Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-17
George 7. S|ade Speaks
(Continued from rage One.)


was indeed a Testimonial to the popu.
iarity Of Mi. Slade ana the confidence
imposed in him III the new response
bility which he has recently assumed.
Following is a synopsis Of Mr.. SHADES
speech IN this occasion:
At the Commercial club Mr.. Slade
said, New railroad building in these
Northwestern states is something of
q speculation against the future. we
all know that the branches newly
built do not pay expenses, but we
hope that by going into the new coun-
try in advance of the settlement and
development, we will open the way
for the bniness and agriculture, and
eventually be able to make the
branches se~lf.sustaining and perhaps
profitable. We must all remember
that the railroads total income ONE
from the transportation of passen-
gers and goods and that it makes
money in no other way. At the same
time there is not enough profit to be
made from the transportation of pas
sengers and freight to provide such
sums as are required for railroad
construction, and to secure this can
ita], the executives of the North Da.
kota railroads must have the assur-
ance of the North Dakota f"r"ne"e
and business men that the railroad
Investments in that state are safe and
that a reasonable return viii . AS.
sured to those who venture their cap
ital in railway undertakings. Rail
roads, business and agriculture in
North Dakota are really members OF
n family. We should all do our best
work to bring about the highest de.
ve'Opment in this state and will only
do it when We work together in a spir-
it Of fairness, %frankness and consid-
GRAFTON for each other. To this plat
form I ask your support and encour-
agement this evening.
"The railroads travelling men are
ties and steel rails, which once down,
permanently solicit the traffic with
which to keep it's main line busy.
Speaking in q broad way, the railroad
will put it's lines where there is bust
ness for them to handle. 1t is this
policy which has cris-crossed parts
Of North Dakota with railroad lines
hiii CIil lGtiudLailS u lNllC lilo iS"
districts. The railroad hopes, in build
ing a branch, that it will ultimately
become profitable, but as it builds. it,
makes it possible for many individu-
ais to establish themselves to their
profit, in business in new towns and
on broad and untitled acres"
Mr.. SHADES AFTERNOON AD.
DRESS.
Hon. George T. Slade, first vice
president Of the Northern Pacific
railway, represented the Northern
Pacific interests at the North Dakota
Industrial Exposition yesterday. Mr..
Slade is one of the young railway
giants Of the Northwest. In IS years
of actual service with the Erie, Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
ways he has won his way to recOg-
milton by sheer merit and ability IN
til today he is~looked upon as II OF
the strongest factors. in the railway
world. Mr.. S1aee is a practical, meth
cdical, progressive railrbader. Very
early in his work he saw the adyan-
tages to be gained by thorough de
velopment of the great Northwest;
he realized that the interests Of the
farmer, the business man and the
railroad are mutual; to better equip
himself to understand his chosen life
work, he engaged in practical farm
ing; he diversified: he studied the
soil and experimental in the raising
of grains; he raised stock and hogs
and became as thoroughly a%cquaint-
ed with the possibilities Of develop
ment Of the vast farming areas OF the
Northwest as any farmer. The North
ern Pacific vas the pioneer railroad
OF this section Of the west; II came
with the fist settler. For many years
this railroad t%rayersed what was sup
posed to be a non-productive country
except for range purposes. II was
men IKE George Siade who saw the
nossihilit'es of farming in western
Dakota and the Northwest, and who
went to work with determination to
exploit the resources Of the North
west. .
Nh. Slade has been an important
factor in the building of North Da-
kota during the years Of his connec-
ton with the railroads Of this state,
and the reception accorded the North
ern Pacific's representative yesterday
Indicated how we'll this is understood
by North Dakota citizens. Yesterday
was the biggest day of the EXPOSE
ton, and George Slade was the big
gest thing connected with the Expo
sition. From the moment he arrived
in the city until the time of his de-
parture last night he was busy talk
ing with the business met and with
the farmers: he talked farming and
stock raising, rather than railroad
ing: for, to nse@his own words, "the
interests Of the farmer and the rail
road are 50 interviewer that one can.
not live and prosper without the 9TH
err" He showed a deep interest in
the entire Exposition, spending much
time in examining the grain and corn
and other exhibits, At A o'clock, Mr..
Slade delivered his address to the
farmers in the Exposition hall His
talk was so thoroughly practical, SO
interesting and instructive, that the
Tribune gives it in full in order that
the farmers of the state and those
others interested in the development
of North Dakota may profit by Mr..
SHADES knowledge and experience.
His address in full follows:
1t is reasonable for you to expect
that a railroad mar Will talk aDous
railroads, but to include in his re-