Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-21
A PARAMOUNT ISSUE

icy that should present itself with
more force to the people of Bismarck
and all western North Dakota than
that of a proper presentation to the
wider public of the United States OF
the resources and potentialities Of
this part of the Northwest as an ideal
location for h~omeseekers.
With this thought in mind every
thinking citizen will perceive the ne
cessity for continuous, persistent and
Intelligent advertise nent.
While we are all, as North Dako-
tans, interested in the general welfare
of the stae, we must nevertheless re.
member that within our " borders
active and powerful interests, repre-
senting large areas of land in far dis
tant regions of the commonwealth,
are busily engaged in attracting at
tention to the undoubted advantages
lof the localities for which they are
boosting. %
1t is then distinctly up to us to cat
alogue our Inducements and opport'l.
mites to formulate plans for their
J presentation, and methodically under.
take a pre.arranged plan of opera
tions, whereby the Capital City and
its territory may become better AMI
more favorably known to the outside
world. .a
This is distinctly and specifically
the function of the Third State Indus.
trial Exposition to be held at Bis.
marck, October i7-19. 1918, TO" the sue.
cess OF which our diligent Commercial
Club is making such strenuous and
%successful efforts. n..
Now, of all times, is this the psy-
theological moment for a campaign Of
this sort. Only in the western part
of North Dakota can free government
and cheep decided lands be found of
equal fertility to those longer settled
lands of the m~id.sections and Red
River Valley counties. There yet re-
main millions of acres tributary to
Bismarck. in every way equal to the
best in the state and yet 70 be mad
for the filing fee or upon such easy
terms Of purchase as to make the
first crop merely nominal. Here and
here only in North Dakota can such
lands be found. This, of itself. should
be warranty enough for the NEST az
gressive campaign of advertisement
ever waged; but we have yet other
inducements to be offered--our vast
coal and native clay resources. besides
splendid business openings in recent
ly opened territory. larger in area
than any two or three of the NeN
England states. ,'
So little land remains in the Fargo
land district that the government
land Office has been abandoned in that
city and the district attached to Bis
marck for the transaction OF :ucf
business as may arise hereafter
Think OF this. Not enough land for
the homesteader as&to justify the ex
pense of an office force. Devils Lake
district is not in much better shape
so far as free land ia concerned. Only
in the Bismarck, Dickinson and vii
liston districts Is homestead land Ia
be found in any quantity.
Yet fairs and other public function
supported by heavy appropriations b!
the last state legislature r bein.
held in those back east localities foI
the purpose Of iboosting-what? TIL
price of land still higher, when thOl
sands of acres Of better soil, al wei
supplied with shipping and other ia
cilities can be had for ntshing o
merely nominal prices a few mile
further west.
II this does not constitute the great
est opportunity for %forceful sledge
t hammer publicity then no such .!
p%ortunity has ever existed in Mort
Dakota.
5 In supporting the state Expositio
at Bismarck you will be giving tn
( weight Of your individuality to til
t greatest campaign Of enlightmer
ever undertaken In this part Of tn
state. 1t has no ,topheavy state a
preparation behind 1t; only the weigl
9 of true merit and substantial ohe
{ ings. Our own Commercial Club hs
8 examined into its erits and found 1t $
e good that they have guaranteed !
success with all the force Of. that Il
d ~fiuential organization. And they al
Getting with a splendid success.
n Now is the time to fall in line an
9 boost for the biggest thing that 81
marck ever had In sight.