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"The Wheat City('
Largest Primary Grain Shu-ping Point in the United States in 1907-8.
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Thirty years ago the present
site of the thriving city of Con
don was a bunchgrass pasture
land inhabited only by herds of
roving cattle. In 1S79, twenty-
nine years ago the first sign of a
settlement was established here
by Oscar Smith who had a sheep
camp near the old spring which
was formerly a familiar land
mark on lower Main Street The
next year the present site of Con
don was homesteaded by Wm. F.
rotter wno bunt a cabin ana a
small barn. Three years later,
in 1S32, the firit store was estab
lished by Miller & McBride. At
this time the inhabitants of this
section of the country were all
stockmen, very few had any idea
1 of the wonderful possibilities of
the rich bunchgrass soil The
first fanning was done by J. H.
Downing in 1879 when he plowed
fifteen acres. Cultivation of the
soil has gradually increased until
at the present time this county
-ranks highest among the wheat
growing counties. . . The first
school building was built in 1888
by the members of the commun
ity. There were only about
twenty-five scholars in the whole
county. At that time the coun
try was being rapidly settled,
v The first church was built by the
Catholics in 1891 and was fol
lowed the next year by the Con
gregationalists. The post-office
was established in 1884 and the
first stage line in the following
year. The little town prior to
the opening of the post-office was
known far and near as "Summit
Springs" from the fact that the
only water between Rock Creek
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ana ininy-mue was me spring
which flowed m the center of the
town. The petition for the post-
office was made out by Harve
Condon and the town was named
after him. D. B. Trimble was
the first postmaster. The coun
ty seat was located at Arlington
bui was finally established in
Condon.
This county has grown and the
county seat with it The "land
of barrenness" blossoms as the
rose, the straggling trading posts
have grown into thriving centers,
and uncultivated stretches have
yielded to the patient industry of
the ranchers until hundreds of
thousands of acres yield enor
mous wheat crops bringing ex
ceedingly large returns to its
residents. It is a pleasure today
to be called a resident of the
"Wheat City", for it means liv
ing in the largest primary grain
shipping point in the United
States a center of wealth.
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Condon -A Stace Post in 1892.
Thewhcat City's greater
strides u growth have been in the
last feweara, sines the build
ing of th 0. It & N. branch.
Business houes have prospered
and during tie past year many
new places of lusiness have been
opened -two nal estate offices,
restaurant, icepW secondhand
store, moving jJcture theatre,
music store, bowleg alley and a
tailor shop, while la number of
buildings have been erected
In the past few montia has been
organized the Condon .Athletic
Club, now a strong institution
located in roomy Quarters en-
Main street, while thtest or
ganizations are the Wait Cit
Cornet Band and the Wheat
City orchestra. . i
Condon, today, offers excellent
school advantages and is destined'
to become an educational center;
j The religious character of the city
is well represented by- the Con
gregational, Baptist, LatWr Day
Saints and Catholic churchei'The
city owns its water system; the
town is well lighted with electri
city. Condon's wide awake bual.
nessmcn are all represented in
the advertising columns of this
number.
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Grand Panoramic View op Condon, The Wheat City, 1908.
The accompanying ,cut shows
a panoramic view of the ware
house, lumber and wood yards of
the Arlington Lumber Co. This
company handles all kinds of
rough and finished lumber, pine,
fir, alder and oak wood in differ
ent lengths. They also have on
hand a large amount of coal, the
sheds not being shown in the cut
They handle wire, salt, nails and
in fact almost all kinds of ranch
ers' supplies and also the Hodge
machinery. This company has
been established in Condon for
many years and has built up with
the city. E. J. Clough is the
manager assisted locally by G.
A. Berry.
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The picture given here shows
three of Condon's big ware
houses. The first in the picture
is the Pacific Coast Elevator Co's
house. The dimenainna
200 feet and it has a total capac
ity of 200,000 bushels. The com
pany deals exclusively in the buy.
his ana snipping of grain. Chas.
Kennedy is the local agent
The house in tho confer
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The dimensions are 50 x 260 fret
and the total 'capacity is about
200,000 bushels of twain. ' TV-'a
company also makes a specialty
or lumber. H. A. Thiessen is
is the local agent -' .J- .
The Kerr. Gifford Warp,niic2
the last m the row. This comp
any besides dealing 111 OTnin a1a
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handles salt, wire, grain bags,
etc. The house is 5ft 5sn
and the capacity is 200,000 .bush
els. D. B. Thomas is the local
agent. '
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