The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXHIBIT

International attention and was big advertisement
for the state The exhibit which Mr. Gllbreath pro-
poses to make Omaha will be something on the
order of made St. Louis he has applied
early for space North Dakota will get one of the
best locations in the main exposition building.
Besides the state exhibit, Mr.. Gibreath has
ranged to have special classfcations made and the
management of the exposition has set aside special
premiums for the northern small grains, which will
give individual grain growers an opportunity to put
North Dakota wheat against that Of the world and
against other growers wheat in this state we'll.
Last year twenty-five states had exhibited, largely
because of the short time which vas given to pre-
pare an exhibit and North Dakota would rather
be absent than not represented right.
IL there is anyone who has doubted the practic
ability of the Minot Commercial club, he should
have attended of the members last Thursday night
when the commission form OF government for Minot
was discussed pro and The meeting took the
form of debating society, and how the members
went after each other, in good natured but ser
manner Judge Goss a college youth again,
addressing his colleagues with vim that most
surprising to those who have grown accustomed to
his sedate The Judge loaded for bar
and scored good points in favor of the Com
mission system. John Greene primed in good
shape and one could not sit and listen to him ex-
pound the doctrine Of council government, without
thinking that Minot surely going to the bow
it the change made. Mr. Greene ellmn-
ated much of the argument by declaring that he
certainly thought that Minot ought to be governed
by the commissio nplan-t the finances only
ranted it. Judge Lewis brot of his Harvard
debating tactics into play and made convincing
address against the proposed SYSTEM his reason
being about the that Of Mr. Greene Atty
Bradford believes does Mr. Lewis Atty Lambert
presented sound logic against the system, and
stated that we all human and that it would be
oaSiar tO ,1vt three ,ccion than he
to corrupt seven councnen. Why, with the
mission system, the Great Northern might run it's
track right down Main street. yes stree, providing
two of the commissioners could see it that way
and the Great Northern wanted to do it, C. A. John
son presented facts concerning the commission
system it is at Galveston Texas. after which sys-
tenn the North Dakota law patterned.
j. A. Roe said he tired of the one sided argu-
ments and made plea for information-and got it,
When it thought that about everyone present
in favor of the commission SYSTEM providing
that the citys finance would permit to go on
about business in the usual manner, l.. w.
Gammons threw stick of dynamite into the crowd
by stating that he against the system for good
many reasons and thct he wanted to present
sreesons at the next meeting He is a follower OF
Thomas jefferson, and wants to the people rule.
There plenty of ginger in the meeting and the
arguments were interesting. Let us have more OF
such meetings. We should get together in this
manner and thresh propositions that confront US
occasionally, then will not have so much to re-
;.ret in the future. Pres Tracy dld the right thhA
in calling the meeting.
# is for the public interest that the President OF
the United States swing around the circle of
states. 10 president has ever set foot on Alaska
President Taft will perform public service by VS.
fling that still neglected part of the national 40
MAN. He should also attend the encampment OF the
Grand Army, the Trans Mississippi conference, the
-V,yo1 nocitiO ptc
should see and be seen by the people. His expens-
es should also be out of the public funds as
nroysion is made for other expenses There has
heen lot of fooshness about the presidents travel
ing expenses which is not to the credlt OF the
public or Of those who appeal to its opinion
Of course all our readers will guard against
starting prairie res-it is the fellow who does not
know that is apt to be guilty on this count. Our
readers might caution these fellows as they get
them located The law is pretty strong along this
lime and-"ignorance of the law excuses no man.
The Dakotas want the country to know that they
can raise other crops than wheat But habit OF
sticking to wheat has called for no apologies recent
ly-St. Louis Globe Democrat
This is good way to look at wheat growing IN
theoretical way but if the learned editor will stop
and consider that every grain of wheat taken from
the soil robs that soil of a certain amount of fer
ti,itv with no hopes of getting it back, except by
diversifying he should conclude that the man who
raises only wheat the humblest kind OF an
apology to Mother Earth Besides how many farn
ers have benefited by the present high price OF
wheat, Suppose it goes to $500 bushel Would he
he identified in any if he has no wheat to sell!
:. School land sold high in Wells county. Land
that ia not worth iota more than Ward county
land sold for SAT an acre, and other quarters at
>.sse rba farmers who bought the land in this