Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-07
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Have you ever heard of Dra:ie
Well, Drake is one OF the best town
!. on the main line OF the 500 railroad
and has a population OF seven hun
dred people. Was plated in 1902
Located in McHenry county, and wa
named after Q gentleman by tn,
name of Drake. and that gentleman
thought Drake good enough for hin
and is still counted among the goo,
business men of the city. Havinl
started the first general merchandise
store here in 900, and today con
ducts one of the finest gents cloth
Ing and furnishing stores in til,
state. Mr.. Drake considers this 10
cality one of the best in the state
and is not slow iseshOwilg the strang
er the advantages Of locating here
Drake has one of the largest ter
ritories to draw from Of any city il
%thecentral part Of the county. Th,
territory is we'll settled and by tn,
kind Of people that make homes an,
contiue to improve upon them. No
waiting for the chance happenings
but the move seems universal, ant
the improvement seems to be in thu
country the same as in the city.
Land Good for Stock.
The land around Drake is wei
adapted for raising stock as well a,
grain. At the depot we found tai
reports on grain shipped from this
point last year, and found it to come
close to the half million mark il
bushels. On the other. hand, there
are a large number of cars of cat
tie and hogs shipped from here.
The dairy business has grown tx
the extent that they have one of the
finest creameries in the state locat
d here. T. z. Sleight, the proprietor
says that in a few years we will find
the country full Of silos, and we are
hoping that Mr.. Slieght knows anl
that the state as a whole will fol.
low the example Of the farmers
around Drake.
We do not wish to have %ourselve,
misunderstood concerning the grair
crop, for ave must have grain, ant
there are too many farmers forget
ting that this is an established fact
We must have grain. Is that plain
And again how are We goin to have
grain unless we keep our land in the
proper condition to raise it? We
must have stock and rotate. the crops
or our great state will suffer the loss
Of both. We find a number Of farm
ers, burning their straw piles, and il
you had stock, Mr.. Farmer, whai
would be the result? ~
You know you would make fertility
out Of II. and return the lost vigor
of your land, and in return for the
extra work receive thirty-iive bush,
els of wheat instead of the average
fifteen to twenty. It is your oWE
fault that the land will not produce
not the land, or the country that you
are located in. We do know where
land is being farmed today and has
had wheat cropped on it for the last
thirty years, andthe party who owns
1t says that is the way with the coun.
try, 1t veal out too quick. No, my
friend, that is not the trouble. Again:
we a show you land that has been
cropped in wheat for the last forty
years, and is still producing the large
amount Of thirty to thirty-five bushels
per acre. The elevators of Drake
bought a large amount of grain last
year, but stop and think how much
greater the amount would have been
If the man behind the plow would
have utilized that straw stack in the
right way, instead Of setting fire to
it and watching the dollars go up in
smoke.
The elevators that are located al
are as follows: The Fred A.
.orecht elevator bought something
over $4,000 bushels Of grain this last
year and made the remarck when we
held the interview with him, that the
farmers were letting the best part OF
their fertility 90 to naught, by disre.
garding the law of the land and GOO,
by not placing a part Of the sub.
stance back upon the ground. In
connection with the grain business,
Mr.. Albrecht handles all kinds o.
coal and wood.
Royal Elevator.
The Royal elevator is another good
old line company doing business in
different parts o. the state, and al,
ways counted upon at any time that
help was necessary through loss OF
crop or other reasons. Chas. A.
the popular manager, has
about 100000 bushels of the
grain that has made the state
Of North Dakota known all over the
You will find a full supply
Of the best grades of coal and wood
at this elevator. The price will be
right, too.
One Of the largest elevator com
panies in the United States has one
Of their. elevators located here, ana
have done an excellent business for
. number of years. The Occident
Elevator company will supply your
wants in tlourand feed, and will take
your grain and give you the best re-
turns for it. J. D. Maldron, the man
ager has been a resident Of This
place for the last nine years, and ls
carrying a boost for his home
own. and told us that it was just the
place for him, and for any other fel-
low that was a live one So get wise
of you guys. J. D. knows a
good thing when he, sees it.
Do not forget the place wien want
ng anything in the farm implement
,r vehicle line. H. A. Schrader op-
,ned this establishment here about
,ix years age and through his faith,
'u~lseryice to his many customers has
quilt a trade that would be the envy