The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-01
BOOSTERS
Of VALLEY
Organized at an Enthusiastic
Meeting at HiIlSbCro
.SARLES NAMED PRESIDENT
PURPOSE rs TO ADVERTISE RED
RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH
DAKOTA IN GENERAL IN THE
MIDDLE WESTERN STATES
SPIRITED MEETING.

There was quite a spirited meeting
Of the representatives of the agri-
cultural interests Of the Red river val
ley counties Of North Dakota at Hills
boro last night. The purpose Of the
meeting was for the establishment OF
a permanent movement toward the
continual advertising of the flicker
tell state and the Red river valley in
the middle western states. Former
Governor Sarles was chosen presi-
dent Of the new organization, which
at once insures confidence and an
suspicious beginning.
Representatives were present from
every county in the valley with the ex-
ception of Pembina. Those present
were Morton Page, H. Amerland and
M. G. Boecher, Cass county; j. d.
Bacon, Grand Forks county; e. z.
Sarles, r. d. Kingman, Trail county;
]. A. Gray, G. w. Foogman, Walsh
county, and A. Weis Of Richland coun-
ty. Pembina county signified its will
ingness to assist in any way in the
organization, though it was an inn
possibility to send q representative to
the meeting.
One OF the most important topics
considered at the meeting was the
matter of securing agricultural ex-
hibits for the state industrial expo
sition at Bismarck, the ST. Paul and
Chicago land shows. It is primarily
boosters organization and every
means possible will be resorted to to
give North Dakota all the publicity
he - To- tee
Dakota before the people OF the Unit
ed States, especially the Red river
valley will be them ain business of
the association.
The members Of the executive COM
mittee. which were appointed last
night, were instructed to endeavor
to secure an appropriation from the
several counties represented in the
organization, to aid In the matter Of
an exhibit. The handsome donation
that Burleigh county gave recently
in the sum OF $4,000 for the Burleigh
county exhibit az fn@S tate.expo
was set forth as an example OF what
could be done by the other counties
In the state and particularly in the
valley.
An advertising committee was ap-
pointed, with M. B. Batchelor Of Grand
Forks and R. ]. Hughs of Richland
county as the other members. r. ID.
Kingman, the other representative
from Trail county with ex-Gov-
ernor Sarles, was selected secretary
and treasurer Of the organization.
Messrs. Amerland and Boecher
made trip through Cass county re-
Gently and procured some very fine
samples Of blue stem wheat oats, al
falfa. clover and other grains and
grasses and have the promise of some
of the best corn and flax ever raised
in the state. These were exhibited
at the meeting last night.
For the present the main energies
OF the boosters will be devoted to the
collection of the exhibits for the Bis
marck, st. Paul and Chicago expo
sitions. and for the advertisement OF
the valley counties on the North Da-
kota side of the Red river. Secretary
Kingman will have charge OF the cor
respondence and all parties who are
interested in these exhibits are re-
quested to take the matter up with
him by correspondence.
After the three expositions are over
this year, the energies of the organi-
ration will be directed toward the per-
manent movement Of continually adj
vertising the Red river valley in the
middle western states.