Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-11
GREAT PROSPECTS
FOR GOLDEN Valley
General Outlook Helps Bust.
ness Men and Farmers
Equally as Well
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BEACH, APRIL 11.-They lav<
started and before the end of mex,
week the farmers will be we'll undel
way with the crop for 1912. The
business men in Beach are getting
ready for bumper crop and many o
the farmers are in the fields at work
The large power outfits have started
and the farmers say that the sol
neved plowed better in the history
Of the Golden Valley.
Crop condition in the Golden Valley
as elsewhere never failing sign Of
prosperity, or Strengthened circum
stances are so optimistic that they
are reflected in the business in west
ern Billings county. Business men
are looking forward to a good years
business in 1912.
An Electric Railway Projected
The farmers of the Golden Valley
always first to see a plan for the
betterment of their community, and
always first to carry it out, now have
a plan on foot whereby they can build
an electric railway that will be OF
mutual benefit to them all.
The plans as laid before the Trib-
une reported by Mr.. Powers, presi
dent of The Golden Valley Farmers
Cooperative clubs is as follows:
Il believe that the time has come
when We need to begin at least tc
lay the foundations for better facili
ties for marketing our crops and
reaching our trading points.
We have great beds Of Ignite coal
which would be source of cheap
power, which could be handled very
easily with a centrally located power
plant. All our land is comparatively
level, thus insuring a cheap construc
ton of road-bed between our several
towns. "A plan is mentioned whereby
our land holders are to pay pro rata
according to the number of acres he
owns.
There will be a main line running
north from Beach to Savage, or to the
rough lands and another from Beach
south to the rough lands Of Alpha
Branch lines could be built to Car
lysle Montana and wherever else the
demand would warrant. Side tracks
could be maintained and our products
loaded at most only short distance,
and for nominal sum be delivered at
our houses. We would thus save
thousands of dollars that are leaving
our state every year. Then our teams
that are used to haul our grain to
market could be utilized to do the
work on the farm in the fall
Tho We may not be in a position to
carry this plan out this year, in my
mind it would be good subject to
take up with the Commercial clubs
and be discussed at the Farmers Co.
operative meetings and in short in
vite all the farmers to come in and
discuss this together
Seed Corn Gjven to Farmers
Senator A. L. Martin of Sentinel
Butte is giving seed corn to the farm
ers of Billings county, and by this
method the senator is sure he can get
the farmers interested in raising the
grain that used to be the chief food
supply of the Indians on these prairies
before the white man came.
Never Better
Says The Flax King
In an interview with J. r. Smith
the fax king of North Dakota, ne
said:
II have five thousand acres broken
up which l am going to seed this
year. The prospects were never
better for a bumper crop. There
seems to be general air of prospect.
~ in the atmosphere this season.
Several of the large farmers are pre-
pairing to break up a large acreage
his year. A great deal of machinery
for agricultural purposes has arrived
in Beach in the last few days along
with an auto truck that gives Beach
somewhat the air of city. In short
he farmers are looking forward to
/ prosperous year.