The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-29
LEAGUE AT
M|NOT WAS A
SUCCESS
r. B. Griffith Returns From
Gathering at Minot This
Morning.

This morning r. b. Griffith returned
from the eleventh annual convention
of the North Dakota Enforcement
League, which was held at Minot yes
terday The convention was sue
cess in every particular and while
the attendance was not large from over
the state, all parts of the state were
we'll represented and the local attend
dance was good.
One OF the important actions of the
convention was the passing of reso-
lutions praying the legislature to en-
act a law providing for state tenn
perance commissioner The matter
will be pushed by the legislative COM
mittee. The draft of a bill was sub
mitted and recommended for passage.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Frank Lynch, Casselton.
Vice President-R. B. Griffith, Grand
| Forks.
Treasurer-R. NJ Pollock, Fargo
| Field Secretary-George Murray
| Sherbrool1e
Executive Committee-Chairman. W.
| J. Faris, Hannah; secretary, Rev. G. A.
| Mcnamara, Lisbon; r. B. Griffith
Grand Forks; Frank Lynch, Casselton:
| F. w. Honey, Park River; George Mur-
ray, Sherbrooke; Fred S. Jones. Leeds.
H. j. Hanson, Litchville; r. M. Pol
lock, Fargo; J. o. stevenson, Churchs
Ferry; Prof. De La, Balfour; Arthur
LeSeur, Williston; George Lippman.
Granville.
Last evening a very we'll attended
and interesting meeting was held in
the opera house, r. b. Griffith of this
city presiding. The principal address
OF the evening was delivered by Rev.
Il. e. Foster on "Sober Thoughts on
Prohibition" Mr.. Griffith discussed
tne enforcement of the prohibition
law IN the state and took the attitude
that progress was being made.
me principal address of the con-
ventlon was made yesterday morning
by r. B. Griffith of Grand Forks.
he prefaced his remarks by saving
mat this was the first convention to
be held outside of Grand Forks or
Fargo. He was glad that thew had
gone to Minot,, as it was one of the
centers OF population and one of the
most important towns of the state.
| North Dakota was the first state TO
be admitted into the union with the
prohibition clause. At that time there
were dire predictions as to what would
become of the state with this law sad
died upon 1t. Instead of the state he.
coming bankrupt, it is today one of
the most prosperous states in tho
union. :" 'ne
would call your attention to the
wonderful progress that our state has
made. Our population has more than
coupled; In 1904, not including the
INDIANS, 1t had reached $4,000. Onr
people own and operate 52,SO1 farms.
Inere are 4,257 miles of railroad. We
nave S2l postoffices and 1874 rural free
aenVery routes. Eighty-two creamer-
les are IN operation and the value of
creamery products is $4,1OO,O0O. The
d9o5 statistics show 80 Ignite coal
mines IN operation, with a production
or 2Ss,296 tons of COAL Two hundred
ana sixty-fve newspapers are now
puDmsned In the state. In 1904, ac-
corning to the bureau Of statistics of
tne united States agricultural depart
lnent, the value of crops produced on
our farms, with the value of live stock
eena I'M on the farms, amounted to
ssicS@S . The 1904 reports show
o,oV@ pupic schools with 5,35S teach
10 W SAPSuueu IuaC year for the
support of public schools $2,6S2,107.
and our schools have an endowment
valued at $50,0OO,0OO. The entire as
sessed valuation of all the property in
the state was in 1890, $4,000. 900: IN
1904 It, was $173,551 ,O77, while the
total valuation of the state is over one
billion dollars. How is that for
growth and development-without one
saloon? o' one
The farm products of North Da-
kota for 1904 were sufficient to give
every man. woman and child in the
state $314.32. This is the highest
average of any state in the union
and no saloon! In 1890 there were "A
banks IN the state. We now have 423.
OF which 326 are state banks and 81
nationae banks"
The enforcement league stands for
thet best interests of the state-sobrie-
" and high public morals as resulting
from the Punishment of the saloonl
Auch has been done in the past and
more will be done in the future. Pro-
'hibition is for the best interests of
North Dakota and it's people.