The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-28
COMMUNICATION.


There will no exhibit from Ward
county at the Industrial! Exposition at
Bismarck, Sept. 2eth to Oct. 18th.
The county commissioners turned
down the request for 5000 90 neces-
sary to procure a booth and d:tray
other actual expenses. Commission
ers Hurd and Amundson favored the
expenditure but Commissioners Lok'
ensgard and Glein did not agree.
Therefore, the opportunity Of truly
wonderful display was passed up.
Every other county except Ward is
going to exhibit its best. Every 9th.
err county except Ward is e1,husias-
tic over the exposition and has guar.
anteed to do it's best to make good
showing. Other counties are donat.
ing from 81 900 up to make the ex
position huge success while all we
asked Ward for, was $500, for actual
expenses Every other county except
Ward figures that its benefits are like
chickens-they come home to roost.
I predict that poor old Ward will be
the laughing-stock Of the exposition,
Of holding up her head with
a dignity comm ensurate With her title
Of Imperial Ward. Her products are
imperial but the rest Of the state
will never know it. ~
Igrealize that some word of extern.
uation should be spoken for the dis
senting commissioners Commissions
ers Hurd and Amundson we're the only
ones who deemed it worth their while
to attend the Ward County Fair and
their attendance and Tconsequent al
miration Of the fine display is in IT.
self reason enough for their attitude.
1t is only reasonable to suppose that
If a county commissioner is not
enough interested to attend the fair
in the county whose funds he helps 20
dispose of and see the fine things
raised and exhibited by it's taxpayers
and voters, he naturally is not going
to be interested in helping those same
taxpayers have a chance at compel
ing with the taxpayers Of other coun-
ties. I suppose that dispensing the
funds paid in by the said taxpayers
calls for such conscientious effort on
the part of the said commissioners
that they would have to consult per-
sonally each man iu the county as 70
its advisability; and there was no
time for that as the exhibits were to
have gone to Bismarck this morning.
Personally I regret the action Of the
commissioners more than I can ex-
| press, for the opportunity 10 show up
Ward county's resources is unparal-
| leled. The best Of the Bismarck ex-
! hibits are to be taken to the st. Paul
Land Products Show in December, ana
another selection Of the very best at
St. dul 10 W ~ " AOA
an immense exposition later in the
| winter, at which there are displays
from all over the United States. Many
of the exhibits at the Ward county
fair would have gone to st. Paul.
| am sure, and | predict that they
would have found their way to Phila-
judged solely on their merits.
am confident that the $500 would
have been back again in the pockets
Of the farmers Of Ward county in the
increased demand for the Land which
could produce such results and then
the county would have been we'll and
favorab1y advertised in st. Paul and
the east.
On the second day Of the fair, ]
was asked by the fair management Ia
see II the farmers were willing TO let
their exhibits 60 to Bismarck, and
they were all anxious that they should
go. For the last two days, Mr.. ID. B.
McCutcheon and myself have put IN
the larger share OF the time out in
/ the country gathering up other things
that were not shown at the fair, Many