The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22

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Bismarck Tribune: About the least
convincing of any political dope Delng
peddled about the state at the presenL
time is being sent out by a man who ~
q candidate for the nomination Tor
commissioners of agriculture end la
Dor against Hon. w. G. Gilbreath. Tnis
party has the unprecedented nerve 70
make the statement that b CONNER
cial clubs OF the state are not working
in harmony with the commissioner OF
agriculture nix that as a matter or
self protection 1t viii be necessary, for
them TO form a federation for their
interests. He even goes so far as to
criticize the methods employed in con-
Quoting the State Industrial exppsi-
tton stating how he would u 1t
hrst time anything but praise has been
heard about the conduct of the big
snow. The aspirant for h office now
held by Mr.. Gilbreath says he would
put the show on wheels-have it moved
from one place to another.
The record of Mr.. Gilhreath in the
department of agriculture and labor Is
set forth ooncisely In the following:
This department conducted the
North Dakota Industrial exposition
which attracted more attention and RS
qeiyed more newspaper notices and was
the direct cause of more publicity than
any event that ever occurred in the
history of the state and 1T is a safe
declaration to make that 1T was the
cause OF doing more financial good and
gave the state a more prominent stand
Ing in the nation than any half dozen
OF the most pronounced events that
were ever held within It's borders. The
to $25,000 in round numbers toward
which the state contributed originally
$4,000, but this later amount was SUBJ
sequently practically refunded.
This department arranged for and
financed the North Dakota part OF the
governors special train which made
g trip of nearly three weeks visiting
different eastern states and prominent
pared for this occasion and was liber-
ally distributed, This excursion en-
tailed an expense Of $4,000.
Then canne the st, Paul land show
where North Dakota was represented
/ by q state exhibit and distributed near
ly a ton OF iiteraturs.
The department made a number of
grain exhibits last year and furnished
a number OF collections which were
sent to other states to be used for
advertising purposes.
During the past hfteen months the
commissioner Of ~agriculture and labor
has expended about $4,000 for print
ed matter descriptive of the state,
grain contests, expositions, exhibits,
1 dIIGUuAlk IalIS. ClGf1CaA dSSlSLdnIp
stamps and stationery, and yet
the legislature only appropriated
$4,000 for the biennial period, OF
which 5000 of this amount still re-
mains on hand. How and when did the
commissioner get this money? He
worked and devised plans and success
fully carried them through n there's
fore earned the money squarely and
fairly. Can ony other deparement OF
state in this or any other state show
a similar record2
This department has employed a
system in advertising and al an evil
dence that this system has been eff
fectiye, 1T can point with pride to the
thousands of people that 1t has i'm
duced, through the methods 1t has
adopted, to come and locate in North
Dakota. Today 1t has a mailing list of
nearly 10000 names to which litera-
ture is send monthly and that this lit
erature is attested by the thousands of
letters received asking for maps, sta
t~istics, advice and particular Informs
ton.