The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-16
WHAT The Year BOOK SAYS
ABOUT RAMSEY CO. AND CITY
w. c.. Gilbreath, Commissioners of Agriculture, Has
Another Big Boosters Pamphlet Ready for the
Press-Much! Benefit Will Result

w. G. Gilbreath, commissioner of ag-
riculture Of the state of North Dakota
has just issued an extract from the 1910
year book which has to deal with Devils
Lake and Ramsey county. Commission.
er Gilbreath believes this year all
should boost and accordingly he is los,
ing no time in having extracts sent ell
over the country as will the year book
be sent out as soon as published. Those
interested in Ramsey county will find
that this section will he advertised,
judging from the following which is
taken from the year book:
Ramsey county stands in the front
rank as province of rich resources,
accumulated wealth and an advanced
people. 1t is centrally located in tie
well famed Devils Lake Garden Lands
of North Dakota. 1t consists of 1850
acres of land admirably fitted for gen.
eral farming purposes.
The population is nearly $4,000, con.
sisting Of people from northern Europe
Canada and the middle states, and they
are an intelligent, industrious and pro
gressive people.
The topography Of the country is that
of gently swelling prairie interspersed
with large level plains all having nat
ural drainage. Numerous lakes abound
such as Devils Lake, Sweetwater Lake
Freshwater, Twin, Alice and Irvine ;.
lakes. The largest stream is the Nor
vouse Coulee, extending from Irvine ,.
lake, near Churchs Ferry to Devil:
Lake. It also contains some fine ani
heavy flowing springs, numerous small
sloughs and large hay tracts, the larges
body being in the northwestern part o:
the county, known as the Winko Mea
dows, consisting Of many Thousand
acres of land annually, producing thous
ands Of tons of wild and nutritious hay
These meadows and the adjoining lake
constitute the Hunters Paradise. ,
There the hunters from the Twin Cite
and other places come yearly to secur
prairie chickens, wild ducks and gees
in abundance.
Devils Lake City.
J The county seat is nearly 400 mile
} from st. Paul., Mimi, and it is fnel
J located on plateau Of land having
natural drainage, near the waters o
Devils Lake. It was first settled j.
1882 and incorporated as city in 1885,
It has a population at this time o
5000 persons and is rapidly increasin:
Its geographical location and networ
of railway lines give the fullest assul
ance Of vast population in the nea
. future.
The stores are Of modern type, splei
did solid blocks, well lighted and col
venient and substantially made of pres.
ed brick upon massive cemented four
dations. During the last three year
five hudred new residences have bee
built, costing about 81 100000, and du1
ing that time nearly that amount wa
also expended in public and privat
buildings, exclusive Of the Great Nortt
ern Railway Company's improvement
The Mann's block alone cost $4,000.
The city has ten miles of pave
CT villas % ,,r
sidewalks, city waterworks, good sewe,
age system, and an excellent electri
light and telephone plant, classed a
among the very best in the wester
states, numerous rural telephone line
rural free delivery mail routes, larg
humber of very fine automobiles, an g,
tensive and costly automobile shol
many manufacturing establishments
thousands Of shade trees adornin
house-lawns, streets, boulevards an
public buildings, five grain elevator
having a capacity of 100000 bushels Q
grain.
In 1907 the reat Northern Railwa
company commenced extensive improve
ments in Devils Lake and invested W
ward Of 100000 in the building q
extensive and substantial machine shop
modern and up-to-date as to building
and appliances, and the largest plan
Oh the entire system, except that at S
Paul; fine round-house, $4,000 pa.
senger depot; miles Of yard tracks;
cattle yard twice as large as any BIZ
tween st. Paul and Montana. The con
pany has also built double traek be
tween Devils Lake and Churchs Ferry
The company has an excellent waite
! system, furnishing all the water neces
sary for local use and engines on tn
line. The supply is taken in ten inc
pipe from Freshwater Lake, six mile
from the city.
This city is the passenger and frejgh
division point for the company 9th
Great Northern) and also the livisio
point Of the mail service.
Fourteen passenger trains enter Dey
lis Lake daily, including the new Chica
go-Seattle Fast Mail.
Railroads reaching out from Devil