Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1915 — Thinks State of North Dakota Has Great Future. [ARTICLE]

Thinks State of North Dakota Has Great Future.

E. D. Sayler writes from Fargo, N. Dak., to renew his subscription to The Republican and says: “I have been away from Rensselaer so long that the majority of people are strangers to me. Nevertheless I still want to stay in touch with my old home through your paper. We have had a very fine winter In North Dakota. On Feb. 14th we had the heaviest snow of the winter, about three feet on the level, but it is about twothirds gone now. I see Fred Hamilton every few days, which seems good. I would like to have any from home who happen to be in Fargo to hunt us up. I think Fargo has a great future, also the whole state of North Dakota, notwithstanding the reports I read occasionally in your paper to the contrary.” (Editor’s Note.)—The Republican has no doubt that North Dakota will develop greatly and that many who locate there will share In the prosperity of future years. We are quite sure that many who have gone from Jasper county to many parts o(f that state have already enjoyed a fair share of prosperity. It seems, however, that some who located at Hamilton and that all, so tar as we have learned who located near Jamestown, have made quite complete failures. Responsibility can not be placed on the individuals, for many of them were good farmers who ought to succeed any place whefre there is a decent break of opportunity. The result of failure seeiqs to have been successive years of poor crop conditions. It is said that there is a 10-year average that shows good but none of our people waited the ten- years, having hit. the rocks before half that time. In recounting the experiences of those who had tried It at Jamestown we did not aim to cast any odium on the state and we heartily join with Mr. Sayler in saying that North Dakota has a great future and will develop and prosper with the years. Earl has himself made good there and so have many other former Jasperites. Oh the same mail that we received Mr. Sayler’s letter we had one from Fred Hamilton, who is working as a reporter for The Courier newspaper. He Is also going to college. He expects to remain there all summer and hold down his job. Fred worked for a short time during the holidays for The Republican an displayed a “nose for news” that should enable him to make The Courier one of the best newspapers in North Dakota.