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


have the greatest influence with the
next legislature when II corlVenes next
winter and in the meantime these men
will work for q proper appropriation
to- the end Of the next session Of our
legislature and if anybody can bring
about the desired result they can. APP
plause.) IS Il II. H
North Dakota is alive to the condi-
tions that exist. II has expended over
two thousand dollars to get information
Of she kind required for dissemination
among the people Of the eastern states.
Two men have been at work condens-
ing and compiling these statistics and
facts that the newspapers have col
leeted, We expect in a short time u
have, !. publication of North Dakota
that viii equal and ,surpass anything
gotten Out ,by Idaho, Nebraska, Wash
ington, Montana or any Of the other
western states. Applause. n. ....s. \
Now I have just as. much confidence
in the literature issued BY the Northern
Pacific Railway company, signed BY
Colonel 6: w, Mott, as if Howard FL
lofts name appeared on that literature,
Colonel Mott handles the Immigration
work Of that railroad and not Howard
Elliott And + do not think that the
governors e; i; r,anles is necessary on orr
literature literal to make # Ct any additional
value. The literature issued and COM
piled BY the state depar tment of agrica,llr
ture bears the. authority Of the state,
and that is sufficient to meet all the
Requirements Of authenticity and reliagT
bility as to its, ttruthfulness and correct
ness. (Applause.) The, statistics en-
bodice. in this, literature are based upon
sworn statements of assessors and audi
tors No: man p7anr is fool. enough to col
late IA facts that DO not correspond with
the auditors books. Sometimes we
base our. Statements on the. assessors
books when possibly tbs. assessors. books
are incorrect, because they, do not list
al the personal property actually be-.
longing to. their districts. .,y,..,, ~, ~,
/, We are working in every way to build
up the interests Of North Dakota. ZAP
plFause;} We; propose to do our, very
best and we are glad to do our, best
to meet you gentlemen half way, and
VS. want you, to assist. Us in pushing
forward this great work, IN (Applause.)
Rn Professor A. p. Gaines. lid
4'Mr. Chairman: After, these remarks
Of MI. Mott I > would like; to add a
word, in reporting some Of the work
going on in the discussion at the meet
ing Of the; COMMITTEES, on resolutions
The general trend Of opinion; seemed 5tc
be, right, along the line. of the sugges-
tlons made, by the last speaker. \ It has
been desired; by, everyone present thai
We, have Just as close relations as pos
ssible, with the state Of Month Dakota,
which thought has been expressed :, ii
the resolutions We. have adopted and il
private tconxersation, and I believe thai
tosbe the purpose, of this organization
To get as close to the immigration de,
partment of our state as possible anc
to cooperate with. it, 1t had been the
desire to bring into this organization
every man owning or interested in lands
in North Dakota, to get the various
commercial clubs of our cities, to ge,
the banks and business men generaIIy
INTO it and make the movement sue
cess. ,s.-s,.. ...-...,... -. d,
Now in regard to the fees. Different
ones have expressed themselves as will
ing to help the organization in this re
gard. Il have also felt that the state
ought to bear the burden Of the .ex-
'pense in carrying forward this work,
and that seemed to me to be the gen
eral, ooncensus of opinion. Now this
idea has been expressed and I hope it
will take form in the work of our direc-
tors or executive committee which has
been appointed.
l hope that every real estate man
that is doing. proper business in the
state will become member and that
there will be a. state directory of real
estate men by counties prepared. Such
a directory is needed for this work,
because if man is in Iowa or any of
these different states and wishes to
know something about North Dakota
and about some particular county, he
can turn to this real estate dealers
directory and there find a listFof men
working especially for that particular
locality he wants information about; he
can then at once write, to those men
for information inaregard to that eeur-
ty. This directory need not be. expen-
sive; two or three pages will probably
be all that is needed. (Applause) 81
/. Now it seems to be the general opin-
ION that ,s,, = raY,nf,t fIuhf Sheea hattJes