The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-09

it should be west of the Missouri riv-
er. Schools mean much to a town or
city. Schools build the general public
up to higher standards n ideals.
| The normal school near MOorhead is
g. great thing. AS a general rule a
| good town is due largely to it's
| schools. 1t would be a big thing for
this part of the state for Dickinson to
get the new normal school. There is
one thing more about educational
features of North Dakota. If we could
eliminate the Indian population, we
would rank first III the way of educa-
ton, practically all Of our population
being able to read and write. We need
more teachers for our schools. We
have been able to maintain a splendid
school system in North Dakota be-
cause of the lands set aside for the
maintenance of it's schools. However,
these lands were not apportioned
equally among the schools. Two nor
NAL schools have $4,000 acres of land
to their credit and about 1000 stu
dents; the asylum for the blind has
10000 acres and probably not over
twenty-five or thirty students; the
deaf and dumb school also has 10000
acres of land and probably about 100
students. We should petition congress
for more land to support our new IN
stitutions. This is where the
cial club should work in. They should
get busy n see what can be done.
in the way Of getting additional land
set aside by the government for educa-'
tional purposes.
Business Agent for North Dakota.
When 1 addressed the legislature l
suggested that q business agent was
needed for. this state. We need a man
to go out and get new ideas and good
ones and introduce them among us. We
should have someone to get eastern
capital and men interested in u great
resources. We should have a repre-
sentative &of our stateat to get new set
tiers as soon as they land in this coun-
try to come to North Dakota. The
time is coming when we should be
represented across the water and get
| the people to decide for North Dakota
who are in doubt as to where they
are going to settle. Up to this time
we AVE thought of u state only as
an agricultural country. Now we begin
to see it's manufacturing possibilities.
What we need is local markets. When
we get big business concerns estab-
lished in u state, and they Will be
west Of the Missouri river to a great
extent, then we will have local markets
for our farm products. We have clay
suitable for brick yards and potteries
and we nave the Goa to burn it with.
Western North Dakota will never be
what it should till we get the factories
here and develop our industries and
valuable deposits. I am going to APP
point a man as state engineer who has
given much study to the Ignite coal
problem. He has made many expert
ments with it and is trying to find out
the best use for it and how to get the
best results and most benefit out of
this coal. The governor spoke. at
length about h batteries of East
Liverpool, O., and the iron mines in
different localities n showed that
faith is needed in development Of al
industry, country or city. He speaks
men who are big enough and broad
enough to properly represent our state
and show the people of the other states
and Of the world what natural re-
sources North Dakota possesses. We
don't need competition half so much
as we need cooperation. If Dickin-
son is the place for a pottery and Far
go the proper place for a canning fac
tory, why the thing to do is to CO.
operate. Mr.. Hanna spoke at length
Of the probable value of our flax straw
in the making of paper and of wheat
straw in the making Of lumber. He
; stated that if flax straw can be used
!, in the making Of paper that every ton
will be worth from IS to $40. Sixty
!, per cent of the flax grown in the
: United States is grown in North Da-
!, kota, which is about $500, 900 or 5000,
; 900 tons; at SIS per ton it would be
= worth about $4,000 900, and if it were
, worth SO per ton, then it would mean
-, about 100000, 900. He spoke of the
1 great waste in the burning of the
straw each year. The facts of today
were dreams yesterday" said Governor
| Hanna. The experiment concerning
= flax straw is considered only a dream
= at the present time. Things that were
considered dreams some time ago are
: now realities. Wireless biography q
few years ago seemed a dream and to.
e day is absolutely practical and con.
: sidered as a common modern convent.
: ence. One hundred thousand people
: witnessed the first flight Of. the Wright
Bros; now it is an everyday occur.
Q rance to see a fight made in the air
The president of the United States
t presented the. Wright Bros. with 8
: handsome gold medal apiece. 1t is
not sd much what we say, but what we
do. Speeches are not much; actions
are what count. The old adage, "Ac.
tions speak louder thar Words still
holds good. Don't be skeptical; have
faith hat will move mountains. Had
we earlier settlers had enough faith
in North Dakota to buy land we might
y have been covered with diamonds now
We have a great population and &
great people; they come here from
every country in the world. Mostly
Z however, from northern Europe. W.
: have on Of the thriftiest and besr
: people of Norway, Denmark, Sweden
2 England, Scotland and Ireland. How.
Z ever, we need more people in Nortf
; Dakota and II believe we will get them
I'VE must get co-operation, n not in.
: dependent action. When we build uI
Dickinson, we build up Fargo, on
t helps the other, and SO it is with thu
s cities throughout the state. Here thu
governor related a story Of a boy ii
b one OF the eastern states. A traveller
s came up to the boy (there land al
7 around seemed barren and Worthless)
Z and asked him what they raised there
r The boy replied, I'VE raise men here
q That is another good feature abour
d North Dakota, for we raise men here
Good citizens are perhaps the best tEill
I'VE have ss8s