Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-21
SECOND Annual INDUSTRIAL
/. EXPOSITION To BE SUCCESS

vile and ether entertainments, while
the 1911 theater could be devoted ex-
clusively to lectures, farmers meet.
ings, and kindred gatherings.
Entertainment for Visitors
The proposition in regard to enter
tainment for &ae thousands of visitors
who will pass through the gates of
the Exposition Building will be con.
sidered by the officials at later date.
There will be vaudeville performances
This year Commissioner Gilbreath is
endeavoring to secure attractions only
Of the very best. He believes tnat
high grade acts are better and more
satisfactory, and is striving to have
this feature the very highest class.
Conventions During Exposition
In addition to The theatrical portion
OF the entertainment program there
will be many gatherings held during
the big fair that will be of special
interest to all. The farmers insti-
tutes will be held and several conven-
tons are being planned. The Inter-
national Harvester company will send
its special lc, turer to the exposition
for a week, when the handsome mo-
ton pictures entitled Romance of
the Reaper will be shown, accom-
panied by a address. These reels of
pictures are extraordinarily interest
ing, depicting as they do agriculture
in every land. The work of securing
excellent entertainment is we'll in hand
and everyone who visits the second
annual Industrial exposition will find
plenty OF amusement in store for him.
Will Commence on Time
Amusement is secondary, however,
to the real purpose of the exposition.
That is to bring the best products Of
North Dakota together under one
roof where they may be seen by
thousands of people from all sections
of the country who are anxious to
make their home in the land of OPP
portundty. The county exhibits will
be better than ever this year. They
must and win be installed before the
opening day. There will be no wait
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position. Every exhibit will be ar.
ranged and in place, and from the be-
ginning to- the end there will be
twelve days of splendid advertisement
for North Dakota and its wonderful
resources.
Special Days
Commissioner Gilbreath has not as
yet arranged for special days for the
exposition, saving to announce that
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
day will be observed, as we'll as 500
Lin day, Travelling Men'sday, and
several others. It is hoped that the
candidates for the presidential cleo
ton on both The republican and demo-
cratic tickets may be induced to speak
at Bismarck during the exposition.
There is no politics in this idea. It
is merely to give each presidential
aspirant an opportunity to be heard,
and will bring many more thousands
to the Exposition City. An effort
was made in 1911 to secure President
Taft for an address, but the invita-
ton was received by him too late.
This year the officials of the big fair
intend to complete their program as
early as possible.
Success 10 Assured
Although six months must elapse
prior to the time the gates of the
second annual Industrial Exposition
will be thrown open to the public, the
work of arrangement is progressing
even more rapidly taan has bee1 an
ticipated. From all indications the
1912 Industrial Exposition will be an
unqualified success, and hundreds of
new settler will be induced to make
their homes on the prairies Of North
Dakota. They will come not because
of the glittering promises held forth,
but because they have seen for them
selves the actual results that can be
secured from these prairie farms, and
have learned that opportunities galore
await them here.