Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-01

AnS VI oAo ways duu "Oulu StdnQ ny
Mandan. (Applause.)
Mr.. Simpson of Mandan, said that
for the last six years the state fair
had practically been on wheels ready
to travel the minute Fargo and Grand
Forks got together ON the matter. It
had been hard struggle on the part
OF the fair stockholders, but they now
saw the handwriting on the wall. They
had at first made a fight to hold the
fair at Mandan, and then had tried to
locate it at Fargo, as that was on the
line OF the Northern Pacific railroad
and more convenient to them, but the
efforts were in vain. and the directors
OF the fair had told him to vote for the
present bill. (Applause.)
Mr.. Sweet said the fair was like
Banquo's ghost, it would not down. It
had disturbed legislation and been a
bone of contention for years. The fair
should he where the people of the
state can readily reach it and where
the hotel accommodations are ade-
quate. He gave full credit for the
great work done fby Mandan in main
tanning very creditable fair under
vast difficulties, but maintained that
change must be made if peace was
ever to be maintained in the legisla-
ture or out of it. He asked all friends
or Fargo to vote for the bill. CAD
plause.)
Mr.. Phelan said the state fair aeita-
tation had made it unpleasant for
everybody during the session; he had
been for Mandan as long as there WAS
a chance of retaining the fair there,
but was now for the present bill. He
said there was no undetermined deal
in the arrangements made with the
Mandan fair stockholders, as, if the
parties interested, saw fit to paw off
the debt incurred lby that organization.
1t was their business. Mandan bust
ness men had been assessed annually
for the fair and he believed thew
would honestly be relieved by the
removal of the incubus. Mandan
could still continue the fair as a
county fair and do herself proud. He
believed Fargo and Grand Forks
would do themselves and the state
. credit with the fairs and it would re-
suit in a first class racing circuit be-
ing established, including Winnipeg.
Both cities had men who could finance
big things, and now that they had
taken hold and come to an understand
ing the fairs would be success. (Au-
plause.)
Mr.. Stevens facetiously called atten-
ton to the awards of the Worlds fair
to this state mentioning in passing
that while the valley counties received
silver and bronze medals the Slope
got gold ones demonstrating the su.
perior quality of the crops; that the
grains, grasses and butter of the Slope
had advertised the state far and wide:
that it must be admitted that Cass
and Grand Forks had more mules than
Morton county, also more hogs. He
caused much amusement by his bright
sallies and closed by saying that he
bowed to the combine. (Applause.)
Mr.. Ryan hoped this would settle
the fair matter for all time. He had
been haunted by the state fair all
through the session, and admitted
that while Grand Forks had the fair
practically in her pocket her people
thought it best to concede to the
wishes OF Fargo in friendly spirit
and the compromise had been effect
ed. He spoke Of the rivalry that would
undoubtedly spring up between the
towns as to which got up the best fair,
which would result in the state hav.
ing fairs that it could be proud of.
.(Applause.) u
MI. Streeter said the gentleman
from Stark had prepared speech in
favor Of Mandan but had switched 1t
to Fargo. That If Fargo and Grand
Forks succeeded in harmonizing the
millennium had arrived and 1t was a
grand good thing. He said he under
stood that 1t was only the officials OF
the Mandan fair that favored the new
deal, that the people generally Of that
city and Morton county were opposed
TO the present bill, and then he be.
came eloquent on the resources ana
wealth of the slope. Where else
said he, twill you see the great num-
Der OF corn fields, the splendid wheat
and other grains, the thousands OF Fat
hogs. cattle. sheep and horses?o II
the capitol was permanent fixture OF
the Slope, the fair ought to be; its