The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-09

ticipate with official exhibits at the
American Northwest Twin City Land
Products show: Washington. oregon,
Idaho. Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Minnesota, and Governor
Walter e. Clark of Alaska IL now hav-
ing an exhibit gathered by Falson JOS.
lin of Fairbanks. which will be an i'm
portant part of h show in the st.
Paul auditorium December IL to %.
UNIQUE in its organization. the land
how enterprise has no sentiment in
It whatever. 1t is purely an advertis-
ing proposition for the states inter-
ested. intended to reflect on its 10000
square feet of exhibit space, the pos
sibilities existing in the 1,O63,244
square miles of territory embraced in
the states Of the Northwestern De-
velopment league-'the best section
on the map Of the world for a home."
Other shows may have been held to
commemorate some important event,
been founded on sentiment or history,
but a land products show such as will
be given. in st. Paul December ~ to
90 commentaries NO event, victory
or discovery. It is hoped by its Of
ficers and directors that 1t will mark
in a formal way the opening Of a new
era Of pioneering in the northwestern
states.
The American Northwest. Twin
City Products show as the enterprise
is officially known. is given by the
northwest states for the benefit Of
these states alone. No others are ad.
mttted. and Canada is barred. 1t is
n of the means employed for ad.
verttsing the states which organized
the Northwestern Development league
n Helena last May when Governor
Norris called together several hundred
business. railroad n public men to
start a great cooperative campaign
to give publicity to the resources and
opportunities in the west, the only
ment Of the northwestern states.
Say Shows Bring Results.
According to immigration officials
Of western states n railroad officers
who have been trying every means
possible to hasten the settlement Of
our lands, the shows and exhibitions
Of products of the land are result.
Quiries and no doubt a certain per-
centage of those Who see such a show
make their permanent homes later in
the states participating. President l..
w. Hill Of he Great Northern rail.
road saye We get better results
from other form OF advertising"
About 20O.0 oo people are expected
to attend the st. Paul show. as there
are 600, 900 people in the twin cities
and 100000 live within $50 miles
Of the two cities.
Because an exhibit at the land
show will attract wide attention
Iowa. Illinois. Wisconsin. Michigan
and Minnesota, while a few will at
tend from states as far east as In
diana and Ohio, the governors of
northwestern states, commercial clubs
and land companies have been inter-
ested in h enterprise. Representa-
tiyes Of these states brought the prop
osition OF holding an annual show in
st. Paul or Minneapolis to the busi-
ness men Of the Minnesota cities and
they accepted 1t. Every one of the
states will have an official exhibit cov-
ering at least 500 square feet of floor
space in the municipal auditorium of
st: Paul. where the show is 90 be held.
Lewis Penwell Of Helena, a wealthy
land and live stock owner. is presi.
dent Of the development league and
also Of the land show. Will A. Camp.
bell. formerly Of the Omaha Com.
mercial club, Is permanent secretary
Of the league and general manager
Of the show.
Governors Of states to be represent.
ed have named men prominent in de-
velopment work to look after exhibits
and these will be installed with the
authority Of h state itself behind
them. For washington. Rufus r.
Wilson of Seattle; H. c. Sampson of
Spokane n DR.. Dennis w. King of
Wenatchee will collect and install the
exhibit.
G. c. Chapman. secretary of the
Oregon Development league. and
William Hanley Of Burns will be in
charge of the Oregon exhibit.
Idaho has an immigration commits
sioner. S. j. Rice of Boise. who is COL
lecting a fine exhibit. He will be as
sisted by former Governor J.. H. Brady,
Reilly Atkinson of Boise. William
Morgan of Moscow and Senator C. II.
Potts Of. Occur d'Alene.
Governor Norris has named l.. New.
man Of Great Falls. J. H. Hill. COM
missioner of agriculture. and Ralph
w. Reynolds OF Lewiston t. look after
h Montana exhibit.
Governor Robert E.. Wesley and
John Deets. the immigration commits
sioner. are looking after the South
Dakota exhibit, assisted by ofRcials
of the Mitchell Corn Palace associa.
ton.
In Minnesota Governor A. o. Eber.
hart has named a strong committee
headed by c. L. Kluckhohn. president
of the st. Paul Association of Com
merce: j. n. Beck. .ecretary of the