The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-15
Bran $500 to 1850.
L. N. Cary, 73, Active
On Slope 50 Years,
Dies After Illness S
fContinued frou, paee one)

other lO men COmDlneQ III Cne slope
country, and t is probably true that
he has owned or held an equity. per-
sonally. in more land than any 10
men at any time In the district.
II recall one serious mistake I
made" Mr.. Cary said few months
ago. THAT was when didn't con-
slider it much Of an asset to have the
state capitol at Mandan."
Mr.. Cary with half dozen Bos-
ton. Mass, men who had invested
heavily in local real estate, was look
ing over the property. Alex Nc
Kenzie. political boss of the northern
section of Dakota territory and then
just entering the height Of his pow
er, as though by chance rather than
intention, Joined the group.
Mckenzie Promised Capitol
Mckenzie listened to the CONVERSE
tion and finally broke in: Gentlemen
do you see those hills there?" point
ing to hills just south of the Heart
River marking the southern limits.
well, gentlemen. I've got a PROPOSE
tion to make to you. You dig up $780,
coo and I'll guarantee to build the
capitol Of the new state on those hills
for you. I can do IT,"
do you know" Mr.. Cary said. I'VE
did not think mere capitol worth
$4,000 in those days2"
But 1t was not alone In land sales
that Mr.. Cary was kept on the alert
In the early days. He, was graduate
civil engineer and this stood him in
good stead, for he could personally
survey the lands In which he traded.
There was only one other surveyor In
the whole area west OF the river,
Henry Harmon, also OF Mandan. It is
to the credit Of Mr.. Cary that lines he
established back in 1881 80 and later
years are still unchanged.
Handled 8,000,000 Acres
Mr.. Cary owned the townsite and
laid out the town Of Taylor In Stark
county, naming 1t for D. r. Taylor
first Northern Pacific railroad super
inteudent here. who died q few years
ago. Among important land deals he
put through was the sale Of nearly
5000 900 acres Of railroad lands to the
william H. Brown Land company ir'
1907. It was this company which lald
out the townsites Of Mott, Flasher
Elgin and other thriving southlinf
communities He also handled biz
deals for the pioneer A. D. CLARK
company.
Lyman Northrup Cary was borr
May 5, 1856, ct Hoboken, N. j.. the
son Of william sayre Cary and
Phoebe Northrup Cary. He received
his early schooling In New Jersey. ct.
tended Columbia University ant
graduated from Rensselaer, Polytechnil
Institute ct Troy, n. ~. with the clasl
of 1879.
Mr.. Cary was united IN marriaet
December "a, 1894, ct MandAn to Mis-
Anne Alison Clark, the daughter o.
James n. Clark. pioneer druggist ant
owner Of the Clark Drug company.
Mrs. Cary 'Frominent
Mr.. Gary has been prominent Il
the home development Of the elop'
as was her husband ia. the genera
development, among other activitie
serving four years as president Of tn
North DAkota Federation Of Women
clubs. Mrs.. Cary and four childrel
survive, Mrs. william T. Little, Eyil
pa.: VIM. 8. Cary, Gan Eraucisco: !
Alison Cary and Colin Cary, both q
Mandan. One brother Lewis p. Car
resides at Flanders, n. J.: and . -
ter. Mrs. Anna q. Hoffman, reeides I
Trenton, N. J..
4 Mr.. Cary W ever . .stauuch sur
Il portAe of any epterpGtfe that tenAo