The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-24
REMARKABLE CROP
Is in PROSPECT
w. D. GILLESPIE RETURNS FROM
TRIP OVER STATE AND FINDS
CONDITIONS IN EXCELLENT
sHAPE-FEELINo or oPTlM.
Ism EVERYWHERE.

w. ID. Gillespie OF Haxby e. Giles
pie, architects, has just returned from
a trip up in the central and western
part OF the state, where he went to
inspect the school buildings which the
firm a under construction.
He visited Jamestown, Darlington,
New Rockford and McCIusky and re-
ports crop conditions good and the
business prospects showing a decid-
ed improvement.
Crop conditions around jamestown
are very good and although a good
deal of the crops are late they look
fine, the early grown grains espe-
cially.
At Darlington conditions are good
although the recent rains have dam
aged a number OF fields by drowning
out all the low places and retard-
ing the work, making it impossible to
get in some OF the lands.
This is especially noticeable north
and west of the town.
At New Rockford conditions are
fine and the town has taken on a de-
cided boom.
The Great Northern air line to Minot
which passes through New Rockford
finished laying rail to New Rockford
Saturday and are only sixty miles
away coming from the west, but as
considerable grading has to be con-
pleted west of the town they do not
expect he road completed before
Sept. i.
The new bridge, just completed,
across the Sheyenne, is one OF the
largest IL not the largest in the state
being eight feet higher than the VAL
ley City bridge and nearly as Ions.
A number Of brick blocks have been
started, several Others planned for
and the contracts for the q. N. build
ings has been let amounting to about
$l5O,0OO including a nlneteen-stall
round house, fine new depot, etc., and
a new $4,000 NJ. e. church will be
built at an early date, as well as a
number of fine residences.
At McClusky where Haxby & Gill
lespie have made plans for a fine
new $4,000 school. Mr.. Gillespie
found the work progressing nicely.
The basement walls are w and the
brick work was started this morn
ing, and will be pushed from now on
as it is hoped to have the building
completed by Sept. /.
The building of this fine school is
one Of the best evidences of the rapid
development of this newer section of
the state which a very few a ago
was without any settlement whatever.
Mr.. Gillespie says that he saw some
- AANN AAA ~ WINS NASNAa
McClusky as there is in the state, but
a lot of the crops are late; he also
states that some OF the poorest farm
ing seen on the trip is out along this
line.
One of the very noticeable things
about this section is the great quaint
ity OF cream being shipped, from ter
to fifty ans from every station every
day.
But the old Red river valley still
holds the palm according to Mr.. GIL.
lespie, as nowhere in the state are
the crops as fine, and less damage
has been done from excessive moisture
than any other section.
The building business is keeping III
which is a good barometer, new bust
ness coming In every week, and tn,
balance Of the season promises in.
creasing activity.
The contract for the new higf
school at Glyndon, Mimi, will be le'
about July Is, with several other con.
tracts later and the indications arr
now that work may be started on the
new 100000 normal school at Minot
plans for which have been made by
this firm by Aug. /.