Excerpt from Grand Forks, the Metropolis of the Red River Valley: Its Commerce, Manufactures, and Progress Such, in brief, is the commercial history, present condition, and future prospects of Grand Forks, one of the most promising cities in Dakota. To the following pages we must refer the reader for more lengthy sketches of the principal business houses and industrial enterprises of the city, and for many interesting statistics useful alike to the merchant, capitalist, or professional man who desires to establish himself or invest his money among an enterprising, industrious, go-ahead people such as are the citizens of this, the metropolis OF the red river valley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.