Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-09
PRESIDENT HAYES IN DAKOTA.
Speeches AZ Fargo and . vislt 10 Dairyn
ple-Gov. Howard With tho Party.

Speeches AZ Fargo and . visit TO Dalrym.
pls-cov. Howard With tho Party.
Fargo, ID. T., Sept. 8.-President Hayes,
accompanied BY governOrs, senators and
leading citizens Of Minnesota. who left St.
Paul At 10 q. N. Thursday on u train Of
four Pullman sleepers for a trip on the
Northern Pacific, passed over the branch
line 70 Brainard, thence TO Fargo on the
Red River of the North, reaching Fargo Il
$50 q. m. to-day, and the party now mum.
berins one hundred bre.kf.sted At the Rail.
road hotel. A crowd of 500 assembled
hotel was finely decorated and filed with
ladies. After breakfast President HAYES
addressed the audience from the platform Of
his car. He expressed his delight at again
visiting Dakota and his astonishment ut the
advancement since his previous visit to this
region. six years ago. He referred to the
natural curiosity Of the people to see men
Of note and was glad he would be able to
crafty that curiosity BY introducing some
Of the eminent gentlemen Who accompanied
him. He proceeded with brief references
to the condition Of the country and it's pro-
gress under our free Institutions. Wherever
he went he found intelligent and prosperous
citizens. and even here upon almost the
verge Of agricultural settlement he found
practical results Of the rssistlcss energy
which charactcriZcs our race.
In conclusion the president introduced
Attorney General Owens. Mr.. Devens
dwelt e%loquently upon the capacities and
futures of the new northwest. Governor
Howard Of Dakota Territory was then intro
duced by the president and delivered a stir
ring address. He loudly complained of the
parsimony Of congress in stinting the appro-
prlations for land so that settlers are retard.
ed. He organized five n~ew::counties within
five months, and the population of Dakota
had increased 40 per cent. in that period.
Count ~Levenhanpt, minister from Norway
and Sweden, was introduced and spoke some
words for his numerous countrymen in this
region.
The president successfully introduced
Senators Window and Mcmillan, Congress
man Stewart and Gen. H. H. Sibley of
Minnesota, Senator Butler of South Carolina,
Col. Ben Yancy Of Georgia, Gov. Smith Of
Wisconsin, and Hon. j. V. Farwell of Chi.
cago, all of whom made brief speeches.
All the speakers strongly urged the compile
ting Of the Northern Pacific railway.
The ladies called for Mrs. Hayes and she
stepped TO the platform and bowed her ack-
nowledgments.
The train left Fargo at 10 80 q. m. and
proceeded to the great Dal,ymple farms,
eighteen miles west, on the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Their adjacent farms extend
six miles along the track and embrace 49,
600 acres Of wheat, and under one manage.
ment. The Weld was 25 bushels pc. acre.
Aggregate, $4,000 bushels, all number one
wheat. The crop is now being threshed BY
forty steam threshcrs and Sc cars loaded
with wheat are shipped daily to Duluth and
Minneapolis. Upwards of 500 teams were
in sight blowing for next years crop. The
president and party, escorted by MI. Dial.
rymple, spent two hours riding on the farm.
witnessing the threshing and blowing and
freely expressed admiration aud astonish.
mcnt at the magnitude of the operations.
The weather was cool and cloudy, making
the excursion very comfortable. The party
returned to Fargo, dined at the hotel and
departed at 3 p. m. for ST. Paul via Brock
enridge and Litchfield, over the St Paul and
Pacific railroad. The distance over the
Northern Pacific o 275 miles from st. Paul,
was accomplished in safety at q running
gait of 80 miles an hour, showing a condit.
ion OF track equal to any Of the eastern
roads.