Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-06

was his own providence. He could put
on the water when it was needed and
keep it off when it was not needed
You have had to depend, and some
times have depended in vain, upon the
providence of the clouds, and you are
called upon, the men and women OF
North Dakota are called upon to CO.
operate with these uncertain elements
in nature to supply the deficiency, to SO
guide your industries and your farmer
that the dependence on the uncertain
conditions of the clouds and climate
will be minimized.
You have made a good beginning
You are bringing into this state scien-
tifc knowledge to help out. This exhi-
bition that Mr.. Pennington has referred
to shows that these scientific efforts,
the application, of scientific knowledge
to the difficulties of your situation are
going to be successful.
/ am not going to spend any more
time. but I want to say that | hope
and I sincerely believe that the begin
ming that is now manifest will 60 for
ward rapidly. The knowledge will
spread so that every farmer in the state
will become imbued with the idea that
it can be done and will learn the way
to do it, and l hope for a continuing
and greater success in the coming years
l thank you.
Governor Burke: Last week we had
a number of visitors from the Twin
Cities, from St. Paul and Minneapolis
We have with us today some visitors
from Minneapolis, and I think from
St. Paul, people who have common
interest i'll the development of this
great country. l shall CAL on Mr. Ba-
ker to respond in behalf of Mime
apolis:
The Key to Success.
Mr.. Baker: Mr. Toastmaster and
Gentlemen: Speaking for Minneapolis
and for the many friends of Bismarck
who could not come with us, l want
to say for them as we'll as for my
self, that there has been shown today
something | know to us all there will
be great surprise. 1t is marvellous tc
me, although l am interested in bust
ness which includes a great deal OF
North Dakota in its territory 1t was
| marvellous to me to find out today what
North Dakota was. always knew
there was a state of North Dakota, but
never before today did I know that
there was such fertile, versatile coun-
try as North Dakota must be. TO see
| what we have seen here today is evil
denec of the diversity of its possible
products. -,
And want to say, gentlemen, that
from the view point of business mar
not living here. it looks to me: as II
you had found the key to success: This
exposition has certainly turned the Ike,
in the lock of prosperity. The gates
are open. There is nothing to do now
but to go on along the lines demon
stratcd by this Exposition, and make
| this one of the greatest states tina
| America has ever known.
I believe it, and l know you all do
but l did not believe it before Learned
There today of the tremendous POSSIBLE
| ties there are here.
Gentlemen, I thank you very much
1t has been an honor to me and yer!
great privilege not only of coming t.
Bismarck. but of enjoying this hospi
tally, this magnificent banquet, beau
tifully served, and charming and de
lightful in every way. We go ava!
with our hearts full of the most sin
cere appreciation of what Bismarck cal
do. and I am sure what it always doe
and always will do. I thank you.
We viii Make Milwaukee Famous
Governor Burke: Now we have an
other railroad official with us this ev
ering. another representative of tn
500 Line. am sorry that the repre-
sentative of the Milwaukee road wa
called away. He gave US the cheering
news, however. before he went, tina
the next time he came back to :Bismatcl
he would come on the Milwaukee, ane