The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-19
L. A. Nelson, BONANZA
farmer, TALKS ABOUT N|N0T
Mnot Entertains Distinguished Guest At The
"Get-toeether' Meetne-Vie~S from
an Outsider and others

told by some Of the hardships of the
early days, and how Ole So-and So
existed by picking up buffalo bones
and buffalo chips. Fact Of the mat
ter is, we have never had q Series
of bad years, but the trouble was
in the early days, the farmers. what
few there were did not know the
secret of conserving tho moisture
The statement 10 often made that
,Minot had been going ahead too fast
aaA tAat what ~ city needs II . resi-
20 the country can overtshe u. The
Major showed the absurdity Of that
statement in the undisputed fact thai
in 1900, the region comprising old
Wand county had 1850 population
while Minot had . population OF but
1928. The rede1pl census Il 1910
gives Old Ward county $500. = gain
Of 70 per cent. and Minot 600 or
there abouts. a gain Of only 500 per
cent. Fact 10, the country has devel-
oped even faster than Minot. While
our city has grown 10 be one Of the
foremost towns of the state, thee
ID still every reason why we should
continue to grow to keep pace with
tho country.
Speaking Of the present city admin
istration, the speaker said: II don't
damn the administration I have
seen some better and some not go
good. think the present admtnis-
tratlin 10 doing what 1t can to give
US a good town in which to live."
We are located on two transcoutln-
ental lines OF railroads, which are
bitter enemies. This 10 q good thine
for there will never be combina'
ton. All that is necessary to make
Minot continue to grow is for the
good citizens to make little bigger
noise. ~
He spoke of the fact that three new
county seats had been made In tha
territory comprising old Ward coun
ty. Minot will continue to grow just
the same, the people Of Northwestern
North Dakota will come here to d.
business Just the same.
The Sherman act will mean much
to the northwest because under It
it will be unnecessary to ship stun
to St. Paul and then back again.
Referring O the normal school, the
Major said that there was no reason
why it would not become q great in
stitution with 10000 people in th|
territory adjacent to it, q population
to draw from more than 10 per cent
greater than that of any other In
stitution. The new library is assur
ed. The 500 will build a magnifcen
new depot The $150,00O fedora
building is assured AMI Senator Nc
Cumber and others are working TO
an additional appropriation Of $1Cv.
900. The title to the site 10 not cleal
yet, but it will come about all right
We must preach the doctrine tina
M1not is not q "has-been" nor {
"wou.d-be," but that she is an User.
He urged the business man to stud!
up on scientific farming. Up to g
years ago, the farmers employed tn
same methods as we're employed II
the days Of the Savior. Then th|
machinery man and the business ma,
got busy and built moro up-to- dat
machinery and revolut1nized the buSl
ness Of farming, which has been I'm
proved by degrees ever since. Tn
Major thought it was a mistake TO
the business man not to take . grea
interest in scientific farming. Ofte
he can set some farmer to thinking
along the right lines, for it 10 ger
orally harder to learn q new lesso
learned wrong, than 1t 10 to learn
right in the flrst place.
| There 10 no disputing the fact tina
we live in . semi-artd region, tn
average rainfall being little NOR
than II inches. But with the ngh
system employed, to store up tn
moisture, We can grow better crop
with II inches than with 40. We ca
store up that moisture Just the sam
as one can by corking up . bottle
The Major believes that Minot ha
more golden opportunities than evel
TAX QUESTION DISCUSSED.
J. A. Roen discussed the tax que1
ton. He understands that there ha
been a bill introduced in the legi'
laturo which if II passes will max
taxes payable twice a year, and n