Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-25
ITS SUCCESS HAS SURPASS-
ED ALL PREVIOUS
RECORDS.
TRAVELLERS HAVE BIG DAY
Wind Up Of Two Weeks Pro
gram Biggest Thing of
.. All.
1t S all over! :.

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There is no Fourth North Dakota
Industrial Exposition-its passed in.
to history.
The travelling men of Bismarck
turned it wrong side out yesterday
and left nothing buI. the debris.
But 1t was a great success-two
weeks OF it-and the neop.e who Wis.
tied the Exposition never had more
satisfaction in the same length of
time.
North Dakota, and Bismarck busi-
ness men have done themselves
proud in this event. There never
was really good thing of this kind
which was so complete as was the
Fourth Industrial Exposition which
has just closed. 1t was a cracker.
jack from the finst tilt to the close
last night at midnight--and not an
accident to mar the pleasure.
There were exhibits galore, aston
ishing in their abundance and excel.
lence. There was entertainment in
concerts, vaudeville and carnival, tuill
one Wearied OF being entertained.
Everyone was a guest from the time
he entered the building till he left.
There were big parades, jostling
crowds, blaring bands, mild orches-
tras, pleasing minstrels, sqawking
automobiles, bright lights, fine live.
stock, mirth, music and maids, till
one wanted 10 get away from it all;
in fact it was one round of revelry
and marked an epoch in the exposi-
ton business in the middle west
Every turn spelled success from A to
z.
If the people of North Dakota want
their state advertised right; if they
want a real fair or exposition in the
years to come; if they want to be
'classed among the big fellows in the
publicity business, there is but one
town ITO come to in order to do the
business, and that is Bismarck. 1t is
t1he one town in the commonwealth
which eclipses all others; it is the
natural center, the one town in which
the people are interested, and to
which they like to come; it is the
center for the populace; it is the
one place in which the people Of the
state-east, west, north and south
can congregate without TOO long tray.
Ell; it is the natural Mecca; it is free
from saloons, prostitution and gamb-
ling; it is the place where the people
can come, he entertained in royal
style without a bridge attachment,
be comfortable and reasonably hous-
ed and fed and go home without
headache.
Ii cant be beaten-and that is all
there is to it'll.
Yesterdays Activities.
Yesterday, the last day Of the Ex-
position, was most ideal day and
the travelling men who had charge
of the program on the outside, made
the most of it. In fad. they had
everything their own way. The
crowds poured in on every train. 1t
was delightful in sunshine, atmos-
phere, and under foot. A more ideal
day could not have been ordered.
Everything was blithe and gay The
fact that the Exposition opened on
the 18th was looked upon by many
as a hoodoo, but the hoodoo seemed
to have been overcome by Manager
Gilbreath, for he had the very finest
weather seen in any cline. It was
and not one unpleasant
hour by reason of THE weather from
start to finish.
Yesterday morning the travelling
men were in evidence bright and
early. The stir of enthusiasm could
be felt in the atmosphere. BY 3
o'clock there was something doing
on the streets, in the hotels and in
every nook Of the business part of
town.
ATT IL o'clock the parade, headed by
the Bismarck band with Chief Of Po.
lice Downing and o. IS. Roberts in
the lead, started from the Interna.
tional Harvester company's corner,
Mandan avenue and Main street and
marched to Sixth, thence to Thayer,
thence to Fourth, thence to Broad.
way and on west to the place of start
ing.
1t was, with THE possible exception
OIL tne pdraQe at une opening OF the
constitutional convention, the grand
est display ever witnessed in THE cap
ital city. There were scores OF mag
nificent floats, decorated to the linz
it of the decorators art. Over $50
men were in line with little
blue caps, and canes. There were
decked in bunting, flow
ers and pennants. There were over
100 decorated carriages and vehicles
in the parade. 1t was pageant ex.
travagant beyond descrip
In the afternoon, several hundred
people were present at the Auditori-
UNI to listen to talks by L. T. Guild
of Fargo and Sam Clark Of this city.
Mr.. Guild discussed the relationship
Of the commercial travellers to the
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