Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-21

it's management.
The facilities for easy and rapid
transportation to and from Bismarck
have had a marked influence upon her
recent growth. The wholesale and
retail trade has grown by leaps and
bounds, and favorable location has
brought to city a number of job.
bling houses, whose trade is rapidly
and substantially increasing. The
city is represented by about thirty in.
dustries and sixty business firms, and
enterprises. Prominent among these
are the Bismarck Grocery Co., whole.
sale; International Harvester Com.
pany, Stacy Bismarck Co, Gamble
Robinson Co., Murray & Mclean, Bis.
marck Commission Co., Northern
Produce Co., North American Cold
Storage Co., Armour & Co., o. H. Will
Seed Co., and many Others
The geographical location of Els
marck, together with the navigation
on the Missouri river and it's railway
connections. make the city an espec
tally good distributing point. The
main line of the Northern Pacific
railway runs through here with
branch lines to Mott on the south
west, the Golden Valley.Stanton
branch on the northwest the Linton
branch on the southeast, and the
branch from Wilton to Pingree or
the northeast The 500 Line with
branches north and south from this
point is an important factor in the
prosperity of the locality. These lines
of road, together with the river steam
ers, give Bismarck access to all parts
Of the state, and especially to the
Missouri Slope territory.
One of the most important loca
organizations is the Bismarck Com
mercial club, an incorporation of the
! business men who have taken an &C
tive part in building up both the city
and county A secretary is employ
ed who is ready at all times to as
sist any worthy enterprise seeking {
location, and who will promptly give
attention to inquiries and matters rel
alive to the interests of the com
munity. Much credit is due this body
for it's help to numerous projects fol
the betterment of the entire territory
The club membership includes prac
tically every business man in the
city. Adequate and commodious
quarters are maintained for meetings
and entertainment of visitors, who
are always given hearty welcome
BurIeigh County
Burleigh county is situated on the
east side of the Missouri River in the
south central part of North Dakota
The county contains 1880 sections
and 1,O728SO acres of land, nearly all
tillable The surface is a rolling prai
rie with dark colored loan and
clay substail There are 1883 farms
which successfully produce crops OF
corn, wheat, oats, fax, speltz, barley
rye millet, potatoes and vegetables
Farmers in this section in the last
few years. have devoted more atten
ton to the raising of corn, hogs and
cattle. Reports received this spring
indicate that the acreage Of corn for
the coming year will double that OF
1914. This decision on the part of
farmers may, in a measure, be at.
tributed to the North Dakota Indus
trial Exposition held in the fall of
each of the past three years, at which
individual displays and county booths
demonstrated without question the
adaptibility Of the state to raising
corn. AS a result Of the increased
acreage Of his crop and that of tame
grasses, the live stock industry has
grown tremendously. The states of
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
and others have learned that commu.
mites which depended entirely upon
the production of small grains have
sooner or later met serious reverses
when these crops failed AS soon as
the farmers of the states mentioned
turned their attention to diversified