The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-29
rain PUT !. CROPS
ON SAFE BASIS
OUTLOOK NEVER BEFORE EQUAL.
ed sEVENTY-sl six CARS or
FARM MACHINERY in SINGLE
sHIPMENT.-cATTLE COUNTRY
GETS GOOD SOAKING,

Mihneapolis Journal: While rain
mat measured into hundreds of mil
llotis OIL dollars in potential value was
sun coming down yer the entire CON-
n1erclal territory Of Minneapolis. max
ing crop outlook never before equal
~ PRIOR &c: May l, the first direct evil
uehce or what 1t will mean to the city
vas presented today when the Minne-
apolls T~hreshing machine CO, loaded
out the largest unit shipment Of the
hand ever made from here, seventy-six
cars of agricultural machinery of APP
proxlmate value. of $25O,0OO, 80,
TAIN everywhere was on the map of
yesterday, but when today's railroad
ana commercial reports began to come
m hat2happened yesterday was over
Last night, in Northern
acme n 500 line territory about
LISBON n. d, -2.05 inches Of rain came
Gown. Grea: Northern had 1872 inches
At Atlenla. Milwaukee and Minneap-
olis q st. Louis railroad offices. re-
1olced over 1852 inches at Aberdeen.
ana at Huron, S. D., where up to last
hlght there had been a rainfall def
cheney compared with tho ten-year
spring average / inch was recorded.
Wahpeton had 1856, Bismarck So,
C~a!nrpell, Mimi, 100, and Moorhead
Rock Island and Burlington railroad
reports brought news Of heavy rains.
Good for Cattle Ranges.
South st. Pau, cattle men were re.
lolclng e "a at Pierre, .3S at Rapid
City, 80 at Valentine, Neb., and is at
DICKINSON, N. D., indicating a fine con-
dltlon on the ranges.
r. H. kenaston, president Of the
minneapolis Threshing Machine Co.
director OF the Northwestern National
pank. n largely interested in indus
trial enterprises, is optimistic on the
crop outlook and the eventual stimu-
lat1ng effect upon Minneapolis bust
ness.
We arc sending this shipment to
the southwest" he said. "Our advices
indicate that winter wheat country
mas a crol' prospect standing at this
time at practically 100 per cent. Aside
from oureown favorable early crop
prospects in the northwest, a prosper
GUS condition in the southwest will
nave much beneficial influence upon
Minneapolis"
Makes Two Train Loads.
S. G. Lutz, traffic manager OF the
Minneapolis & st. Louis, and j. H.
Mcdonald, traffic manager for the
threshing machine company, arranged
the shipment. General Freight Agent
A. NJ. Denison and Commercial Agent
w. M. Hardin of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis, INC r. P. McCune, CONNER
cial agent in Minneapolis for the Wa
bash road, travelled on the train, 1t
ran out in two sections, will be turned
yer by tho Minneapolis & st. Louis
to the Wabash at Abba, Ia, and will
go to the Kansas City district for re-
distribution, some cars going as far as
Texas. T~hreshing machines, steam and
gas engines and corn shelters COM
prlsed the shipment.
Pierce L. Howe, of the Imperial EleS
Vator Co, had advices from North Da-
kota Of Il soil and moisture condition
that insures the carrying of the crop
for a long time to come, and John D.
Mcmillan, of the Osborne-McMillan
Co, had messages from Soc line terri
tory Of a condition never surpassed.
THE spring rains have arrived, and,
the cro;, is assured through the first
stages" Mr. Mcmillan said. THE en-
tire country has been covered in the
last three days. The outlook is splen~
did" 81
The Van Dusen-Harrington Co.,
Northwestern Elevator Co. and other
companies had similar reports. :
The rain passed over into northern
Wisconsin and was heavy as far as
Houghton, Mich, where 1.06 inches
fell, and at Marquette, where there
was 1.42 inches. Duluth got 1.02 inch
es. Green Bay. Wis, 40. j s.,
Measurements of half an inch or
more were again shown'in the south
west, where, there had been good rains
Sunday wight, and all the country en-
braced by the winter wheat and corn
areas of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Texas has now been
covered. ..s F.s.. 4!