Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-06

F., again interviewing Agent Davidson Al
Bismarck about my lost outfit when a
man In the office who proved to be the
agent in charge Of the warehouse at
the river, said: "Why. there's a print
shop Mt the landing. It's been there about
five weeks. l didn't know where to send
it,"
There were many discomforts, dis
couragements and drawbacks at first,
and l am certain I should have quit had
it not been for my wife. She never lost
faith for a minute. That this country
would make continuous progress seemed
to her to be absolutely certain. She trav.
eled the county with her pony and buck
board getting up a subscription list, and
through her efforts the Record for years
carried many columns of Bismarck ad-
vertising-until the time came that EN-
mons county had plenty of well -supplied
stores of its own. Old settlers now in
the county remember how she worked
to make the paper a success. But she was
not to live to see the Emmons county
OF a later day. She died in December.
1907, WueI Tlduh olICClcI was L"ClIy
months old, a week after the birth of
our daughter, who lived to be a year
old.
The day 1 left Bismarck for Emmons
county l weighed 156 pounds, and, unlike
it would be today with 200 plus, walking
was no great job. I was between thirty
fVyo and fhirfv.aiv Voor0 old UrcS In
the young-man class. 1 will be sixty-six
next August. I am an old man now I
am tired Of the constant grind of pub
fishing a newspaper. With my civil-war
pension, supplemented by a moderate in
come from other sources. l can, with
reasonable economy and barring long
sickness. see my way clear. Then, what's
the use Of bothering with a newspaper
during the probable few years Of life?
gone to my son Frank. Why not let him
begin the work now? He was born and
brought up in Emmons county. He is
young and active. He was practically
raised in a print-shop," and he certain
ly ought to succeed. Instead Of the sew
enty-f five subscribers the Record began
with thirty years ago, it now has more
han a thousand. And other branches of
the business have correspondingly IN
creased.
With this issue of the Record my con-
nectiOn with it ceases. The entire bust
ness and editorial work will be in charge
of my son, who has purchased my half
of the business. II at n time-which
will surely not be often-an article is
written by me for the paper. it will have
my name attached. In taking leave of
the people for whom l have written dur
ing the past thirty years. I wish to as
sure them that in my judgment this
state is just entering its real period of
progress. The time Is not far off when
this will be one Of the leading dairy
states of the Union. Already, plants are
building to convert our Ignite coal into
briquettes, which are the equal of anthra
cite COAL. The millions of tons of Ignite
will be converted into electricity near the
mines, and will be sent to the factories
around which will grow up great cities.
Real property will rise in price. Stick
to your land. My last word as the Rec
ord's editor is, Don't sell your farm. If
you think O must try some other re-
gion. keep your land for a home in case
you should wish to return.
Goodbye,