The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-15
N. D. CROPS
SIGHT FOR
SORE EYES
Delegates on the Development
Train Tell Of Trip
Big Special Arrived in Fargo
This Afternoon
Were Veil Treated at BIG De-
ument Congress

The North tern Development con-
gress special. big train run from
st. Paul to ~ 'e to attend the
Northwestern b s 9pment congress,
pulled into Fargl 4. yht on schedule
time this morning, |. he return trip.
The train was here 5m 1925 to
1875.
one of the delegates in speaking Of
the trip said:
1T did us good when we got back
into North Dakota and saw the grow
ing crops after we had been treated
to hundreds of miles OF sights OF
mountains and lands that were not
fit for anything. The crops clear
through North Dakota were looking
magnificent. They couldn't look bet
ter, and as we rode along just thought
that If North Dakota people would
spend one-fourth of the energy and
common sense In cultiyating the soil
that other states which really do not
have first class soil do, there is no
telling what the result would be. We
felt good when we began to strike
the farming country Of North Da-
kota. 1t was a grand sight. 1t was
most inspiring and for one was glad
to get back in the state again. We
clear dCTO5S the 4SAstN6 eiA4u AAlesi
were the complimentary remarks that
were made. The expression was made
several times that the Almighty had
been nightly kind to North Dakota
and her people.
No Auto Ride.
It was the intention to have had
automobiles at the depot for the pur-
i pose of showing the distinguished visi-
| tors about the city, but the very bad
weather prevented this. The dele
gates were taken to the commercial
club at once.
There was no attempt at an eIab-
crate reception and a smoker and get
{ together session was held, and quite
a number Of the prominent members
of the club were present and gave the
visitors a. warm welcome, but there
were no speeches
The rain was falling in torrents when
the train pulled into jamestown this
morning and the two hours reception
and visit there had to be made in the
train, but it was enjoyable neYerthe-
less
Among the North Dakota people
who were on, the train when 1t reach
ed the borders Of the state were j.
M. Kelly and Mr.. Mann Of Devils
Lake, Mayor Murphy and Steve Coli
Inns OF Grand Forks, M. F. Hegge OF
E1dILoi dHd IADAA' 1Ss = SosAA AAS1 -
Hillsboro.
The North Dakotans had left the
train when it reached this city with
the exception OF former Governor
Sarles who came on to Fargo.
I'VE had splendid time" said he
to The Forum, II never saw so much
hospitality handed out as was shown
us out on the coast. When we land
ed in Portland. Ore, the rose festival
was on full blast, and we were met
at the station and handed tickets to
everything that was going on in town
and although the committee was very
busy with the festival they made II
pleasant for us. They could not have
shown us more attention had we been
the whole show for the two days we
were there.
Portland is grand place and
think every one of us enjoyed the
visit very much. We were three days
at Seattle, where the congress was
held and want to tell you that as
an educational affair 1t was the great
est thing for the farming interest
ever attended. It was vel worth the
trip and am sorry that no Fargo men
were present The state, however, was
we'll represented, but Fargo should
by all means have been along.
THE train left st. Paul two weeks
ago today and viii reach there this
evening We are naturally tired from
the trip, but 4 tell you it was worth
everything to ug.
70. M. Kelley Of Devils Lake had the
honor of being chosen vice president
of the congress from North Dakota
while / was made a member of the
executive committee for the next CON
gress.'
Among the prominent officials of tht
N p who were on the train were j
M. Hanaford, second vice president;
l.. j. Bricker, general emigration
agent; r. L. Moore, emigration agent
for North Dakota and Montana, and
Hanaford
The train pulled out about 1880 or
schedule time.