Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-10

I " Ine#QelegaIeS TO JneaFeal estate
cow entioIi returned to their homes
Thursday afternoon and evening we'll
pleased with the session and ex-
pressing themselves as confident that
great good would result .therefrom
and that a substantial start had been
made for an organization that would
be of permanent value to the state
at large. ~ SS$3
Great credit Is due Commissioner
Gilbreath for his work in this behalf
|and.-his election to the presidency Of
the association Is a fitting recognition
of his services. ""+~-,... -
The following resolution was
adopted by the convention, but was
Inadvertently omitted from the list
reported in yesterdays Tribune: 80
Be It; Resolved, That the officers OF
this association. the North Dakota
Immigration: Association, be, and they
are hereby appointed, and constituted
a committee ITO cooperate with. 1.-The
State Department of Agriculture and
Labor, and with the railroads OF this
state, in stimulating immigration to
the state, In every way conducive to-
that end. sS s!1Ea st ~ ~; ~ s' ss ggsst
AT the smoker In honor of the dele,
gates Wednesday night, a number OF
the members spoke on the subject OF
the promotion of immigration to the
state and kindred matters. The first
speaker was 81 ~ ++f 'ii~ a5aj4
%s$ Ernest Bacon Of Minneapolis. E5
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen: I
did not come here with the expecta-
tion Of making any speech Or any talk,
and consequently ] am not prepared
to do so. It has been said that the
best impromptu speech is the one
which has been most carefully pre-
pared. am much pleased, however,
with the invitation extended to me
and I have enjoyed this meeting very
much up to the present time. have
not only enjoyed it, but have been
rather surprised at the degree Of
scriptural knowledge manifested by
the gentleman from Dickinson, no
responded this afternoon to the ad-
dress of welcome. .|g-...
/ His descriptions in that particular
reminded me of the fellow who got
full and was leaning against a lamp
post, he being in the condition when
that attitude seemed to him very
proper. i" A gentleman came along,
recognized the drunken man and his
condition and in Kindness to him
helped him home. The druken man
was in that condition that he thought
| it imperative to thank his friend for
his assistance, and that he might do
50 asked his name. eWhy," the gen.
t1eman replied, "you do not need to
know my name, let 1t co. The
drunken man insisted that ne wanted
to thank him and must know his
name. WELL the other man said,
| my name Is Paul" And the drunken
| man exclaimed, why, yes,*I remem-
Der you now, Paul; but what / want
to know Is, did you ever get an
answer to that darn long letter to the
Ephesdans?" (Laughter.)
! Now, gentleman, we are here in this
lconvention for the exchange of views
and experiences, as our chairman has
Isuggested. + could give you a long
list OF the experiences have had on
1.-THE prafries Of North Dakota; \ have
tbeen an officer of a land company fol-
la good many years. But you have all
had those experiences and 4 could
not tell you anything except probably
what you already know and what has
happened to every one OF you to a
greater or less extent.
F. Our object, as understand 1t, in
this convention is to promote the in
fterests and development OF North
Dakota. IT is not the aggrandizement
Ior advantage OF any one corporation
individual orr class. or section. But
lit is to promote the interests and
development of All OF North Dakota
Ito the mutual good and benefit Of all
II seems to me that that Ii the object
Ito be aimed at Id this convention, and
the only object, and that we shall
.lsucceed In this convention just to the
textent that we succeed ia doing thai
thing. And df we do not succeed ii
doing that, II our convention does MOI
attain To that object, hut shrinks ii
4 It's results TO nothing, we might al
Il we1f not have come here.
IN order 10 do this We have got K
eut out everything but harmony ans
good feeling, We want to work al
together. lApplause.}
There III one thing i Wish 81 PARTON
Harry at this limo. All os you VIII
thave Travelled oyer the lines 81 tnii
state know Wllat II costs to get MAI
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