The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-16
Dairy Industry Getting Good
Boosts at the Mandan Meeting

slider the problems that are before us.
/ feel honored to have the privilege
Of appearing here as the representa-
tive of a great railroad corporation.
/ have appeared before the public of.
Mandan and Morton county in years
gone by when / represented another
great corporation-the great state of
North Dakota. l have also had the hon
or to represent still another great cor
poration-that OF the United States.
/ make no apology when / say that I
have never represented a corporation
with which l feel it more or greater
honor to be associated than / feel now
in my present humble capacity as rep
resentative of one Of the greatest or
ganized public service institutions in
the world-the railroads. I am going
to speak plainly-I do not believe in
lodging. In my judgment I have new
er represented q corporation that has
done or is doing more for the Develop
ment and upbuilding of what I may.
speak of as its domain, than the COR
poration | represent today.
Now, l have come here to bring a
message Of good will and cooperation
from the people whom / represent
the directors and o~fficials Of the North
ern Pacific railway. | have been ask
ed to present these trophies to those
whose service to the public entities
them to distinction and recognition
the service rendered by the successful
accomplishment OF producing out of
the earth one Of the n~ecessaries Of life,
and in presenting these trophies / am
but voicing the sentiment Of appreci-
alton that is felt by the officers OF our
company and by all good citizens.
The mano or woman who produces a.
better pound Of butter, grows a better
apple, makes a better ~shoestring,
shows the world how to get more en-
ergy from burning a ton Of coal, sub
dues a desert tract of land and makes.
it produce food for the people, is q
public ~benefactor. The recognition Of.
such service is but the recognition OF
deserved merit.
/ said | wished to consider the prob
lem that lis before us, Of learning how.
ditions that surround you here, the ar
ticles Of food that the markets both of
the east and the west demand and re-.
quire.
The food Of the nations must come
from the soil. DO we claim that the
soil IS good in Morton county? Then
let us prove it by our works.
Some years ago 1t was my privilege
TO conduct an investigation into the
character Of the soils in the great
realm OF North Dakota west Of the
Missouri river. I was then in the en-
ploy OF the state. 1t was 4 source Of.
much qualification to me to find that
the quality of the, soil on these broad
plains and slopes was SO high. At
that time only an occasional settler
had established his residene and begun
the cultivation of the soil. throughout
q vast domain where are now success
fnl farms. I talked with settlers who
insisted that they had come with the
idea of raising grain. i urged them to
follow natures suggestion and take adj
vantage OF the a~daptability OF the soils.
to growing Of grasses and forage crops.
The truth Of my contention that dairy
ing and stock raising would prove to
be the most successful and satisfac-
tory agricultural Industries in this
great region, ii seems to me, has al
ready been proved.
4 do not wish to talk unduly about
the corporation that I represent, and
I hope Won will understand that / do.
not wish. no would the people wilom j