The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

who could come out here and do the
work that Farmer Wallace is doing.
He has faculty of reaching people
that the average man does not possess,
and his early experience in the state
and active part he has displayed in the
work of the state have filed him with
information and facts concerning the
state that few men of the state pos
sess. His wide acquaintance in the
state has assisted Executive Commits.
sioner Steele very materially. His
experience at various Minnesota state
fairs, at New Orleans and Chicago has
given him great many ideas concern
ing the kind of work to be done here,
and his ideas for reaching the people
have been of considerable help to Ex-
ecutive Commissioner Steele.
Literature.
A very large quantity of literature
relative to the state is being very free
ly distributed. At present there are
five distinct pamphlets being distrib
uted. A large quantity of the folders
recently published by Commissioner
Gilbreath of the department of agri-
culture and labor has arrived and are
being eagerly taken. They are COM
pact and are a great credit to the
printer. The great trouble with much
of the literature distributed at the fair
is that it is too bulky, and the result
Is that it is thrown away. A large
quantity of the maps published by the
same department has arrived and are
great help in showing how wonder
full has been the growth of the state.
The railroad building shown tells the
visitors more than any words uttered
what confidence men of means have in
the future Of the state. Two other
pamphlets containing statistics and
views of the state are being distrib-
uted. Beside all of this matter the
Record, filled with North Dakota views
and containing several very excellent
articles on various industries in the
state, is being freely distributed. The
Record is placed in an attractive en-
velope which insures it's being carried
home.
North Dakota at Congresses.
Gov. Sarles was especially fortunate
in his selection OF delegates to the
Trans mississippi congress and Ma
tional Irrigation congress, recently
held at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
All Ct the men from North Dakota who
ATTENDED were active in their partici-
patton and it is safe to say that it was
due to North Dakota that David r.
Francis was elected president of the
tirst-named congress and Hon. ~ G
l-arimore was given the honor Of be.
ing a vice president of that body. In
the first congress North Dakota was
represented by f. A. Williams, J. F.
| Wallace of Bismarck, w. N. Steele OF
Rolla, N. G. Larimore of Larimore, G.
H. Davidson Of Darlington and E. +
Chandler of Grand Forks. Farmer
Wallace was placed on the committee
on permanent organization in the first
congress and as member of that
committee did great deal OF good
work, work that made him a promi-
nent figure in the congress. In the
same congress w. N. Steele was made
member of the executive committee
for period OF, two years, Gen. Will.
liams was made member of the com.
mittee on resolutions, where he did
considerable good work. In the second
congress Gen. Williams was placed on
the resolutions committee and did con.
siderable in shaping the tone of the
resolutions and preventing the adop-
ton OF resolutions not in accord with
the spirit of the reclamation laws.
State Engineer Fellows and +. F.
western part of the state. There is
one case af alfalfa which will anneal