The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-31

| by its citizens as a place of recreation.
There is also another in the northern
part of the city known as oak Grove"
These parks, In addition TO the beau
tiful shade trees and well kept lawns
Throughout the residence districts, to-
gether with the beautiful homes, make
! it an ideal place for residence.
The buildings of Fargo, public, bust
ness and private, are Of the best from
both an architectural and substantial
standpoint. The city has cement side
walks almost in its entirety, with Is
miles of paved streets, IA miles Of cleo
trio car line, Is miles of gas mains
40 miles Of water mains. 35 miles OF
sewer, and ESQ electric street lights, and
all other improvements that go to make
desirable city to live in.
Among public buildings the city has
$175,000 federal building, 100000 r.
M. @. A., the fourth largest exclusive
Masonic temple in the United States,
costing approximately $4,000, two
large hospitals, three large up-to date
hotels, the best In the state, besides
fifteen smaller ones, and twenty
churches of all denominations, being
large, commodious and Of architectural
beauty.
Fargo is the See City of the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches. 1t
has Al manufacturing plants, 10 jobbing
houses, 20 wholesale machinery houses,
making this the largest distributing
point for farm machinery in the
United States.
The American steel and Wire Com
pany and the Standard and Marshall
OIL companies are located here, for the
distribution of their products through
out the whole northwest
Fargo boasts of it's financial institu-
tions. 1t has three national and one
state bank, two trust companies with
a combined capital and surplus of
$3.50 900, with deposits amounting to
over $6,000,000, and bank clearances OF
$3S, 750, 000 The total transactions of
the postofice for the fiscal year was ap-
proximately $2,225,O00, of which the
sale of stamps amounted to sos, 1880.
AS an educational center Fargo is
unsurpassed, having the North Dako-
ia Agricultural college and the Unit
ted States Experimental station, Con-
gregational college. Catholic academy,
Lutheran seminary, two conservatories
of music, and two business colleges.
There are also seven fine city school
buildings with a force of II instructors
The attendance as shown at the last
enrolment in our schools and colleges
was $500 pupils. ~
Casselton is the second city Of Ina
portance, with a population of 2,000, It
was settled in 1879 and has enjoyed =
steady growth since then. 1t has live
and enterprising business men, excel
lent schools, and all other requisites to
make 1T an up-to-date community.
The organized villages of the county
have a population as follows:
Baffalo. 500; Davenport, 300; Hunter
500; Mapleton. zoo; Page. 500; Tower
City, 500. $3.50
The organized villages are as follows:
Alice, Argusv.lle, Arthur. Ayr, Chaffee,
Durbfn, Erie. Everest, Grandin. Har-
wood. Hickson, Kindred. Leonard and
Wheatland, all enjoying a good share
of the county's prosperity.
The above data, as a whole, shows
Cass county to be the most valuable
territory in this domain. and a good
point for citizens of this and neighbour
ing states to visit and transact their
business.
Should there be at any time any fur
Their information desired the CONNER
cisl Club of Fargo" is ever ready TO
give the same.