Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-14
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men: Any. effort on my part in well
coming you must seem dull compared
with the welcome which is given us
by the bright sunshine. In the bliz-
card of yesterday we were discourage
ed for a bit and thought we were go
ing to have a good old time storm
and that you could not get here, but
even Nature smiles upon our enter
prise. 1t is always pleasure to well
come the people to Bismarck, for the
reason that we are proud in local
way of our city and think that IT.
ranks well with any city in the state.
We are proud to welcome people
from the different parts of the state
and those from other states of the
union. Those of our own state be-
cause of our public buildings, for
they belong to them, and while not
so magnificent as the public buildings
in sister states, they are honestly con-
Quoted and well managed. The
welcome inspection at all times. We
welcome you most heartily and can
do it the more freely because it is
not at all from a selfish motive thar
we are glad to see you here We are
not respecting you to do anything for
Bismarck, nor even expect you to do
anything for Mandan, and you know
we always feel friendly toward Man
dan. But we hope that your efforts
will result in helping to build up the
whole country, not only North Dako-
ia, for everything that is for the bet
tering of the whole country is for our.
benefit. Bismarck has got past the
greed or selfish stage, all new COM
munities pass through this stage.
When they see our community get
something they Immediately grab for
it for fear they will lose something.
We know this is for our benefit and
anything that is for the benefit of
the country is for our benefit.
This convention is not calleed for
the Improvement of the Missouri riv-
er only, as understand it, but for
the Improvement Of rivers wherever
it is necessary. We desire to grab at
the bag in congress for the money
but we who have lived along the
Missouri will be ell pleased if it can
be improved. Most Of us have seen
steamboats, plying these waters and
hope to see them again. They will
say that there are sand banks and
snags andscut banks and other things
that interfere with navigation. It
was not long since people told us we
could not remove the bars in Bis
Bismarck, Mandan and other river
towns, but they are pretty we'll re-
moved. 3a 1919
We have with us today, gentlemen
who are well informed on this sub
ject. / have had the pleasure of
hearing them at another congress
and know how well they are inform
ed on the different aspects of this
transportation, therefore I will not
detain you. We are glad to have
you here with us, and to see all the
institutions around us. We promise
you that you can leave them when
you please if you go there. We will
try our best to entertain you in ev-
cry way. and while you are here we
would like that you will all visit the
river, il you have not visited it, and
see for yourselves the great possibili-
ties that are before us in the way of
navigation of that river.
Response by Hon. A. M. Packard Of
Mandan.
Mayor of Bismarck, Ladies and
Gentlemen: 1t gives me pleasure to
be allowed the privilege of respond
dD~ to this welcome to the River Inn
Pavement convention. If there is
anything of Importance which is at
tracing the American people today
it is going back to the river. Il
don't propose to go into the discuss
ion of the question, because the gem
tlemen who have made a study of 1t
are better informed. So far as it was
convenient have read regarding riv-
er improvement and have lived all
my life on the banks Of the Mississ-
ippi and Missouri and know of no
project that will bring greater good
than the river Improvement. don't
mean by that such projects Of river
Improvement as we have known Of,
such as the Tom Bigby river projects,
etc.
I think that the state of North
Dakota is fortunate in having one OF
the greatest rivers in the world. On
the eastern border of North Dakota
we have the Red River of the North
which is Manageable. Accordingly as
stated thew do have considerable