Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-08-18
WORLDS FAIR WORK.
Suggestions From Farmer Wallace
of Burleigh County.

suggestions From Farmer Wallace
Of Burleigh County.
Editor Alert: The appointment OF
Dickey Of Stutsman, McGinnis of Grand
Forks, Hector Of Cass, Turner of Morton,
and Field of Wells and Burleigh coun-
ties, as North Dakota Worlds fair man
ayers are excellent appointments.
Dicley can and will receive aid and
encouragement in the jim River valley.
Field will gather everything on the slope.
He is an extraordinary man at this kind
Of work. He has had much experience
and ls the best man to gather, secure,
prepare, transport and exhibit, we have
in the state. He is very energetic and
will make every dollar count for the best
interest of the state. He knows most
every farmer on the line OF the Northern
Pacific and jamestown & Northern. He
has the confidence Of the officials OF the
Northern Pacific railroad who will give
him big swing in pushing the work.
McGinnis is another pusher. His field
in North Dakota is broad and good
one. He is we'll known along the Great
Northern and the managers of that road
will second his efforts IN this work as
will everybody in Grand Forks, where he
is leading citizen and boomer. Hector
will be most heartily supported IN Cass
and other eastern counties. Turner
represents the mill interests. He is a
partner and will work hard to make a
creditable exhibit Of the resources from
Morton and Billings counties.
Now our people throughout the state
must take hold and help. It
will be we'll for you of James,
town to consult with J. A. Field
about gathering, securing, packing and
shipping, grass, grain. vegetables, &c.
He can give you pointers in this work
that will be great help. I know his
ability and worth fully. Each county
should at It's own expense prepare
photo exhibit OF dozen representative
farms, stock ranches, and grain
fields. The cities should all
have birdseye views and photos OF
public buildings and business houses.
Everything wonderful, all curioe, birds,
fowls, animals, should be properly
mounted and loaned for exhibition.
Thousands Of Dakota souvenirs
should be prepared for distribution on
Dakota's day at the exposition. Grain
boquets, little sacks of wheat, oats, bar.
ley -four. fax, potatoes, corn and seeds
should be put up for distribution; all
this must be done by the people, and not
at the expense of the state appropriation.
It will take all of the s12,5OO to build
and equip suitable headquarters, and
it will require extra economy to secure
and maintain an exhibit with $4,000.
The exhibit will have to be maintained
for six or eight months. 1t will take full
three months hard work and not less
than $4,000 to plan the exhibit and
cover the field properly; then advertise
ing matter must be looked after, that is
another item of expense; much OF this
that has special bearing on loca! inter
est in cities and counties must be paid
for by those most directly Interested.
The state funds should be confined to
covering the whole state as much as
possible and do it impartlally, but thor
oughly.
am not directing this work, I only
write this to give you my views and to
encourage you in the work. and ask you
to spread good cheer along the line.
Arouse the enthusiasm Of our people
and then she will be a winner. That's
how Columbus got there. As you are to
have meeting Tuesday evening you
can read all or any portion of this letter
you think will do good. Yours,
J. F. WALLACE.
Bismarck, Aug. Is, '92.