Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-20
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4 SECOND ANNUAL NORTH d. .
%kOTA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSE .
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GILeREATH'S RECORD.

GILBREATH'S RECORD.
About the least convincing of any
political dope being peddled about the
state at the present time is being sent
out by man who is a candidate for
the nomination for commissioner OF
agriculture and la Dor against Hon. w
G. Gilbreath. This party has the un
precedented nerve to make the state
ment that the commercial clubs of the
state are not working in harmony
with the commissioner of agriculture
and that as a matter of self pr0tec.
ton it will be necessary for them to
form federation for their interests.
He even goes SO far as to criticize
the methods employed in conducting
the State Industrial Exposition stat.
ing how he would run it should he be
nominated. This Is the first time any
thing but praise has been heard about
the conduct Of the big show. The as.
pirant for the Office now held by Mr..
Gilbreath says he would put the show
on wheels-have it moved from one
place to another.
The record Of Mr.. Gilbreath In the
department Of agriculture and labor
Is set forth concisely in the follow.
ing:
This department conducted the
North Dakota Industrial Exposition
which attracted more attention and
received more newspaper notices and
was the direct cause of more public
1ty than any event that ever occurred
in the history of the state and it is a
safe declaration to make that it was
tue cause of doing more financial good
and gave the state more prominent
standing in the Nation than any half
dozen Of the most pronounced events
that were ever held within its bor-
ders. The financing of this exposition
amounted to $25, 200 in round numbers
toward which the state contributed
originally $1,000, but this later
amount was subsequently practically
refunded.
This department arranged for and
financed the North Dakota part of the
Governors Special Train" which
made trip of nearly three weeks WIS.,
iting different eastern states and pro-
minent cities. Literature was espe-
cially prepared for this occasion and
was literally distributed. This ex-
cursion entailed an expense of $4,000.
Then came the st. Paul land show
where North Dakota was represented
by state exhibit and distributed
nearly ton of literature.
The department made a number Of
grain exhibits last year and furnished
number of collections which were
sent to other states to be used for ad.
vertising purposes
During the past fifteen months the
commissioner Of agriculture and la
Dor has expended about thirty thous
and dollars for printed matter descrip
tive Of the stae, grain contests, expo
sition, exhibits, attending fairs, cler
ical assistance stamps and stationery
- and yet the legislature only appropri
ated fifteen thousand dollars for the
biennial period of five thousand dol
lars of this amount still remains OF
hand. Flow and when did the com
missioner get this money? He work
ed and devised plans and successful
ly carried them through and there
fore earned the money squarely ant
fairly. Can any other department o
state in this or any other state show
q similar record?
This department has employed 1
system in advertising and as an evi
dence that this system has been eff
fective, it can point with pride to thu
thousands of people that it has in