The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-11
IMPROVEMENT
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Primarily Agricultural State,
Yet Has Many Other
Lines, Exhibits Shows.

That North Dakota has made rapid
advancement in the past few years is
evidenced by the state exhibit at the
Northwestern Products exposition,
which opens in Minneapolis tomorrow
morning.
The following article, written by w.
c. Gilbreath, commissioner Of agri-
culture. will give an idea Of the state
exhibit:
That North Dakota is primarily an
agricultural state there can be no
doubt when 1t is known that 2S,000,-
900 acres of it's area is now under
pillow and that 1t increased its acre.
age of improved lands by 49,
O00,O0 acres in the last ten years.
more than double the increase of any
other state.
With these facts in mind an exhibit
from North Dakota Is expected to-
consist almost wholly Of agricultural
products, but we have a few other
lines which should be Of great interest
to those who are interested in the de-
velopment of Minneapolis trade ter
ritory.
In the North Dakota exhibit al the
land show will be seen some specimens
Of the pottery made from North Da-
kota clay. 1t Is not generally known
that the Flickertail state has clay
which will make pottery good enough
to market anywhere against imported
district.
Bricks From North Dakota.
Showing bricks made Of North Da-
kota clay at a. land show several years
ago under the same management as
the Minneapolis exposition, resulted in
North Dakota manufacturer fur
nislling the brick for nine government
buildings from small town postofices
to barracks. North Dakota. there
fore. will show some bricks at the
coming exposition as they r legiti-
mate products Of the soil. Some Of
the finest art-crafts pottery ever dis
played anywhere will be exhibited in
connection with exhibit. It took
prize after prize at the st. Louis ex-
position and will unquestionably bring
great credit to the state when placed
in the Minneapolis exposition.
When the products Of agriculture
furnish SO per cent Of the raw ma
terial for the factories Of the country
and North Dakota is an agricultural
state, but one other problem would
seem to stand in the a Of North Da-
kota being. at some time not far dis
tant. something of an industrial state.
! Aio PIOOlckIl Is - pTOs
duced. with the use Of fuel.
We expect to demonstrate in Minne-
apolis that the Ignite deposits of
North Dakota, amounting to $4,000
square miles, will solve the problem
of fuel.
In most places without timber. the
state of North Dakota was left by for
native periods. well supplied with
fuel-its timber being under ground.
Wonderful Fuel Exhibit.
An exhibit Of North Dakota products
is no complete without some samples
of this wonderful fuel. There are
seams Of 1t varying in thickness from
a few inches to one of forty-tive feet
on the Little Missouri river. near the
old Roosevelt ranch.
1t is difficult to demonstrate to the
public the efficiency OF this coal as a
steam producer. 1t contains more fix
ed carbon than the bituminous Goals
of Kansas. Missouri OF West Virginia,
the maximum of Flickertail Ignite be-
ing 50 per cent and the minimum
above 40. 1t contains more moisture,
but this only makes 1t burn the bet
ter. Half the industries in North Da-
kota are now dependent on Ignite for
their power. The great government
mite for the fuel. which operates its
great pumps; the Northern Pacific
has demonstrated by firing its engines
with this coal that. while 1t takes o
of 1t. 1t Is a still cheaper fuel than
Pennsylvania.
With Goa in such quantities that a
farmer using a steam pillow a literal
and the possibility of paying for a
farm with the first years crop of fax.
North Dakota will be able to compete
with other states at any exposition.
demonstrating that there are oppor-
tunities in this state though 1t does
not have many acres of free land left.
Flax q Prominent Feature.
Flax which would make Moscow in
Russia jealous for its fibre will always
he n prominent feature of any North
Dakota exhibit. 1t has paid for many
n farm in n year and in two years II
lifts the mortgage and builds a home.
Within a short distance Of the Duluth
market, where the crushers declare
there was never enough flax grown.
North Dakota is the original linseed
and linen state.
North Dakota since the plans were
first drawn for the Rec River valley
and Of course North Dakota is al
ways, prepared to show samples Of
what is considered the best milling
wheat in the world.
Many varieties Of wheat will he
shown his year. when 1t is as good or
better than ave
How North Dakotans have stretch
ed the corn belt a little at a time
until the past season proved that the
Flickertail state can always produce
enough corn for its own use. will be
graphically demonstrated.
Careful breeding and selection Of
seed has enabled the farms Of this
state to produce corn which will ma
ture during the short seasons and
sometimes cold soils Of North Dakota.
All these products of the state when
properly collected to make a represen-
tative and comprehensive exhibit. are
interesting to the. man or woman who
knows little Of North Dakota. 1t will
be demonstrated that dividends can
he easily paid on present valuations Of
North Dakota lands as Well as big
proflts.
So many of n mans friends say to
him: IF you will do this for me !
will nay you for your time And
usually he does II and doesn't get a
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