flo^uLL & AEA FACI SURVEY LANGDON xfcawir* SPOMSOREO BY LANGDON COMMERCIAL CLUB IN COOPERATION WITH OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY sc- + F 644 .L35 L355 Langdon Commercial Club (N.D.) Langdon, North Dakota community fact survey. NORTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY 604 EAST BOULEVARD AVE. BISMARCK, ND 58505-0900 r 3 3105 00134 3027 LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA Population I 930 - I ,221 I 940 - I ,546 I 950 - I ,838 I 960 -2,151 1965 Estimate - 2,350 COMMUNITY FACT SURVEY Sponsored By Langdon Commercial Club I n Coope ration With Area Development Department Otter Tail Power Company Fergus Falls, Minnesota This brochure is the result of a community fact survey undertaken in Langdon, North Dakota, by the Langdon Commercial Club in cooperation with the Otter Tail Power Company. The information was compiled with the hope that it would be of interest and of value to industries, commercial concerns and professional people that were considering Langdon as a potential site. Every effort was made to make this brochure as complete and factual as possible. A word of thanks and appreciation is extended to all who assisted in the prepara tion of this brochure. For further information regarding Langdon, inquiries may be directed to: Pres ident Mr. W. M. Stigen Langdon Commercial Club OR District Manager Langdon, North Dakota Otter Tail Power Company Langdon, North Dakota North Dakota State Library TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction x Table of Contents xl Welcoming Letter: President and Past Presidents of Langdon Commercial Club 1 Aerial View of Langdon, North Dakota 2 Welcoming Letter: President of Langdon City Commission 3 General Information 4-5 Agriculture and Raw Materials 6-7 Cavalier County Harvest Scene 8 Climate 9 Municipal Services 10-12 Tax Structure 13 Community Facilities 14-17 Community Services 18-19 Transportation and Map of Airport 20 Communications 21-22 Electric Power and Fuels 23-24 Labor 25-27 Market Information 28 Trade Area Map 29 Industrial Development 30 City Map, Points of Interest and Industrial Development Sites 31 Langdon Commercial Club Langdon, N. Dak. On the following pages you will find material out lining the many facilities, facts and figures about the city of Langdon. I am certain you will agree that Langdon is an above average North Dakota city--one that is eager and pre pared to grow. Should you make a personal trip to Langdon desiring additional information, I am sure our town will impress you as being an excellent place in which to live and do business. Langdon is centrally located in Cavalier County and is the county seat of a prosperous area noted for durum wheat. The retail stores enjoy a solid business and encourage addi tional growth along their main street. The community leaders are ready to help anyone interested in moving to Langdon and should more informa tion be needed, please let us know. I believe the cooperation and interest Otter Tail Power Company has shown in the small towns in their territory is one of vital importance. So, look us over in person--a warm welcome is awaiting you in Langdon. Sincerely, W. M. Stigen (J Edsel L. Boe President Past President AERIAL VIEW OF LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA City of Langdon Cavalier County Langdon, N. Dak. The citizens of Langdon and the members of the Langdon City Commission sincerely welcome you to this growing and progressive city. Langdon is the county seat of Cavalier County where durum wheat is King. The United States Durum Show is held in Langdon every fall. Our climate and soil is ideal for other small grains also. Highways No. 1 and No. 5 intersect at Langdon, assuring us good roads in every direction. The Great Northern Railway and several truck lines serve Langdon, thus assuring availability of reliable shipping at all times. We have daily Greyhound bus service to and from the Twin Cities. Langdon has a modern 28-bed hospital and a clinic. With many fine churches in Langdon, nearly everyone has the opportunity to worship in the church of his or her own choice. Langdon's many civic and fraternal organi zations make for a progressive and friendly city. There are both public and parochial grade and high schools in Langdon assuring adequate educational facilities through high school. You will find in our shopping area stores and services of every type, with many national organizations represented here, assuring you wide selections of merchandise at competitive prices. Our recreational facilities will meet your desires for most any type of recreation. We have two parks, a lighted baseball and football field, modern bowling alleys, curling rink, ice skating rink, modern golf course and clubroom, theater and a fine modern swimming pool. Practically all city streets are hard-topped or paved and are well lighted in both the business and residential areas. Langdon's disposal lagoon system is efficient and economical to service. Our supply of good water is adequate. Langdon also has a city-owned airport. We sincerely believe that you will find Langdon to be a city of happy homes and friendly people with ideal living conditions prevailing. Sincerely and respectfully, Oscar I. DeVold President, Langdon City Commission GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION Langdon, county seat of Cavalier County, is located in northeastern North Dakota and in central Cavalier County. An established business center of northeast North Dakota, the city is 17 miles south of the United States-Canadian border and 55 miles west of the Red River of the North. Langdon is 112 miles northwest of Grand Forks, North Dakota; 136 miles southwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba; 190 miles north-northwest of Fargo, North Dakota; 377 miles west-northwest of Duluth-Superior; and 427 miles northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The city is served by two hard-surfaced state highways, North Dakota State Highway No. 5 running east and west across North Dakota and North Dakota State Highway No. 1 running north and south across the state. A branch line of the Great Northern Railway and Greyhound Bus Lines also serves Langdon. The only larger cities near the Langdon trade area, which encompasses all or parts of five counties, are Devils Lake, 70 miles southwest, and Grafton, 70 miles southeast. CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL COURTHOUSE ELEVATION & The elevation at Langdon is 1,615 feet above sea level. Topography TOPOGRAPHY around Langdon ranges from level to gently rolling land of six per cent slope. Langdon is in the area of glaciated plains and most of the soils are of black loam. The fertile soils produce high yields of small grains and feed crops. This combination of rich soils and cool summers is ideal for growing malting barley and durum wheat. The gently sloping terrain affords excellent drainage throughout most of the area. GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORY Pierre la Verendrye and his two sons were the first white men recorded as having passed near the Langdon vicinity. These explorers trekked from Fort Garry (near present-day Winnipeg) to the area around Mandan, North Dakota, in 1742 seeking a shorter route to the Pacific Ocean. Patrick McHugh, W. J. Mooney and E. J. Fox arrived in the Langdon area about 1883. Langdon's population numbered one in 1884-85 when Fox spent the winter in the area's first frame shack. The Langdon vicinity was surveyed in 1884 and settlers began arriving soon after. Early settlers gave the area a cosmopolitan grouping of nationalities. Many settlers came from eastern Canada and the predominating nationalities included German, Scandinavian, French, Irish and Scotch. The area's first school was completed in 1886 and the first train arrived in 1887. Since 1885, the town had been named McHugh, but the name was changed to Langdon in 1887 to honor Robert B. Langdon, a Great Northern official, who donated a bell to the new school. Cavalier County's first courthouse was erected in 1895, 11 years after the county was established and 10 years after Langdon became county seat. Today, the oat stubble main street of pioneer days has given way to a wide, paved thoroughfare with businesses springing up in several direc tions from the former "main street" and along North Dakota State Highways No. 1 and No. 5 entering the city. In 1963, Langdon residents celebrated the 75th anniversary of their city's founding. The past years of steady growth and increasing prosperity backed by the citizens' heightened awareness and sense of purpose promise an even brighter future. POPULATION Langdon became the 19th largest city in North Dakota when the official i960 Census figures were released. About 25 per cent of the Cavalier County population now resides in the City of Langdon which has increased steadily in population since 1930, averaging more than 20 per cent per decade. LANGDON POPULATION GROWTH: Year Population Increase Per Cent 1930 1,221 - - I oft 1940 1,546 325 26.6% 1950 1,838 292 18.8% 1960 2,151 313 17.0% 1965 Current Estimate 2,350 199 9.2% MS CAVALIER COUNTY POPULATION: Year Population Decrease Per Cent 1930 14,554 - 1940 13,923 631 -4.3% 1950 11,840 2,083 -15.0% 1960 10,064 1,776 -15.0% 1964 9.400 664 -6.6% Source: U. S. Bureau of Census AGRICULTURE & RAW MATERIALS GENERAL Langdon is in the northern part of the greatest durum wheat producing AGRICULTURAL area in the world. In this area the "Durum Triangle," adequate annual . . rainfall, rich soils and cool summers combine to produce 80 per cent of the nation's number one amber durum wheat from which semolina is ground for spaghetti, macaroni and egg noodles. Other principal crops in the Langdon area are malting barley, oats and flax. Beef and dairy products are also produced readily. Presently, only a small portion of the local dairy production is processed in Langdon. SOILS The community lies in the area of black glaciated plains where the major soil types are Barnes, Aastad and Edgely. These are deep, medium- textured black loam soils which absorb moisture readily, have a high water-holding capacity and are easily worked. These are among the most productive nonirrigated soils in North Dakota. CROP In 1964, Cavalier County topped all North Dakota counties in production PRODUCTION °^ durum wheat, was second for barley and stood third for all wheat. Production figures for the county are: Acres Harvested Production Alfalfa Hay 9,000 12,200 tons All Hay 42,000 50,100 tons Potatoes 1,150 80,500 cwt. Flaxseed 9,000 63,000 bu. Rye 1,000 31,500 bu. Oats 39,000 1,755,00 0 bu. Barley 202,000 6,,262,00 0 bu. Other Spring Wheat 40,000 1,100,00 0 bu. Durum 165,000 4,867,50 0 bu. All Wheat 205,100 5,970,30 0 bu. Source: North Dakota Crop and Livestock Statistics - 1964 LIVESTOCK Livestock production on Cavalier County farms for 1964 was: PRODUCTION Iy£1 Number All Cattle 25,,00 0 Milk Cows 4,,90 0 All Hogs 4,,00 0 Stock Sheep 3,,50 0 All Chickens 22,,00 0 Source: North Dakota Crop and Livestock Statistics - 1964 NORTH DAKOTA STATE GRAND CHAMPION SHORTHORN AGRICULTURE & RAW MATERIALS SERVI CES The following commercial services in Langdon are available to agricul- AVAILABLE TO ture: AGRICULTURE Blacksmiths and Machine Shops 2 Implement Dealers 4 Elevators 3 Seed Chaving Plant 1 Custom Aerial Sprayer 1 Lumberyards 2 Bulk Gas and Oil Dealers 6 Liquid Fertilizer Dealer 1 Auto Repair and Truck Service Shops 3 Meat Processing Plant 1 Additional services are: Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. Agricultural Experimental Station Soil Conservation Office Farmers Home Administration Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee TONGUE RIVER The Tongue River Watershed Project has been completed and turned over WATFR^HFn to tne sponsoring agency, the Pembina County Water Conservation and Flood Control Board. The project includes ten dams, four of which are ri\uucv,i ^n Qavalier County. These water storage areas are, as the name of the sponsoring agency indicates, for flood control and water conservation. PEMB I N A RIVER Development of the Pembina River Basin has been discussed for many years; RASIN however, in 1965, the North Dakota State Water Commission went on record in support of a proposal made by the International Joint Commission (Canada-United States) for multi-purpose development of the Pembina River which flows through both Manitoba and North Dakota. Generally the proposal calls for the construction of two dams--one in Manitoba and the other in North Dakota. The impounded water would provide for irrigation, municipal water supply, recreation and flood control. U. S. DURUM An annual event and one of national prominence is the U. S. Durum Show OM-IU held each fall in Langdon. This is the largest durum display and the biggest one-grain show in the world. The show was first held in 1938 in an effort to promote interest in the raising of durum from which macaroni and spaghetti is made. With the help of many commercial organizations the event has been expanded each year. CAVALIER COUNTY HARVEST SCENE Photo by A. Y. Owen, with Permission by "Time, Inc." CLIMATE TEMPERATURE Annual mean temperature - 36.5 degrees Annual mean maximum temperature - 48.7 degrees Annual mean minimum temperature - 24.3 degrees PRECIPITATION Average annual precipitation is 18.18 inches, of which 75 per cent or about 13.5 inches occurs during the growing season of June through September. SUNSHI NE Sunshine averages 60 per cent of the possible amount, ranging from 45 per cent in winter to 70 per cent in summer. Some 220 days during the year are clear or partly cloudy. SNOWFALL Annual snowfall averages about 39 inches. North Dakota receives less snow than any other state in which the temperature from November through March averages below freezing. FROST DATA Average date of last frost in spr i n 8 May 28 Average date of first frost in fa1 1 - September 15 Average length of growing season - 110 days MONTHLY DATA Temperature Average Average Annual Average Month Prec ipi tat io n Max imum Average Mini mum January 0.75 12.3 2.1 -7.0 February 0.56 17.4 5.7 -6.0 March 0.84 31.0 18.5 8.1 April 1.18 49.7 38.0 26.2 May 1.98 65.8 51.8 37.7 June 2.98 73.4 60.8 48.1 July 2.53 80.4 66.9 53.3 August 2.58 79.2 65.1 50.9 Septembe r 2.13 68.4 54.8 41.1 October 1.17 54.6 42.2 29.7 November 0.88 33.1 23.8 14.4 December 0.60 18.5 8.5 -1.5 Source: Official U. S. Weather Bureau Records Langdon Experiment Station MUNICIPAL SERVICES GOVERNMENT Langdon is classified as a city with a Commission form of local govern ment. City elections are held the first Tuesday in April of even- numbered years. MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS: Title Elected Appointed Term of Office President X 4 years Commissioners - 4 X 4 years City Auditor X 2 years City Treasurer X 2 years City Assessor X 1 year Health Officer X 2 years FINANCIAL The municipality's financial condition is considered good. City govern CONDITION ment operated on an annual budget of $50,000 for fiscal year 1964. Revenue sources include local taxes and sale of liquor licenses. POLICE The Langdon police department consists of two full-time uniformed police DEPARTMENT men. The officers are partially trained and attend all police schools held in the northeastern North Dakota area. Equipment includes a city- owned patrol car. All existing industries and businesses are patrolled and protected by the police force. The department will be upgraded as the need for protection increases with city growth. Fl RE The city's fire department is manned by 24 volunteer firemen. Fire PROTECTION protection is furnished to the entire City of Langdon and to surrounding rural areas on a cooperative basis with rural fire departments. Fire hydrants number 34 and the community rates a Class 7 fire insurance classification. No major changes are presently planned for the fire department, but the equipment and number of men will be increased as dictated by the city's growth. PRINCIPAL EQUIPMENT: Type Year Pump Capacity Chevrolet Pumper Truck 1963 500 GPM Ford Pumper Truck 1949 500 GPM 10 MUNICIPAL SERVICES .WATER SYSTEM Langdon's municipal water system is supplied with water pumped from three large reservoirs with a combined capacity of more than 100 million gal lons, enough to supply community water needs for two years. Langdon is situated 15 miles west of the western edge of the Pembina Valley. From the valley's rim, the land slopes west toward the city. The reservoirs are designed to store run-off water from the spring snow thaw. The first reservoir was built in 1938 to hold 32 million gallons. In 1953, the Great Northern Railway ceded a 40-million-gallon reservoir to the city. Another reservoir with a capacity of 40 million gallons was completed in 1962. Plans are being formulated for construction of an overhead water tank. WATER SYSTEM Pumping capacity of the system is 120,000 gallons per day, storage (Continued^ capacity is 150,000 gallons per day and present maximum demand amounts to 200,000 gallons daily. The city water treatment plant has fluorida tion, softening, sedimentation, filtration and chlorination processes with a capacity of 300,000 gallons a day. Average tap water tempera ture is 40 degrees in winter and 55 degrees in summer. The water has no color or turbidity. Hardness amounts to seven parts per million and a pH of 7.9 was recorded. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: Total Dissolved Solids 439 PPM Total Alkalinity (as CaCOg) 116 PPM Total Hardness (as CaCOq) 102 PPM Iron (Fe) 0. 0 PPM Manganese (Mn) 0. 0 PPM Calcium (Ca) 46 PPM Magnesium (Mg) 0 PPM Sodium (Na) 65 PPM Fluoride (F) 0. 2 PPM Chloride (CI) 36 PPM Sulfates (S04) 150 PPM Bicarbonates (HCOo) 142 PPM Carbonates (CCs) 0 PPM Nitrates (NO3) 0 PPM Conductivity 1,664 Ohms Source: "Chemical Analysis of Municipal Waters in North Dakota" North Dakota State Department of Health - 1964 WATER RATES Four dollars per month for two thousand gallons and seventy-five cents per thousand for each one thousand gallons in excess of minimum. 11 MUNICIPAL SERVICES STREETS Langdon has a total of 12 miles of city streets of which 110 blocks are of concrete or asphalt surface. The balance is of gravel and shale surface. Concrete and asphalt-surfaced streets have curb and gutter. Snow is removed from the business district by truck, while residential areas are opened to traffic by snowplows. A street sweeper is owned by the city, and maintenance of streets is done by the city. STREET The Langdon business district is lighted by 33 - 21,000-lumen fluores LIGHTING cent lamps, while the residential area has 93 - 6,000-lumen mercury vapor lights. SEWERAGE Langdon has both a sanitary and a storm sewer system. Waste material is disposed of by use of a lagoon constructed in 1962. The capacity of the sanitary system is 300,000 gallons per day, and the average daily flow is 100,000 gallons. The system would be permitted to receive additional waste material dependent upon its nature. Charges for use of the sewerage system are $2.00 per month per unit. GARBAGE A municipally-operated garbage collection system provides service to DISPOSAL residents of Langdon. 12 /L/lA/frOdAj TAX STRUCTURE REAL PROPERTY Type Amount Percentage DISTRIBUTION* Residential f 1,238,860 11% Commercial 563,118 5% (Caval i e r County, Public Utility 1,013,643 9% I 964) Farm 8,446,778 75% Total $11,262,399 100% *Based upon true and full values. VALUES FOR 1959 True & Full Value Taxable Value TAX LEVY Real Property $ 1,350,980 $ 675,490 PURPOSES Persona,nall Property 745,702 370,351 (City of Langdon Total ¥"2^096,682 $1,045,841 Only) 1964 Real Property $ 1,573,256 $ 786,628 Personal Property 788,474 394,237 Total $ 2,361,730 $1,180,865 TAX RATES 1959 j_9§!L (Mills) City 42.00 46.91 School District 41.20 34.68 County 41.70 41.99 State 3.65 3.87 Total 128.55 127.45 BONDED Political Subdivision Amount Date INDEBTEDNESS County $95,000 8-1-65 (City, County and City 94,000 8-1-65 School District) School District 494,000 8-1-65 TAX EXAMPLE Assume that a new 20,000 square foot building has been erected for industrial purposes. It cost $100,000 to build and is placed on five acres costing $5,000. Real estate taxes would be computed in the following manner: $100,000 cost of building +5,000 = cost of land $105,000 total market value of land and building x 50% == statutory factor $ 52,500 taxable value x 25% = assessment ratio $ 13,125 assessed value x 127.45 = 1964 mill rate $ 1,672.78 = amount of tax 13 COMMUNITY FACILITIES SCHOOLS The Langdon Public School District includes all of seven townships and parts of seven others in addition to the City of Langdon. Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church maintains a parochial school, grades 1 to 12, in Langdon. The enrollment is as follows for the 1964-65 school year: Number of Students School Public Pa roch ial Elementary (1-8) 455 320 High School (9-12; 242 146 The school district has approximately $4,500,000 of taxable property, and a new 13-classroom grade school was completed in 1965. The parochial school recently completed a grade school addition which includes a modern dining hall. Vocational courses offered at the high school level are agriculture, home economics and industrial arts. Langdon graduates who pursue courses of advanced education for the most part attend: School Location Mi leage from Langdon University of North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 116 North Dakota State University Fargo, N.D. 190 Mayville State College Mayville, N.D. 145 Lake Region Junior College Devils Lake, N.D. 70 ST. ALPHONSUS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL LANGDON PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL 14 COMMUNITY FACILITIES HOSPITAL St. Mary's is a 28-bed hospital owned and operated by the Sisters of the Presentation and serves Langdon as well as the surrounding area. An expansion of this facility is planned for the near future. Efforts are also being directed toward securing additional medical doctors for the community. HOUSING There are approximately 600 homes within the city limits of Langdon with 90 per cent being owner-occupied. Construction of dwellings in recent years was: Year Homes Built 1963 15 1964 20 1965 15 LIBRARY The Langdon library is city-operated and has approximately 6,000 volumes. In addition school libraries have 13,300 volumes. 15 COMMUNITY FACILITIES RECREATION Langdon has a 19-acre park in which is located a swimming pool, tennis courts, lighted athletic field, picnic tables and playground equipment. A supervised program of recreation is carried out under the supervision of the City Park Board. This includes softball and baseball, as well as lifeguards and instructors at the municipal pool. The Langdon Country Club was formed in 1949, and the brick clubhouse was remodeled in 1961. This is a 9-hole course with sand greens, and an invitational open tournament is held each year. Curling is a popular sport in Langdon. A new $20,000 curling facility including clubhouse was completed in 1963. In 1964 artificial ice- making equipment was installed. Indoor and outdoor ice skating also offers healthful enjoyment. In addition to those recreational facilities listed above, there is a gun club with new clubhouse, a modern wide-screen movie theatre and a new six-lane bowling establishment with lunch counter. Hunting during the fall season for geese, ducks and upland game birds is exceptional throughout the rural area surrounding Langdon. OUR NEW CURLING FACILITY LANGDON COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE CONVENTION Three restaurants in Langdon are equipped to handle convention banquets. FACILITIES In addition there is a school dining room as well as a multi-purpose room both of which are suitable for serving food. For large meetings not involving the preparation of food, there are two school auditoriums and a meeting room in the Cavalier County Courthouse. There is a total of 95 hotel rooms and 16 motel units available to handle out-of-town guests. 16 COMMUNITY FACILITIES CHURCHES The spiritual needs of Langdon residents are met by eight denominations: St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Redeemer Lutheran Church United Lutheran Church Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church of our Savior Evangelical United Brethren Church Jehovah Witnesses II 1 - - u —,i - _— -':-•• *\ •.•--%'• -V.. 17 COMMUNITY SERVICES FINANCIAL BANK (April 26, 1965): Und ivided Name Exec. Officer Capital Surplus Deposits Profits First Bank Myles Johnson $150,000 $200,000 $8,000,000 $250,000 of Langdon OTHER: Harry L. Nelson - Investments and Securities SERVICE CLUBS Name No. of Members Langdon Commercial Club 110 l^angdon Junior Chamber of Commerce 55 Langdon Women's Club 30 American Legion 115 American Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Jaycees FRATERNAL Name GROUPS Lebanon Lodge No. 34 AF & Af Knights of Columbus Langdon Scottish Rite Order of Eastern Star OTHERS Name Hospital Auxiliary Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Cub Scouts BICYCLE CLINIC JAYCEE-SP0NS0RED ACT VITY 18 COMMUNITY SERVICES PROFESSIONAL Type Number Type Number Abstracters 2 Optometrist 1 Attorneys 3 Pharmacists 2 Chiropractor 1 Physician and Surgeon 1 Dentists 3 Real Estate and Realtors 2 Funeral Director 1 BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL Type Number Type Number Advertising Agency 1 Hardware and Sporting Goods Stores 3 Agricultural Implement Dealers 4 Hotels 2 Apparel Stores 5 Insurance Agencies 7 Appliance Stores 4 Jewelry Store 1 Automobile Dealers and Repair Garages 4 Locker Plant 1 Automotive Supplies 2 Lumberyards 2 Bakeries 3 Motel 1 Barber and Beauty Shops 7 Office Supplies 3 Cabinet and Carpenter Shop 1 Photographer 1 Contractors - Building 4 Plumbing and Heating 3 Contractors - Road 5 Printer 1 Dairies and Creameries 2 Restaurants and Drive-ins 12 Department Stores 2 Salvage Dealers 2 Drug Stores 2 Sand and Gravel 1 Dry Cleaning and Laundries 2 Service Stations 8 Excavating Service 1 Slaughter House 1 Feed and Seed 5 Taverns 7 Florist and Nursery 1 Television and Radio Repair 3 Furniture Store 1 Variety Stores 2 Grain Elevators 3 Welding and Machine Shops 2 Grocery Stores and Meat Markets 3 19 TRANSPORTATION MOTOR State Highway No. 1 passes through Langdon north-south while North Dakota No. 5 passes east-west. Evans Transfer and United Buckingham are both interstate truck lines which make pickups and deliveries four times each week. Chris Amoth hauls cattle and does general trucking on a local basis. The community has daily bus service by Greyhound. RAIL The Great Northern Railroad maintains a freight depot with freight pickup and delivery three times per week. Al R The closest airfield served by commercial air lines is at Devils Lake, North Dakota. ' The air line is North Central with four flights leaving daily. Langdon has an airfield for private planes. There are three sod runways, 80-87 octane gas is available along with Unicom Radio. The airfield is normally unattended; however, it is only necessary to circle the field, and an attendant will be there in a few minutes. 35' POWER LINE T-«/"/ T T T T! LANGDON I MILE -* AIRPORT ELEVATION 1608' LIGHTS" N. S RUNWAY I 20 COMMUNICATIONS NEWSPAPER The "Cavalier County Republican" is a weekly newspaper published in Langdon and features news of local and area interest. The 1965 figures list 3,262 subscribers. Daily papers available locally with state, national and international news coverage include the "Minneapolis Tribune," the "Fargo Forum" and the "Grand Forks Herald." POST OFFICE The second class post office serving Langdon had postal receipts of $52,000 for 1964 and provides 545 lock boxes for city residents. One rural route and three star routes operate from the local post office and serve 320 patrons in the Langdon area. MTjMHMpt RADIO Langdon has no local radio station, but the following stations are most frequently listened to and have good local reception. Call Letters Station Location KDLR Devils Lake, North Dakota KNOX Grand Forks, North Dakota KFYR Bismarck, North Dakota KXGO Fargo, North Dakota WDAY Fargo. North Dakota TELEVISION The community has no local television broadcasting station, but resi dents receive good reception from KCND (Channel 12) at Pembina, North Dakota. Signal reception is fair fromCJAY (Channel 7) at Winnipeg, Manitoba, and KXJB (Channel 4) at Valley City, North Dakota. Langdon also receives fringe reception from WDAY (Channel 6) at Fargo, North Dakota. 21 COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE The United Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation, with home office in Langdon, serves more than 4,000 patrons in Cavalier, Pembina and Towner counties. The company furnishes dial telephone service for 1,130 local subscribers, of which 974 are residential and 156 are com mercial customers. Employees number 15 in Langdon and facilities include offices, shop, warehouse and garage. Total plant valuation stands at $3,250,000. TELEPHONE RATES: Residential - 1 party $5.00 - 2 party 4.25 - 4 party 3.50 - Rural 5.25 Business - 1 party $9.25 - 2 party 7.75 - Rural 7.75 TELEGRAPH The local Western Union office in Langdon provides service from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday and from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Saturday. The nearest point of 24-hour telegraph service is at Grand Forks, North Dakota, 112 miles southeast of Langdon. 22 ELECTRIC POWER & FUELS ELECTRIC POWER Langdon is served electrically by Otter Tail Power Company, an investor-owned operating electric utility which supplies electricity to 469 communities and to rural areas in western Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. The Company operates a thoroughly modern, interconnected electric system in its service terri tory which, incidentally, is about equal in area to the entire State of New York. Nine steam electric generating stations supply the bulk of the electric power for Otter Tail's more than 100,000 electric customers. A total of 5,700 miles of electric lines, principally 115,000 volts and 41,600 volts, transmit electric energy to all parts of the Otter Tail system. Since the system is an interconnected one, power generated at any one of the Company's generating stations could be used to provide service to Langdon. Not only is' Otter Tail's own electric system interconnected, but it is, in turn, interconnected with the electric systems of most of the other electric suppliers in the area. The Company is part of an inter connected systems group that reaches from Montana to Florida. This provides a reservoir of power in case of emergency. Otter Tail is continually increasing the capacity of its own steam generating plants and electric transmission lines to provide ample power for growing consumer needs. This plus the fact that Otter Tail's system is tied to other electric systems over a considerable area, assures people in Langdon that there will always be plenty of electric power for any need . . . from year to year, and in an emergency. Otter Tail welcomes new industry to the region and tells prospective customers that there is a plentiful supply of electric power for all uses. The Company is able, willing and will gladly provide service to customers at any economically feasible point within its service area. For further information about service connections and electric rates, prospective customers should contact: W. M. Stigen District Manager Otter Tail Power Company Langdon, North Dakota 23 ELECTRIC POWER & FUELS RURAL ELECTRIC Rural residents of the Langdon area receive electric service from the SERVICE Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. Cavalier's headquarters are in Langdon and they serve approximately 1,790 customers. NATURAL GAS Although Langdon does not presently have natural gas, a franchise has been granted by the City Commission to Midwest Natural Gas Company of Pierre, South Dakota. With increased pipe line activity, the residents are hopeful that gas will be available in the near future. GAS TANK & Suppl ier Type Use BOTTLE Solar Gas Co. Propane Res. Comm., Ind. Nestor's Radio & TV Propane Res. Farmers Union Oil Co. Propane Res. OIL Supplier Standard Oil Co. Mobil Oil Co. Farmers Union Oil Co. Langdon Oil Co. Cities Service Oil Co. Texaco COAL Supplier Peavey Lumber Co. Lampert Lumber Co. Langdon Grain & Supply Co. CAVALIER REA COOPERATIVE BUILDING 24 LABOR EMPLOYMENT The following table gives a breakdown of the employment situation in Langdon during 1965. Number of Workers Industry Male Female Construction 37 - Utilities 46 14 Wholesale, Retail Trade and Professional 143 42 Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 16 10 Government 18 19 Total 260 85 The following table shows the distribution of those employed according to occupation. Number of Workers Occupation Male Female Professional and Managerial 110 12 Clerical and Sales 20 40 Skilled 35 10 Semi-skilled 20 - Unskilled 75 23 The age distribution of persons employed is shown in the following table. Age Male Female 15 to 24 85 29 25 to 44 112 41 45 to 64 59 15 65 and over 4 LABOR SUPPLY The following table presents a breakdown of the approximate number of available employees which new or existing industries and businesses could expect to recruit in Langdon. Kind Male Female Clerical and Sales 10 20 Skilled 6 Semi-skilled 8 2 Unskilled 70 30 Total 94 52 25 LABOR WAGES The following listing of wage scales should not be interpreted as set wage rates, but as a general indication of wages offered in the Langdon area for the various occupations. Trades Wages Per Hour Common Labor $1.25 Semi-skilled Labor 1.50 Carpenters 2.25 Electricians 3.00 Painters 2.50 Cement Finishers 2.00 Bricklayers 3.00 Plumbers 3.00 Truck Drivers 1.75 Operating Engineer - Cat Operator (Bulldozer) 3.50 Operating Engineer - Crane Operator 3.00 Off ice Clerks - Male $1.90 Clerks - Female 1.10 Secretaries - Female 1.80 Stenographers - Female 1.80 Typists - Female 1.80 General Manufacturing Common Labor - Male $1.25 Common Labor - Female 1.00 Material Handling Laborers 1.25 26 NORTH DAKOTA WORKERS HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO DO A GOOD JOB 36 45 54 STATES 0 9 18 27 MINNESOTA WASHINGTON MONTANA UTAH J The chart at the left shows the per SOUTH DAKOTA cent of Selective Service rejections for NEBRASKA failure of intelligence tests in each state IOWA for 1962. OREGON KANSAS WYOMING IDAHO ALASKA NORTH DAKOTA VERMONT COLORADO WISCONSIN OKLAHOMA INDIANA NEW HAMPSHIRE OHIO PENNSYLVANIA MISSOURI MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN RHODE ISLAND MAINE ARIZONA NEW MEXICO NEVADA CALIFORNIA HAWAII TEXAS MARYLAND U.S. AVERAGE ILLINOIS CONNECTICUT WEST VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELAWARE KENTUCKY VIRGINIA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS NEW JERSEY FLORIDA NORTH CAROLINA NEW YORK GEORGIA ALABAMA LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI SOUTH CAROLINA SOURCE STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES 1963 27 MARKET INFORMATION RETAIL SALES Retail sales for Cavalier County for 1964, the great majority of which were made in Langdon, were: Food $1,390,000 Eat and Drink Places 718,000 General Merchandise 95,000 Apparel 540,000 Furnitu re and Household Appliances 350,000 Automot Lve 1,690,000 Gas Stations 725,000 Lumber, Build:Lng , Hardware 2,700,000 Drugs 96,000 SALES TAX Year Amount REMITTANCES 1962 $116,000 (LANGDON) 1963 162,148 1964 169,713 MAIN STREET RETAIL SALES PROMOTION 28 OUR TRAM Am ZAN'GDON', N.D. 29 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT NORTH DAKOTA Two aspects of North Dakota law offer distinct advantages to the business FINANCI NG AND or industry interested in locating in the City of Langdon. Each aspect _ . „ ,., is covered below. TAX LAW ADVANTAGES Municipal Industrial Development Act of 1955 This advantageous Act authorizes Langdon to issue either Revenue or General Obligation bonds for financing construction of industrial buildings, purchase of real property or the improvement of both. Langdon may in turn lease or sell such building or real property to the small or large enterprise engaged in any of numerous forms of production. The sale may be either outright or on lease purchase, the city empowered to act only as the lessor. Recently the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled this law constitutional within the limits of its stated purposes. This Act makes several advantages possible. Construction cost is reduced since the municipality can usually market its bonds at a lesser interest rate. Also, interest on municipal bonds is exempt from Federal taxes. The enterprise involved gains an added tax advantage since it is usually eligible to purchase the bonds itself. Considerable capital investment is freed for operating capital for the lessee since on a lease-purchase basis the municipality usually retains title until the bonds are retired. Source: Ch. 40-57, North Dakota Century Code "In Transit" Personal Property Tax Exemption Personal property in transit through the state is exempt from taxation by law if it is goods, wares and merchandise which is 1. Moving in interstate commerce through North Dakota, or 2. Consigned to a warehouse or other storage facility in North Dakota from without the state for storage. Such property is deemed to have "no situs" in the state for the purposes of taxation, and this exemption is not lost if the property is assembled, processed, or repackaged and relabeled. Thus, an industry engaged in the processing, mixing, cleaning or repackaging of material from outside North Dakota, and whose major sales are outside North Dakota, would be assured of tax exemption for its process inventory. Source: Sec. 57-02-42, North Dakota Century Code NOTE: For complete information on both above aspects, contact: Director Economic Development Commission State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota 30 LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA EECENE) ATHLETIC FIELD I I. SWIMMING POOL 12. CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL COURTHOUSE LANGDON CURLING CLUB ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL CAVALIER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LANGDON AIRFIELD EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH EPISCOPAL CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH MASONIC TEMPLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL POST OFFICE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH LAHGDON PUBLIC SCHOOL FIRE HALL ELEMENTARY GRADE SCHOOL (PUBLIC) INDOOR ICE SKATING RINK INDUSTRAIL SITES ^::m^ 0 0,Rv COMM^ " + F 644 .L3 L35 1965 c. 2