The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-10-23
S|dde Spoke at
n. D. Exposition
RAIL OFFICIAL URGED Clo9ER
COOPERATION between
FARMERS AND ROADS.

FARMERS AND ROADS.
Bismarck, N. D.. Oct. 17.-Gover-
nors' day at the third annual North
Dakota industrial exposition shovs.
the biggest attendance Of the ent&xG
show, George T. Slade, first vice pssa-
ident Of the Northern Pacific, deliva1-
ed an address late today in the az
position theater to an immense crowd
and will address the bankers OF lie
slope country at a dinner at the Csa-
mert!al club tonight.
the sham battle planned 70 take
place between Indians and stat. troops
lad to be changed at the elevooll
hour on G, count Of orders FROM Wash
tngton ;ha, the Indians would not b.
allowed to rake part Hundred Of IL
dams had been brought here fruR
two reservations and, aside from giv-
Ing parade today, We're not al OVID
to partaAe in the events. 4 sham
b title r%:ween troops tool; tie piece
.! 49, Indian fight, however. Fvx
are here and they manepv.
cred suout the hills east OF ,lo carl.
tai in view Of thousands of visitors
for more than an hour. Tomorrow e.
La Moure day and the home people
will be given a chance to see their
show. a special train from Valley City
arriving early today was crowded
George T. Slade. first vice presideat
Of the Northern Pacific. compllmented
the citizens Of North Dakota on tho re-
markable progress made by the state
during recent years.
"Your population is still less than
100000, yet the value OF your farm
property Is today not less than $780,
100000, although thirteen years age
Is was but one quarter of that sum.
1.-TWO things In your agricultural
production strike me as very Gig
niacant. Your corn area last year was
nearly ten times that of 1900 and pro-
duced a crop worth s3,766,O0o, or
100000 more than the crop of 1903.
Commissioner Gilbreath's figures show
that last year you brought into North
Dakota livestock to the value Of
$6,579,000. The two figures 90 prop
erly together.
Mr.. Slade advocated the building OF
more silos by the farmers Of North
Dakota and discussed the Importance
Of proper corn cultivation, fertiliIa-
ton Of the soil and seed selection.
And with alfalfa, worth ton Tor
ton as much as wheat bran and which
IS no longer an experimet in your soil
and climate, the great bone and mus
Gle builder balancing perfectly with
the fat-developing corn, marketing
these crops in stock and dairy pro-
ducts you will never fear the impov-
erishment of your soils.
"No farmer can have keener in.
terest in the success of agriculture
than have the officers, directors and
stockholders Of the railroads. The
Northern acific built its line into this
city before there was any appreciable
development Of farming in the wex-
ern half of North Dakota The begin
nings of agriculture were coincident
with the struggle of that line to find =
profitable business on these prairies.
Our interest in agriculture IL as
keen now as ever. The railroad can
handle no business that the country
does not afford. It is to the interest
Of the railroad to do all it can for the
development of arming in the terri
tory adjacent to its lines.
I'VE Of the railroads are doing what
we can to carry the facts about tho
great prosperity Of this state through
out the United States and to the ears.
of those who are able to help its Do
velopment The courage, determine
ton and patience Of those who broke
the prairie sod and established their
homes here is bearing rich fruit. In
this forward movement we should
work together, feeling that the 6est
results can be brought about only
when the farmer, the business nan
and the railroads are seeking tho
ground Of common understanding.
fairness and mutual helpfulness."