The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-14
Enterprising Center of Elk Valleys Commerce Was Nam
ed After Newell G. Larimore, Pioneer

! grandmother was of staunch Puritani-
cal stock and came to America from
England in the MaylOWer.
With this splendid backing of ante
Cedents, it is not to be wondered that
Mr.. Larimore accomplished much
throughout a lifetime Of great use
f~ulness.
From his early home in Kentucky he
migrated to Missouri, where about the
time of the Civil wars outbreak he
engaged in the warehouse business
with his brother in the city of st.
Louis. Many of the soldiers were
destitute and without shelter and Mr..
Larimore and his brother willingly con-
verified their new warehouses, just
completed at considerable expense, in
to a place for the troups to take cover.
1t was used for such throughout the
war.
After the war this business prosper
ed. Its owners became Identified with
all the leading movements of public
spirit in St. Louis. They were Known
to be foremost leaders in every bust
ness enterprise and every project that
benefited the city and made for it's
better development and eventual
prosperity.
In 1881, the call of North Dakota
was abroad in the land. People came
from all sections Of the east and south
and even the west. Some came to seek
homes. Some came for speculation.
Mr.. Larimore was one of those who
came to seek his home and upbuild a
new state. He saw an opportunity.
The site on which Larimore now
stands was considered n Of the log
iCal points for a future fiiCkertail me-
tropolis. The Northern Pacific had a
line surveyed and graded while h st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba (noW
into that point. Here it was Mr.. Lay
imore established his city.
Soon after his arrival there he
founded the Eli Valley Farming Co.,
Of which he was president. This con-
Germ owned and operated over $4,000
acres of land and the valuation Of its
estate is now estimated at 100000,
which, with other holdings, rounds
out an even 81 ,OOO, 900.
From the Ome he arrived IN.
North Dakota, Newell G. Larimore
became one of it's men Of affairs just
as he was in st. Louis. During his
lifetime he was president Of the Da-
kota Chautauqua association. J rresl-
dent of the board Of regents of the
University Of North Dakota, and pres
ident Of the board of trustees of the
same lnSLlLuClOu, IGSC4lL VI IAC 1CNL-
odist university at Wahpeton, and was
regarded as the patron saint OF Wes-
ley college at Grand Forks.
He was interested in great problems
of public benefit and was one of the
prime spirits in the national water
ways movement and the conservation
of natural resources, Of irrigation
projects Of great magnitude. Four
sons succeed him at Larimore in all
of his activities.
Larimore the Market.
In the heart of the fertile Elk val
ley, Larimore is the logical market
place for all the farmers of that To-
cality. The big farms of the valley
are being divided up into 100 and 800
units to suit the desire Of home
seekers and renters. Both offer amaz-
ing money-making openings to the
agriculturalist who desires to embark
in diversified farming, dairying. stock
raising, root crops, small fruits. and
poultry in the corn n alfalfa belt
of North Dakota.
The men of that locality consider it
the real money producing soil. They
say only a few hundred dollars will
start the renter on the road to sue
cess and only a little more ready cash
is required to put the farm home