Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-15

Bismarck and Northwestern railroad
was constructed by Gen. w. D.. Wash
burn of Minneapolis, after whom the
town was named. This city has seen
gradual development and today it
presents to the newcomer a field OF
unusual opportunities.
| The section of North Dakota trib-
utary to the II railroad towns in Nc
Lean county had their only boom in
1901, when the 500 Line took over
the road formerly built as far as
Washburn and completed it's system
through the county. Hundreds Of
'settlers staked their claims in this
county, and of those that remain the
vast majority are we'll to do. Mclean
county now has population of over
$4,000 people.
A River Port.
From the time that George G..
Rhude camped on the banks Of the
Missouri where Washburn now
stands, in 1873, until the coming of
the railroads in 1901, Washburn was
one of the heavy shipping points to
Bismarck and ports further down the
river. During those days Of river
transportation 60 or 70 boats called
at Washburn each season But with
the coming of the railroad, water
transportation practically ceased, the
port being a receiving point for grain
brought from further up the river.
At present three tugs are in opera
ton hauling wheat to Washburn,
where it is loaded into cars by means
of marine legs, and shipped by rail to
the eastern market. During the past
season about three.quarters of mil.
lion bushels were marketed through
| Washburn.
Products.
| The territory around Washburn
could hardly have held sway, even
with the primitive red man, as gar
den CT fertility unless it had some
claim to such a title. 1t is very pro-
ductive and yields hundreds of thous.
ands CT bushels of wheat to eastern
markets yearly. The 500 agent re-
ports that over 1900 cars of wheat
were shipped from Washburn during
the year ending June, 1918, which is
over million and quarter bushels.
This places Washburn among the Mil
lion Bushel Cities of North Dakota.
The Ignite coal fields of Mclean
county are the best the world over.
The Washburn Ignite Coal company
mine, located at Wilton, produces
more coal than any other Ignite mine
in America There are many other
mines throughout the county, most
of them in the vicinity of Washburn,
and many are now being opened
Washburn is destined to become the
Ignite city Of the Missouri as soon
as the briquetting process is put on a
commercial basis. This product will
then be shipped to all the river ports
and probably exported. at very small
cost. When this method of preserv-
ing the coal is perfected Washburn
will again come to her own as a
river port
The Farmers Creamery of Wash.
burn is a rapidly growing institution
with a big future. The farmers are
fast coming to realize that diversi-
fled farming has it's place even in Da-
kota, and that by adding a few mich
COWS to their barnyard inhabitants
they can easily double their income
with something that will not hail out,
drought kill, or spoil The rough
ground along the river makes excel
lent pasture, and corn is a success
full crop when put under the same
methods Of cultivation, as employed
in the states of the corn belt. ST.
loes are being erected with the idea
of producing dairy products when
they bring the top price. Daiying
will be powerful factor in the max