The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-11

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and the power distributed
among busy manufacturing concerns.
When the dream Of the deep water
ways committee Is once realized, that
city stands a good chance Of becom-
ing an important navigable port The
Great Northern has surveyeda line to
the southeast, the right Of way for
which has already been bought, and
the road will he constructed next
summer. With these increased rail-
road facilities, there is no good rea-
son why Williston will not take her
place with the important jobbing CEN
tiers of the state. One wholesale job.
bing concern has already made ar
rangements to open business there
and others will follow. Williston's
territory is large. The good home
steads have nearly all been taken
and the farmers are busy developing
fine farms With one of the poorest
seasons known in the state in ten
years, the crops about Williston that
have been grown according to cor
rect methods, promise well and the
yield will not be much less than in
ordinary years. The irrigation plant
is doing good work. Those farmers
who have their farms under irriga-
ton this year are harvesting wonder
full crops. The government has spent
hundreds of thousands Of dollars in
building the most modern electrical
irrigation plant in the United States
at Williston, and as a result, the far
mers fortunate enough to own land in
the irrigated district can consider
that they have undreamed of wealth.
The experiment station under the
supervision of the state agricultural
college, located close to Williston,
opened the eyes of the editors to the
good that was being done in the way
of scientific farming experiments.
Crops growing in their various stages
were seen. It was wonderful to note
what fine crops were grown on land
that last year grew nice crop Of
corn. Crops on summer fallowed
land appeared nearly as we'll. Crops
grown as many a farmer grows his
without regard to corn culture, sum-
mer following or crop rotation, looked
miserable and the lesson to the pub.
fishers will be lasting. Many an edi.
tor is now able to return to his
home and set his farmer readers along
the right track.
The best evidence of growth Of a
city, is in the growth of its public
schools, and Williston's schools are
certainly increasing in size and i'm.
portance. So crowded are the pres
emit institutions of learning that a
new school building must be con.
structed very soon. All Of these things
became apparent to a casual observ-
er amog the newspaper men who WIS.,
tted WMMston, one OF the fastest
growing cities Of the West.
In addition to these Williston has
the U. S. land Office, the U. s..
weather bureau station, six handsome
hurches, large flour mill, sue
cessful creamery, two beautiful parks,
streets lighted by modern electric
lighting system, ON the the very finest
depots in the state, $4,000 public
library, while the city is a railroad d.
vision point for the Great Northern.
The reasons why Williston made an
ideal place for the editorial associa-
tion to meet, have not half been told.
The Meeting Proper.
The association held it's sessions at
tie Odd Fellows hall, with the presi-
dent, Jesse Burgster, of the James
town Capital in charge. The secHe-
tary, O.. T. Rishoff of the Milton
Globe, and the treasurer, Editor An
derson of Rugby, were also in at
tendance. 49,. a..
...- +. Fridays Session.
A business meeting was held at the
hall at 10 o'clock that morning. The
matter of charges for legal notices was
brought up and 1t was decided to ap-,
point a committee of five to consider
the matter and report at the winter
meeting to be held at Fargo in Jam
uary. While the law was changed at
the last session Of the legislature, It
is q we'll known fact that many legal
notices are being published at prices
away below the cost Of composition.
Mayor John Bruegger made an ad-
dress Of welcome at the morning SEES
sion and made the visitors feel doubly
welcome to the city.
At 2 p. m. the ladies were given
an enjoyable receptions at the hall,
where they were became acquainted