The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
SHOW PROSPERITY
RE|GNS OVER
DISTRICT
Bank, Crop, Live Stock and
Assessments All Point in
Same Direction
q 100000
BUSHELS OF WHEAT
RAISED in Six Counties-Oth.
er Crop Statistics Equally
Astounding
100000
BUSHELS OF WHEAT

The redemption of that old slogan
by which the Red river valley of the
north in early days laid claim to
fame. The Bread Basket Of the
World" is the object sought by the
Red River Valley. Boosters league, and
the st. Paul land products show 1.
the agency through which that end Il
to be accomplished. A vast exhibit,
counties in that far famed valley viii.
be shipped from Grand Forks. Wahpe.
ton and Fargo tomorrow and Friday
and commencing Saturday morning
will be put in place in the st. Pau
auditorium.
A bread basket twelve feet long, sew.
en- and a half feet wide and six feet
deep, will form the central feature OF
the exhibit which will be staged at the
st. Paul show and on this basket will
Valley Of North Dakota; Tho Bread
Basket Of the World"
Thirty years 9 the title of THE
Bread Basket of the World" was &C
corded to the Red river valley by mu.
tual consent" said r. T. Kingman
Of Hillsboro, who is in Grand Forks
laying plans for some features Of the
exhibit. "Since that time other sec.
tions have come forward with a chal.
lenge to the valley. but through the
be able to indicate the fact, quite clear.
~. that we still hold the lead III
wheat production"
Will Use Facts
Through the st. Paul land show the
Red river valley boosters. an organi.
cation launched for the specific pur-
pose Of maintaining an exhibit there,
expects to promulgate Information
concerning the productiyeness Of the
pect to place prominently before the
people Of the northwest and the people
of the central states. some facts which
will bear out the contention that the
valley sill holds its own.
Crop statistics. bank figures. educa-
tional figures and. in fact. all figures
available which will show what the
valley is capable of doing for its resi-
dents. will be taken advantage of
have been compiled through of.
I1ctal sources.
Astounding Figures
In the North Dakota counties in the
valley, comprising a total acreage OF
8~,842,314 being the counties of Rich.
land. Cass. Trail, Grand Forks. Walsh
and Pembina, the total yield Of spring
wheat vas about one-fourth OF the
spring wheat yield at the entire state
The yield was 24,SSa,025 bushels. with
the total state Yield estimated at 1oo..
600. 1000 bushels. OF durum wheat
there also was a good yield. 765.465
bushels being marketed. while 106.9S(
bushels of winter wheat raj market.
ed. That brings the total wheat yield
up to 26,761,630 bushels.
Other equally interesting crop sta.
tistics covering the valley counties has
been compiled showing the valley
yield Of corn to he 6,30l.675 bushels;
Of oast 1~6.876.537. bushels: Of barle.
7.s96.Sl0 bushels; Of potatoes. 3.132..
600 bushels: of flax ~1.0l7.691 bushels
Financial Showing Splendid
Then the league will present an.
other interesting and convincing state.
ments, this feature covering the bank
deposits for the valley counties. There
are a total of thirty-six national
banks and ninety-seven state banks ir
the valley with capital and surplus OF
over S., 1000, 900 and with actual de.
posits Of over $50. 900, 600. Thi,
makes an average deposit Of over $50
per capita.
School figures will be used for tho
purpose OF further showing the set
tied up condition Of the county. TIL
value Of school property is &2.+s2.'
1.01c: the number of teachers is S+.'
65s, and a total OF $~643.40S.O5 ha.
been paid out In teachers salaric.
during the past year.
The assessed value of real estate ii
the valley. this not including persona
property. is S~64.456.1Sl. This doe.
not include the school lands, which
are quite. extensive.
Another feature which will be point