The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-25

highest award, grand prize and eighty !
three gold medals at the Portland ex-
position.
North Dakota had in 1905, 634, ,S44 |
head of cattle, or about one and half
head to each man. woman and child in
the state.
Three of the really great transcon-
tinental lines run across our state and
fourth touches our boundary at sew
eral points.
North Dakota ranks first in the pro-
duction of flax and the average yield
last year was lis bushels. with a total
yield of l3,455,O00
The annual output of Ignite coal in
1905 was over 100000 tons, and it can
be multiplied by ten and yet find an
active market for more.
Unlimited supply of beautiful and
durable stone for building purposes
can be obtained in this state without
money and without price.
Vast regions of this state are being
settled under the invincible whip of the
steam and lightning, which are maxi
ing it rich and populous.
The dairy products in this state in
1905 were about s5,00O,OO There are
ninety creameries in operation, to say
nothing of home dairies.
Providence in it's wisdom underlaid
the greater portion of the land in the
western part of the state with fuel
which is free for the digging.
Its resources and inherent qualities
are opening the eyes of the world to
its wealth, immensity and agricultural
and industrial opportunities.
This state has three etranscontinental
lines of railroad-the Northern Pacific
Great Northern and 500, the latter
connecting with the Canadian Pacific.
In health this state heads the list.
The census shows the death rate to be
seven to each 1000 persons, while the
birth rate was thirty-six to each 1000
persons
At the ST. Louis exposition North
Dakota received more grand prizes
than any other state, except Califor-
MIA, and ranked sixth in number of
gold medals and eighth on silver med
ais.
North Dakota provides the best of
everything for it's unfortunates. The
insane at jamestown: the deaf at Devils
Lake: the feeble minded at Grafton;
the blind at Bathgate; juvenile Offend
ers at Mandan and adult law breakers
at Bismarck.
| F. I. Whitney, passenger traffic
manager of the Great Northern rail
way, says that ''North Dakota is all
right. The records of scale beam, the
orerfowing elevator bins and the bal
ances on the right side of the bank
ledger all show remarkable growth
and prosperity
| North Dakota lies at the beginning
of the Mississippi-Missouri river sys-
TEN, within whose boundaries are pro-
duced the greatest variety Of staples
for the use of man found anywhere on
earth.
More than hundred years ago,
Lewis and Clark would have been COM
PEELED to return east but for the corn
they obtained from the Indians on the
Missouri river. North Dakota has al
ways produced corn.
!. Notwithstanding the enormous in
crease of population there is still over
} 102 acres for every man, woman and
child living in this state.
In the state all prepared foods must
; print the fact of adulteration on labels,
while patent medicines must print for
mulas. There is law against deceiv-
ing the public.
1t has splendid university at Grand
Forks, an excellent agricultural col.
lege at Fargo; normal schools at May.
. vile and Valley City; a school of sci.
ence at Glendale, and a college at
Grand Forks.
!. President Worst said: "We have a
!, wonderful state. We have state that
we can rip six inches of soil from anC
go on farming it and scarcely know
the difference" 1t is state without
! millionaire and without pauper.