The Washburn leader., 1907-08-16
GARRIS0N'S
GREETING
The Celebration Last Week an Un.
precented Success.
Distinguished Speakers, an Immense
Crowd and Lots of Fun.

Crowd and Lots of Fun.
The largest crowd that Garrison
has ever seen assembled last week on
Thursday and Friday to celebrate the
second anniversary of this hustling
metropolis Fully 1000 people from
the outside participated. Garrison is
a fair index of the push and energy of
the people of Mclean county and the
people of the whole county rejoice
that Garrison is on the map and--in
Mclean county.
Although the. celebration was
planned to occupy two days the COM
mittee on arrangements filled the time
so completely with events of interest
that there was no tagging and no idle
moments 1t was hummer from be-
ginning to end
Early Thursday morning the people
began to arrive from the surrounding
country and a most spectacular fea-
ture was the 200 tepees Of Grosven-
tres, Arrickarees, and Mandan Indians
from Berthoid with their ponies, their
games and their love for sports of all
kinds. There were 900 or 400 of these
natives of the plains who long since
have adopted the ways of the white
man and are making material pro-
gress.
When the 500 train from the south
arrived on Thursday the distinguished
guests and the speakers of the occas-
ion, Senator McCumber and Congress
man Marshall (Senator Hansbrough
arriving later in the day from the
north overland) were met by the re-
ception committee headed by Capt.
McGray and the procession headed by
the Douglas band, a musical aggre-
CATION of eighteen pieces and un-
excelled in the county, followed by
distinguished guests, Indians, societies
and citizens in line, presented mag
nificent spectacle.
Congressman Marshall was the only
speaker the first day and while the
improvised bowery had not been en-
tirely completed and seats had not
been provided for the audience the
people thronged to the pavilion to
hear the distinguished speaker, who
dwelt briefly upon the growth and
prosperity of the state, the duty of the
citizen to the commonwealth, the i'm
portance of intelligent action in agri-
cultural pursuits and the power and
Importance of the farmer in the de-
velopment of North Dakota.
In the evening there was a grand
ball in the gaily decorated bowery
and what transformation-this scene
of beauty and chivalry, of elegant cos
tunes and inspiring music where two
years ago there was nothing but a
shack and the bleak prairies. And
the Douglass band-an organization f
eighteen pieces, each member an ar
tist and from town less than year
old.
What history of development a
recital of these facts discloses.
On Friday morning Senator Hans
brough spoke ON the subject of the
trusts, a subject that is full of inter-
est to everybody just now, and he was
given hearty reception and was lis
tened to with great interest. He held
that inasmuch as the capitalists were
organized not only for self defense
but for aggression, the farmer was
also warranted in forming an organi-
zation for his own defense to the end
that he shall have something to say
as to the price he shall receive for his
products. Speaking on the great
problems of the day the remarks of
Senator Hansbrough, who has spent
eighteen years in congress, were lis
tened to with great deal of interest.
Senator. McCumber spoke to an Inn
mense crowd Friday afternoon and his
address was frequently interrupted by
applause. The stand the senator
has taken in congress for national in
spection of grain and other measures
directly in the interests of the farmer
has made him prime favorite with
the agricultural forces The senator
took strong ground on the necessity
of the farmers organizing themselves
for protection in order that they
might secure fair and equitable
price for their products. With such
an organization cemented solidly
throughout the great grain states not
only would the farmer be able to prac-
.tically control the prices, but they
would be able to secure from congress
the passage of measures introduced In
their interests. This was the keynote
of the senator's speech and 1t was
highly satisfactory to the vast audi
ence, and his discussion of these mat
ters and the necessity of curbing the
aggressive methods of the trusts
which we're fast monopolizing the