The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-14
JAMESTOWN GETS
MUCH PUBLICITY
GOOD ADVERTISING RESULTING
FROM THE SCHOOL GARDEN
OF THAT CITY.


Jamestown, n. D., Nov. 14.-One
public enterprise OF the city has been
so successful and so unique that it
has called forth much attention in
papers and magazines all over the
country This enterprise is the pub
lie school garden.
superintendent Crane has received
inquiries regarding the garden from
newspapers, magazines, educators and
women's clubs all over the United
States. Requests have been received
for pictures and facts regarding the
garden and these have been printed
in many magazines and papers.
The Extension, published by the
North Dakota Agricultural college,
the first magazine to ask for plates
and information regarding the garden.
They published a two-page account
and three pictures in October, 1908.
In 1909 The Flower Mission Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, awarded first prize TO pic,
lures of our garden and published
the same as front page to their an
nual catalogue, together with a quar-
ter-page cut of the gardeners them
selves. This catalogue was published
and mailed to thousands of schools
and clubs.
The Dakota Farmer published
one page writeup and half page cut i'm
July. This was extensively copied in
other magazines and another interest
ing writeup was made of the project
by The Farmer, publication Of ST.
Paul with guaranteed circulation Of
$4,000 copies. The Journal Of Educa-
finva o1fwo~ nS44xnn 4ir,.oI A
of the country, published by "A. E..
Winship Of Boston, copied one of these
writeups.
The latest annual report OF the
state high school inspector of North
Dakota contains one of the prettiest
plates that has appeared. This is
the official report Of the North Da-
kota schools and is referred to con-
stantly by all educators in the state
and many In other states The next
annual report of the state superin-
tendent will also publish accounts and
photographs of the enterprise.
Ebert Hubbard, while passing
through jamestown two years ago
was delighted with view Of the gar
den and gave brief but interesting
Writeup of 1t in The Chicago Exam
liner. A late issue of The Fra con-
tains more comprehensive story of
the project. Among the North Da-
kota papers which have requested
cuts and data have been The Daily
Alert and Daily Capital and The Far
go Forum, all of which have published
both pictures and reading matter
The latest request for information
came from the United States govern
ment through the department OF agri-
cultural education. They made Ian
tern slides from the pictures and will
use these slides in the illustrative lee
lures given by the experts Of the de-
partment. Through such means con-
siderable desirable publicity will be
secured Counting each individual is
sue 1t is certain that pictures and OF
our school garden have appeared In
not less than half a million papers
during the past three months. These
papers have been published in Boston.
New York, Chicago, st. Paul. South
Dakota and our own local papers.
Since the beginning of the garden
such accounts OF the project have UNI
doubtedly occurred in not less than a
million issues.
IhaI the puDncatiOn or such sue
cessful example of civic cooperation
is of value to the community need
hardly be stated. 1t Is advertising
of very best form and furthermore
il free and unsolicited. an expression
OF the interest in the movement
towards civic improvement and agrl-
cultural education. The ladies' nler-
chants and the school who have car
ried on this work, deserve the praise
and appreciation Of all enterprising
citizens