Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-06-17
viii A Campbell at St. Paul
Is Distinguished Visitor 10
Bismarck Saturday
Commissioner Gilbreath
Closed Negotiations for
SPACE In 6eart Of Exhibit
Special Train Bearing St
Paul Boosters Passed
Through Capital City

North Dakota is the second OF the
northwestern states to choose us
space for the Northwestern Products
Exposition taat will be held at Min
neapolis November IL to %. Will A.
Campbell of St. Paul, secretary OF the
Northwestern Development League,
was a visitor in the capital city sat
urday and closed negotiations with
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
Dor w. c. Gbreath.
Best Exhibit Ever Sent East.
It is believed that Commissioner
Gilbreath will send to Minneapolis
tle best assortment Of grains, grass
es and other North Dakota products
that has ever gone out OF the state.
The second annual North Dakota In.
dustrial Exposition which will be
held in Bismarck October ! to IL will
bring together under one roof the
best specimens of the states prod
ucts, and when the Exposition is over
the prize winners will be grouped IN
to the state exhibit and Forwarded
to Minneapolis.
600 Square Feet Chosen.
Commissioner Gilbreat hhas select
Commissioner Gilbreath has select
of tie Minneapolis auditorium. This
amount of space was donated TO
North Dakota by the Minneapolis
Civic and Commerce Association,
which is making similar donations to
each Of the seven Northwestern
staes. Adjoining the North Dakota
exhibit will be the display OF the
great Missouri Slope, opposite which
is the 500 Lines exhibit. The 500
system vii devote one half Of Its
space to exploiting the resources OF
North Dakota and the other half to a
display of the products of Minnesota.
In close proximity to the North Da.
kota booth will be- the exhibits OF
the Red River Valley and the Lake
Region. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways will also
give considerable Of their space to
the products OF this commonwealth.
Hence North Dakota is sure to re-
ceive a splendid amount Of advertis-
ing at the great Minneapolis land
show.
100000 People Will See Exhibits.
It is expected that at least 100000
people will visit the Northwestern
Products Exposition at Minneapolis
this year. Secretary Campbell ex-
pressed himself as most optimistic
in regard to having the very best
show that has ever been held in this
section of the United States.
Purpose Of Land Show.
There are five reasons why the
Products Exposition
should be held:
a. To give Information about the
AMERICAN Northwest; to create
Of the possibilities, Oppor.
tunities and fascinations OF the
wonderland Of Amerl-
ca.
(2) To exploit in the most truth
full manner and authentic way the re-
and potentialities Of Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
and Alaska.
(3) To make known and foster
the vast importance Of the trade of
the Northwest states; to demon.
strate the marvellous progress of the
Northwest where now
only 100000 people live on 5,O0o,-
300 acres of the best land on which
The sun has ever shone.
az To show the man tired of city
life the independence and riches
which still await ---e willing worker
toward the sunset; to honestly point
he way where a home on he land
IAN be secured and convince men and1
what they can do by showing
hem what others are doing.
sc TO give all those who cannot
make an extended trip through the |
AMERICAN Northwest an Q, portun- |
ty to see how grand it is to live out |
n the "Zone Of Plenty" with its
'oundless space, glorious sunshine,
resh air, the cleanliness Of tie face
# Nature, the abence Of congestion
md many other things which wear
N life in great ,ity.
What The Exposition 10.
AS to what this big land show real
y is it might be stated that 1t is
O An exposition of the products
f the soil, forests, mines, lakes, riv-
RS and factories of the AMERICAN
northwest.
(2) The Northwestern Products
Exposition is a creation for display
ag the beauties, richness and wond-
rs of the greatest section on the
lap of the world. What the worlds
airs" and international expositions"
ave been to tie American CONT
ent, the Products Exposition" is to
ne AMERICAN Northwest.
(3) This exposition brings under
ne roof the best products exhibited
seven stae fairs and more than
twenty-five county fairs. It will hon.
stly represent $4,000 square miles