Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1909, Page 10

| . s BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI COUNTY AN x\ORTH_ERN MINNEbOTA rich in Indian legend and historical sentiment, Bemidji can indeed push herself to the fore as a suitable location for any person, in whatever walk of life—homeseeker, tiller of the soil, dairyman or stockman, manufacturer, professional men, tradesmen in all branches, the tourist and the seek- er of health and contentment which is contained to the full in the pine-laden air of Bemidji and her beautiful surroundings. The railroad facilities of Bemidji alone should serve as convincing evidence of the city’s energy, its availability, its public-spiritedness and strenuousness as a city which is entitled to anything it goes after. The present prosperity of Bemidji, the vigorous activity of its business men, the substantiality of the city proper, the elegant streets and sidewalks it has to present; its industries, its rapid devel- opment, its generosity, its school possessions, along with its rich allotments, as to dairying, stock- raising and farming, all portend the importance of the claims which Bemidji has to afford. No city in North-central Minnesota is more familiar to either the business or the traveling pub- lic than Bemidji. From a mere hamlet it has generated into a city of the first class—one com- manding recognition from the most apathetic sources., To illustrate: Bemidji is the ‘‘Hub City of Northern Minnesota,’’ a city that is making greater strides in public and private improvements than any city in the state. This locality is the best place for investments in the state. : One Hundred and eighty-nine thousand dollars is paid out every thlrty days in this city for wages ; The finest and cheapest farming lands are tributary to Bemidji; We have fourteen manufacturing concerns that employ Thirteen Hundred and Seventy-five men; We have Twenty-three teachers and Eleven Hundred pupils in the public scheols of our city; The population of this city has increased over Six Hundred a year for four years; Twenty-seven Hundred men are drawing salaries in this city on an average of Seventy Dollars per month; The bank deposits of Bemidji exceed over One-half Million Dollars. Bemidji offers greater inducements to investors and business men than ever before; We ship in and out in carload lots more than any city in the state outside of Duluth and the twin cities; We have a terminal point for three railroads and a hundred railroad and commercial men make this their home; We have sewers, electric lights, waterworks and about Ten Miles of Cement Sidewalks and much more will be built during the coming year; We have openings here for all kinds of business. If you want to buy city property come to the ‘““HUB CITY’ of Northern Minnesota. Property bought now will double in two years; We have completed a dam on the Mississippi river that will furnish 2,200 horsepower for the use of small factories. Bemidji is the ‘‘Hub City of North-central Minnesota.”” She has the population, the men and the money, the prosperity and scenery, the geographical position, natural resources, and all other elements which should influence the minds of those who are looking for ideal environments for a home, a place to engage in business, farming, dairying, stockraising, manufacturing, practice of the professions, change of climate for benefit of health, or to while away a few weeks in the heat of the summer amidst pine-laden air, cooling, clear waters, inhabited with the gamest fish to be found in Minnesota, and forests abounding with big and small game that excites the hunter and causes his pulses to thrill with the ardor of the chase. Bemidji courts acquaintance and investigation of claims made herein. - e — R—