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

Chandler were prominent in the con.
gress. Engineer Fellows. presenting.
paper before the engineers section,
and E. F. Chandler being made q .msnfs
Der of the. executive committee.
Not all the men appointed by the.
governor to these congresses attended.
but those that did attend made them.
selves felt. The way that the few who
attended made themselves felt empha'
sizes the fact that when men are APP
pointed as delegates to such congresses
every effort should be made to attend
A large delegation can make, a much
better showing and support the men o
the delegation who are willing to &c:
out and do the work. The shown.
that the North Dakota men, made al
the congresses did a great deal fol
the exhibit. Men whom the delegates
met made it point to visit the exhibits
with the result that most of the prom
nearly as many visiting the fair noY
entertained at the exhibit.
North Dakota Visitors.
In spite of the fact that the people
of North Dakota are just now busy
harvesting big crop, yet there are
nearly a smany visiting the fair no"
as during the summer. They all arr
delighted with the beauty OF this coas;
country and impressed with it's grea,
undeveloped resources, but all are
more than satisfied that North Dakota
is the place for the man of no means
OF of small means. They are more
than ever struck with the fact that the
coast is teeming with opportunities
with men of considerable means, bul
that there is no place where. mar
can SO easily make for himself com
Portable home and get soodly share
of this worlds goods as in North Da
kOta.
North Dakota has entertained at he,
exhibit during the past few weeks a
great many governors who have been
visiting the fair. Gov. Pardee of Cali
fornia was very generous with praise
for the exhibit and took occasion to
compliment the executive commits
sioner very highly for the efficient
work he has done. He says that Cali
fornia's executive commissioner. f. N.
, Filcher, had told him that North Da
kota has the most energetic and wide
awake commissioner ON the grounds"
Among the other executives who have
visited the space are Gov. Chamber
lain of Oregon, Gov. Mead of Washing
ton, Gov. Bryant OF Wyoming, Gov
! Micky of Nebraska, and Lieut.. Gov
Bruce of New York. Gov. Mead Of
| Washington took occasion to compli
ment the state on the choice of its
| chief executive. He said that Gov
Sarles made a very good impression
! while on his recent visit in Washing
| ton. Ex-Gov. Fancher of North Da
| kota. now resident of Sacramento
was recent visitor at the exhibit. He
was extremely we'll pleased with the
exhibit and said that he had heard q
great many returning Californians
speak of the excellence of the exhibit
i, and the attention it was attracting
Gov. Fancher is engaged in business
in Sacramento and is prospecting.
Prof. Chester, who is known in III,
nois as the corn crank of that coun
try, resident of Champaign, ILL.,, wa
visitor at the exhibit last week an,
gave the various Dakota people whl
happened to be at the exhibit a corr
talk. Prof. Chester judged all of the
corn at the great Louisiana Purchase
exposition last year and is known al
over this country as authority on corn
| He selected all of the corn that Hi
nois and Missouri exhibited at st
Louis last year.
He said that North Dakota would SEE
the time not so many years off wheI
I she would be placing corn among hel
leading grains. He said that progress
I in the breeding of corn was being car
ried to such point that it would only
be short time before variety hardy
enough to be grown in any part O.
North Dakota. with a yield of sixt,
bushels per eacre, would be a Ger
tainty.
I eral sheaves of buffalo grass, bronze
grass, blue joint, timothy and clover