Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-29

I that we can wait. We are too pro-
gressiye to wait to have it come by
water. tits better to have 1t come
by water than not to. have it come
at all (Applause.)
Why, my friends. my experience
With local freight at least is a good
deal like the system that a postmast-5
ter had who was appointed in a new
postofiice recently established. The.
patrons had not been receiving any
mail and SO there was report sent
in to the postoffice department and an
inspector was sent there and he said
to the postmaster: 1.-THE people are
complaining about not getting any:
mail Is 1t true that no mail comes
here?" 'Oh, no.. There is lots of.
mail comes here. There it is in that.
sack over there, but the sack is not
half full yet" (Laughter.)
Now, that has been my experience
on local freight. and if we have got
to wait until the sack is full it might
just as well come by water.
Lasting improvements Necessary
Now, as to the improvements, my
friends, which are to be made.
believe that if any improvements are
made that it should be improvements
which are permanent and lasting. AS
we came down the Mississippi river
/ noticed where the government had
made some improvements, that the
water had washed them out and
there was no longer anything there.
to tell of the work that had been
done. am not in favor of that kind
of Improvement. (Applause.) do
not believe that my people would be
in favor of that kind of improvement,
but they would want improvement
that would last as long as we need it.
Like the fellow said to his wife,
when their first baby was born he
bought a baby buggy and after they
had raised some ten or twelve child
rem the mother came to him one day
and said, Father, we must have a
new baby buggy" And he said, s'All
right. I knew that wasn't a good
one when you got it. Here is some
money. Go and get one now that
will last as long as we need it, pro
longed laughter and applause.)
| Now that is the kind of improve
ment that I want to see upon the
Mississippi. | want to see the mem
bers of congress make an appropria-
ton and give it to the Deep Water
ways commission and say to them,
Make improvements upon that riv-
er that will last as long as we need
them"
l have said that had said nothing
much about the prosperity and
growth of North Dakota. The fact
that there is such an immigration
from those great states represented
by the distinguished gentlemen tx
whom l have called attention ough
) to be proof positive of our materia
growth and prosperity. But if yot
go with me into North Dakota yor
would see sea of golden grain bow
ing and nodding you a welcome as
it waved in the glorious sunshine Oh
a perfect day. I can show you the
most comprehensive and best educa-
tional system, or at least as good as
any educational system in the coun-
try The president spoke about con-
serving the forests of the land. TWEEN
ty years ago. in our constitutional
convention we made reservations; we
made provision for the preserva-
ton of what we had and the plant
ing and growing of more by the es-
tablishing of a school of forestry in
our state, the only one in the nation
Our Educational Institutions
In addition to that. we have our
agricultural college. 1t is impossible
to escape an education in our state
daughter and applause,) We have
a great university, an agricultural
college, school for the deaf and
dumb. school for the blind. for the
feeble-minded, a school for the man
ual training, two great normal
schools, a school of science and a re-
form school. (Laughter) So you
will see that we have educational
institutions for all kinds of people,
and, if the distinguished gentlemen
from Iowa and Illinois appear
would only tell them to send their
people along, we have got room for
them and we have educational insti-
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