Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-09

Dakota soil can produce. The state
is certainly fortunate in having as
able a man at the head of the agri
cultural department as Mr.. Gilbreatn,
under whose supervision the exhibit
was prepared
eve made our first appearance at
Madison this year, but owing to the
rainy weather the crowds were not
so large, but they were enthusiastic.
I met Mr.. Dowd of Stoughton, WIS.,,
who did not hesitate to tell the peo-
ple who visited that fair about the
amount of money he had made In
North Dakota lands. He was certain
" a booster for North Dakota. He
also brought with him the president
of the board of agriculture Of. Wis
consin. The Madison Democrat in
speaking of this exhibit said: !.
"'There has never been shown
more interesting exhibit on the Dane
county, fair grounds: than the. one To-
Gated in: the agricultural hall, repre-
senting the resources of the state OF
North Dakota thousands; of the fa1r
visitors thronged the space allotted for
the exhibit and many were the ex-
carnations of SUNRISE. that the gram
and grasses so artistically arranged
were really the product IF North Da-
kota. which BY many has been thought
to be a semi-arid state, where nothing
hut cactus in the summer and Dllz-
yards in the winter could thrive. And
what adds double value to the inter
esting exhibit is the fact that the
grains shown is this seasons crop,
gathered from the farms, and not
nut out by an experimental station,
where water and fertilizers would, be
naturally used to force the growth.
This exhibit Is certainly an eye-open'
err to our Dane county, farmers. who
are prone to take ANYTHING for grant
ed unless they actually see 1t. Then
there is the display of pottery and
bricks made from North Dakota clay,
and the attendant was heard to re-
mark to a group of admiring people
who were there looking at the fire
place built of North Dakota brick,
that, home and a fire place was
awaiting everyone who chose to move
to that state The exhibit Is prepar-
ed by and sent out under the super
vision and direction of w. G. Gill
breath. commissioner of agriculture,
and does credit to the state which he
so ably represents. The exhibit is
certainly feature to any fair both
as an attraction and source OF educa-
ton along agricultural lines
s.This coming unsolicited, as it did,
was certainly gratifying to me. and
clearly shows how the people looked
upon the North Dakota exhibit. At
Milwaukee we had unusual success.
People fiocked around this. exhibit
and made all kinds Of inquiries in re.
gard to the chances Of locating in
North Dakota. This was the fifth
time that North Dakota has made a
/ display at Milwaukee, and as a re-
suit we have many friends and BOOST
ers there for North Dakota. A great
many people in that city have invest
ed in North Dakota real estate and
many have gone into business, and
the reports sent back there to friends
have done an immense amount OF
good. There was much interest shown
in che Standing Rock reservation and
Inquiries were made respecting allot-
ments Of the same. or all the ex-
hibits displayed by the various coun-
ties in the county building, there ives
none that compared with ours. They
admitted this themselves. There were,
many inquiries for seed corn OF the
variety we exhibited, as they were
anxious to try It in the northern part
kof their state. and see II they could
grow it with equal success. They
thought \ it wonderful that in North
Dakota we could raise from two to /
three crops Of alfalfa In year. Our
clover exhibit there excited particn-E
lar interest, and was q revelation to
the people. We had an assistant IN
Hon. John M. True, secretary OF the
state board OF agriculture. from the
fact that he Is a personal B and warm
friend Of Judge Morgan, and In con.
sequence OF this he takes an interest
LII North Dakota. sss h.
1T he Milwaukee Journal, In describ-
tng the exhibit on the grounds, had
the following to say with reference
to it:
!" North Dakota had q special booth
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