The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

city on account Of the inordinate num-
Der OF automobiles in the city and tho
surrounding country. Nobody walks.
The pungent odor Of gasoline " al
ways in the air.
Mayville Is twenty miles northwest
of Hillsboro on tho upper end OF :he
Goose river loop. and has a population
Of 1900. The city Is the noon contror
for the Traill tourists and everybody
vas glad to get out. stretch their
limbs, vast: tho dust out Of eye, a
and nose and-eat.
Normal School.
Mayville Is proud of many Of its
features, but is proudest OF its beau.
tiful normal school. Situated in the
north end OF the city the big buildings
loom up In n very imposing manner
The main building is very beautiful,
INTELLECTUALLY IL is drawn along the
most artistic lines.
Like its V city down the mean
dering Goose Mayville has crystal wa
ter, and lots of it. 1t has good sewers
and a tine lighting system. h light.
ms system. however, will be bette.
thar over. the city dads having just
recently advertised for bids for a new
power house and pump station. May.
vii;o has a -four mill that is constantly
working: to capacity. Its product Is
shipped as far west as the orient and
as far east as bonnY Scotland. One
Of the pleasing features about May.
Vile is the fact tina: the business
houses line both sides OF the main
street instead Of having ono side lined
with stores and the other with eleva-
tors, or kindred structures.
City OF Homes.
Mayville is a city of homes. There
are dozens and dozens Of beautiful!
Tho fact that the normal school is
located here. and the fact that the
city is in the midst OF an immensely
wealthy farming district has been the
cause o! Il large number making their
homes in the city.
Fine Park.
Ono OF the attractions Of the city
is the beautiful park, which is con-
stantly kept in the best Of care by the
public spirited citizens of the city.
Another show place is the big May.
the city. This is undoubtedly one OF
the finest farms in the entire coun-
try. Fifteen sections Of land are
armed in N most up to date man
ner.
Prominent Features.
AS the tourists stop and reflect
while they eat their dinners in the
beautiful park surrounded by the
Goose river in the gasoline city" they
can not help but remark upon some
of h prominent features that dis
tinguished Trail county from other
counties.
.Artesian Basis.
They have passed through the
"springiest" artesian basin in the
state The Goose river is lined with
artesian wells. All that the farmer
days and o he has a healthy ''gush.
er" on his hands. A large basin OF
water, perhaps a subterranean sponge
hole or belt. seems to underlie the
entire Goose river loop.
Telephones Galore.
Every farmer has a telephone ana
a rural free delivery box. The two
leading telephone lines are the r ii
River Valley Telephone company and
the Traill County Telephone company.
Together they present a veritahle net
they ave thousands of farm
telephones.
Good Roads.
The driving in Traill county is un-
usually good. the roads are splendid.
They are hard and firm, we'll drained
and constantly kept in care. There is
an active good roads organization in
the county that is always endeavoring
to better road conditions.
Another feature that marks the
Goose river loop as one Of the prize
farming communities Of the north
west is the remarkable absence of
stone. Stony land Is almost unheard
of. There is only one point in the
county where there is an o~ut-cropping
OF stone and hat is at STONY Point
in Norway township. Here there Is a
section of land distinct from all the
land around it in that there is. a great
deal of stone there.
Fine Buildings.
All along the line the tourists have
observed large and comlnodious farm
buildings. Almost every farmer has
a large, red barn and a smart ap-
pearing residence. The yards are well
kept, and many of the farms are com.
pletely fenced. The size Of the build.
ings indicates two things, that the
farmers have taken up diversified
ing to feel wealthy.
The most beautiful feature about
Trail county is the prevalence of tim.
Der on the farms. The country is
dotted all over with groves. East OF
Buxton there are a dozen big groves
Of fine trees. both east and west OF
Cummings there are a number OF
groves. the model grove Of the county
is the large one on the Void farm
are completely surrounded by fine
trees, some ninety-1ve feet high. A
lane a mile long bisects the faym.
Along the Goose river natural tim.
'acr shelter is gotten and around May
Vile more groves are seen. The tim
Der adds untold beauty to the prairie
and certainly enhances the value Of
some OF the groves have been supply
ing fuel all the year around for sew
e-al years. just from the rubbish tim
Der.
Banner Farming Methods.
In the matter Of up to date, mod
ernized farming Traill County is a
leader. The old principle Of one crop
farming has ceased to be a principle.
The farmer who raises only wheat
nowadays is an exception and not the
rule. Fifteen years ago the t%hreshing
season would be so days or more Of
actual %threshing. Now this has been
cut down by one-half. This Is due to
two causes at least. In the first place
there are more machines and in the
second place not near as much grain
Is being raised.
Corn Getting Hold.
Corn is getting a firm hold in Trail
county. Every farmer is raising corn
and feeding it to his stock either as
green corn. ensilage. or on the cob.
The hog Is beginning to be looked
uon as q money maker, and mortgage
litter. Timothy and other grasses are
being rotated with the other crops
and In order to get rid of the hay in
the most profitable way the COW pop
ulation has increased enormously.
Millions Of pounds Of cream are ship