Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-10
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Ted The yScldc Northwest and tho
Great L9kcs With a band OF steel and
opcratcd MAGNIFICENT ocean liners to
tne Orient ,long before the days OF
the Great Northern, Canadian Pacific
ana other later day lines. Mr.. Hanna.
ford was associated with the North.
ern Pacific when II put Its shoulder
to the wheel and opened its purse to
belp place the capitol OF the great
territory OF Dakota in Our thrifty lit.
tlo city; its officials were here when
tde corner stone Of our capitol wat
ylsid. Mr.. HAnnaford was general
traffic manager when its company
helped secure the military post and
the Indian school and every other ad.
vantage for our city and state. He
aud the great corporation he still
represents may justly claim consid.
Grafton as the greatest Of c%onserva.
FtjOniSts because they have by cheap
transportation rates developed the
Butte copper, gold and silver mines
that have produced upwards of five
million tons Of orc In one year and
have furnished the great quantities OF
copper that have made electric light.
Ing and telephoning cheap aud poss!.
bic throughout the civilized world,
within the reach OF all. Without the
great revenue OF the Butte district 50
sorely needed during the period OF
development, it is doubtful IL we
should have in our day experienced
the advantages of the three great
tTans-continental lines that now ira
verse our state. Mr.. Hannaford made
traffic arrangements that brought the
Burlington road to Billings and there.
by developed the great, central dis
,trict Of Montana. He was general
traffic manager In the days OF Marcus
De Mores aud Theodore Roosevelt in
our state. during the semifrontier
period. 1t was under Mr.. Hanna.
fOrd's reign as traffic manager that
the business Of the Missouri river
boats and river traffic of Montana.
and the many Indian agencies and
military post were rested from Pierre,
Yankton aud Sioux City, and located
and routed via Bismarck because OF
the favorable rates of freight made by
Mr.. Hannaford, and the ""Old Pioneer
Line" before the days of civil serv.
ice and the interstate commerce COM.
mission. It was In those days that
Minneapolis hel da big exposition, and
Bismarck under the management OF
Alexander Mckenzie was right there
with the goods and carried off the
agricultural prizes, the same as We
did in New Orleans at the Cotton ex.
position q few years later, land we
should be .%ungrateful II we overlooked
the fact that our state and city are
under lasting obligations to this great
company, II we failed to give proper
credit for the splendid exposition
which was placed at the disposal OF
our state, without expense and in
which are placed upon exhibition EVIL
,dences OF our resources, which dem.
onstrate that at no distant period o.
time our state will prove the great
prairie state In the universe, and
with its magnificent coal supply we
shall keep the balance Of the North
west warm" Tor all time to come.
The September government crop re-
porter In stating the average c0ndi.
ton of all crops Of all the states Of
the union places North Dakota at 1856
per cent, which was higher than any
other state in the Union and JUST.
fies our prediction 1T q period of the
greatest prosperity in the near fu.
ture, for the Northern Pacific railway
and the country traversed by 1t, and
Bismarck extends q hearty welcome to
Mr.. Hannaford and his associate of.
ficars of the Northern Pacific and ap.
~preciates the opportunity Of renewing
old acquaintance, and extending con.
gratulations upon the growth of the
Northern Pacific. Railway company,
which has become. the most valuable
and greatest trans-cOntinental railroad
on earth under the guidance of Mr..
Hannaford as traffic manager. To
the gentlemen who arc. here from the
various counties in the state and who
have charge OF. tho exhibits. We wish
to express our thanks for your untir.
ing efforts to make the exposition a
success and We hope to continueiC co.
operating until we make the exposi.,
ton one of the greatest agricultural
shows in the northwest: Remember
that Bismarck is at home to You all.
not only at the time of the exposition
but during the whole year. Our latch.
string Ia always on the outside and
it Is thrce.quarters OF a mile long.
s.. The Parade.
The feature Of the day was the pa
.rade which started promptly at 2 o.
clock from East Thayer street pass
ing west to Second, thence south to
Broadway, thence east to Seventh,
thence south u Main, thence west to
Mandan avenue, whert it d%isbanded.
There we're the Fourteenth Infant
ry band, and battalion, followed by
gaily decked automobiles, floats and
other features and with the Bismarck
band about int middle Of the line.
z " = Outside Visitors.
The special train from the Stanton
branch brought several hundred Wis.
itors from the eup.rlver country, and
the special from Mandan brought sew!
eral hundred more. The country west
Of the river isswell represented. The
Mercer county people have q fine ex.
h.bit and are here with their ribbons
and 'bosters-in fact they are all
boosters. ~