The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-18
public affalrs the state treasury IS

ubli affairs the state treasury is
overlooking with money.
At the great dairy show held in st.
Paul last year, North Dakota took the
mammoth trophy cup, presented by
President Elliott of the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad Co., for the state pro-
ducing the most and best butter west
of the Mississippi river.
From statistics now quite generally
published in the east, North Dakota
products, per acre, have increased 100
per cent during the past ten years.
This, however, does not indicate that
the maximum of agricultural i'm
provement has yet been reached, in
asmuch as many countries in western
Europe are still fully so per cent
ahead of North Dakota in per acre
yields, and are still making steady
Improvement.
In Conclusion.
Whether his prophecy comes true
or not depends upon the conan of
his state. The possibilities are away
and beyond what are here foresha-
dowed.
! believe we are upon the threshold
OF a glorious future and that long be-
fore the year 1920, we shall here have
discovered that such supposed evils
as drought and hard winters are bless
ings in disguise; that the Creator
signally blessed this great northwest,
that it is indeed a favored land-a
land not only capable Of more than
doubling per acre its present prod
ucts, but has all the conditions of soil
and climate calculated to produce and
support the most viriIe and exemplary
citizens of this republic.
President Elliott's Address.
Pres. Howard Elliott Of the Northern
Pacific railroad was the closing
speaker of the evening, and with q
splendid effort On the subject OF The
Relation Between Railroads and Farm
ing he held the attention of the farm
ers and grain growers the greater part
OF the evening. President Elliott ar
rived in the city early yesterday
morning and was kept busy making
speeches the entire day, both at the
commercial club and Fargo college.
aside from attending the various ex-
hibits in the city.
He was greeted with tremendous ap-
plause last evening when he arose TO
speak. He handled his subject In n
most capable and interesting manner,
and said in part:
Mr.. Elliott said in part: If the pop
ulation grows at it's present rate. we
shall have In the United States by 1850
2o0,0O0,o00 people, and the demand for
the farm products required for their
subsistence will have doubled. Com
petent authorities estimate that to
meet this demand it win be necessary
to increase the product OF each acre
of land 1 per cent a year, or one
tenth for each succeeding ten years
The land heritage of the people of the
continental United States Is about
1900, 900, 600 acres, Of which 1000, O00,-
900 acres, or a little less, is now con-
sidered untiliable. The United states
department Of agriculture estimAtes
the total arabic land Of the country at
950,000,000 acres, of which s7sy72s,00o
acres have already been taken up and
are in farms. There remain 7S:1Tl,O00
acres Of arabic area not Ia farms, and
while 1t must be conceded that the area
classed as untiIlable, future scientists
will ind ear Of utilizing some por-
tion. It wiz probably be no great
part. What remains to be utilized for
farm purposes, plus that which May
later be brought under cultivation, il
small compared with the probable pep
plation in 1850 and the proportion Of
the arabic area now eccupied by farms.
1t is fortunate for the future OF
North Dakota and the adjoining states
Of South Dakota and Minnesota, that
their areas Of unoccupied land, and
consequent opportunities for the ser
tier, are 30 large. OF North Daketa;a
total land ares. 1876 per cent liz ID
farms. OF South Dakota's area. the
land in farms amounts to sz.2 per cent.
and in Minnesota but 3S per cent 81
the land area Is Ia farms. The best
authorities for North Dakota estimate
that there still remain about 10000,
! 600 acres that @aA be prontably put