The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-30
SATURDAY, DEG. 30, 1917.
THE YEAR 1911.

This will be the last issue of The
Forum for the year 1911. 1t is q
pleasure to extend good wishes to Fo-
rum readers and patrons for the com.
ire twelve months. May you have
prosperity and happiness.
Little things are the ones which
make for happiness; little attentions,
not expected; pleasant greetings; the
contfdence Of friends. and an UNDER
standing OF surroundings to which one
may have almost been blind. Bear
these things In mind and you can
thereby give much happiness to 9TH
ers and in doing this you will make
Yourself the happier and more con-
tented.
There 10 much in daily life which
would tend to happiness were it sensed,
but In the mad rush through the daily
duties One does not realize these pleas
ant little things ana the result is much
Of the enjoyment is lost. Each morn
ilag commence with the determination
e see some OF the pleasant side Of life
IN the routine work, and you will soon
md that this old world is not so wick
Cd or as harsh to you as you believed
i TO have been in the past. A pleas
ant morning greeting from an unex-
pccted source many times helps to
cheer for the entire day.
The closing year has had its trials
as well as its pleasures for the res
dents of this state. Many sections
have been blessed with good crops, and
fair prices have prevailed. No state |
produced better corn than that grown |
IN North Dakota this year. Timothy
seed has made a new record, and those |
fortunate enough to have this crop
have received more per acre than they
weuld have sold the land for year
ago. Potatoes were fair yield ana
netted excellent prices. More atten-
ton is being given to not only rotation
but diversifying of the product. and
the cow. the hog and the chicken are
coming in for their proper place on the
farm.
In the business line. there has also
been an Improvement. The merchant
has not put in so large a stock; he has
been more careful in selecting the
goods; the result has been a better
trade by far for the money invested,
and not so large line Of credit out
standing to trouble him and his cred
itors as some other years.
The banks have become more con-
servative: they are more careful that
the money entrusted to them ia not
borrowed and used for speculative pur-
poses but most of them at the same
time. endeavor to supply all that may
be necessary for conservative business
needs. The condition Of the state as
whole has decidedly improved in the
past twelve months.
But what Of the year 1912? Every |
thing in North Dakota depends ON the
coalition Of the farmer. He is the
barometer. It is believed that the les
sons OF the past will be needed. There {
viii be better FARMING. greater diver
sity OF OF crop. more thorough prepa-
ration OF the seed. more careful selec- ,
lion of the seed and conservation OF {
he moisture. It
There IN q spirit OF cooperation
more pronounced than ever before,
along all lines--business and profess
'ional as well as northumberland this
. decidedly valuable. 1t means re-
suits for all who enter into these joint !
assistance plans. The outlook is de-
,idedly rosy.
North Dakota il all right, and the
nan who keeps digging here ana asails J
'irnseif Of the opportunities. Is bound /
9 secure the rewards he is laboring 4
or. Help to boost, assist to make 1
'thers happier, and you win -each your
'wn goal therefore greet 1912 With J
" and gladness. Ii