Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-03
COOPERATION
IS WORKING
CITIZENS OF GARRISON
HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER
AND ARE BOOSTING.
RESULTS ARE EXCELLENT
Creamery and Other Institutions
Were Organized and the
People Taking q Hold.
RESULTS ARE EXCELLENT

what IS probably as good, II not the
best, demonstration of what can be &C.
c0mplished In g. community through
cooperation, Is that success which is
coming to the business men and farm.
ers Of Garrison. They are banded
together for the betterment Of their
town and country, and are progress
sing without q hitch. Not only this,
hut they are making strides which are
soon to become the wonder of The
state.
Organized Association.
About a year ago, a newspaper man
OF that city, and others, conceived the
idea Of organizing what is now known
as the Garrison Industrial association,
whereby the business men of Garri-
son and the farmers In that vicinity
united for the general good of all con.
cerned, and for the advertisement OF
the country around.
Publicity Campaign.
This they did, making liberal dona.
lions. Mr.. Stanley was chosen as
manager. Having secured a number
Of good farm scenes from the vicin-
lty Of Garrison, slides were made for
a picture machine, and a representa-.
tive went down into Indiana and I'LL
nois last January. He visi. ~ 50
towns, where he lectured on the goud
qualities Of the Carlson country and
showed his pictures. Again, in June,
he went to those states and carried on
a similar campaign. Some time this
month he will visit Iowa, Wisconsin,
or some of those states. The work
Is bringing fruits and immigrants Of
q good class are coming into that sec.
tion as a direct res.Il. of Mr.. Stan
ley's labors.
Successful Creamery,
Last winter a creamery was organ
lied at Garrison by this association
and on April l the institution was
opened with a big dread and butter
celebration. The creamery did we'll,
but on the 18th Of May it was destroy
ed by fire. Then came the test of the
associations strength, and it proved
equal to the occasion, for within six
weeks a new creamery was built.
equipped and opened on the first day
of July with another celebration.
Corn Show.
The next move is to be a corn
show, and this Is to be held Septem.
Der Is and 26. The farmers got busy
and erected a building for the pur.
pose Of holding their exposition. The
building is 8Ox1OO-was built and paid
for by the farmers.
School Children Interested.
Cooperative work is now being car
ried on among the school children In
81 schools in that vicinity, and be.
tween 600 and 700 children have sign.
ed cards pledging their efforts in the
raising Of corn, alfalfa, hogs, etc.
Cooperative Farmers.
There are now 1872 farmers who
have pledged either a part or all of
their farms under the farm advisory
work Of the association and are get
ting remarkable results. There are
now recorded 10000 acres of corr in
the vicinity Of Garrison. Many are
interested In silos and quite a num-
her are to be built this season under
the direction of Dairy Commissioner
Flint.
A Pointer to Others.
Taking all this into consideration,
the ellect is %far-reaching and in a
short time Garrison is to prove 1t.
self the garden spot of the state.
There is nc hitch, no trouble, no jeal-
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