The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-01

was found and redeemed il. But we
need more money for farm loans for
the quicker development of our land.
we need more farmers too. You will
De doing good business for yourselves
and doing good thing for our farmers
you come out and investigate the
security and see II you do not want TO
loan money on our lands there.
The attitude Of the capitalists from
the eastern states, as well as the peo-
pie from the eastern part OF this state
was firmly fixed and not to be shaken
In the belief that northwestern North
Dakota was no good as place for pro-
ducing paying crops. myself have
been to capitalists investing their own
money for ands6 per cent and have
offered them loans on fairly we'll i'm
proved quarter sections of land of S4O0
or $500 at s, 8 and even 10 per cent in
terest on three and five-year loans. but
they were not to be beguiled or tempt
ed into investing their money as they
thought foolishly.
When told them that lived in viii
Hams county they would smile in
rather superior way and say: ooh.
yes, you come from that country where
they don't have any rain. understand
1t is pretty good stock and grazing
country, though. No. / am sorry
cannot do anything for you" They
We're the ones who had the SAY" like
the old German In Pennsylvania who
had been in the city council for a great
many years. When they gotsone new,
progressive young man on the council
VINO had been to a larger town where
they had Installed an electric lighting
plant he came to the council meeting
very enthusiastic about installing an
electric light plant in their city and
wanted the council to investigate. He
said he thought 1t would be a good
thing for the city.
The old German, who had listened
with great deal of contempt to the
young man, said: "You tink it would
be goot ting, do your"
Eyes, certainly do" said the young
man.
Well 1 don't und dat settles it," said
the German and it did for the time
being, thought the city afterward got
the lights and other improvements the
the same as the western part of this
state finally got money, though it still
needs more of it and can afford to pay
a higher rate of interest than they
pay in the east.
Eleven years, ago, when l came to |
North Dakota, l went straight to VIII
liston. It was a fine October day and |
being anxious to see the country I !
spent the four hours between Minot |
and Williston distance of 100 miles, |
on the back platform of the train, look |
ing at the country Minot was then a |
town of about 1000 people, while VIII |
liston had 500 or 600.
Between Minot and Williston only a
half-dozen houses were visible besides
the few section houses, and no towns.
Today we see a large number of pros
porous towns such as Stanley, Ray,
Berthold, White Earth, Ross and
number OF other important villages,
while thousands and thousands Of COM
Portable homes are visible from the
car line and the whole country is set
tied with contented, prosperous and
happy farmers who are doing Well
Minot is city of about 5000 and
Wtlliston, The winner the city of
opportunity" has population of about
5000.
Tells About WiIliston.
WiIliston is freight and passenger
division point on the Great Northern
railroad and that company has a very
large payroll In that city. 1t is the
receiving point for large tract Of ir-
rigated land and market place for all
of Mckenzie county and Williams