The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-31
FRIDAY, OCT. 81, 1918.
MALIGN NJ, D..

Not long since The Duluth News
Tribune published a story under &
Fargo date line to the effect that Far
cd was in the midst Of a blizzard and
stating that several inches of now
had fallen. The item was given con-
siderable prominence and was copied
by several papers throughout the
east.
There was not the least foundation
jn@fact for this item. The day pre-
vious there was a slight snow furry,
buzz every citizen Of Fargo will testify
to the fact that so far from having a
blizzard this fall, h season has been
one Of the finest on record. But be-
cause a reputable newspaper gave
publicity to this irresponsible and alb
solutely untruthful statement meal
culabIe injury has been done to North
Dakota, in the way of adverse aduer-
Using.
The Minneapolis Tribune in the is
sue which reached Fargo yesterday
said:
With the mercury standing at 4
degrees below zero at midnight,
the coolest weather Of the pres
emit season was recorded for h
southern half of the Red River
Valley. Snow, which had fallen
earlier In the day had ceased and,
with a clear sky n light winds,
pleasant, though cold, weather
was the promise for today.
The present cold spell Is Of n
the most severe for early winter
on the records Of the local weather
station which has been operated
for seventeen years. Changing
from Indian summer weather at
about midnight Monday, h tenn
perature rapidly fell.
The change IN temperature was
accompanied by a driving snow
storm, which was carried down
upon the lower river valley from
the north before a wind which at
times gained tremendous velocity.
Conditions resembling a. midwin-
ter blizzard prevailed yesterday.
With sunset the wind abated
and the snow ceased. Clear %but
sharp weather is the local indica-
ton for tomorrow.
Here is another cheerful and DELHI
crate lie, to put it in a RooseVeltian
manner.
The reference that is made to the
records Of the local weather station"
would lead any reader to believe that
the whole thing was authentic and
that the ~ degrees below" statement
was the official government record.
AS a matter of fact the Moorhead
weather observer records 8 degrees
above zero on the night in question
and the weather has not gone below
zero in Fargo this year. The Forum
wonders what became Of tie snow, in
that driving snow storm"
It la this kind Of INSTRUMENTATION,
spread broadcast by papers that SEEM
ingly accept irresponsible c~orrespon~
dence, which breeds the idea in the
minds Of people OF eastern states that
North Dakota and northern Minnesota
ara q bleak, wild, snoWbound waste,
swept by countless "blizzards" each
winter. As a matter of fact there has
moi been what could be termed a
~Tblizzard' in Fargo for years, and
there have not been over half a dozen
storms that is called up in the minds
eye when the word blizzard is used
during the last ten years.
The Forum believes that this is
a1ighty poor newspaper work On the
part of those allowing such items in
The News Tribune Of Duluth and
kTEha Tribune of Minneapolis. They
are making needless enemies Of all
GNorth Dakotans by publishing such
irresponsible stuff, M doing a grave
injustice to a, territory that 1t is to
Sfheir best interests to build III.