Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-16
UNDERWOOD
BY chas. r. Neher.

AssN 49, ~ '"'' -
Of our neighbor city Of Underwood.
The stranger who stops at Under
wood gets the impression that the
city Is having a good Old fashioned
housekeeping time, and they would
not be mistaken. You will find the
former board walks disappearing and
In their stead the durable concrete
ones that always give a town or city
the appearance of push and energy.
You will find nothing lacking in this
direction as the business men OF I'm.
derWood are the progressive kind
that believe If a thing is worth do
ing 1t is worth doing we'll. Their
combined efforts are showing re-
suits, and wonderfully improving the
city, making 1t a fit place for a king
to live. When these Improvements
are started in a locality you car be
certain of n thing and that is that
the merchants are throwing out in
ducements to the surrounding coun-
try to trade in their town, thereby
increasing their prosperity and In
turn putting a certain amount Of the
profit gained through this channel on
improvements to their city.
The farmer trades where he can
buy what he wants, and today this
man that yesterday took what the
SLY mkrchant could not sell some
of hiH preferred 4rade, has learned
the great lesson that he should have
learned a number Of years ago. That
he Is the benefactOr and not the de-
pendent, and To-Day asks for what he
wants and gets it. The average far
mer today has the ambition that will
eventually result in the building up
OF this large state into one of the
fiuest farming sections of the United
States.
On the other hand, the progressive
merchant knows that the farmer is
his salvation as far as business goes,
and further, that that same farmer
will through his continual trading at
their town increase the value of his
property, make it possible for him
to help improve his stock from time
to time, and in the end have a trade
that is security enough against hard
times, if that should ever be the case.
Underwood's merchantmen know
these facts and are protting Dy the
knowledge. Look at their streets,
wide and roomy, made with the fu-
ture in sight, knowing that Under
wood would eventually be a city ana
the facts in this case are proving
themselves sooner than was to be ex-
pected. The city intends installing
an electric light plant as soon as posr
sible and are making other improve
ments just. as fast as they a get
to them.
This is a community that works
together, farmers and the city peo-
pie alike, both understanding what
1t will mean to them both. The far
mer knows that ais land will ~
crease in value and the city man
knows he will have a better location,
and can improve on his service to
his trade, giving them wat they ask
for.
Underwood IS located in Mclean
county, forty miles north Of the state
capital. The 500 line renders the
best of service. Surrounded by
land that is of the gentle rolling
kind, soil running from twelve to
thirty inches of the finest subsoil,
undertake with the clay that will tide
your crop i've a dry spell, and We
wish to say that this is something
that this vicinity has never known.
They have always had plenty Of RAIN
fall to make good crops. The amount
OF grain that has been marketed
each year is proof enough 70" that.
Underwood has a large number OF
general merchandise houses that
carry only the hest grades Of staple
and fancy groceries, clothing, boots
and shoes, dry goods, ladies' wearing
apparel, and In fact everything that
goes to make the up.to.daate general
store. Two of the best banking insti-
tutions in the county, light and heavy
hardware stores, including stoves
and ranges, a merchant tailor, real
estate merchants, elevators repre-
senting some of the largest com
panies in the United States, n of
the best garages, and a first class
blacksmith shop-One with all the
modern machinery to turn out salts
factory work, an up-to-date drug dis
p~ensery--not OF inferior goods, but
the best, a newspaper that will keep
you posted on all matters Of interest,
implement stores that handle all
makes of machinery, from the garden
rake to the thresher; companies car.
rying a full line Of wagons, buggies
and carriages; two of the best hotels
in this territory; harness and sad
dlery stores that will supply your
every want in these lines. Furniture,
the kind that makes your neighbor
take you to the best oom when ever
you go to visit him. One of the
cleanest and best meat markets in
this section of the state. A number
one collection agency, and last but
not least, the whole town carries the
largest line of good boosting material
for the city, and get is and you will
be doing the same. They all read
the Bismarck Tribune, and know
what the fellow they sent to the cap
itol is doing for them. They know
the man they sent will do all that he
can to get the results for Underwood.
j. T. Hogue is the senator that the
people selected to do their business
at the state ~dispensery, and he is.
getting his share. Mr.. Hogue is a
real estate man of Underwood and
carries the largest line OF boosts for
his home town of all.
Now, Mr.. Man II you can beat this
town for enterprise and ability to
serve you with every article that yoa
could want to purchase. you will