GRAND FORKS, N. D., city, of Grand Forks County, on the Red River of the North and the Red Lake River, and on the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern railroads, about 25 miles west of Crookston and 320 miles northwest of Saint Paul. It was settled in 1871 and incorporated in 1881. It is situated in an agricultural, cattle and hog raising and dairying region. Its chief manu factures are meats and packing-house products, flour, sash and doors, candies, creamery prod ucts, foundry products, bricks and steam-boilers. The United States census of manufactures for 1914 showed within the city limits 32 industrial establishments of factory grade, employing 462 persons; 343 being wage-earners receiving an nually $288,000 in wages. The capital invested aggregated $1,346,000, and the year's output was valued at $1,816,000; of this, $819,000 was the value added by manufacture. In addition to the trade in its Manufactured articles it • has a large trade in live stock, wheat, oats and potatoes. The city has five banks with an
aggregate capital and surplus of $800,000. It is the seat of the North Dakota' State Uni versity, opened in 1884, the Wesley College of Music, Saint Bernard's Academy and the Grand Forks School of Music. Two large business universities are located here also. The public school system is excellent and progressive. Saint Michael's Hospital, the city building, the gov ernment building, the Y. M. C. A. building, Saint Michael's Catholic Church, the public library and the Presbyterian Church are among the principal buildings of the city. The city owns the electric-light plant for street lighting and the waterworks. In the last decade Grand Forks increased in population over 50 per cent. Pop. 15,000; including East Grand Forks, Minn. (directly across Red River), 17,426.