Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-18

columns and frieze with corn and other
grains gives color and beauty to the
installation and at the same time at
tracts the passerby to further exam
nation Of your states staples. The
completeness of your grains in the
straw and your rich grasses, so beauti-
fully arranged in cases, offers strik-
ing demonstration of the fertility Of
North Dakota soil and must certainly
present strong immigration argu-
ment in favor Of your state to those
seeking new homes and cheap land.
The many other features of your
agriculture exhibit are full of interest
to the visitor, your corn exhibit, prob
ably, being the greatest surprise to
most people. There are many doubt
ing Thomases" as to North Dakota's
ability to grow corn. Just send these
people to me and 1 will be glad to
put them straight" as l saw thous-
ands OF acres of it growing on your
vast prairies and can safely predict
that in few years North Dakota will
take her place in the galaxy of corn
states.
When you receive your exhibit of
vegetables l am coming over to beg
a few potatoes. 1 never saw such
splendid vegetables in my life as those
shown me while I was in your state.
Mammoth in size, your cabbages, pota-
toes, celery, beets and other garden
stuff" were the best I ever ate, and I
am sure you will be able to open the
eyes of fair visitors when vegetable
time comes around.
The Roosevelt cabin in your exhibit
is one of the features of the entire ex-
position. have never been over there
when it was not crowded with visitors,
and the Roosevelt cabin buttons are
seen on coats and dresses everywhere
one goes.
North Dakota's exhibit in the Mines
and Metallurgy building is a remark
able one when it is considered that
the mineral resources of your state are
practically undeveloped. Every other
state that has an exhibit in this build.
ing has had an opportunity to procure
private collections and has been able
to draw extensively from mining and
manufacturing concerns for it's exhibit.
This display will probably do more to
bring capital into your state than will
other exhibits in the building do for
their respective states.
The display of pottery made from
the excellent clays in your state has
excited the admiration Of all who
have seen it. understand that sever.
al pottery men are surprised at the
wonderful purity Of the clay. The
cement and brick clays, in which your
state is rich, are shown in very eff.
fective manner and, while but a
small amount of local capital has un.
| dertaken to develop it, enough has
been done to demonstrate that you
have wide field in this product for
commercial activity.
l realize that the Ignite coal, which
lies in your state in inexhaustible beds
is very difficult to exhibit in the raw
condition, but the charts showing the
location and size of numerous large
veins, the chemical composition of the
coal, and its comparative fuel value
show more than anything I know Of
what immense wealth lies in the west
ern part Of your state. The briquet
tes which are shown, demonstrate
clearly that it is only a question of q
few years before the entire Northwest
| will be using your coal.
Your exhibit in the educational
building is the equal of any in the
quality Of the work shown. It is OF
such high character that no one can
fail to be impressed with the excel
lence of your course of study.
Many people, OF the south and east
especially, open their eyes in astonish
| ment when they see the wonderful
strides that North Dakota has made in
the educational line. did not realize
until visited your state, that the terri
tory which but a few years ago was
lonely expanse of prairie, is now
dotted in every section with school,
houses that compare favorably with
the school houses any of the older and
more thickly populated states.
The work in your exhibit from the
engineering departments Of the state
university and agricultural college
shows clearly that your institutions Of
higher learning are remarkably wei
| equipped.
Many of your state high schools
have exceptionally fine exhibits. be
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