The Irish standard., 1915-09-01

SIOSSl1lS OF the I1ld1n lines OF the NOR
thern Pacific and Great Northern rail-
roads.
Railroads run in eight different
directions out of the city thus max
ing it a shipping point of great inn
portance. The splendid trackage and
shipping facilities combined with very
favorable incoming and outgoing
freight rates offer rare opportunities
for the establishment of more manu-
featuring, jobbing and distributing
plants.
Electric power is furnished by the
light and water plant owned by the
city on a sliding rate scale of cents
down to 3 cents per kilowatt hour,
depending on quantity used. For
lighting purposes the rate is cents
to cents per kilowatt hour.
Clay county is one of the richest
in the state and is noted for it's fine
cattle, grains, corn and potatoes.
Four to five thousand cars of pota-
toes are shipped annually to the
Southern markets for seed purposes.
Moorhead's business streets are
paved with creosote blocks on a con-
crete oundation and the concrete
blocks and plain cement paving are
being used in the residence district.
The city expects to pave about two
miles of residence streets the coming
year in addition to about a mile Of
such paving already laid.
The city's population is about 5000
and is growing steadily, many fine
homes and business blocks being
built every year. This year will show
about sixty residences built.
A street car system connects all
parts of the city with Fargo, N. D.,
Just across the Red River, and with
Dllworth, Mimi, three miles east of
Moorhead where the Northern Pa
clf1c Railway CO. shops and round
house are located.
The city has practically no debt
and low rate of taxation. 1t has
ten churches including a $4,000 build
ing now in course of erection by the
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran Church.
1t has new 100000 postofice build
ing, fine public library, a modern
flreproof hotel costing $4,000, fine
stores, garages and other business es-
tablishments of all descriptions.
The three banks reflect the sound
financial condition with combined de-
posts of about $1,5OOOOO.
The state Normal school with an
enrolment of over 1000 students and
an equipment of five buildings and
library of some 5000 volumes is in
the hands of President Frank A.
Weld, one of the leading educators
OF the state, assisted by a corps of
teachers, selected for their real worth
as educators in the broadest sense
An additional building containing
auditorium and class rooms is nearly
completed at cost of 100000.
COnCordia College has splendid
equipment of buildings and an en-
rollment of about 400 students. Un-
der the management of President ]. A.
Aasgaard the school is now building
a tine new gymnasium and auditorium
with a seating capacity of 1900.
The Moorhead city schools have
an enrolment of geo with a high
school of Us students. There are four
school buildings and new high
school building is to be built next
year.
The Catholic parochial school has
splendid building and good at
tendance.
he MOOrhead commercial Club
with $50 members is active in advance
ing the interests of the city. Edgar
E. Sharp is PRESIDENT
The city government is composed
of mayor and council of eight
members who work under home
rule charter adopted in 1900, and
which has proven model for char
ters adopted by many other cities in
the state. The electric light plant
and water works is under the control
OF commission and have always
been run on strict business princi-
pies. Water mains are extended to
all parts of the citv and the sewer