The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-09-26
M|N0T LAND firm HAS DONE.
SOME EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING
HOW THE BRUSH. H.M'WILLIAMS co.
GOT IN TOUCH WITH THOUs.
ANDS OF ILLINOIS FARMERS
BOOST FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

The Brush McWilliams Co., one of
our most prominent real estate firms,
has struck just the right keynote of
advertising North Dakota's resources.
This enterprising concern displayed
a notable North Dakota exhibit in
large tent at the Mercer county fair,
held last week at Aledo, Ill. Thousands
Visited the tent listened to the various
| addresses on North Dakota's resources
Ivy Ex-Gov. J. M. Devine, and inspected
some of the best farming products that
| the sun ever shown upon.
Aledo is located in one Of those ia
NOUS garden spots Of Illinois, where
land has scared in price to such an ex-
'ent that it would require many years
! IF hard work for young man to be-
I.'nt rossesSOr Of just a fair sized
arm. Illinois land no longer offers an
iidI eInent to the investor and it was
" III >ew Of directing the attention
Ci The young man in moderate c:-.u.n-
ST.. lces, and the man Win money 10 in
vest, to North Dakota, where oppor-
| tunities are numerous, that the Brush
! McWilliams co. inaugurated their pub
| licity campaign.
! Halvor Halvorson and G. w. McWif-
liams, members Of the ,Minot company,
the popular and well-known Bob" Will
lets and his partner, Fred Thornhill,
| together with Gov. Devine OF Minot,
were in charge of the exhibition tent.
Farmers came to the fair by scores
from every direction and the first day
5000 people were in attendance. The
second day the attendance was $1,000.
The exhibits at the fair were fine, the
Aledo farmers possessing especially
fine horses. The people are prosperous
and take great pride in their own coun-
try. The majority we're people who
not only have good farms, but good
! bank accounts.
| Gov Devne, upon his return Tuesday
said to an Independent represen tative:
Il learned by talking with those people
that most Of the investors had been
drawn to South Dakota, by the more
direct railroad transportation.
The Brush McWilliams agricultural
display, while not extensive, was ex-
cellent in every respect. Oats in the
straw was shown is an actual example
of bundle thrown off by a binder as
was also that of a sheaf of wheat. The
| exhibit as a whole was composed of
oats, wheat, flax, barley, alfalfa, clover
winter rye, buckwheat, native wild
grasses, timothy, with a good display
of vegetables. There was also an ex-
cellent collection of farm pictures on
14x2O cards, showing the standing
crops, as we'll as many Of our farm
homes, Ignite coal, briquettes and this
years corn, both on the stalk and in
| the ear. The corn exhibit attracted
great interest and attention. The ex-
hibit was shown in a large tent which
| was continually thrOnged. A platform
had heen erected on which one Of the
best Illinois bands Of eighteen pieces
played during the day. Five thousand
people came in to see the exhibit. Hun
dreds were greatly interested many
seeking safe investments for money in
land. Many Of them, especially the
younger men, looking for just such
| opportunities as the Mouse River Loop
offers The company gave away thous-
ands OF beautiful souvenir pamphlets
giving views, and many interesting
facts concerning this section of the
state
Governor Devine spoke four times
each day to large crowds, and at no
time did he repeat an address. He
| talked on briquettes; our schools and
school laws; comparative value Of
| farms; what Illinois was when 40 years
| {: state and what North Dakota is af-
ter &c years; land; good land, the safest
| investment of our times; the sugges-
ton Of the present. sell land in the
east and buy in the west