The Dickinson press., 1913-05-10

started: not because the country is
democratic, but because we are only
about three years away from the time
when the government building
will be erected here. If you
could get a United States court
here. it would render it possible for
you to get the appropriation increased
probably from $50. 600 to 500. 600. 1t
can be had by soins after it. You
must 60 after whatever you get. Moth
ing comes of its own accord.
Here the Governor told q story about
an old darby. He prayed the Lord to
send him a chicken. He kept on pray
ing for this for a good while; no
chicken came. Finally. he prayed for
the Lord to send him after a chicken,
and he said. Boss" l got n the
first night. Go after a proposition hard
enough and you are sure to get it.
NORMAL SCHOOL
Twenty years ago a constitutional
convention located plenty of educa-
tional institutions. and all in the
eastern part of the state. Then the
west was supposed to be nothing but a
cattle country. Nearly all the impor-
tant schools OF the state are located in
the eastern section.
Last winter the legislature passed a
bill for another normal school. Now
that must pass another Legislature and
then be voted on by the people. There
is just one place for that normal school
to be located and that is Dickinson.
It is proper that it should be west of
the Missouri river. Schools mean much
to a town or city. Schools build the
general public up to higher standards
and ideals. The normal school even
for Moorhead is a great thing. AS a.
general rule a good town is due largely
to its 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 the
educational features Of North Dakota.
If we could eliminate the Indian popu-
alton, we would rank first in the way of
> education. practically all of our popula-
ton 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 because
of the lands set aside for the main
tainance of its schools. However,
these lands were not aportioned equally
F. among the schools. Two normal schools
have 80, 600 acres of land to their Gre
s dit and about I. 900 students the asy-
e lum for the blind has 40, 600 acres and
e probably not over Is Ur 80 students
s the deaf and dumb school also has
+ 40. 900 acres of land and probably about
100 students. We should petition Con-
. gfess for more land to support our new
institutions.
a This is where the the commercial club
should work in. They should get busy
; and see what can be done in the way
of getting additional land set aside by
the government for educational pur-
e poses.
BUSINESS AGENT FOR STATE
When l addressed the legislature
!. suggested that a business agent wat
needed for this state. We need a man
. to 60 out and get new ideas and good
8 ones and introduce them among us
We should have some n to get eastern
e capital and meR interested in ur grea1
e resources. We should have a represen
8 tative of our state to get new settle r'
as soon as they land in this countr!
to come to North Dakota. Senator M
&. McBride introduced a bill creating
such an Office and I believe you viii
+ get it from the legislature two year
hence. The time is coming when ",
should be represented across the waite
AMI get the people to decide for Nortl
Dakota, who + in doubt as to wher'
they are soing to settle. Up to thi
time we have thought of VI state onl!
Is az. an agricultural country Now we be
le Gin to see its manufacturing possibil
titles. What we need is local markets
When we get big business concerns es
tablished in our state, and they vii
E be west Of the Missouri river to a erea
As extent, then we will have local mar
Q, kets for our farm products. We hay
clay suitable for brick yards and pot
Z teries and we have the coal t. burn !
with. Western North Dakota will nexe
be what It should till we get the fec
tories here and develop our industrie
and valuable deposits.
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