The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-05
FLINT TELLS OF
EXHIBIT SUCCESS
STATE DISPLAYS HAVE INTER.
EsTED MANY IN NORTH DA-
koTA PRODUCTS.

4 NSA% EnSGSSR9s
Bismarck, N. D., Oct 5.-Dairy
Commissioners Flint has returned from
the east. where he has been for the
past FIVE weeks in charge of the North
Dakota exhibits which have been
shown by the department of agricul-
ture and labor at fairs in Iowa. Wis
consin and South Dakota
When questioned regarding the in
terest taken In the exhibits and as to
his idea of the value of advertising
to be gained by such shows, he said:
II arrived in Bismarck from my trip
through Iowa with one of the North
Dakota exhibits sent out by Commits
sioner Gilbreath.
1.-THE first fair made was the state
fair at Des Moines, then the Marshall
county fair at Marshalltown. the Har-
din county fair at Eldora and the In
terstate Live stock fair at Sioux City
They were all good fairs and the North
Dakota exhibit was one of the at
fractions at each one of them.
Many former as well as present
property owners in North Dakota
called and after looking the exhibit
over expressed themselves as being
very well pleased with It and then
brought or sent their friends around
| to see some particular feature that
they knew they were interested in
or to get information.
Alfalfa a Feature.
THE case of alfalfa attracted great
attention. They seemed to be behind
us In cultivation. We had a case
OF corn on the ear that / was afraid
would be ridiculed by those Iowa
corn growers, but on the contrary 1t
was well received and drew many
| favorable comments. 1T is only few
| years ago that we considered north
western Iowa outside OF the corn belt
and we heard many a middle-a aged
person remark, and here they are
growing corn way up in North Dakota
'"The Iowans are much better posted
on North Dakota than the people OF
Wisconsin were when Mr.. GiIbreath
began his fair work there, but they
are thinking more of us now as con-
| ditions have changed since a decade
ago.
THE exhibit brought new ideas of
present development, especially along
the line Of diversified agriculture, and
this condition is the one that the
Iowan of the present day seems to
want in the territory he moves to.
1--WE met many persons who in
quired for friends in North Dakota
At Des Moines the interest was gem
eral, but particularly in McHenry
| Towner and olette counties, and
the people there. At MarshaIltown
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Eldora the slope seemed to stand out
more prominently and at Sioux City
it was Burleigh and Emmons counties
| and Bismarck.
Different Sections.
This interest in different sections
seemed when traced back, to be due
to some land agents having worked
the particular section In the inter-
est Of land companies owning land
in the different counties and the mi
fration that naturally followed
Eat Marshalltown one OF the teach
ers In the city schools had the schol-
ars in her room gather what infor-
nation they could and write compost
tons on North Dakota We afterwards
learned that the teachers father own
ed and operated a large farm near
Darlington.
''The Sioux city fair had Minnesota,
Nebraska and South Dakota days and
the people OF those states came in
large numbers. They took lots of
interest in the exhibits, asked many
questions and expressed appreciation
Of the enterprise of North Dakota and
regret that their respective states had
nothing OF the kind there.
"On South Dakota day many ter
ritorial politicians came in and kept
me busy answering questions about
former fellow statesmen. Their part
ing words almost invariably were,
North Dakota Is going to make a
great state. You have q fine exhibit
here, and 1t will do great amount
Of good
There was great interest in the
! Standing Rock and Cheyenne reserva-
ton opening and the literature sent
J out by the Bismarck commercial club
relative to 1t was carried away by
all classes.
: The maps of North Dakota were
invariably tucked in the inside pocket
showing that there was something
that was surely going to be kept for
future reference.
No person who saw the exhibit
will say anything but that 1t is a con-
yincing method Of advertising and
will aid in bringing more people to
the state--and good class Of people
too"