in
stalled. A flour mill with a 500 bar
rel capacity Is nearing completion, be-
Ing erected by the Rugby Milling Co.
West Lawn" an addition to the orig
inal townsite seems to be the choice
Of many for their newly erected homes
and an eight roomed school building is
under construction in that part Of the
city. to meet the demands.
&AAp 6SFEA htlBdIEOH
was on object of great interest. The
power house is located about three
miles north of the city. convenient to
an abundant supply of native coal.
which is acquired at small cost. The
power is conveyed by means OF heavy
wires, and operates the forcing of
water into the reservoir, a height of
about twenty feet on the bank of the
Missouri river, and at other points
where the water is elevated from eight
to ten feet. The water is being used
by number of farmers and the good
effect is seen in the splendid crops
Il say alfalfa standing three feet
high. My attention was also called
to a field of winter rye which might
dispel the fears of many farmers about
our ability to raise winter grains
There are large areas under potato
and other vegetable cultivation. II
learned than an organization has becn
formed so that a good market, to the
west of Williston, may be secured for
such produce.
''The experiment station under the
care of Professor Schullander is also
a source of great interest Dry land
farming as well as the benefits of the
irrigation system are being demon
strated with good success.
The soil in this section of the state
Is somewhat light, hence the govern
mental help In the irrigation plant, but
SO very abundant has been the rainfall
Of recent years that the special bene- |
fits are not clearly noted. The coun-
try Is very thickly settled and there
Is a very fine crop prospect.
along the valley Of the the Big
Muddy river, very fine class OF ped
pie, mostly from Ohio. have settled. III
was impressed with the fact that there
were no very large farms, each man
doing well what he had In hand.
This is the most northerly flow of
the Missouri river and attention is
soon attracted to the efforts of tho
government to prevent further extern |
sion of the unruly waters of this
stream by means of rip sap work on
the north bank, which seems to be |
quite effective.
There is no doubt but a very great |
amount Of wheat will be marketed here
this fall. as 1t is the most accessible
point for most of the cultivated land /
Of Mckenzie county, and ferry boat
Is located here for the conNnnience Of
traders.
REV. F. S. HalIett, the Methodist
pastor, was absent from home making
D visit to his former home in New