Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-11
Congressman Marshall Makes Little
Swing About the State Before
Going to Congress.
Expects to Leave in About Two
Weeks for Washington to At
tend Opening Session.
Has Been Looking After Matters of
Interest to the State During
the Summer.

S"S- !~N'"aAAe1 AoiIicS =. MdA Sudl1
was a guest in the city today, arriving
Sunday and returning east this aftar-
noon. T. MIR. Marshall is making. !. trip
through various parts of the state
prior to his departure for Washington
TO be present at the opening of ,s>,l,-
gFess which convenes Dec 2. Some
parts of the state that he intended to
visit he was unable to reach for the
reason that he has been detained i'll
Fargo for two weeks, being treatsd for
trouble with his hearing. He has
been in St. Paul for a few days con-
suling with railway officials rega.d-
ing improved mail service on some Of
the branch lines in the state. He has
been assured that the desired improve
ments in some of the services would
be made. He has also been interested
| in the matter of free rural delivery in
the state and through his efforts inspec-
tors of this department of the mail
service have been looking over the
proposed routes in the state and their
recommendations will probably re-
suit in the establishment of some new
routes in the state.
Mr. Marshall does not look for a
particularly important session of con-
gress this winter. The matter in
which the people take the most inter
est is the position Of the republican
party on the question of tariff re-
vision. Mr.. Marshall believes the re-
publican leaders should take the cue
presented by President Mckinley n
his Buffalo speech, and prevent the
democrats from making an issue with
the matter OF tariff revision. He
! does net believe undue or unwise
haste should prevail in the consider
alton of these questions, but that the
republican party should declare for a
proper revision of the tariff at the
proper time. From his travels
through the. country he believes the
great mass IF the people, particularly
in the northwest, favor a iudicious
revision of the tariff, particularly with
reference to those industries that
have outgrown their infancy and do
not need the measure of protection
that was once afforded them.
Of matters interesting especially to
North Dakota, Mr.. Marshall does not
believe there will be much to come to
the attention of congress, beyond the
usual matters of routine, mail route
matters, some appropriations, and land
legislation. The Fort Totten treaty
will come up for ratification, the In
dians having recently negotiated with
the government for the sale of 100000
acres of their land.
During the day Mr.. Marshall was in
consultation with the republican
leaders in the city and greeting
friends. He expects to leave for
Washington in about two weeks.
Mr. Marshall is still interested in
the matter of beet sugar factory at
Oakes, and in this connection says:
"a number of farmers near Oakes
joined in setting aside a certain
amount of land for the cultivation of
the sugar beet this year. One hun
dred acres were planted and the pro-
duct sent to the factory at St. Louis
Park. The railroad gave an ex
tremely low rate and the factory paid
a good price for the beets. have
not learned exactly what the result
is, but understand that it has proved
highly satisfactory do know that
tests made showed IA per cent of
sugar in the beets and an average
purity of 80 per cent or better. even.
than the Minnesota beet. 1t demon
strates that North Dakota soil is well
adapted Ito the raising of beets, and
the farmers did not experience nearly
SO mlach difficulty in growing the crop
as had been expected"