The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-22
BARNES COUNTY RECEIVES
TWENTY THOUSAND BOOSTS

and a water area of 5,798 acres. 1t is
AZ miles from north to south and 81
miles from east to west. Lake Eckel- !
son, seven miles long and averaging
more than half a mile in width, lies
about the center of the county, north
and south, near it's western border, its
lower waters being crossed by the
main line of the Northern Pacific
railway.
The population of the county Is well
divided among the urban and rural
classes. Valley City, the county seat,
is the largest city in the county and
is center of business and social &C.
tivity. The population was given in
1910 as 1906, being a gain from 2,466
in 1900. In this respect it stands
sixth among the cities of the state.
1t is located slightly nearer the east
ern boundary, about the center OF the
county, and has the competitive ad-
vantage of being upon the main lines
of both the 500 and Northern Pacific
systems. 1t is 80 miles from st. Pau
and 81 miles from Fargo. Valley City
lies in the midst of one Of the richest
AGRICULTURAL areas in North Dakota,
from which it derives large and in
creasing tributary trade. The popula-
ton consists of mixed nationalitles,
with the native American predominant
ing. There are four substantial banks
in the city, with deposits we'll over two
and one half millions. A large nor
NAL school is located at Valley City
and represents an investment of nearly
100000. 1t has a corps OF teachers
numbering over so and nearly 1000
students in 1914. Eight large build
ings are Inadequate to carry on the
work and other additions are contem-
plated. The city schools stand high
among similar institutions throughout
the state. The great Valley City Chau-
tauqua is located on the banks OF the
Sheyenne river at a point just north
of the city limits. The boys and
girls encampment held in connection
with the Chautauqua last season was
a great success and has called forth
favorable comment from all over the
United States, as it was the first un-
dertaking of that kind ever attempted.
The city possesses a $4,000 Carnegie
library, with over 5000 volumes on it's
shelves; also National Guard armory
with a seating capacity of about 1,4OO.
Adding greatly to the scenic beauties
of the city is the Sheyenne river, which
runs through it's midst, with natural
parking of groves of elm, ash, box
elder and other beautiful shade trees.
Farm lands in the vicinity of Valley
City are now valued at from $40 to
$50 per acre, according to location
and improvements, even higher prices
ruling in many instances.
Litchville, on the Casselton-M Marion
branch of the Northern Pacific rail
way, was organized in 1901. 1t now
has nearly 700 inhabitants and i:
growing. Every kind of commercial
enterprise is represented in its activ
tiles and it's elevators have the dis
tinction of shipping yearly the larges
amount Of grain of any town on thu
Marion branch. 1t is the center OF on
of the richest agricultural districts il
. the state, farmed by a well-to-do elias
, of Germans and Hollanders who, from
| their first coming to the country, hav
, been highly successful in their ayr
cultural operations. 1t has fine school
J. and churches Of the Lutheran, Catf
I Ollie and Holland denominations. Tn
: strongest flowing artesian we'll in tn
= state is to be found at Litchville, th
v natural pressure being sufficient
O throw water over the highest bull
t ing in the town.
IS Kathryn, on the Northern Pacific
IS Decentralization branch, is locate
10 about one mile west of the Sheyen1
al river and is prosperous town, note
ir for it's creamery products.
Other prosperous towns and v
'e lagos are Sanborn, Eckelson, Ali
es Oriska and Bracket, on the Northe
= Pacific main line; Nome and Lucca