Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-25
Writes His Home Paper About
ProduciIveneSS Of North
Dakota
Thinks The Quality Of Brick
Manufactured Here Is
Marvellous

those who visited II WAS w. ). NlSlld'u0
O of Fairmount, MINI, who visited
here with Robert Orr, who formerly
lived at Paramount, and who took cSpec-
ial pains to sec that his visitor overlook
cd nothing OF interest while he was here,
Mr.. Richardson was 50 iavorably i'm.
pressed with the produc,ivcness OF
North Dakota as exhibited at the big
show that he wro.c the following inter-
csting article to his home paper the
Paramount Sentinel;
Editor Sentinel:
On my recent trip to North Dakota
had the pleasure Of a short visit with
our former fellow townsman, Mr.. RoD-
crt Orr.
The Bismarck Exposition and land
show being in session, Mr.. Orr took
me through to show me the wonders
that his adopted state could show.
The exposition building is a splendid
three story building we'll adapted for
the purpose Of the exposition.
| was not only pleased, but surpris-
cd to see tie splendid specimens OF
the crops that North Dakota has pro-
duced this year. ] think | have never
seen better specimens OF all kolnds
Of small grains under one roof. Most
every county had an exhibit and each
one We'd with the others in producing
the best display.
As / happen TO have a little Of this
same dirt up In Mercer county. was
especially gratilled at the splendid
showings made.
Mercer and Oliver counties, of the
Zig Eend' country, made splendid
showings,
Clay Our Tile Plant Needs.
Three things especially attracted
my attention. | saw some of the fin
est specimens OF fire brick | ever look
ed at. These are made at Dickinson
where there is an immense plant for
their manufacture. These bricks l
was told are shipped all over the coun.
try to distant states.
The clay Is the finest variety | have
seen. Pieces of It dried look more
like some kind Of rock than clay. In
q trip via auto through Mercer aud
Oliver counties l saw what appeared
70 this same kind of material jut-
ting out from the sides of hills. l
took 1t to be rock but was told 1t was
clay.
from this same clay the finest pot.
terry is made. ! never saw a finer or
larger display OF these goods than
was on exhibition here. They were
all shapes and sizes, and very Orna-
mental. At present the clay has to
be shipped east for manufacture, but
there Is q movement on foot TO man.
ufacture this product at Dickinson.
When this plan materializes Dickinson
will push to the front as u manufac.
turing point.
A Substitute for Coal.
Another thing of great interest to
me was the exhibition of the briqucttes
manufactured from the Ignite coal
found most everywhere in that coun.
try. These briqucttcs were being
burned in the open fire CRATES in the
building. They burn beautifully, with
out smoke Or smudge, and leave very
little ash behind.
These are made at a little town
called Hebron in Morton county.
where there Is an extensive coal mine
in operation. There will be put in at
this point q very large plant for the
purpose of manufacturing these bri.
quettes on a large commercial scale.
It has taken much study and inyesti-
CATION to perfect the process of their
manufacture, but they thing they at
last have discovered the right pro-
cess. Similar %briquettes have been
& a,SoI W EnyYnnnr For vonrc
I must not close without speaking
of Bismarck. This is a fine little city
of about even thousand. 1t is well
laid out, on the highlands overlooking
the Missouri valley, which at this
point Is several miles wide. There
are paved streets and cluster lights
and fine hotels and business blocks,
and q street railway line running
nearly q mile out to the capitol. which
stands on a slight rise Of ground.
Many Wholesale Houses.
Among the important businesses OF
the city is the wholesale grocery with
which Mr.. Orr is connected. The COM
pany of which he is a member has
recently built n OF the finest blocks
for that kind Of business l have seen.
There are several stories, and it is
absolutely fire proof, being build OF
brick and cement work entirely. The
building Is equipped with all of the
latest devices for receiving, handling
and shipping out of goods. They car.
ry an immense stock, which fills the
building from cellar to garnet.
Since Mr.. Orr went there, about
eight or ten years ago, t1e business
has greatly increased. And now with
the railroads pushing out into west
ern North Dakota and Montana. IN ev.
cry direction, It is safe to say that
the Wholesale business Of all kinds
and Bismarck is already quite O. whole
sale center-Will2 increase very fast.
In closing ! would like also to men.
ton the Wholesale candy business Of
which Merton Orr, son of the above
mentioned gentleman, is n Of the
hrm. a MI. Copeland, whose father
used to be- ii the confectionery trade
il Minneapolis, and Merton are In the
business together, They nave 2 hne
factory Of three storiss, al equipped
with the most uptodats machinery.
cute i large force-mostly girls-are
EMPLOYED, The young me- have only