The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30
EDITOR WRITES
OF VISIT HERE
Frank M. Cornell of Fulton,
N. T., Paper Tells of Changes
in Bismarck

See From q Pullman Gar, FRANK
M. Cornell, editor of the Fulton, N.
Y, Patriot, has written an interest
ing description of his visit this sum-
mer to Bismarck and Mandan. The
article is the fifth of series now
appearing in the Fulton paper and
dealing with the editors trip west
ward.
Mr.. Corncll's story of his visit
here follows:
Leaving the wheat fields Of North
Dakota, we entered the city Of Bis
marck, the capitol Of North Dakota.
On our former trip to this place. IN
the capacity Of a newspaper syndi-
cate reporter, it was city OF about
5000, and all the population, from
the kids to grandpa and grandma
were born hustlers, and all on their
lob. With one or two exceptions,
it was town Of frame buildings.
The state capitol building was a
mile out Of town and was built on
contract Fine looking from the
outside. but in a North Dakota
thrcc-day zephyr demonstration =
that unkind people in the cffetc east
designate rs blizzard, it was alto
gcther too porous, and the wind
blew the snow through creviccs in
the architecture, to the discomfort
Of the legislators and others who
had to attend the daily sessions.
Many Changes Noted
But today it is all changed-for
the better. Destructive fires, that
have q liking for frame buildings,
had visited the city and devoured
the original structures, and in their
places have arisen some Of the finest
steel, brick, stone and concrete build
inrs that can be found in a city.
The streets are wide and well paved.
The electric company furnishes both
power and light and the hum of in
dustry and business is everywhere
apparent. In place of q population
Of 5000, there were over 10000. The
city is great distributing point for
the north and south country. Two
million-dollar bridges span the Mis-
souri, river - one for the Northern
Pacific railroad and the other for
vehicles and passengers. And We
were informed the second growth of
Bismarck is more steady and con-
tinuous.
Passing the mammoth station Of
the Northern Pacific and winding
along the river bank, q sudden curve
is made and our train moves out
onto the railroad bridge. from level
ground, with high mountains on our
right, while 125 feet below is the
river. Years ago, after crossing the
bridge proper, the trains ran over
five miles Of wooden trcstle work
across the lowlands Of the river to
reach Mandan. All this has been
filled in and a solid roadbed is the
result.
The Mandan Yards
AS the train moves along, we OBJ
serve that we are entering q net
work of tracks, starting from few
switch-tracks, and they continue to
increase and broaden out and the
trainmen inform us we are entering
the Mandan yards. Well are they
so-called yards" as they are about
mile wide and three miles in
length and numerous switch engines
are busy making up trains for all
points north, south and west.
We arrive at the Mandan station
and leave the train. Formerly, Man
dan was "shanty railroad town."
but now it is real-to-goodness city
Of $500 people and numerous bust
ness blocks, churches. society build
ings and hotels. Talking about ho-
tells, as you leave the depot park,
YOU are brought face to face with
the Lewis-Clark hotel. It is a mil
lion-dollar structure and modern in
every respect. You would think you
would have no trouble getting q
room there, but on the day we land
ed, July 4th. not a room or cot in
the hall was available. That indi-
Gates the business phase of Mandan.
However, q brother Elk put US wise
to = smaller hotel and We rested
EASY, to wait Cor the Round Up"
nexA day.
audience Of Nine Thousand
DiA you ever have an opportunity
to witness a genuine western round
up? you have not, you have
something worth while yet to en-
The Nandan Round Up Of July
9Th. 9Th md 7th, 1926, was given
under theklirection Of the Morton
County FIR association. It was
billed to sdft at 2:30 p. m. so We
rode out I'd the grounds and were
fortunate eAugh to secure second
class standin room. We ascertain
ed that th6\ were 5000 on the
grounds aheaA of our car and a
steady stream ill coming. The to-
tai attendance that da was over
5000.
The program luded = Roman
race. fancy saddy riding, bareback