Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-14
WHAT BETTER FARMING
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sion before. 1t is true that many
railroads and special interests have
sent out trains, such as good roads
trains, dairy trains" seed trainis and
everything of that nature has been
tried. But in every case, so far be-
fore, these trains have been for some
special feature and have been very
successful, accomplishing much good
But they were small affairs compar-
ed with this. In this instance there
were put together a train of cars so
long and heavy that many of the
side tracks at the stations We're not
long enough to hold the entire train,
and it had to be cut in sections in
order to get siding until time to leaveI
and so heavy that the best Of engines
and engineers of rare experience
were required to get it over the road.
1t is the magnitude of the under
taking that explains why so many
times the highest officials were so
closely watching every move and so
many times these men in their spe-
cial cars or otherwise with it, and
all the time accompanied by officials
VI cApc1lSuC0 duu dD1llLy.
But why does the Northern Pacific
railway company take such an inter-
est in this matter is a question so
often asked and apparently so hard
for some people to comprehend.
The Developing of the West
We all know that the railroads are
developing the country as no other
single factor can. If any man will
take map Of North Dakota and look
at the hundreds of miles Of road now
under construction by the N. P. and
think of the millions of dollars that
that company will expend within the
next few months, he will get a par
tial idea of what is in the minds OF
those who control such great inter
ests.
There are three important lines be-
ing extended on the east side of the
Missouri river in the central part of
the state. Then there is multiple
1ty of extensions west of the river
and two large steel bridges costing
more millions to be built in the i'm
mediate future.
A Wise Far Reaching Policy
It is very evident why these people
representing such interests are work
ing SO hard and carefully for the
development of the country. Some
people say, "Oh, that is selfshness
on their part" Perhaps it is. But is it
not the same kind of selfishness on
the part of the young farmer that
tolls hard and wisely after leaving
college, in order that he may grow
larger crops with which to feed the
multitudes that have no bread and
thereby enlarging his bank account?
1t is this noble, broad self.interest
that is today conquering the forces
OF nature and making the earth to
yield to- man the rewards of his Ia
Dor. The railroad men realize that
they must have freight. to haul or
their business is soon a thing of the
past, just as the oil mills realize that
unless the flax wilt is controlled that
the mills will close up and that many
farms will reduce their products. 1t
is the same with the big -four mills
In the cities. They see that the same
thing is occurring in the northwest
that made the great wheatf1elds of
the older states barren. And all
these interests are combining to save
the farmer from his own self-destruc-
ton and the ruin of millions of peo-
pie in all avocations of life.
Is this SeIfishness? -
There Is only one question upper
most in tho minds of all of these in
terests. 1t makes no different If you
look to the farmers, the railroads, the
mills, or where you look. 1t is simply
q question of better farming, or all
Of these interests must sooner or lat |
or perish. And from the way things
have been going the last few years
it is sooner and not later. than any
Of us care to realize; hence we blind |
[y shut our eyes to these bitter facts |
and do not think any such q thing,
but We have not known how to avert |
The catastrophe and have blindly |
hoped against hope.
Now, If looking this thing fairly in J
he face and honestly trying to avert !
he danger is selfish1ess. give us more |