Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-27
"Trip Designed to Bring East
and West into Clear ''
Relationship
North Dakota will Receive
Splendid Advertising
from Junket
(speelal to the Trlhune)

Especial to the Trlhune)
ST. PAUL, November. 27.-An elev-
en- car train known as the Western
Governors Special, will depart from
st. Paul this evening for 20.day trip
to 21 cities OF the East and Middle
West. Never before in the history Of
this country has such an enterprise
as this been inaugurdted.
The western governors are going
down East for the purpose Of bringing
East and West into loser contact.
The people of the East through their
representative business organiza-
tions, have made "get acquainted ex.
cursions to the Western states and
now the people of the West are send
ing their governors and most promi'
nent business men to return the COM
pliment.
The West is one of the best mar
kets for manufactured goods which
the East has and the "latronize
home industry" spirit Of the West has
BEEN me of the considerations which
has urged the Western Development
orsanization to send this excursion to
points at which the West can buy
it's goods since it Is felt that the op-
ening OF the Panama canal is apt to
make European manufacturers close
competitors Of all American indus
tries. - '~' - ''.'
Elaborate arrangements have been
made In all cities to be visited by tine
Western Governors Special to enter
tain the distinguished men making up
the train party. In practically every
instance the train will be met upon
entering any state by the governor OF
that state and other prominent 2eo-
pie. They will accompany the tram
to the border line and turn 1t over to
= 1ovef1i0r 0f the next state:" In
all cities visited the leading CONNER
:ial organizations have taken full
charge Of arrangements anu there
will be a series of luncheons and ban
ouets. and much speech making when
the Western Governors will be con
stantly called upon to state the op
iects Of the trip.
The exhibit cars, to be part OF one
spedal train, will be fairly 1nstruc'
tive of the resources OF the MINES
forest and field of the West. Tnese
cars will be parked convenient to the
center of population of the cities 10
ho visited and representatives OF the
state will explain the exhibits and
offer information and literature re-
.ord;ne the Northwest portion OF the
United states. This will bring au'
thantic information. backed up by
comprehensive exhibits, OF possloill-
ties Of the American Northwest VIDE.
" and forcibly to the attention OF
the East and Middle West.
western governors and other state
representatives are enthusiastic over
the trim. The personnel OF the party
including governors and omclals Oh
the Western Governors Special IS as
follows: ~,
John F. Shaforth, governor OF Cor
orado and Lieutenant Governor tltz-
gerald: o. Eberhart, governor OF MIN.
nesota: Edwin L. Norris, governor o!
Montana; John Burke, governor Oh
North Dakota; Robert S. Vessey, gov
ernor of South Dakota; Oswald West,
governor of Oregon: Joseph M. Carey
governor of Wyoming; Calvin b:
Brown, representing California ana
the Panama-Pacific International Ex-
position; ames H. Brady, former 60
vernon of Idaho and president OF the
Governors Special; Lewis Penwell'
nresident of the Northwest Land FRO:
ducts Show an. vice president and
treasurer of the special; Reilly Atkin'
son Secretary of the Boise CONNER
cial club and manager OF the speclai,
and Lloyd w. Mcdowell, of Portland,
publicity manager.
More than 1000 miles will be COW
cred by the special from the time 1t
leaves St. Paul the evening OF NO
vember ~, until the return December
1s. The cities the train will visit re-
present a +.:+al population greatly IN
excess of 12,0oO.O0O people. Return
ing to St. Paul the governors will be
the guests of the management OF the
Northwest Land Products show,
where the Western states will be re-
presented by splendid exhibits.
Several days previous to the depar-
ture of the special the governors
reached St. Paul and were met by a
committee of prominent business men
representatives of the commercial Or
sanizations of the city. This evening
there will occur one of the greatest
hanouets in the history of the West
when the governors are the guests
Of St. Paul business and professional
men.
Governor Eterhart, of Minnesota,
received Governors Burke and Vessey
Of North and Scuti, Dakota ard 10
vernon Haw'ev OF idaao on November
e1th- The same evening Governor
shssorth ard Leutenan governor
F4t1rerald Of Colorado, reached st.