Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-20
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The Crane-Johnson Lumber &C
deal in both lumber and fuel. The,
have eight yards in this part of tn
state, five of which are situated Of
the line of the Northern Pacific, AM
three on the Fargo inot cutoff .
the Great Northern. The fuel short
age problem Is one that has interest
cd Mr.. Crane and he has managed Il
solve 1t so that no need to suffeI
If they place their orders with him
Ed Savre is the congenial and conrte
Gus manager of the local yard. Ht
Is always glad to figure with anyone
OH fuel or building material.
The Hannaford Lumber Co. be
came the Mccoy Lumber Co. in 1906
when l.. G.. Mccoy, Of Minneapolis
bought ont the local yard. The ser
vices OF Mr.. Swingen we're still re
tained as local manager, as he is still
here ready to give you aid and sug
gestions n any and all kinds of build
ing difficulties in any way possible.
With the Grain Men.
In the midst Of a fertile farming
! district the elevators must necessar.
lily form an important factor. There
are atp resent three grain houses,
two on the N. p. road and a large
new one just finished on the Great
Northern tracks.
The Farmers Elevator Co. at pres.
ent buys the largest amount of grain.
George Knals is the manager of the
concern and is an experienced man
in the grain business.
The N. J. Olson Elevator Co., Il
Minneapolis concern, has another
large house on the n. p. tracks. N.
X. Markuson is the local manager.
He has a large acquaintance here
and buys big quantities of grain for
his concern.
4 large house is now going up on
the Great Northern tracks, and will
be completed for b%nsienss this fall.
It is built by the Ely Salyards Ele.
vator Co., and will be one. Of the larg-
est at this place.
The Local Newspaper.
Last, but not least, here is the Han
naford Enterprise. We had almost
forgotten them, but not quite. We
owe them a debt Of gratitude for in.
formation and material furnished and
their cOuteous treatment of the Tri.
bune representatives. Paul A. An
dcrson is the editor and publisher.
The Eenterprise makes its appear
ance weekly, istributing all the news
Of the locality and we'll written edi.
torials by the editor.
Business Opportunities.
A small amount of capital and a
little business energy are the only
re quisites that are needed for anyone
to make a business success in Hanna
ford. Tradesmen who are looking for
a location can do no better than here,
and at least should Investigate this
opening before deciding. A tailor is
one of the needed assets for the
town and would command a good
business. A practicing lawyer would
find d good business here and could
draw on the new surrounding towns.
A good short order house or hotel
nca the depot would not only prove
itself a convenience to travellers, but
a source of profit to the owner. A
millinery store with a dressmaking
establis hment in connection could not
help but succeed. An electric light
plant has proved itself a source of
profit In towns of much smaller size
than this.
In fact, for the right kind of a man
there is an opportunity in most any
line OF endeavOr. Investments prop
erly made in this ownc annot help hut
be o source OF profit. .-. - +
Addition to Hannaford. =.
One of the greatest railroad under
takings Of the west has just been
completed in the Fargo.Minot cutoff
Of the Great Northern railroad. The
almost geoMetric straightness of the
tracks from Fargo to Surrey, 225
miles distant, the numerous automat.
ic labor saving and safety devices,
the most modern conveniepces. and
the %excellency of Workmanship ana
material, make this line one OF the
maryels Of the country.
At no place in the road is there a
curve Of owe one degree, and thirty
and forty miles at a stretch are
straight as is possible for man to
make them. All the grades are lev.
eled and ninety pound stell is used
throughout.
One of the biggest undertakings
along the line west the Sheyenne val.
ley is the bridge east Of Fairview.
This structure IS three quarters of a
mile long and 40 feet high. 1t is
covered with galvanized iron to pro-
tect tho ties from fire.
Cost has not been considered in
the construction of this road. There
are eighteen extra large ties to the
rail, making $500 to the mile. These
ties cost the company 81 each laid
down on the grade. There are s.
600 tie plates to the mile, which cost
Is cents each or $S40 per mile. The
gravel is from n to two feet thick
and the tracks have bene lifted in
some places as many as five times.
Dlspatching by Telephone.
Y The entire line is euipped VITA
telephone apparatus for train dis.
patching. The selector is used for
signaling and is so designed that tho
dispatcher a signal any one Of the
way stations where one of these Sc.
lectors Is located without signaling
any others along the line. The en-
tire distance along the line from Far,
60 to Minot is fitted with this tele,
phone dispatching system. The dis,
patcher is located at New Rockford,
which is approximately the center OF
the division.
Water Supply.
The source of water supply at Han,