Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-09-28
EXPOSITION HAS FINE DISPLAY
est and no ray of hope or help peered
through those dark and. deep Innings.
II wish to sincerely thank the

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jobbers, merchants and manufactur-
ers of Fargo, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Duluth, Chicago and other cities for
their generous donations and espec-
tally the elevator and lumber men of
Minneapolis who were extremely lib
eral in their contributions. We also
owe debt of gratitude to the Du-
luth Board Of Trade for it's timely
aid and assistance.
''1 desire to congratulate the COM
mercial club of Bismarck for its
courage and forethought in securing
this exposition and it's willingness
to cooperate in every way to pro-
mote it's best interests.
81 cannot permit this opportunity
to pass without informing the public
of the constant and unfaltering as
sistance given by Warden Hellstrom.
But for him the task would have alb
solutely failed, for the financial bur-
den would have been too great to
have been borne. But the labor he
furnished and the many ways he
gave aid and promotion to this en-
terprise assured its success.
ut has been the custom since
early days to send North Dakota's
products abroad on each great oc-
casion. This habit began in the ter
ritofial days and has been kept up to
the present year. The state sent an
exhibit to the expositions held in
New Orleans, Chicago, Buffalo, st.
Louis, Portland and Omaha, and dur
ing the past six years I have taken
samples of the states products to
sixty-five different state and county
fairs. Such has been this habit that
many of our people were amazed
when it became public that we did
not contemplate taking an exhibit to
other states this year.
"a few months over twenty-one
years ago North Dakota had the man
tie of state hood placed upon her
shoulders. In 1890 her population
was about $4,000, today it is ap-
proximately 900, 900. In 1890 there
were 100000 acres of land in this
state under actual cultivation, last
year there were 100000 acres 7un-
der plow, an increase of almost 400
per cent. The production has grown
from 27,SOO,O0O in 1889 to over
175,0OO, 900 in 1910. In 1890 the
total railroad mileage in this state
was $500 while at the present time
it is 5,37O. The total assessed val
uation of property in 1890 was less
than 90,00O,O0O, but now it is 30o'-
100000.
"Such progress, such development,
such advancement, such accumula-
tion of wealth and opportunities for
wealth-wealth in the broadest sense
which opens up new avenues for en-
ployment, and excellent chances 1or
homes can be found in no other
state.
"North Dakota has become vast
in it's resources, enormous IN ner
production and tremendous in the
rapidity of her development. The
twenty-one years of our state Is most
unique and glorious history and as
time rolls on she will expand and IN
crease her agricultural wealth, min
eral resources, business opportun1-
ties and manufacturing industries.
81 know of no better or more nj
ting way Of celebrating her majority
her glorious past and brilliant tu-
ture than by holding an exposition
when all her products can be DIS
played and her people can gather un-
der the same roof and rejoice to-
eether over her marvellous growth.
"Governor, have the honor TO
present to the state of North Dakota
this building complete with Its pro-
ducts of the soil, the handtwork OF
the housewife and maiden, the skill
of the printer, the labor of the arti-
san. demonstrations of efforts In the
educational line and the great evi-
dences that progress, skill and knowl-
edge has brought forth in North Da-
kota during the past twenty-one
years, by the most progressive people
on earth, living in state which II
not the largest is the best in the un-
ion."
Gov. Rurke's Address
In accepting the exposition of pro-
ducts for the state, Gov. Burke said
in part:
II am sure the people OF the state
fully appreciate the generosity Of the
Northern Pacific Railway company
in donating THU building to the
state, the public spirit of the citizens
Of Bismarck who secured and main
tain It, and the tireless3 energy Of