The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-05-26
CLUB TO DISCUSS
STATE MEETING !:
COMMERCIAL. CLUBS OPINION Is
ASKED REGARDING THE PRO
POSED MEETING.

will shortly express their opinion re-
garding the proposed state grain show
endorsed by Mr.. Gilbreath of the state
agriculture department.. Fargo and
Grand Forks have gone on record
against the proposition, which would
seriously interfere with the state fairs,
while Minot and Bismarck have signi-
fed their intentions of entering the
race for location. It remains for Dew
lis Lake to go on record. The COM
munication received by the club was as
| follows:
The details regarding the exposition
are explained in letter to the, Com
mercial club as follows:
1t has been decided to hold an in
dustrial show in North Dakota at
date to be determined later, but to be
held during the year 1911.
At this show it is proposed to invite
each county in the state to participate
in friendly competition for prizes
to be offered by the state for the best,
largest and most complete exhibit Of
agricultural, dairying and manufactur-
ed products which each county pro.
duces.
In addition to the foregoing there
will be educational, domestic science
and art departments, supervised by
competent and experienced instructors.
In fact, all branches Of agriculture. hor-
ticulture, dairying, manufacturing, ed
tucational, as we'll as all the arts and
: sciences will be embl aced in this cxhiL.
ition, so as to make it so, general that
some parts Of it will appeal to all of
the people, and prove interesting and
instructive.
The city in which this industrial
show will be held will depend upon the
conditions set forth in the accompany
ing specifications.
The proposed plans for this exhibi
tion have been submitted to the stats
auditing board, consisting Of eGcvcrno,
Burke, tate Auditor Brightbi!l, and At
torney General Miller, and have met
with their official approval and persona
sanction and hence it will be state at
fair and made SO broad as to include
all classes Of business and general en-
Z terprises Of every legitimate and laud
y ject the upbuilding and advancement Of
/ North Dakota.
Efforts will be mace to secure the CO
: operation of railroads, real estate Geal
t ers, manufacturers, specialists, farmers
agriculturists, in fact every line of in
dustry.
|. IF an exhibition of the general na
ture proposed is given extending owe
7. at least a period Of twenty days, i
should draw to the city in which it i
/ held at least fifty thousand people
during that time. If this can be mad
l. to come true the city in which the *
hibition is held can afford to be. eS
= tremely liberal in making donatio
for such purposes, as well as providin
). suitable buildings where such exhibit
can be displayed.
Il The enclosed proposition is submit
:. ted to your club for consideration an
:. decision. This same proposition wi
u be submitted to sixteen other com,ne1
cial clubs in the state, and the one tina
makes the best bona fide offer in cas-
J" and buildings will get the exhibition.
If it is possible the official signature
to the enclosed proposition, which
sent you in duplicate, should be n
. turned to this department on or befor
e May 25, so that steps can be taken in
S mediately to commence active work.
Oregon has had its Lewis & Clark
exposition; Washington its Seattl
y shows; Montana its dry farming an
" booster congress; South Dakota has ha
its corn shows and will hold its sem
centennial exposition in June; MINI
~ sofa, in addition to its many otht
meetings, will have the National Coz
=, Show in December. Why not Mort
Dakota have an exposition to attia,
people, exhibit its products and recei,
n publicitya
~ Yours very truly,
w. c. GILBREATH.
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