The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-16
PRODUCTS OF
FARGO SURPRISE
Continued From Page one

I want to thank everyone who is taxi
ing a hand in the affair."
Secretary Slime said, with much JUS
tifable pride, that a number Of show
visitors this morning suggested a per-
manent exhibit Of Fargo made wares,
so enthusiastic were they over the first
demonstration of the kind ever made
in the city or state. :
An amusing incident at the products
exposition this morning was the --'~it
of a pair of "hoaters'' and hungry
"1oators" at that, They came in and
warmel themselves at the great heat
ers installed especially for the show
by the Rinsmann Co., and then
walked over to the booth of the John
son Ice Cream Co., where n x
planned their visit:
"You see, it's like this, boz said the
garrulous one, addressing the DEM
onstrator on duty. 1--WE just arrived
in Fargo this morning. Believe me,
we had a long wallS from Frisco and
we really would like to sample some
ot your famous products. If you don't
mind, we'll have a little"
Here the demonstrator handed out
a couple Of bottles of half and half
and the men went on their way about
the building, apparently rejoicing, and,
no doubt, praising the output Of Far
go's big ice cream plant. And there
were other hungry ioaters at the show
today, too. While most of them said
they had recently left Frisco, a few
laid great stress on the fact that
they had walked all the way from old
Chi.
The booths of the home products
show are ~accoutred in holiday style,
every one Of them. They are appoint
ed to stand up under the Iorgnette
stare of thousands. They are plenary
in every detail. These show stalls
contain innumerable surprises. They
suggest the Importance of a mighty
little manufacturing center. They
hint at a future greatness that is not
chimerical and evince a wondrous de-
velopment since the founding OF a
prairie town in 1872.
There are things in The booths at
the nome products show that will make
the visitor ask, lis that so?" and lots
of other foolish questions. That a
camel hide should be shown in the
stall of the Fargo tannery is almost
unbelievable, but is nevertheless a
truth. A huge camel skin is exhibited
by this concern. The camel was not
captured in North Dakota, but was
brought here by a circus some years
ago. While in the then small village
the beast took sick with the "tummy
ache" and while under a veterinary,s
care in the circus was jumped onto
by a big elephant and killed. The
owner of the Fargo tannery then Sc
cured the hide which is this week be-
ing shown at the old Everhart candy
factory, on Roberts street.
In the booth of Joseph & Hoenck
another relic of pioneer days in North
Dakota is an attraction. Here is
shown a cowhide robe decorated on
the inside with the work of an Indian
squaw. The furriers purchased the
robe from an old Indian who swore
that he got it from old Chief, Kick-in-
the-Face many "a ago. Surround
ing this relic of primitive days viii be
noticed the modern work of the fur
rier in an assortment OF up-to-the-
minute fur garments. This exhibit
alone is valued at over $1,000.
A COW made OF Fargo butter is
tickling the kids at the johnson Ice
Cream Co.'S booth, and a horse play
horse-decorated with a fine harness.
stands in front of the Bristol & Sweet
Harness Co.'s booth in such realistic
manner that the visitor steps aside. in
variably, lest he get a kick that viii
put him out OF business for the re-
mainder Of the show.
Music. gobs OF 1t, so nicely selected
in arrangement that the lover OF the
| classical as well as the devotee Of the
| ragtin1e ball variety will 70 ava
whistling and delighted that he came
is being played and sung at the ex-
hibit Of the Stone Piano Co. where
are also shown handsome pianos. VIC
trolas and q sign or two that reminds
the spectator that we publish music,
Most likely the products show WISH
tor heard OF a farm built en-
tirely of peanuts when he entered The
exhibition hall. Before he leaves, how
ever, ne has seen, marked and learned
for IN the display OF the George Pirie
CO. is a real little peanut ranch. the
buildings, stock and people OF which
are made of peanuts--the kind thai
someday will be grown In North Da-
kota.
IN all there are more than half j
hundred exhibits In the products show
All Of them are winners.