Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-02

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THE HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA
The Tribune announces an under
taking which it believes is of real i'm
portance to the people of North Da-
kato. Careful plans have been laid
and work has been begun on the
production of a permanent, compre-
hensive and veracious record OF
. events of historical value in the de-
velopment of this state and of the
territory which was it's political an
cestor.
There can be no manner of doubt
that the progress Of events in this
commonwealth has been speedy and
of far-reaching importance so far, as
the future of the state is concerned.
Nor is there any doubt that the state
has progressed so far that there is
ample warrant for the reduction OF
its history to written chronicle
which will be Of permanent value.
It is due to those men who have had
to do with the making of the state
that their accomplishments should
be set down for the information of
posterity. In many cases this will be
the only reward that will come to
them-a belated recognition of their
services which will preserve to the
future citizens of the state an endur-
ing memory of the work Of the faith
ers. And 1t is the due Of posterity
that the record of accomplishments
which entered into the making of the
state should be written now, before
time obfuscates the memory Of man
and while there is opportunity to
separate the wheat from the chan-
the fictitious from the real.
In approaching this undertaking
The Tribune has been impressed by
the primary necessity for producing
a chronicle which shall record events
without attempting to get at the mo-
tives of the men responsible for them.
The historian must be absolutely dis
passionate; he must see events clear
ly and record them without proju-
dice. History makers in this state
have been very busy and sometimes
ambitious and it would not be fair
to them or to posterity to have the
history they made written by their
friends or foes. To the end that the
contemplated history shall be written
without other aim than the stating of
facts The Tribune has committed the
compilation and writing Of the work
to trained Journalist who will write
fro mthe record, calmly and without
prejudice. "By their works ye shall
know them"
The writer and general editorial
direction of the work has been UNDER
taken by w: B. Hennessy, who was a
resident of the territory during the
eighties, and who, in the metropoli-
tian newspaper field, as editor of a
st. Paul daily, has been constantly
informed of the march Of events in
this state without having personal
interest therein. He will have q corps
of assistants, each covering special
ICED subjects and each selected be-
cause of his familiarity with the sub
ject assigned him.
When the chronicle shall have been
written and compiled in such man
ner as to make it comprehensive. YER
acious and a real contribution to
literature, it will be done into book
which will be a magnificent example
Of til sbook-makers art. Printed from
type cast for the purpose, on paper
especially made, illuminated by the
art Of the steel and copper engraver,
bound in Morocco, gilded and fooled.
it will be such a work as will exemp-
lily the possibilities of modern book
making. The history will be issued
In the form OF an edition de luxe; it
VIII be sold on subscription by num-
bered copies and the aim of the pub
Usher will be attained II the work
shall be, physically as we'll as from
the literary point of view, an ade-
quate testimonial to the achievements
Of tine men who made, or are making,
the History Of North Dakota.
Ii the new tarin bill is passed as
1t now stands, paintings, sculptures,
srhchings, engravings, pastels, original
drawings and sketches. ana other ea'
works of art over twenty years Of