The evening times., 1911-08-17
ALL READY FOR
STATE LAND SHOW
Every County in State Will be
Represented-Attendance
Will Be Large

Bismarck, N. d., Aug. 17.-Prepara-
tions for the big state land show to
be held in Bismarck from September
26 to October Ii, are rapidly going
ahead and every day more interest is
being taken in the show. Not only
the citizens here in Bismarck but the
farmers Of the country are waking up
to the fact that this is the biggest op-
portunity the country and city have
ever had to advertise themselves.
The county commissioners are to
have charge OF the grain display and
they have engaged the survices of
Mr.. ]. A. Field, one of the old resi-
best to be had, to arrange and pre-
pare the grain exhibit. He and his
assistants will scour the country for
good samples and he tells us that
Burleigh county is going to have a
cinch on the first prize for the best
county exhibit. County Commission
er Fred Korn has a good plan for ad-
vertising the county at large. He in
tends getting writeups OF each town.
ship in the county with good views of
the many fine farm buildings in each
township and with views of the diff
ferent towns scattered around. This
will be published in the form of a
pamphlet several thousand of which
will be printed and every man, wo-
man and child coming to the exhibi-
tion will get one of them besides the
thousands which will be mailed out
over the country.
Mr.. l.. K. Thompson, chairman of
the Commercial club publicity COM
mittee, is also working on several ad-
vertising plans to get people to come
to the show. He will have big ad
for instance, in the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, which has circulation of
100000, mostly among farmers of the
central states, such as Indiana, Illi-
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.
Besides this he is preparing a circu-
lar to be sent to every land man in
those states to awaken them to the
opportunities of bringing their clients
here at the time of the show. His
committee have several other propo-
stt1ons under consideration.
Mr.. Thos. Cayou of the baseball
tournament planned to be held here
at that time states that there is con-
siderable interest manifested among
the teams of the state and he believes
splendid tournament can be arrang-
ed. There will also be different days"
at the show There will be "Trav-
cling mems day." Dickinson day."
a "Mandan day." "Minot day." a
Grand Forks, Fargo, Minneapolis, ST.
Paul ETC." In fact letters have been
received from st. Paul and Minneap-
oils and Duluth chambers of COM
merce stating each of those cities
will run special trains out here on at
least one day of the fair.
The amusement committee is get
ting busy and making plans for the
entertainment of the people when
they come here so there will be
something doing all the time and the
people who come here will not go
away with the impression that this
state and county have tremendous ag-
ricultural opportunities, but also with
the remembrance of splendid good
time, and every one of them will be
a booster for North Dakota, Burleigh
county and Bismarck.
These late rains are going to make
the county look fine and everyone
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Mr.. Hellstrom has a large force Of
men at work on the exhibition build
ing and it is rapidly assuming shape
and everyone in the city should take
few minutes time to go into the old
Northwest hotel and see for himself
what splendid building for the pur-
pose it is. There is room there for
wonder full display and every inch
of the room will be taken up.
Practically every county in the
state has already engaged space for
an exhibit of its resources and be-
sides this several land men have en-
gagged space and several wholesale
and manufacturing firms have engag-
ed rooms. Col Baker has donated
the use Of his land on the southeast
edge Of the city for the purpose of
demonstrating farm machinery, en-
gines, plows, etc. Everyone is TAX
ing hold in good shape and the show
will be big success.
HOLD BOOSTER BANQUET.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. 17.-The execu-
tive committees of the various sub
sidiary organizations Of the CONNER