The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-24
He Is Visiting His Wife's Parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Artemus Hadley,
at 2O32 Ashland Avenue.
HAS FAITH IN THE NORTHWEST
FARMERS SECURED GREAT RE.
TURNS FROM THEIR CROPS.
North DakOta's Big Republican Ma
jority-Other Facts of Gem
eraI Interest.

Frank White, Governor of North Dakota,
is at the home of his father-in-law, Arte-
mus Hadley, 20S2 Ashland avenue, for a
few days visit. Mrs. White has been here
a month, and with the Governor will re-
turn TO Bismarck, the state capital, Sun
day.
Governor White is a clean-cut sort of a
man, broad-shouldered, erect in carriage
and pleasant-faced. Except when the mer-
its of North Dakota are brought into ques-
ton he does not believe the English Ian
guage was invented altogether for purposes
of conversation, but on that topic he is not
reserved.
His pride in the young commonwealth in
cludes pride in it's Republicanism. When
Mckinley was made President for the sec
ond time Governor White says that the
majority North Dakota gave him was the
largest in percentage of population given
by any State in the Union. Every county
in the State went Republican. and the to-
tai majority reached about 5000.
Its pretty hard for a man to be any,
thing else than a Republican in North Da-
kota," said Governor White last night.
THE party has given us many things
we now enjoy and are proud of that we
owe it a debt of lasting gratitude. Then
it has gained the confidence of the people
by the success of its national policies"
OPINION OF ROOSEVELT.
What do you think of Roosevelt in
North Dakota?" he was asked.
I'VE count him one of u.s." said the Gov
ernor. You know the President owns a
fine ranch at Medora in the western part
Of the State which he has visited fire.
quently; and in that way We came to know
a good deal of the man in a personal, in
formal way. The cowboys in that part of
the country swear by Teddy as they call
him, and they think he is not only the
greatest man In the world but the best
hearted and the nerviest. They can tell
stories by the hour of incidents where the
President showed his grit and daredevil
courage"
Governor Van Zant's fight against the
Northern Securities Company must inter
est the people of North Dakota consider
ably, Governor. since the Northern Pacific
traverses the State, does 1t not?" he was
asked
Not so vitality" he replied. ivan Zant
wrote me a number of times asking a sort
of alliance on my part in his fight against
Hill and the Northern Securities Company
but l decided to keep out of the difficulty
altogether. You don't care much in
North Dakota whether the Northern Pa
citic the Burlington and the Great North
ern are consolidated or not. What want
is immigration, more settlers TO open uI
the wild lands; constantly increasing, sat
roads will help in that whether they are
consolidated by the Northern Securities
Company. as has practically happened. OF
whether they are controlled separately"
rs the State building up rapidly in the
matter of population, Governor"
Remarkably" he answered. 'I have
assurances from the railroads that they
will bring into North Dakota this year and
in the early part Of next year $4,000 set
tiers. They will come for the most part
from the States of the Middle West, ILL
! States There will be. / believe, a consid-
rabie element of Norwegians and Swedes
They make good settlers, being quiet, law
abiding. hard working people"
FARMERS BIG RETURNS.
at am enthusiastic about the returns OF
our farmers from their crops last year,
the Governor continued. 1T may not be
generally known, perhaps. but North Da-
kota raises more flax than all the other
States of the Union put together. Our total
flax crop last year amounted to about 16,-
| 100000 bushels, and on an average the farm.
/ ers got 81 So per bushel. The value of the
| crop was something like $50 900, 900. All Da.
! kota Is famous for its wheat crops, and We
| in the northern part of the country are moi
| behind South Dakota in that respect"
Governor White says that the wild lands
in the western part of the State formerly
| given over to the coyote and wolves are be
| ing reclaimed rapidly. "One could buy
any amount of land there a few years age
| for less than a dollar an acre." he said
| NOW $3.50 to 81 an acre is asked Oul
| constantly increasing population is tn,
| cause"
| Bismarck, the capital of the State. is Z
| small town containing only about $500 peo
| pie. but the Governor says it is large
| enough yet for the containment of tn,
! State offices. Some of these days." h,
said, 1--WE hope to have better town anC
finer State buildings, but Rome was no
| built in a day"