Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-19
Letter Powerful Testimonial
Of Enterprise Of Local
Business Men
Was Guest Of Commercial
Club While Visiting Bis.
marCk This Fall
Graciously ACknOWle dges
CourtesieS Extended him
at Capital City

1t is interesting to note that men OF
appreciation, broad view, excellent
Judgment and influence have been i'm.
pressed with the extenSlyeness, anu
the thoroughness Of the exposition
which closed last week. Probably no
man in the northwest Is more capable
or better equipped with knowledge on
conditions, experience III the country
and technical knowledge to, Judge the
conditions Of the state as represented
in the exposition, than Mr.. =. Z.
Wells, for many years a resident or
Jamestown, and at the present a resi-
dent Of Minneapolis. Mr.. Wells came
to jamestown In 1870, and at no time
has his interest in the progress OF
the state Jagged. He Is president OF
the Russell.Miller Milling Co, and OF
the Wells.Dickey Co., OF Jamestown.
besides being identified with various
other institutions Of Importance.
Indicates Appreciation.
During the first week of the exposi-
ton Mr.. Wells was a member Of Mr..
Pennigton's party on 500 Line day.
and was guest OF the commercial
tcinb While here. In appreciation Of
the reception extended by the COM
mercial club, together with the pleas.
ant surprise on his part at the speln-
did display Of products at the exposi-
tion, Mr.. Wells writes the following
letter to Mr.. +. l.. Conklin, president
of the commercial club, and which Is
reproduced herewith by the consent
of that gentlemen. The letter Is as
follows,
Minneapolis. Oct. 1O.-My
Dear Mr. Conklin: want to ex-
press to you---and through you
to the very live Chanilber---of
which Bismarck should be proud,
my appreciation of the generous
hospitality received at your hands
on the occasion of our recent Wis.
1t to your city. The attention
proffered by you, and by others
who joined with YOU, was persist.
ent, delicate, timely and such as
gave to us full hours and full
moments Of our entirely too brief
stay. l hope | may have been
able to render some slight return
by telling as have SO many n
times since, Of the splendors Of
your exhibit, for which certain
ly was unprepared.
mo man with red blood, human
enthusiasm and sympathy, having
gone to North Dakota In 1878.
could fail 10 have been impressed
and had his heart warmed by the
evidence of the prosperity Of the
state My enthusiasm has been en-.
hanced by the government report
in this mornings paper showing
North Dakota to have produced
more than one-half Of the spring
wheat of the country this year,
and an average yield, believe,
without a parallel. II Providence
will only withhold the rains and
SHOWS for period to enable you
to complete the rescue of all that
crop it will certainly have been
wonderful year fOr the state.
""NVill you kindly convey to our
mutual friends in Bismarck, whom
had the pleasure of meeting last
week, my grateful acknowledge
ment Sincerely, .
u " IL. p. WELLS.
Such letters are powerful testimo1l-
ials to the public for the enterprise OF
Bishlarck's business men, and to the
management of the exposition, and
tn the eynosition itself, as we'll as to
the wonderful resources Of the state.
of North Dakota. Eismarck's people
are appreciatiye Of such, and gladly
welcomes them as their guests