The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-06
WORK
ON ELABORATE
SCALE
Several District Leagues in
North Dakota Will Do
Great Work

Probably in no state included in
that territory described by those mag
ic words-The Great American North
west-has the sentiment exploited by
the Northwestern Development leag-
que taken such a firm hold as in
North Dakota. The approaching land
products show to be put on by that
organization in St. Paul has been the
direct means of bringing about the
organization in the Flickertail state OF
no less than five distinct development
sentative of ~thirty-five out of the for
ty odd counties in the entire state.
Each Of these organizations Is en-
gagged at the present time in forrnu-
lating the final details for placing. ell
aborate displays at the st. Paul show.
They have reserved exhibition space,
and the officials have in most in
stances already completed their plans
to the point where they are confident
in declaring that nothing will be ov-
erlooked to make their various dis
plays creditable in every respect.
The several leagues which have or
the st. Paul show is over. however.
as they will continue as a factor in
the states development. and hence in
the geenral development of the en-
tire northwest. Two or three Of the
leagues will maintain exhibits at both
the Chicago land show and the New
York land show, while they. also are
reaching out in other directions to
bring about better conditions for their
respective sections.
County Clubs, Too.
Inside Of the district organizations
there arc being organized Il number
nf o0V1nt0, rl,yho onH fhooo will yynfE
together in bringing about anything
will be for the general good Of
the state. The county organizations
are made up of commercial clubs.
farmers clubs and similar bodies.
while the district organizations. when
the entire plan of organization has
been completed. will be made up of
several OF the county clubs.
The several district leagues that
have been organized in the state and
the counties they follow:
Crane Forks. Walsh.
Trail. Cass and Richland.
Lake Region Development Associa-
tion-Ramsey. Benson. Nelson. Town
er. Rolette. Cavalier and Steele. =.
Mouse River Loop Development
League--Bottineau, McHenry. Pierce
and Ward.
Missouri Slope Development Lea
gue-Rurleigh. Adams. Billings. Bow
man. Dunn. Emmons. Hettinger. Kid
der. Logan. Mclean. Mercer. Morton.
Oliver. Stark and Mcintosh.
Central Development League
Barnes. Eddy. Foster and Wells.
In the ~thirty-five counties which
are banded together in the several
leagues there is a total acreage Of e.
007,411 acres, Of which amount only
10.7S2.o7o acres are under cultivation.
The latest figures available on the
acreage under cultivation show that
less than One-half of the vast terri
tory il producing. In the western seq
lions much of the land is being used
for grazing purposes. and is therefore
productive in tina sense of tho work.
Rcd River Valley.
1t was in the Red river valley that
the movement for the district organ
izations had its inception. At a meet
ing held In Grand Forks representa-
tives of the several counties bordering
the Red river were present, and they
launched the club. f.. Y. Sarles Of
Hillsboro is president Of the organ
ization. while r. r. kingman Of the
same city is secretary. NJ C. Bach
ellcr is in active charge of the rlub's
exhibit which will he made at ST.
Paul.
The six counties in the valley or.
ganization have "A total acreage Of
.5.041.S33. Of which acreage ~'3.3l7,S34
acres are cultivated. Ry counties, the
acreage follows: