Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-18
WIT7EN SENDS LETTER ! Il
TO MAYORS and OTHERS
GIVES SOME ADVICE REGARDING
Administration OF CITY
AFFAIRS.
Says Gambling and all Hold-up Games
Should Be Strictly Tabooed During
the Registration.

Judge Witten, superintendent OF
opening and sale of Indian reserva-
lions, sends word that he is DESTROYS
of meeting all notaries in Burleigh
county who desire to administer oaths
to applicants at the forthcoming reg
istration at Bismarck for the Chey-
enne and Standing Rock lands, for the
purpose of making such suggestions
and giving instructions relative to the
opening.
The date has been fixed for Sept
81, at o'clock in the evening, and
President Cochrane of the Burleigh
County Notarial association, has sent
word to all members of the associa-
ton to be present on that date.
The assembly room of the CONNER
cial club has been secured as the
meeting place. Judge Witten writes
that while this meeting is intended
principally for the instruction Of no
taries, it will be a public meeting and
there will be no objection to the gen.
eral public being present.
At this meeting the general plan Of
the registration will be explained,
and many details arranged for the
registration.
AS the time approaches for the reg
istration more interest attaches and
the flood of inquiries increases. It
has been promised by the citizens OF
Bismarck through their representa-
tives, cooperating with the railroads
that all parties coming to Bismarck
to register will have square DEAL"
that no attempt will be made at Tex
tortion'' in any way; that expenses of
every nature incident to the regis
tration will be normal and right, and
that every effort will be made not
only to take care of the people who
come to Bismarck for this event. but
to afford them every opportunity to
acquaint themselves with the condi-
lions and opportunities still open to
the ~homeseekers in. the immediate
vicinity of Bismarck. ,.-..
Supt. Witten, in charge of the big
reservation opening, has written
mayors of cities and officials at the
head of the city government, in the
cities where registration will be had,
calling attention to some matters
that are deemed desirable. Mr..
Witten says:
II am very colicitous as to the sue
cess of the approaching registration
for the Cheyenne River and Stand
ing Rock lands, and hope you will
pardon the following suggestions.
"The success of any opening and
the permanent benefit derived by any
town from being named as a regis
tration point depend very largely on
the efforts of the officers and people
of the town. Applicants for regis:
tration will assemble in large num-
bers at the registration points, and
no other assemblage of people could
possibly give your city and commun-
ity wider advertisement than the ap-
preaching registration Is likely to
give it. The applicants will be peo-
pie of high class who are seeking
homes and investments, and they will
come from widely scattered localities
all over the country. The estimate
they form of your city and state will
depend very largely upon the manner
in which they are entertained and
treated while there. .-....... II ~
"Experience at former land open
ings shows that two things are abso-
lutely essential at all registration
points: First, adequate police pro-
lection; and second, ample lodging
and eating house accommodations.
The prevention: Of gambling in all
forms and a careful regulation Of the.
sale of intoxicants are very neces-
sary. You will find that q very large
proportion of the persons who come
to register are people of the very best,
classes, but. as at, all large gather
ings, there will possibly be an influx
Of gamblers and, undesirable char
acters who may seek to prey upon
the assembled applicants. 1>ss3 ] !
1.-THE quality Of the meals ana beds.
furnished visitors. the price they
have TO- pay for them, and the treat
ment they receive from the residents,
generally shapes their estimate OF the
town they visit; and poor accommo-
dations and exhorbitant charges will
likely give them bad Impressions. :
'.M i can be OF service to you in
any way IN connection with the reg