Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-07-21

yer anu no axe as Mluch Stock Z
onditions Of last year and the cost Of al
plant large enough to manufacture
paper on a safe paying basis was So
great it was decided to withhold the
project temporarily. 5 4 y Y 55s.s
Il Later in the season, the officers Of
the club told DR.. Peirce that II he
could Interest eastern capital in the
proposition, the Commercial club
would then take hold and do it's best.
Dir. Peirce again went east and in
May of this year returned with an
offer from eastern business men that
Is considered by men at all familiar
with such matters the best proposition
that Devils Lake has had, orsis likely
ito have A committee appointed at q
special meeting OF the Comme mercial club
made a careful Investigation of. this
eastern proposition and the people con
neeted with it. The report Of this
committee shows men of very high
financial rating and both that and their.
personal Integrity is yonched for BY.
well known banks and the Dun and
Bradstreets agencies The members Of
this committee were Hon. Jos. J. NJ.
Kelly, g. A. Dodge and s. j. Wineman:
What benefit such an industry will
bring the farmer can be: summed up ii
tthe following manner #55ss3.55f
Straw Will be purchased at $500 q
! ton, baled. Arrangenen have been
perfected by which the straw can be
baled as 1t leaves the thresher at q
cost of so cents a ton. This stray,
hauled to the railroad Will be paid for
lat the eding rate, or IL delivered at
1.-THE mill. $500 q ton will be paid.
Should there be those that did not have
the facilities to have their straw baled,
tstraW will be bought Il the stack.
! $., It IS the estimate Of cons nserVatiYe
men here that straw will grow one ton
/ to the acre On the average veal. This
5Ebeings SO, there is an increased earning
i lcaspacity Of $3.50 90 yearly for each
/ quarter. Beyond a mere cash return
for the straw Isl the added value to the
land which will be I at least $500 4 an q
. acre more valuable because Of its
extra earning ability AS the proposed
mill will use about one hundred tons onliss
4 of straw daily, It can be seen there5Will
\ be u large acreage neitted. q.
Other industries using straw as 4
base of8 8mannfa acture will follow as this
4 COMPANY goes on, and II is the wish
i of this commi ittae that all use every
q 1effort to gain the start toward making
4 this section of the state. with Its naturs
q al al advantages, a man,,fa cturtng centre,
4 Railroads are a neeessit banks We
4 i cannot do Wi thout, stores y We mussi
,Ihave, but there, comes q time when the
a railroads must be idered for when he,
\ there Ii. no grain tto& carry they mus,
3 tfall behind, when people have no CROP
4 money and their property is tied nI
4 1.-The banks cannot help them and when stn
j this: state sof affairs exist the stores
lget littls unless they can carry 81 I
I Hong credit. Then, mill mill q q
q hand, distributing for straw alone q
yearly amount offs over 900. 90 and Il
salary list 81 s. 150. 900. 90 the dyantag
q ], es to be gained are app parent. rheT
q TOO. the added NUM- 1ers Ia population
/, must be consid tered for a mill % tina,
q 4 ttype and size anires ski illed Workmer
D and d lot of them. II has been estimat
q ed ed that al addit popuIation of sbe
i tween four and ave hundred people
win be immedi late result of this
4 llmill build ins our section
4 me amount auling of straw
1. { must make for bette roads. n. The ~
!, Icreased demand on the railroad vii
! max NAL for more quent train service
slItyIs now propose with the dyents y
/ this min, to have. two trains y day eaci
j I|wsay Oh the Farm ners' Line Phiss VII
Il Iba appreciated by many ~ the nortl
who ia business in$ avis Lake
Then. s 4 resume We ma Pc.
i yIthsse are Tho atyan ages gained u.
i the farmer:
Market FOR straw ssi any sorss
lIpraca that shove 4 sood prciiit.