The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-11

The Biggest Little City on Earth
and Moorhead, the key city of the
state, are today more solidly in
trenched in the good graces of
the trade territory to the northwest,
along the new Fargo Minot cutoff
and along the splendid Aneta branch
of the Great Northern than they ever
were before. The future alone can
reveal the good that was done by the
booster trip that ended last night
over those two lines, but, II the feel
ing, expressed freely by the citizens
of the towns visited, is any criterion,
Fargo and Moorhad got the best ad-
vertising of their history. - ....-.....
The big special, which consisted Of
four Pullman sleeping cars, two dining
cars, an observation car and baggage
car, pulled into Fargo last night at IL
o'clock and one of the most enjoyable
and, profitable junkets that was ever
taken came to an end
The New Line.
There was trifling delay in get
ting started on Wednesday morning,
but the crowd was good -natured and
a good run was made to Pillsbury,
where the first stop was made. This
is a fine little place, with two banks,
two general stores. two elevators and
two lumber yards, besides a number of
other business places. Ten minutes
were spent at Pillsbury.
Luverne is one Of the best new
towns on the new line and fifteen
minutes were spent there being the
second stop. This town also had two
elevators, ready to handle the crop
this fall, two general stores, two hard
ware stores, two lumber yards and
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1t has splendid trade territory sur
rounding it.
Most of the members of the party
were given quite surprise between
Luverne and Fairview when the 'high
bridge" of the new line was crossed.
This is the biggest engineering feat
on the new line. 1t crosses the Shey-
enne river and rivals the famous high
line bridge of the Northern Pacific
at Valley City in height, length, and
Fairview has hardly got started as
q town and a very short stop was
made there. 1t has it's regulation pair
of elevators ready for the crop this
fall. however.
Hannaford, an old town on the NC
Henry branch of the Northern Pacific.
is one of the livest places along the
new cutoff and was the next stop.
Twenty minutes were spent at Hanna
ford. There was a big delegation at
the station to welcome the tourists
and they were enthusiastically receiv-
ed. One of the finest things In the
town is a splendid public school build
ing made entirely of cement blocks
that are manufactured at Hannaford.
The merchants appear to be wide
awake and are typical western hust-
lers.
Ten minutes were spent at Sutton,
another fine little place which prom
ises to become good business point.
This town already has its quota Of
business houses including two banks,
two general stores and a number of
other establishments, not forgetting
those two big elevators, already gath
ering in the crop.
Glenfield took up another ten min
utes and has a live lot of young busi-
ness men. 1t is another coming town,
with fine trade territory and a lot
of good business houses already es-
tablished.
Jaunita already has a commercial
club and there was delegation at the
station to welcome the tourists. Jauni-
Ia has some fine buildings up, however,
and is well supplied with business