The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-10
NORTH DAKOTA IS
. A Conner, SAYS
. CAMPBELL
Northwestern Development
League Man, Boosting
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Show, Here Today
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ELATED AT ACTION
OF c WORKERS
Believes Flickertail State Has
Right Idea-Success Is
Assured
ELATED AT ACTION
OF LOCAL WORKERS

things.
That is the view of. Will A. Camp
bell. secretary Of the Northwestern
Development league and manager of
the Northwestern land show, who Is
spending the day in Grand Forks.
Hero is what MI. Campbell bases
his opinion on:
North Dakota will come into the
exposition hall at Ct. Paul next De-
OF $4,000 feet Of display space.
North Dakota will have four dis
tinctive exhibits In the exposition.
North Dakota has the second largest
amount Of display space contracted
for by any Of the seven states and the
territory Of Alaska.
North Dakota has more exhibit
space than Minnesota, being second
only to Montana, which has 800 feet
more.
Last Il tho Best.
Secretary Campbell has been on a
tour weeks tour and was as far west
route and returning by the Great
Northern. He arrived shortly before
noon from Devils Lake and has been
spending the afternoon comforting
with Secretary Bachelor Of the Red
River Valley Boosters. and with the
Commercial club officers. Tonight he
goes to ST. Paul.
The manner in which North Da-
kota has taken hold OF this PROPOSE
Campbell this afternoon. Your peo-
pie seem to realize the value of pub
hcity. and l feel sure that we will be
able to make the big land show in st,
Paul a medium of publicity that will
ne decidedly valuable and in which
they will receive value for money! ex-
pended.
THE Northwestern Development
league has a fund Of $4,000 to be
used in putting on this show, and we
intend putting on a good one. That
money will be used for advertising
work, and we anticipate that there
will be fully 125.000 people at the
show during the period from Decem.
Der II to %. the time for the event
Or that number we expect that al
least IL to Is per cent will be farm.
tracted to this section and its posi-.
btlities by reason of the exhibit OF
products which they will find,
Other Benefits Accrue.
North Dakota will be boosted no
only by its " exhibits. but also by
the Great Northern : 500 railroads
Both OF these lines have provided 70,
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phasize, of course. the territory
through which their lines pass. and
That fact means that North Dakota
will be one of the favored states.
All along the line the states are
enthusiastic over the movement and
we ave every aso to believe thai
the big show will be a complete sue.
cess" e"s
How Space is Divided.
In NOr DakOfQ the Pad ps,>,
Valley Boosters league has u 301
rect OF floor space; the Lake Region,
association has. $50 feet; the Missonr
Slope association, newly organized. has
200 feet, and the general state disnjay
will have 500 feet. There is q nnssi'
bility that the valley space will he IN.
creased, or that some of the othe,
sectional displays will be made larger
Permanent Display Next,
At the conclusion of the big show q
permanent products display will be or.
tablished in st. Paul, and each Of the
states OF districts represented in the
general show will be represented n
that display, with no charge to them
Quarters 75x90 feet have been oh.
tanned for that display, and It will, hf
maintained the year around.
Is a Good Booster. -.
MI. Campbell, himself, is a decided.
" good booster and is gaining no lit.
tie distinction for the very successor
manner In which he has been layine
me plans for the coming show.
Last night while in Devils Lake Mr.
Campbell held a conference with r
y. sarles. president of the valley or.