The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-19
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The following is from The New Sa-
lem Journal: S.atay,
has Justly received q great uea ;ts
credit for its dairy interests anu ~
modern advances in that me, pue h Nv
tie has been said OF some O. nv brina
things that we produce ina ora nn
money into our country o VIII !ety
readily see by taking these things tnso
consideration that the New SaleIn ~
ritorv is a producing country, not d
consuming country. r.1,nr
Through the courtesy or u. MAt1eA'
Northern Pacific agent OF the New sd
lem station, we learn that mere VIZ
shipped out Of New Salem during Tue
year 1913 the following: Nine cars OF
hogs. 3 cars of horses, 2 cars or sneep,
CT cars Of cattle, 210 cars OF grain OLD
cars of Ignite coal,
The above does not include the locak
shipments of creamery butter from
four creameries by freight n Elk
press, the shipment Of a large nulnoer
Of blooded stock which have oeen
shipped from this point during the
past year. There are other items llke
fowls, dairy products and farm prod
There is one item that especially ap-
peals to our eye: that Is, the nine cars
of hogs shipped from the New Saiein
station to the east in 1918. Besiuea
these nine cars there are three New,
Salem firms that buy dressed noes ana
shipped them to the Montana, ManoaL
and Bismarck trade which they nave
been in the habit of supplying WITH
meats, butter, eggs n farm prouuce
for a number of years. Nine, cars rep
resent about $50 hogs and they sen TOT
about an average Of SIG apiece, Whicl
would amount to $13,60O. Ttllrteeia
thousand six hundred dollars = Is the
amount received for live hogs SOLO ny
the farmers at the car, n that
amount has been distributed among
the farmers of this New Salem COM
munity for hogs only. This Is the d!-
rection in which every community ID
trying to drive nowadays, ana any
community that gets into the hog pus1
mess right is bound to be sooner or
later q thrifty community. We are
sure that the shipment Of hogs in 1913
from New Salem is considerably re-
err than that of 1912, and now u aim
should be to do a third better in 1914.
You will notice that there are prac-
tically no sheep shipped from this
point and the amount of cattle is noo
very large although sixty-seven cars
Of beef cattle is no small item for a.
country that has gone out Of the range
business into dairy stock and DIVERSE
fed farming. The New Salem COM
munity is practically a dairy commun-
ity raising almost entirely dairy stock.
but even at that a large mount or
beef cattle was shipped from this
community. Those SiXty-seVen cars
represent a good sum Of money that
got into the hands of the farmers OF
this surrounding territory.
Now we come to h wheat
Two hundred ten cars will compare
very poorly with some other towns in
this part of the state; in fact, there's
are no doubt many Of them that can
more than double it. We are glad that
we are not in the wheat raising. class
any more. Every country has what Is
known as a wheat raising life which
makes a country feel good for a time
and then it passes quickly before real
ICED into a time when the country SUI
fers from too much wheat raising, and,
is forced to diversified farming COUP
led with dairying and hog raising. Ev-
cry state all the way back to New
York state has gone through this X
p~erience. Most of the territory close
to New Salem has been through this
wheat raising experience and is trying
to get over into dairy n hog raising,
but we have not all got there; that is
the reason for this 210 cars Of grainA
But this amount of grain with our
other incomes from cows and hogs
makes a good amount and puts this
territory in good financial condition.
Another thing that New Salem has
to keep the money at home and bring
more here to be spent among our own
people, is the local coal mine operated,
by the Dakota Coal Products Co. Be-
sides furnishing the coal for the town
trade and the greater part Of the
farming community. they have been
able to ship 609 cars or 10000 tons to
49, 1-- TIon~ 10 alec o1fhN,
small mine operated by Fred Affleck
which gets out considerable coal dur
ing the year for local and outside
trade. Six hundred fifteen cars may
not be such a good item, but just think
of the money that would be going
away from New Salem if the mines
were not here. Six hundred fifteen cars
furnishes employment to many men
and they spend their money here. 1t
adds that much to the financial condi-
ton of the country which has for it's
backbone cows and hogs.
Besides providing for itself during
1918, New Salem has furnished to the
outside world, 8 cars of hogs, 2 cars of.
horses, 2 cars OF sheep, ST cars of cat
tie, 210 cars of grain, and 615 cars of
Ignite coal. Does it not appear to you
that a community that can do this is
d good community? 1t is. Our banks
show this. We have as much on de-
post in our banks as two towns the
size of New Salem.
We must do better though. We must
raise more hogs in 1914 than we did
in 1913. We must have better cows
and more of them. :
D'ring 1914 let us raise more and
better COWS, raise more and better
hogs, raise more grain to the acre, ship
out fatter stock, and mine more coal.
Let New Salem do her best during
1914. =,
Women are Active.
The women Of New Salem are up
and doing, as will be seen from the
following account Of a recent meet
ing: D.. '.' . .
h Woman's Improvement club
at their last meeting enjoyed one of
the best sessions of the year. If sub
sequent meetings show the same
large attendance and wide-awake
interest, it will have proved a wide
step to change the hours from after
noon to evening. -
Mrs. Jess of Judson, was one Of
the visitors and her name was pro-
posed for membership by Mrs.
Mason.
Miss Clara otte, Mrs. Kruger and
Miss Philips were also present.
The piano solo given by Miss
Babetta Dietz was very pleasantly
and well rendered,
Miss Mann gave an instructive an,
Well worded account Of Our Colleges
and Universities. The knowledge that
several of our leading universities
such as Harvard, Yale and the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin each EMPLOYED
over 400 instructors and showed an
enrolment of 1000 or 5000 students