Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-02
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Editor The Tribune:

Editor The Tribune:
My attention has been called to an
editorial in the Grand Forks Herald
of Sunday, and desire to make reply
thereto-not with any desire to get
into a newspaper controva rsy-b but
simply to make explanation. The
Herald article is as follows:
'sThe North Dakota Industrial Elk
position opened during the week. and
according to reports received from
Bismarck is proving very successful.
For some reason the Bismarck Trib-
une. the official organ of Commission
err Gilbreath, has sour taste in its
mouth and is endeavoring in its puny
way to attack the Red River valley
and other parts of the state that have
not done the 'hurrah boys" act with
reference to the exposition in a man.
ner to suit the Tribune. The edito-
rial below from the Tribune Of Fri
day is only one of the many covert
thrusts. insinuations and the like that
have appeared continuously on the
editorial page of that paper during
cne week. The Herald does not pro-
pose to point out the utter absurdity
of the Tribune's insinuations for the
Red River valley needs no defense,
neither is it with good grace to en-
ter into comparison involving Sec
tons Of the state that by nature are
different in certain soil qualities. The
editorial is published for the simple
purpose of showing The Herald read
ers the spirit which it is fair to as
sumo the attitude of Commissioner
Gilbreath toward this section of the
state"
am surprised that the staid old
Grand Forks Herald would 60 wrong
on a matter of so much importance to
the state as the Industrial Exposition.
The writer has had charge of the
publicity department Of the exposi-
ton since last July; We have endeav-
ored to keep the fact constantly be-
fore the people of the northwest that
this exposition is North Dakota
show pure and simple, and have
boosted constantly for the state as
a whole. All publicity dope" in con-
nection with the exposition has been
prepared with the view of advertising
North Dakota and her resources. If
the Herald would take sufficient in
terest in this exposition to send a
representative here as the other big
newspapers of the northwest have
done, the Herald would realize at
once that Mr.. Gilbreath is too busy
with his duties as general manager
CT the exposition to pay attention to
newspaper dope and that he has alb
solu:ely nothing to do with the Bis
narck Tribune which the Herald
chooses to dub Mr.. Gilbreath's "offi.
c!al mouthpiece."
The writer is responsible for the
publicity department of this exposi.
tion; but neither. Mr.. Gilbreath nor
any person connected with the expo
sition has anything to do with the
editorial columns of the Bismarck
Tribune. Personally, think the COM
ment of the Tribune was timely and
pertinent; for weeks We have read
in the Grand Forks Herald and other
valley papers accounts of enthusias-
tic meetings Of the "Valley Boost
ers," and everybody was lead to be.
lieve that a magnificent display of the
agricultural resources of the far.
famed Red River valley was being
carefully selected for elaborate dis
play at this exposition. To date the
valley counties have not put in an
appearance and in the words of Gov.
ernor Burke, this exposition reore'
scnts the resources of North Dakota
west of the Red River valley" West.
ern North Dakota has ever supported
the so-called Estate fair which wob
bles from year to year between Fargo
and Grand Forks, and 1t should shame
the Grand Forks Herald and every
o.her interest in the Red River valley
&c rote that a week of the first STATE
Industrial Exposition has passed
without any representation whatso
ever from the oldest and admit edly
the most advanced section of the
state. Instead Of attempting to ere
ate q sentiment that Is bound to ce
ment the western section of the state
against the Red River valley, the Her
aid would do we'll to assist the Bis.
marck Tribune in jabbing the valley
fellows into action. This failure Of
the Red River valley to take part in