Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-26
WORK. OF COLLEGE SURVEY
Practical Result Of Agricultural College
T Survey, the Report Of Which Will Soon
Come From the Press. ........

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The biennial report OF the agricul-
tural college survey, which is now. in
press, will be ready for distribution in
a short time. The report consists Of
two parts: the first part deals with the
administrative affairs and recon-
mendations, and has to do with the
policy, purpose, methods, and finances
Of the survey; the second part consists
Of special papers relating to the diff
ferent sections of the state where sur
veys Of any kind have been carried on
during the last two years.
Efforts have been made to CARRY out
the purposes of the survey to the
largest. degrere possible with the
limited means Afforded for the main
tenance@of the work. Through the lib
erality Of the officials of the federal
survey at Washington much greater
amount Of work has been accomplished
than would have been possible with
out such cooperation.
The policy of the federal govern
ment has been to foster the work in
the different states by expanding as
much In carrying on any line Of in
vestigation i'm the several states as
any state itself furnished for such
work. Had the rule been strictly ad-
hered to the agricultural college sur
vey would have assumed decidedly, les
ser proportions. Owing to the meager
appropriations afforded by the last
legislative assembly for the mainten-
ance of the survey it has been possible
to make no suitable offers of coopera-
ton to the federal government, and
the state has been in the attitude OF
one asking for cooperation without
itself being in position to participate
financially in the cooperation.
The generosity Of the federal survey
officials of the U. s. Geological survey
and the U. S. department of agricul-
ture, has been greater toward the
itself the hope and expectationoleWF
itself. In the hope and expectation
that the state would make provision
for the investigation of her own re-
sources and for such studies of the
best modes of developing these, there
by bringing out the riches that are
contained in the soil, the waters, the
mines, the deeper layers of earth, and
the native plants, the federal authori-
ties have generously assumed the .ex-
pense Of commencing important inves-
LEGATIONS, and have expended In each
Of several linessof investigation bear
ing directly upon the welfare Of the
future development Of our state sums
greatly exceeding, the total amount
provided by the. state itself for all
survey purposes. ~ +, rs: - ~, =
North Dakota,sis not old in state.
hood, and It IS not to be expected
that a position as advanced as that
taken BY older states can be assumed
by state during the first, decade Of
it's existence Already lines have been
laid down and general plans outlined
dor the systematic Investigation or
the natural resources ofsthe state, the
preparation Of maps Of the state, and
for the systematic investigation Of
the results of these Investigations. If
as the. state grows older advancement
Is made in the investigation of these
natural resources with which the state
Is endowed such as shall keep pace
with the states business and social
advancement, not only further genera
tions but the present generation and
4 the present decade will reap the re-
ward. d & .%ts XIII 4&s& 5s $s. fsE..
Field operations have been carried
aon during the past two years ii CO.
operation with the United. States
Geological survey, the United States
department Of agriculture, and indie
I pendently by the state. Some idea of
what has been done and of the plans
for the future, as well as an idea Of
j the value ana importance Of the work,
will be- able to be gathered from the
present report. The following papers
occur In the report: III M
Biographical sketch Of the late Pro-
4 fessor Charles M. Hall.
IA survey Of the coteaus Of the Mis-
souri. (Preliminary paper.) s Nh 5:a
~ brief history 81 lake Agassiz.
The rivers and drainage Of portion,
/ of southern North Dakota.
Soil survey of the Grand Forks area.
soil survey of tho Fargo area.
3oii survey Of the Jamestown area.
soil survey o. the Cando Area.
preliminary papsr.) .f.5
aoll survey AZ the lfinot area. Il.
~ surfAcs formations of south
& atefn North Dahota. sss.as
- ssolosy g ~ soils q south-