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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
1
A reflective note expresses a wish to awaken a joyous Christmas nationwide through gifts and love. The speaker asks for help to visit every person in the land and to commit to this hopeful mission.
In a promotional passage, Golden Valley hails North Dakota’s growth since statehood. It cites population rise, 60.8 per cent in a decade, 400 per cent land cultivation increase, per capita wealth near $2,000, $75,000,000 bank deposits, and numerous educational institutions. The appeal invites world readers to seek homes in the state, claiming 40,000,000 acres of arable land and vast coal reserves, urging expansion through individual industry.
Golden Valley in western North Dakota and eastern Montana has transformed from cattle ranching to a thriving agricultural region. It covers about 30 miles by 30 miles with Beach near its center, boasting deep loam soil, abundant water at shallow depths, and crops from wheat to potatoes. Since 1902 homesteaders arrived, aided by H. A. Hunter and the Golden Valley Land & Cattle Co., turning desolate prairie into a rich farming belt with ideal climate and Chinook winds.
Beach grew from a valley farming area into a thriving city with 2000 residents by 1909. The town, platted by the Northern Pacific near Beach, Minnesota, developed under Mayor N. P. Reed and a full council. It boasts a sewer and water system, post office upgrades, a growing telephone network, electric light plant, and an active fire department. The community supports multiple churches, schools, banks, and newspapers, with rapid public improvements and expanding services shaping its future.
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