Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-24
BOOST FOR BURLEiGH COUNTY

A committee OF business men ap
peared before the board of county
commissioners Thursday afternoon
and asked that the county appropriate
the sum of $5,OOOOo for advertising
l;urleigh county at the time of the
Land and Industrial show in Bismarck
from September 26 to October Is, and
that to this end the county commits.
sioners levy tax Of one-fourth of one
mill on the property within the county
including Of course, Bismarck. this
levy being proper one under the stat
utes of the state.
The commissioners present all stat
ed that they would make the levy but
first wanted petitions signed by the
leading business and professional men
OF the city as we'll as by the farmers
and land owners throughout the coun,
~. In accordance with this plan a
number of petitions have been drawn
up and forwarded to all the banks and
great many of the merchants
throughout the county with the re-
quest that they ask their customers
to sign the petition.
1t seems that the Industrial EXpo-
sition to be held here this fall is a
state affair; it is not a mere Bismarck
show. Commissioner Gilbreath will
spend probably $4,000 or $4,000 on
the above He has received for the
prizes already donations equivalent TO
$1,000 or $4,000 from outside people
and expects to double that amount
before he is through. The citizens
of Bismarck have gone down into their
pockets for $1,000 and will have to
dig up considerable more than this to
meet Incidental expenses which vii,
arise. The state is advertising eX.
tensively: The Northern Pacific and
500 railroads are boosting for the
show and will give reduced rates to
bring people here and a very cOnScrva-
tive estimate is made that 5000 PEG
pie will be in Bismarck during the
20 days Of the show
With these things in mind the coun,
ty commissioners believed that it
WAS only fair that the county should
advertise its resources to these peo-
pie. That advertising matter should
be prepared and splendid grain eN.
hlblt arranged and that other things
should be done to attract the buyers
and settlers here. Every perscsl
who comes to this show will come be.
cause he is interested in North Da-
kcta and this will be the best oppor-
tunity the county has ever had to
advertise its resources and it is a
chance which should not be allowed
to slip by.
1t is stated that about five-sixths
OF the land in this county is owned
by outside people. spectators who de-
rive all the benefit of adverti Using the
coSlty, and yet who do not contribute
a cent towards advertising or boost
ing for those who live here This levy
will be on their property as we'll as
on that of the county residents and
in fact the greater part of the money
raised will be paid by these outsiders
and they cannot be reached in any
other way and they will pay for a
part of our advertising instead of the
residents doing it all. And further
more, this levy of one-fourth mill will
raise the taxes on each quarter sec
ton only about Csc. and by far the
greater portion of the Is cents will
come from outside land owners.
If the people of Burleigh county
want the county properly advertised;
if they want their land raised; if they
want to secure buyers and if they
want new settlers in the county they
should each one make it point tc
sign one of the petitions which are
in the hands of the bankers and mer
chants throughout the county. This
land show is the best and greatest
opportunity we have ever had to ad