Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-11
Minneapolis JOURNAL
WRITES UP NO. DAKOTA
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS PAID TO
CAPITAL CITY AND STATE
OFFICERS.
Complete Page Given Over to Telling
Of Resources and Conditions in the
FIickertaiI State.


FIickertaiI State.
The Saturday morning issue OF the
Minneapolis Journal contained an ex
tended write-up of the state Of North
Dakota in general and Bismarck In
particular. The article was illustrat
ed with a half tone portrait of Cover
| nor Burke and told of the growth and
development of Bismarck and gave a
| brief sketch of the career of some
of the state officers. Following IL
the paragraph dealing with Bis
marck:
"This Is the capital Of North Da
kota, where the state house is located
on J. commanding hill, one mile north
of the Northern Pacific depot, giving
a splendid view Of the Missouri river
the state penitentiary to the east
Fort Lincoln to the south and the
Bismarc Indian Industrial school to
the west.
'Bismarck is picturesque city
whose shores are washed by the Mis-
souri, on the west and hanked on the
east, north and south by stately hills,
presenting a fascinating view of the
majestic river, fields of growing grain
grazing herds on the hill tops, orch
ards and small fruits in the valleys,
for miles and miles, as far as the
eye can see. A city Of 5000 popula'
ton and rapidly increasing. Its bust
ness streets are lined with stately
modern two and three-story blocks:
built of pressed brick and stone, with
attractively built residences in the
residence section, lined with shade
trees and blooming flowers, cement
laid walks, an electric lighted city,
electric street car service, water and
sewerage, covering the business and
residence zones. A city OF SCHOOLS
and churches, with many secret So
cieties, two of the finest hospitals In
the state, having accommodation for
300 patients. This is the county seat
of Burleigh county, having a popula-
ton of $4,000 and one of the fastest
growing counties of the state. Bis
marck is busy city, filled with hus'
tiers who have made success, for sue
cess is ever on the side of busy men,
as winds and waves are on the side
of the best navigtors. In this light
ming footed twentieth century things
no longer come to him who waits. but
to him who hustles, while he waits.
Bismarck is no place for the gentle
man idler, but for the man who wants
to hustle, here fortune and fame
await him.
"As an index to Bismarck's present
prosperity in the building line, plans
have been drawn and the appropria-
ton made for a United States gov
eminent building to cost $4,000, d.
mensions 150x15O feet; a $4,000 Ma
sonic temple, 65x1O5 feet, two stories
and basement; city hall to cost $780,
900, on site of a quarter Of block,
which is to combine city hall. police
headquarters and fire department.; a
$4,000 Merchants State bank build
ing, two stories and basement, 75x
120 feet. In the residence district
there are under construction forty
modern up-to-date, coy homes, rang
ing in price from $4,000 to 5000 each
Every house not owned by the build
er has been leased in advance. A
factor that has contributed to" Bis
marck's growth is that it is the home
of more than one hundred travelling
men and their families, while many
others are on the waiting list, who
will become residents just as soon
as they can secure houses to shelter
their families. There 5is no boom
faint about the growth, But 1t is a nat
ural development, that win grow and
expand as fast as the fertile acres
tributary to the state capital are pu.
under cultivation"