The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-31
1919 HAS BEEN
GOOD YEAR FOR
CAPITAL CITY
Launching of Many Projects For
Civic, Betterment Mark
Twelve.Month
1920 CONTAINS PROMISE
Period Ushered In Tonight
Should Witness Unpre-
cedented Progress

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The year which we will bid farewell
tonight at II with changing of bells
and blowing Of whistles and footing OF
horns has brought to Bismarck much
Of good and little Of iii. III some re-
spccts Bismarck in common with othc:
cities the country over has marked
time, but If comparatively little has
been executed, much has been initiated
during the last twelve months, and tht'
city, the county, the Slope and the state
have little to regret.
The whole state will profit in 102)
from an unprecedented program Of
construction which will follow the re-
turn Of the railways to their private
owners. Railway executives in tho
Twin Cities have announced that mil
lions, must be Immediately expended In
repairs improvements. extensions and
expansion in the northwest With this
renewed activity is expected to come
the completion Of projects surveyed
years ago. hut which were held in
allowance during the five years Of war.
and which will give parts of North Da-
kOta not now served long needed
transportation facilities which will
mean for these sections a rcmarkabl.
era Of Development.
THE NEW MISSOURI BRIDGE
The Slope particularly. but the
whole state, directly or indirectly, will
hene1t from the completion Of the mil
! lion dollar wagon bridge over the Mis-
sourj for whicha foundation was laid
hy unremitting toll upon the part of
AEandan and bismarck boosters during
1910. Two or three years will he re-
Nnired to finish this big project. but
the very fact that a start has been
made will give the Missouri valley new
impetus In 1920
A new. grade school to cost $75OOO
and to serve the ropulous east side and
relieve the pressure on other schools
in the central part of the city will he
among the early developments Of the
new year Nineteen-nineteen paved
the way when in n recent school cleo
ton but two votes were cast agNins.
tho proposal and the people of Bis.
marck lined up unqualifiedly for a pro.
gram Of progress. Lots have already
hcen purchased for n similar school on
the west side. and among other things
suggested in the way Of public strnr
lures for the new year Is county
hnildine which might perhaps he made
of sufficient size to permit the rental
OF a large amount of Office spccc to the
state, which is so sorely congcstcd in
Its present quarters. and which might
thus produce. enough revenue to almost
If not entirely pay the interest on tho
honds which would be necessary ia
finance the building.
BIG APARTMENT HOUSE
Probably the biggest local building
project proposed is the Hughes-Tatley
apartment hhnsc on broadway, which
IS to contain 81 modern apartments
and which will do much to relieve the
housing shortage. As planned, this
aDartment house will be the finest
thing Of its kind between the Twin
Cities and the Coast, and the financial
investment will be very large.
The Bismarck Construction Co. al
ready is at work on the first Of a series
Of eight modern dnplexes. lust north
of the Junior high school building.
which will form a splendid improve
mcnt for that section of the city.
Bismnrcks third large paving pro.
jcct. partially completed in 1910. win
he finished in 1920. making the capital
the best paved city Of 10000 in the
northwest and furnishing every resi-
dn1lca district with heantifnl ,nndnr,
streets.
NEW DISTRIBUTING PLANTS
The coming Of the Deere. Weber Co.,
with plans for the Immediate erection
OF a splendid distributing plant at the
corner Of Main and Second which vii,
employ scores of high salaried men at
.athis point; announcement that til.
Taylor Tractor Co. of Mans,
field. O., will make Bismarck. instead
OF Fargo or; the Twin Cities. its dis
tributing point for the Slope and east