The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-02
WILL START A SERVICE
NORTH DAKOTA DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION TO BOOST FOR
THE STATE OF N. OAK.

| 0A0A6 W N, LAM
Grand Forks, n. D., June 1.-North
Dakota possesses a splendid opportunity
to further its interests abroad through
the recently organized Northwest De.
velopment League at the big meeting
held in Helena, Mont, which is made
up of North and South Dakota, Mime
sofa, Montana, Washington and Oregon
That is the opinion Of the president. F..
J. Lander, of the Grand Forks CONNER
cial club, one of the participants in the
Twin City 40 Helena excursion and he
predicts that the Flickertail state will
find its way to greater things. by reason
of becoming affiliated with this great
movement.
''North Dakota has everything to
gain and nothing to lose in associating
itself with this league We have all
seen the wonderful strides that have
been made by the Canadian government
in bringing new settlers into the north
west. and we have also seen the success
accomplished by the states of south
western United States in the promulga-
ton of their great advertising cam
paien. Theer is Just as great an OPP
portunity 70 rthe American Northwest
to reap like benefits, as this Northwest
ern Development league provides the
means through which the work can be
DONE
"The Importance of this movement is
probably not thoroughly realized by ev
eryone,'' said Mr.. Lander in discussing
!, the situation. "Puhlicitv work, We
, know, brings results, and there is no
good reason why North Dakota cannot
! become associated in the general north
western development movement with
r big benefits to itself. COOPERATION is
. necessary, and we hope TO see every
commercial club in North Dakota as
ISOLATED in this movement
= Enthusiasm of Grand Forks business
q men in the plan of action can best he
). Judged through the fact that they have
/ already bee unsuccessful in establishing
the North Dakota Development League
Press Bureau, and through the opera.
y lions of this bureau, the state will re
el ceive great deal of favorable public
j ity. The plan fcampaign outlined j:
|. au extensive one, calling for continuous
e labor along the line Of putting Mort!
it Dakota to the front. f. A. Bronson i
the chairman of the press bureau or
ganization. and associated with him i,
Davies, j. F. Bacon, NJ c. Bachelor,
J. Danskin. w. H. Brown. j. Arthu
Williams and P. j. Holmberg.
One of the first steps taken by thi
bureau has been the establishment Of
a North Dakota news service. The pun
=. pose Of this service is to provide til
10 newspapers of North Dakota with
al weekly service of state development
news. This letter swill treat on variou
subjects that are Of articularly vita
Is interest to the people Of the state, an
~ it is, in fac, merely continuation o
the plan that was employed with sue
great success in the city Of Gran
Forks recently.
II This plan embodies the principle Q
commencing the work Of education a
home first, and by the publication of
series of articles in the Grand Fork
newspapers feeling Of public prid
and of general optimism was injecte
u that has been extremely beneficial
y This same plan, it is believed, can b
worked out with pust as much succe;
in the state at large, and while tn
) North Dakota development league new
) bureau officials realize full well the 10,
atty of North Dakota newspaper men
) the matter of boosting their state, the
) believe, at the same ime, hat if it ca
} be placed in the possession of shor
> crisp articles from week to week, tn:
! they will be willing to give them spae
> and thus generate the general ides
y that are sought to be placed more gel
! orally before the people of the stat
: that they ray become even bitter o
y quainted with their own possibilities
y assisting in the general work of sta
u advancement
= The foreign news service of the bu
y eau is one that will be particularly il
y teresting. Each week news stories
Il North Dakota will be sent to ]ars
u list of the metropolitan newspapers
y the central east and eastern states al
4 to eastern Canada. These stories wi
carry news of North Dakota and the
will be SO prepared with view to or
x ating interest in the state. It's warrior
* resources will be dealt with from tin
Il to time, and the matter will be so pr
4 pared that North Dakota cannot but
& placed in the right kind o flight befo
the people of the east.
The service to the country press al
to the large agricultural periodicals
& the middle and central states will al
5 be given, this with a view Of direct
s reaching the farmers who may be i
s. terested in coming to North Dakota.
Farmersi 81,