Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-06
Sixteen Counties Of the Mis-
souri, Slope Join IN Sys.
tematic Campaign
More Settlers and Better
Methods Of Farming Oh.
jeCt Of League
Secretary SIOsson Explains
PIaO Of Big Booster q
Movement
BY J. q. slosson.

Like everything else in existence
this movement had to be started"
and there had to be a cause for start.
ing it. Briefly it is a combined effort
on the part Of sixteen counties lying
on the Missouri Slope of North d.
kota to give our portion Of the state
a systematic publicity such as it has
never had before; to take exhibits OF
our agricultural products where they
will attract attention to our district;
to prove through such displays that
we can accomplish what we claim;
to encourage through comparison OF
these exhibits products from various
counties that It pays to farm right;
that it Is practical to raise exhibit
material on the whole farm; to en-.
courage more community work" and
a closer relationship and cooperation
the part of the people of the Slope
and through all this to secure for
these sixteen counties more good set
tiers, those who have the means to
come here and be successful and who
will be well worth our effort to go
after and induce to cast their lot
among us.
Necessity for United Action.
1t is necessary that we do this;
other portions Of u state are get
ting together" and boosting for their
particular section just a. they did at
the St. Paul land show last fall and
we are thankful nov that the Slope
was represented there. : fact THIS
movement was started at the time OF
the State exposition at Bismarck last
fall, by those in charge of and others
interested in the various Slope coun-
ty exhibits and for the purpose OF
sending an exhibit Of the products of
the Missouri Slope to this land show
at st. Paul, at which time all the
states of the American northwest
were represented. The Red River VAL
ley, the Lakes Region, the Williston
district of our state were there with
products of their particular districts
and through the hurried organization
of the Missouri Slope Development
League our part of the state was not
"left OUT, ever though 1t was not an
easy matter to get the exhibit there
in the manner we had to.
Reached Thousands Of People.
However, we had an opportunity to
personally talk to about q hundred
thousand people; tell them Of our part
of the state, Of our natural advant-
ages, our great resources and the op-
portunities we offer the investor and
the home-maker; we also had an OPP
p~ortunity to correct many false i'm
pressions which people had concern.
ing US, and as to what the people OF
the Slope have actually done. We re.
allied that the exhibits w had were
not really fair samples Of the Slope
for q good average year, but at that
we were told by professors of the
Minnesota State Agricultural College
that our dairy products exhibit with
its accompanying corn displa y, dts
grasses and forage crops, as well as
our potatoes, were thoroughly appre-
ciated by them as the most represent
alive and most practical exhibits OF
their kind in the building; i'm fact our
Burbank potatoes were the only per
feet specimen Of Berbank in the EN-.
tire show.
Decided to Perpetuate Association.
After the land show those who had
made this start possible agreed that
it should be perpetuated If a practical
business like plan could be devised
whereby 1t could be fairly and surely
financed, If the results could be dis
tributed evenly and il the representa-
ton Of counties in the management
and control could be worked out just.
ly. They realized that such q move
was absolutely necessary; that we
can get collectively what we cannot
get singly; that last year Canada took
1874 people from u own state OF
North Dakota and 35O,3H from the
United States and foreign countries,
OF which 1914 were from the Unit
ed States alone. They knew that the
coast states and the states around Us
were getting together, and that II
we were to get what belong to the
Slope It was necessary 10 30
after 1t and do 1t quick, and as q re-
suit ideas have been collected from all
parts of the Slope; they represent
thinkers, practical workers
and leaders, me thoroughly versed in
the Sublime art Of boosting" in the
various counties and their ideas con.
are as follows:
Ideas Advanced.
First, the organization OF q live
County Development League In each
Of the sixteen counties Of the Slope
and at the present time fourteen
county leagues have been perfected
and are on a working basis: the two
.emaining have set dates for 0rganiza.
ion during the fore part Of July and
lave expressed their desire and In
ention to join in this great move
nent. Representation ds fairly given
" having each county development
eague elect from their number one J
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