The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-25
Northwest Products Spread
Food For Thought Among
Millions Of Eastern People.

hibh showing that Montana has water
power to the extent of over 100000
horse power. Booklets telling how the
power may be generated were on hand
in plenty SO that everyone who visited
the car might know all about what
Montana intends doing In tine near
future. Another feature of this Sec
ton Of the car was vegetables. Many
beautiful potatoes, turnips, cabbages,
celery and melons were shown. An
important feature Of the exhibit was
corn, for which Montana is becoming
famed. the oats and barley that took
the j. J. Hill prizes at the New York
Land show also were found among the
Montana exhibits.
The display of minerals was inter-
esting. Copper ore that is So per cent
copper and gold ore that runs $3.50 10
the were shown. The display of the
natural products of Montana was
rounded off with beautiful display of
fruits big red apples browning the ex-
hibit. j. A. Shoemaker of Helena,
Mont, was in charge of the exhibit
Going into the washington section Of
the car one found fruit Of
feature of the exhibit of that state.
Some of the most beautiful peaches,
apples, pears and plums to be found
anywhere IN the world were displayed
there. Vegetables came second in i'm
portance to fruit and the potatoes
shown surprised eastern farmers
Some Of the most perfect celery the
world produces also was on display.
The car was most artistically arrang-
ec TO show the many beautiful fruits
grown In the evergreen state and
. ives that were grown and bottled m
Washington held the interest Of every
one.
Exhibits from Idaho, Colorado, Ore
eon, Wyoming and California were
shown in the other three exhibit cars
of the governors special train.
Constant missionary work has been
done curing the year by three regular
ly equipped exhibit cars sent. out by
the Great Northern railway. It has
required 2,U00 boxes Of apples. which
sell at So a box to keep these cars
supplied. the stock bs.ng rAplenished
whenever inc apples became spotted.
The discal ded exhibition apples. ST.
though unfit for display purposes, are
perfectly good, as can be attested by
by thousands of poor people to whom
they are given. AS a rule they are
turned over to the associated charities
or organizations in the various cities
and distributed by them among the
needy.
Speaking OF the effect the Wild
spread campaign Of the northwestern
land products exhibits is expected TO
have on the movement of land seekers
through the twin city gateway in 1912
K. G. Leady, immigration agent for
the Great Northern railway yesterday
said: 1.-THE benefits from the exhibit
car campaign and the extensive adj
vertising that has been done in the
land shows this year ought to be far
reaching. This method of advertising
is of the greatest educational value. 1t
has proved to the people of the east
and middle west what the northwest
ern states can actually produce.
Thousands of people have been started
thinking about the wonderful possible
titles the northwest offers. They have
had removed from their minds a great
deal Of that stubborn prejudice and
unbelief which is so prevalent in the
east especially. BY showing the actual
products Of the soil we have got from
the old way of advertising. How
things raised in the northwest are
shown in confederation of the colored
pamphlets and high-sonnding talk Of
the booster which too often is
doubted"