Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-23
CAPTAIN Baker Resolves.

Captain Baker Resolves.
The president of the club then
called upon Capt. l. P. Baker to state
his views on the matter, and after
asking Mr.. Gilbreath few questions
on matters upon which he was not
quite clear, stated that he thought it
was the best plan he had ever heard
of and that he was heartily in favor
of Bismarck going after the meeting,
and in order to get the matter before
the club in the proper manner he In
troduced a resolution endorsing the
plan and suggesting that Bismarck
use her best efforts to obtain the
meeting for the capital city.
Captain Baker recalled that the
state Of North Dakota had been going
to other states for the past % years
and had always come home with BAN
ners and prizes, and thought it was
about time the state took pattern
after those we had been visiting and
make an exhibit of our own in our
own state.
He ended by suggesting that we
should have permanent building and
should make bid for the show. He
also stated that it might be a good
idea for Bismarck to make an effort
to be made a branch of the national
department Of agriculture and sug'
gested Mr.. Gilbreath as the proper
man to be placed in charge OF that
department if it was ever organized.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Baker
was unanimously adopted.
The President Talks.
George WEIGH, president OF the
club, spoke in favor OF the idea, and
called attention to the fact that Bis
marck could furnish all the necessary
floor space for the show and that
with the state and Mr.. Gilbreath back
of the proposition it would be sure
to make the biggest hit that any
show in the northwest has ever had.
1t will not be a one horse show but
a magnificent exhibition Of the states
resources gathered for the purpose
of showing the visitors from other
states what the soil and the people
of the state can produce.
Others Helping.
Secretary A. B. Welch stated that
he had some correspondence he
would like to read and produced a
long telegram from the Hackney Land
and Credit company, in which they
stated that it was their opinion thai
Bismarck was the logical point for
such a show and that they would
lend all the aid in their power in get
ting the show for the capital city. c.
N. Boynton also sent telegram along
the same line. The Minot CONNER
cial club wrote stating that they
thought the plan a good one and that
the show should be held in the west
ern part of the state, and Of course
thought Minot was the best point and
the letter gave their reasons.
Stanley Of Steele.
Mr.. Stanley OF Steele was present,
and when called upon for talk he
stated that he did not think it would
be the proper thing for a member
of the youngest commercial club In
the state to give advice to one OF the
oldest, but he was heartily in favor
of the scheme and thought that Bis
marck would prove to be the best
place for the holding of the show. He
stated that Kidder county would be
here with an exhibition and they
would do what else they could to
make the affair a success.
Dr.. Quain.
DR.. Quain stated that he had been
favorably impressed with all that had
been said and thought that We had
spent about enough money on other
states and that it was time we were
bringing the people here instead of
taking the exhibits to the people. He
warned the club that it would take a
lot of hustling, a never ending toll,
plenty of energy and an amount of
cash to carry it through and sug-
gested immediate action OF some
kind If the affair was to be carried
to a successful conclusion.
Represe NATIVE Roberts.
Representative Roberts of Billings
county was present and was asked
to express his views, which he did in
stating that he thought that it was
one of the best propositions he had
ever heard and he also thought that
Bismarck was the logical point for
the place as it would bring people
across half the state and they would
thus get a glance of the different
parts of the state.
w. e. Runey Favorable.
One of the most enthusiastic speak
ers at the meeting was w. E. Runey
of this city, who stated that while
he was new resident in the city and
a new member of the Commercial
club, he was willing to 60 down in
his pocket and contribute of his en-
ergy for the bringing of the show to
Bismarck, and he thought it would |
be one of the best advertisements
possible
Sioux County Man There.
Mr.. Warner of the new county of
Sioux was called upon and expressed
himself as heartily in favor of the
idea and thought Bismarck was the
best point in the state for a show
Of that kind. He called attention to
the fact that heretofore people had
gone to the eastern fairs and seen
some Of the products Of the soil Of
the state and had then to come way !