Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-23


At a we'll attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the Commercial club hel(
last evening resolutions were present
ed by Capt. l. P. Baker and adopted
by unanimous vote declaring tha1
the city of Bismarck is out for the
Industrial Exposition and Genera
Land Show that has been suggested
and outlined to the various CONNER
cial clubs Of the state by Secretary
Of Agriculture and Labor w. C. Gil
breath.
The meeting was called to order by
President George Welch, who out
lined in few words the object Of
the meeting. and he was followed by
the secretary of the club, A. B. WEIGH
who called attention to the magni.
tude of TIE proposed undertaking and
started in by saying that Bismarck
most able opponent, Fargo, was out
of the race by her own choice. for the
reason, as, he stated, that it would
injure her horse races and exhibi
tions held during the fair week in
that city. He called attention to the
advertising that would accrue to the
city from the holding of the show
here, as the railroads would help In
the advertising and taken all in all
would be the greatest advertising
campaign ever carried on in the state
He called attention in general way
to the advantages of Bismarck as the
place for holding the show and then
introduced w. C. Gilbreath, who went
into greater details regarding the
proposed show.
Mr.. Gilbraath said that at first he
had some hesitancy in addressing the
Bismarck Commercial club on the
subject, but since that time he had
had invitations to listen to delegations
from other clubs and thought he was
right in addressing the local club and
putting the matter up to them in the
right light.
He said that this was a year Of
boosting and called attention to the
boosters convention" held in Helena
Mont, this spring. and to the great
efforts that are being made to make
the big show at Minneapolis and 9th.
er eastern points a success. He said
that in the Helena m setting North Da.
kota vas practically passed up and
that a delegation was going to come
here and urge that We put in a big
show at Minneapolis.
He said that word of the proposed
land show had been seLt to II COM
mercial clubs and that he has re-
ceived many replies favoring the
move, and good many of the towns
wanted the show for themselves, but
there were one or two that did not
want it for various reasons. One
town said they were too small and
could not furnish the necessary floor
sons. But these towns that do not
desire the meeting are willing to CO.
operate with any city that might Sc
sure the exposition.
Fargo objected to the holding OF
such show as they feared it would
draw from the state fair. Mr.. Gil
breath stated that he wanted it clear.
ly understood that he was heartily
in favor of the state fair and that his
would use every endeavor
to make it success. He did state,
however, that the time of holding the
fair should be decided for such a
date as would make it possible for the
different counties to make agricultur.
al exhibits and not so early in the
season that there was nothing from
the farms yet in a condition for ex-
hibition.
In speaking of he objects Of the
industrial show, Mr. Gilbreath said
that one of the objects was the bring
ing together the products of the farm
from every county in the state. He
called attention to remark made by
Mr.. Scott of Fargo, president of the
State Fair association, to the elect
that while the state fair had always
offered good prizes for grain exhibits,
they had been unable to get competi-
tors in that line and he thought that
it proved there was something rad
ically wrong where the farmers would
not participate. The speaker called
attention to the fact that at the county
fairs held in the state last fall during
the month of September there were
some of the finest grain exhibits that
he had ever seen, and this demon
strated to him that If fair Is held
1t the proper season Of the year the
agricultural products will be there.
Mr.. Gilbreath gave at length rea-
IONS for the holding of such fair as
he has prop sed at some point in
he state. He stated that there would
,e about 81 different departments in
he show and that it would give
grand panoramic view of the products
If the state such as had never been
gathered before. He stated that there
would be an effort made to secure
cheap rates from eastern points and
hat it would be the greatest eye
opener for the people. of the east that
las ever been known.
Mr.. Gilbreath in his talk was en-
:irely impartial as to the location of
he show, never mentioning any town
n possible location and simply giving
IN outline of what he proposed and
lrging that such a show would be a
,rand good thing for the state to be
leld in the state and compel the
PEOPLE to come to the state.