The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-18
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The CITY
BEAUTIFUL
(By Melvin Hildreth.)

- Al"y pe q descriptive term
coined by an observing people or it
may be title Suggested by nature
IN the rough torm of some wind carv-
ed rock. ThGre are those in New York
VINO nave stood near the cathedral of
81 John the Divine as the sun
emerged from the mysteries of the
name Morningside S Shadui had BEEN enSe gtyee See
to the great parked precipice that
guards the base of this gigantic
church. And so, too, perhaps. there
are those who have wound along the
tWlstlnS' tree -bordered Sheyenne
who were glad that Lisbon has given
sne name ldlewild" to it's park. 1t is,
however more than a descriptive
term, for back of it lies a story of
community cooperation and civic
enterprise that has made a city out of
branch line town and placed a sum-
fner resort on the banks of a muddy
stream.
There are not many who know that
the manufactured products Of Lisbon
go All over the world, or that its
banAs have on deposit an amount
greater than eleven hundred thousand
IoLIars or that Ransom county raised
more Durum wheat than any other
county in the state, and, in proportion
10 It's population, more corn than any
other district in North Dakota. But
these are facts. and they should be
studied with care by other cities in
the state for men in the east have
noted them and it will not be many
wears before Lisbon is a main line
town with great steel trains running
rleht through from Fargo to the
noted the state over.
City Is Growing.
Thirty-two new houses are being err
ecteo In Lisbon this summer 1t has
a population Of $500 people and is
located Sc miles southwest of Fargo
II Is the county seat of Ransom coun-
~ and one of the most promising
towns in that section of the state. Its
public spirit is indicated in it's band
ana hospital corps, the former under
the direction Of A. c. Coates and the
| latter being commanded by Major Pat
terson. Both of these organizations,
consisting Of 81 men are now at Mer-
| ceues' Texas, as part of that great
| silent army which is casting a peace
tul shadow over Mexican soil. Joe L.
Allison is the drum major of the First
| regiment band. They have a splendid
armory erected in 1908 at a cost of
$4,000. The state soldiers home, en-
| doWed with a 10000 acre land grant
is also located at Lisbon, Col. J. w.
| Carol, formerly of this city, being the
ehlcIeht commandment. 1t is beautifully
located on an estate Of IS acres bord-
erlng the Sheyenne. The home is prac-
tically self supporting, as the gardens
and farms supply the commissary de-
partment, leaving a substantial sur
plus which is sold. The home provides
| care for all honorabIy DISCHARGED
soldiers, sailors, and marines and for
their wives and widows.
Sheyenne Cannino Co,
In Lisbon is located the only can
| ming factory in the state. Last year
this factory shipped out over 6O0,0
cans of corn and employed twenty
people. Their business is limited only
by the corn crop. They can sell all
they can can and can can all they
can buy. Ransom county raises the
sweetest corn in the northwest. far
eXcelling that of Illinois for canning
purposes. Their corn, the Sheyenne
Valley Brand, finds ready market in
northwestern states but it is the in
tention of the company to expand
their business as the farmers see' the
value Of growing from to tons of
corn an acre, which they sell for 81 a
ton, keeping the fodder for their stock.
The factory is equipped with the lat
est machinery, all of the work being
done automatically so that human
hands never touch the product from
the beginning to the end. Charles
Brisbine is the superintendent of the
factory, c. w. Hamilton, president and |
A. M. Kvello, secretary. Hon. Paul |
Ranes is mayor.
Worldwide Market.
The BemmeIs Milling Co. has a |
worldwide market, selling it's Cheer |
Up" and Equity" brand flour through |
regular shipments to Norway Holland |
Spain, England, Japan, China, and the |
West Indies. Their mill is able to make |
S25 barrels day of this flour which is
but one of their products. They also |
make 'Cheer-Up' pancake flour which |
supplies S5 per cent of this particular
market in North Dakota and "Cheer- |
Up" breakfast food, packed in sanitary |
containers. A national advertising |
campaign is being planned for the ex-
ploitation Of this product Last year !
the banking business of the mill |
ranged around the half-pillion dollar |
mark. Mr.. A. G. Bemmels is the eff
cient manager of this industry
w. G. Engels Ice Cream and Butter |
factory is doing a thriving business. |
Last week they sold 900 gallons Of ice |
cream and 1000 pounds of butter, most |
of it shipped out Of Lisbon. The rea-
son for the great success of the ice |
cream was quite evident when a gener- |
specting committee. To use a phrase |
seen often in the advertisements, and |
in this case quite true, it was really |
delicious"
A Bathing Beach to Order.
For years Lisbon had a swimming |
hole like most towns boast about in |
poetry and popular songs. But there |
are certain handicaps to a swimming
hole. In the first place 1t is usually
nothing more than a muddy hole and
in the second place the number of peo-
pie who may patronize it is usually
limited to the small boy who wears his
bathing suit all Of the time Most
towns are satisfied with the swimming
hole. Lisbon was not, and that is what
makes Lisbon different from other
towns. They organized a bathing
beach association with Adolph Thomte
as president and Joe Allison as secre-
tary, and sold life memberships for
three dollars. Then they found a place
On the banks Of the Sheyenne where
the water was Of good depth but the
slope was slight. When 1t was low
they hauled several loads of gravel to
the spot. Then they covered that with
fine sand and waited for the water. AS
result they have a sandy bathing
beach that would do credit to Atlantic
City. The other evening about ninety
folks had come out of the heated town
and were swimming about in the cool
water just as they do at any summer
resort. 1t looked mighty fine to one
who had always regarded the muddy
streams of our state as past redemp-
ton. The people Of Lisbon enjoy 1t as
others do the ocean and the children
perhaps more So But in spite of the