Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
SATURDAY, SEPT. -, 1912.
80
q SECOND ANNUAL NORTH o. +
. koTA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSE. t.
= TON, BISMARCK, ocToBER =
= TO 13, 1912. +
STATE SHOW SURE SOLUTION.

over the bumper crop. which even
now is being carted to the elevators,
they must not be too cognizant Of the
present. Wise are the men who seek
to penetrate the mystic veil that
screens the future years. and who de-
vote a portion of their time and 4.
ergy to laying a foundation, substan-
tial and permanent, upon which pos
terity may build its hopes.
That North Dakota has a brilliant
future can not be g~ainsaid. No other
n Of the sisterhood Of states has
inherited so great natural riches as
has this Land of Opportunities. While
in a year like this, We a enjoy many
of the pleasures OF life in addition to
purchasing the necessities, we must
not be forgetful OF our ehildren's
children. They can enjoy III only In.
proportion to the permanent prosper
ity Of the commonwealth. The future
prosperity and prominence Of North
Dakota depends entirely upon its in
creased population.
North Dakota needs settlers. 1t
needs more diversified farming. There
are too many large fields lying uncul-
tivated, and infested with weeds. The
hundreds Of thousands of acres whose
virgin soil still awaits the awakening
caress of the ploughshare tell a story
to the %passer-by whose underlying
theme is a tragic one. The vast treas.
ure that is hidden in the fertile loan
could be converted into wealth. were
there only someone willing to bring
about the Transformation.
North Dakota's second annual In.
dustrial Exposition is designed pri-
marily to bring more settlers into this
state. 1t thus bears an important re-
lationship to the future prosperity of
the commonwealth, in that it offers a
solution of the great problem now
confronting us-the inducement of i'm.
migration. Commissioner Gilbreath,
whose master mind first comprehend.
ed the possibilities of such an Exposi.
ton, has, by virtue OF his experience
in exploiting the states resources
through many Of the eastern states, q
true understanding of what the nam.
moth land show may accomplish, if
1t is accorded the state wide support
to which 1t Is entitled. He is leaving
absolutely nothing undone that would
add to its success.
The Industrial Exposition is not a
Bismarck institution, neither is it de.
signed for the benefit of the Missouri
Slope. It's scope extends from the Red
River valley to the Montana line, from
the Canadian border to South Dakota.
Many counties will be represented by
exhibits of the very best specimens
Of the harvest of 1912. They will thus
be able to show to the thousands Of
eastern visitors who will be in atten.
dance at the Exposition what their
county offers prospective settlers.
The counties that do not exhibit at
the Industrial Exposition have no one
to censure but themselves II the wave
OF immigration started by the land
show rolls past their doors. Opportun.
ity has knocked, and if they will rot
hearken to the call, theirs, and theirs
alone, must be the blame. At the
present time we are informed by Com.
Gilbreath that many more
counties have contracted for exhibit
space than were represented in 1911,
while stin other counties are en-.
to collect exhibits.
The Industrfal Exposition will reach
many prospective settlers. The re-
duced rates which have been granted
BY the railways will augment attend
from other states. The publicity
that North Dakota will receive from