Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27

9se'sS ava SooA' VSuys VIC dppcaISU IOI COal
in the northwestern portion of the state
with its six millions of acres of it. with its
coal deposits running in veins from four to
ten feet underlying one-third of this great
extent Of territory. There is enough coal
in this section of our state to heat all the
homes of North Dakota and the homes of
all the states of the union throughout all
the winters that the children of the pres
ent generation will see. and then there
will still be enough for all the homes of a
thousand years to. come. And yet-we
feared that we might suffer in that portion
of tiae state by reason of the. inability of
the. railroads to bring in coal. While,
during all tie months of summer and early
fall farmer can stand on his own 'thresh-
hold and see the coal stick up in great
chunks evidences of Gods providence
ready to be taken for the mere labor of
getting it.
And why should we appeal for aid when
there is enough coal lying west of the
Capital City of Bismarck and west of the
Imperial City Of Minot to supply all the
states of the union for this generation and
those to come. Yet we are attempting to-
night to Offset that impression BY Stating in
some instances that it was not so; but un-
fortunately it was so. 1t was so very much
so that the governor of this state appealed
to the interstate commission and 10 the
presidents of the Great Northern, 500 and
the Northeran Pacific to hasten with all
its possible speed relief for this state. We
connot very we'll deny this. and ], for one
am not going to try to do so. Ii is too late
in the day to begin to opologise for the
great state of North Dakota. North Oak
kota should not be held responsible for
the fact that we had so much wheat and
flax and oats and stock raised.;n this state
this season that it blocked all the railroads
and filled all.the elevators to the extent
that no railroad. no matte- how progressive
could hurry it out in the length of time
given it to do so and we are not going to
apologize for that. Nor should we apollo
gise that very early in the fall the snow
fell. and then a frost, and because of that
fact and the inability of the great trans
portation lines TO keep pace with the
great increase and progress of the people,
that they could not get cars to meet our
needs; we are not responsible for that.
We are responsible for some things. A.
ready we have the greatest agricultural
college in the United States, and the Uni
versity of North Dakota, with its 300 Stu
dents and endowment of 10000 acres
running way up almost million dollars,
has increased more in twenty years mind
you, in this new state. than the university
which attended when it was hundred
years DID, and West Virginia is a mighty
good state too. Do you suppose that we
in North Dakota today, with. all its self
poise and all these splendid things in bal.
ance. and its glory falling upon all the
children, do you suppose that we have to
make apologies for our state! No. we
stand right square where we are. There
1OOuls ANOIAs III pSOPlC,
and many more are coming and these new
citizens, like those of the present, will
settle down. get into the spirit and work
their fortunes out of the soil where it is
possible for them to find fortunes, not in a
day, not in year, but in reasonable
length of time. To the toilers of the con-
pested centers with little hone IF their
putting away sufficient to care for them in
their old age; to the young man anxious TO
get foothold or place where be has a
fair show; to the man who rents a farm
and gives his time and labor for the bene-
fit of others, would urge the great ad-
vantages and opportunities that this new
!; northwestern portion of our state offers il