Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
nE1TINGER GIVES
GeODl REASONS I. ll||
WHY AN EXPERIMENT STATION
IS NEEDED IN THAT SEC
TON OF STATE.

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The people Of the new counties OF
Adams, Bowman and Hettinger, along
the new line of the Milwaukee railway
in the southwestern part OF the state,
are very much in earnest In their re-
quest for the establishment OF q state
experiment farm. Numerous letters
have been written by farmers In that
part of the state to Senator Simpson,
who introduced the bill In the senate,
and to Representative Baker, who in
troduced a similar measure In the
house, telling why they request the e.
tablishment of the farm. a ,ssS5ss}@
AS none of these newly organized
counties have any representation in
the legislature, the Commercial club
of Hettinger, where it is proposed the
station be established. has sent Attor-
ney R. M. Pennington and Editor G..
L. Hurd as delegates to boost Tor the
measure ond to present as effectively
as possible the arguments Id favor of
the bill. =. x, = }, g Il, E:%
The Record at Hettinger sets forth
the reasons for the establishment Of
the station as follows, w.: u ~
',.,"If a state experiment farm ~ ever
needed anywhere in the state. one is
most certainly needed in the new
country along the Milwaukee railway
in the. southwest part Of the state at
the present time RI zs,%s.1s III; ss3s:$ r.
"The new settlers who have appro-
priated practically every quarter sec
ton of Hettinger, Bowman and Adams
counties are from eastern states.
where climatic conditions are alto
gether. different, where the soil Is dif-
ferent, where methods Of farming are
different. II these eastern people zap
ply to this country the methods they
are accustomed to and which may be
entirely unsuited to this section, there
is . strong possibility OF failure. Fail
ure would result in many of them
leaving North II Dakota to return to
their former homes, The explanations
they would make to their old friends
and neighbors would probably result
in checking immigration not only, to
this section but to other parts of the
state. North Dakota does not want
any such thing. as. that to happen.s 1t
has always been the policy of the
state to invite immigration and en-
courage and assist the people to make
good when they get here. -,
These people who have srettled the
southwestern part Of our state aJDsa
splendid class Of thrifty. industrious
and energetic folk. eass Their success
means the influx Of more people and
more money aid the production and
development Of greater resources for
the great state Of North Dakota ,ts
:, THE Dickinson experiment. station
is, 80 far removed from our people as
to be Of practically no value to them.
To reach Dickinson BY rail requires .
trip to Terry or Miles City. montana,
making necessary over eight hundred
miles Of travel. An experiment sta
ton at Hettinger would be in easy
access by team to a very large num-
Der Of people ond by rail, to all the
people OF the southwestern part of the
state. $ 52z3 S.
North Dakota spends wisely: consid-
cradle money each year to induce Inn
migration; can anything be more pru.
dent than to spend little more to So
cure = larger success for those who
have come here? '2'yes, j Stsss&
'The Hettinger Commercial club
agrees to see that the state is provid-
ed with fine quarter section of land
for the uses of the farm absolutely
free. This spirit on THE part OF the
people to be benefited should be ap
preclated. 1t Is an earnest that their
request for the establishment OF thin
experimental farm is not an idle fan
cy, but is prompted by the sincere do.
sire to become informed as to the
best methods of diversified farming IL
this new country. The state IL asked
merely to help these new settlers to
help themselves in the development
Of section which sivef promise d
becoming the richest and greatest Sec
ton of North Dakota when conditions
Of soil and climate, conservation 81
moisture and proper methods Of cui
tivation are understood. 5. .:s.
WILL 90 TO TEXAS. u,
Underwood Miner: NJ. c. Spicer re-
turned Monday morning to Underwood
for short stay. Mr.. spicer recently
made trip to Texas and New Mex.