Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-14


practical. Now that is the situation.
Will 1t Pay?
The next proposition: will it pay? Will the
benefits that will be conferred be corlmensur-
ate with the cost? Can it be done perman-
emily, and if SO, will the cost be reasonably
Within the limits of the benefits. that will be
conferred Now let us look at that here this
afternoon, fairly, faithfully and squarely. The
highest estimate ever made by any onS that
pretended to know anything about It at all,
by government engineers, and they in
clined TO put the price as high as anyDoiy, for
making the Missouri river a permanent !xcd
channel through every mile of it, preventing
the erosion of banks everywhere, so farmers
in the valley can do just as they are doing
down below Jefferson City, so that farmers
can pillow right up to the bank, so that farmers
in the valley. can build permanent buildings
and plant orchards and know that their farms
have been redeemed from the eternal mortgage
of the Missouri river. The highest price we
have on that kind of work that has ever been
set upon the work, is about the cost of build
ing single-track railroad right alongside,
and providing it with terminals. That is the
price. Can the American people afford to pay
that price2 Just think of it.
The balance of Congressman Ellis address
will be given in tomorrow's Tribune, as will
also the address of Governor Burke, it being
impossible to get the stenographer's notes tram
scribed in time for this issue.
Evenings Festivities
In order to accommodate the visitors for
the evenings entertainment the banquet was
divided between the Grand Pacific and North
west hotels and at each hotel over one hun
dred people were served.
At the Grand Pacific
The spacious dining room of the Grand
Pacific hotel was never more lastly arranged
for similar occasion. The long table was
supmtously laden with the choicest viands and
exceiiently served. While the courses were
bein gserved the guests were favored with a
splendid musical program rendered in the ro-
tunda by the Bismarck Commercial Club band.
The menu was as follows: fl
Baltimore Counts
tE6f aFF+ Celery H# IS
Mock Turtle a la Americana
Olives Cucumbers
Filet of Whitefsh, Maitre de Hotel .
Pommes Duchess
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes ...5tss French Peas
a Lobster Salad en- Mayonnaise
Fruit Ice Cream
-}Sa Assorted Cake
Roquefort Cheese Waters
Il Hon. Joseph Hare of Bismarck, presided as
POSTMASTER and after the cigars had been
lighted stated that a project was on foot to
| organize local river Improvement association
River Congress. A paper was passed among
| those present, and it was generally signed by
| those ewho desired to- become local members.
Mr.: Hare first introduced Hon Geo. A. Call
/
| the object Of the Missouri River Congress.
Mr.. Call said he did not appear as aespeaker.
Said he was merely here to exchange thoughts
and ideas with the boosters of Bismarck who
were SO enthusiastically attempting to solve the
problem. He commended North Dakota be-
cause it was the first state Rto help Organize
The RrGlset Other states should emylats what
| ment here should be a standard that every city
from Fort Benton to the sea, should follow
I Following Mi. Call w L. stockweli, state
Superintendent of public instruction, was called
upon, but confined his talk more to educational
| miliar, he stated, because of the fact that he
was a schoolmaster. He gladly proclaimed
| that North Dakota was in the first ranks as
I Tar as education was concerned; our educationa
ed with pride to what had been accomplished
along these lines S'.'' - -
Hon. ]. w. Bull was the next speaker and
confined his talk purely to river improvement
| matters, pointing out the great opportunity
there was for this country If what had beer
| outlined could be accomplished. !, Mr. Bull
has lived in the Missouri valley for forty lfori,
years. He recited considerable history per
| tanning to this section and enthusiastically
hopsted every town. along the rivers Fee con
sidsred it possible to yet till the. soil to, til
\ very edge of the river and that in time W
would have mills at our a doors to grind tn
grain we produced. He pointed out what sucl
cities as Denver. Kansas City, Sioux City ana
| Omaha had accomplished, and thought Their,
tl&asa mo- reason why Bismarck and Mandar
should not be as; great cities. He though
| that with the cheap fuel we had at our dis
years the city of Bismarck would extend from
the other side of the penitentiary building.
to the banks of the. Missouri river.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bulls talk Gov
ernoE Burkesland Congressman Elise came ir
from the other banquet and Mr.. Ellis was in
troduced. .aaEsgBf f48EAH3
He said that in his talk in the afternoon