The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-13
N. D. EDITOR GETS
WARM UNDER COLLAR
MEDINA CITIZEN GOES AFTER
PREvARIcAToRs CONCERN
ING N. .. CLIMATE.

Medina Citizen: Some people either
have never visited North Dakota ami
have very much mistaken idea Of
| the states nate, or else there is a
big bunch of liars In other parts Of
The country, who take delight in talk
ing shot at one of the best states n
the union-in fact we might say the
Lest. Some people stin seem TO Ii re
Under the mistaken iooa that this state
| is abour the last place before reaching
the north pole and that there is moth
| ing here but sort Of glacier forma-
ton, wouldn't such ideas cause a
person to throw rocks at their
mother in law" We were reading the
ether day in an Oregon paper publish
ed at Stanaeld that North Dakota had
/ been visited by blizzards the past
October and that the weather had
heen around Is degrees below zero.
Now, what do you think of that
Such publications as this Oregon pa
per are very ignorant or else tn ~
would take the cake as prevarica tors.
The fall OF 1909 ia this state has been
ideal We have had some cool
weather, cold enough to form thin
sl1ift of ice, but that Is all, and as far
as the blizzards are concerned. they
are practically a thing OF the past IN
this state, and then we don't have
LIizzards at this time of the year with
nothing to blizzard with.
1t makes person tired, who has
spent any length of time in North Da
kota, to read some articles published
In eastern and western papers, COM
corning the climatic conditions of this
state we acknowledge we have cold
weather and we are glad of the fact
but 1t is a cold a person can stand
not a damp, wet cold that penetrates
to the very bone such as does the cold
4 weather of some Of the coast states
and some Of the states farther east
and south.
we have worked and Travelled
through practically every state west d
the Mississippi, and while each state
has some features ahead OF others, W.
have found none to com ARE with Nortl
Dakota as an all around state--botI
in regards to climate and earning ca
pacity of it's soil and people. All w
want anyone to give the state is onl1
its just dues--but we would like t
get them. s
North Dakota's people have NOR
wealth per capita than any other stat
, in the union and the death rate. ae
cording to population is the lowest
Two facts worth remembering-th
we are the healtiest and wealtiest stat
in the union.
/ IL papers in other states would con
} fine themselves to facts about us,
! would be all right. but some Of tn
packages that are handed us are some
thing fierce. A mine disaster in ZEN
nsylvania may kill a hundred me
without casting any reflections on tn
J state, land slide in Oregon may per
I form similar feat and nothing Wi
, ibe said, a food in the Ohio valley ma
Z cause the destruction of thousands q
dollars worth OF property and the los
Z of many lives without single wor
! of comment and an earthquake in Cali
: fornia may destroy an entire city an
the state will still be considered in
!. Favorable light, but just let 1t get col
r enough in North Dakota to freeze pc
tatoes and every pessimistic editor /
i both the east and west is ready to com
!. out with hall column articles chou
North Dakota being next to the jump
4 ing off place. Bah!
i But what's the use chewing until yo
are red in the face. Some peopl
r couldn't be convinced OF the good quail
/. tiles OF North Dakota IL you woul
write about them from now till doom
day.
The people here know the facts an
! all we can say Is that a whole lot {
! people are missing the opportunity {
their lives by not coming to North Da
!. kota. we will guarantee you will nj
! freeze to death in October.