Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-25
STATE FAIR TO
BISMARCK soon
P. H. Lyon Says the Legislature
Should Place State Fair
Here.

0uOu1u race SLdLe ali
Here.
+. II. Lyon, formerly of Steele, bun
now residing in Minneapolis, is one
OF the enthusiastic visitors at the
Exposition. Mr.. Lyon is one Of the
pioneers who had much to do with
the early legislation in this state, and
being a resident of the cow coun
ties for many years continues his
interest in this part of the state. Mr.
Lyon is the manufacturer of uie Bull
tractor, and in speaking Of the ques.
ton OF a state fair yesterday, he said:
There is a condition that, if taken
advantage of by the coming legis.a
ture, would add untold wealth to the
inhabitants of North Dakota.
while in your city attending the
Exposition for the past week or ten
days. could nc. help but bring in re
view before me the vastness of your
resources as a state and how kind
and generous the Lord has dealt with
the most Of you. and when oppOrtun-
ity necessarily knocked at your door,
you paid no attention to it. | speak
more pertinently of a condition that
exists at this time in the state OF
North Dakota and of the vastness Of
its Importance, and you people pay
no attention to it. In my estimation
there is nothing too good for North
Dakotans. The pioneers who came
out on this prairie and transformed it
from a semi-arid desert into homes
and prosperity and temples Of educa-
ton, are deserving of all that there
is due them.
No State Fair Now.
"The city of Bismarck has been Sc
lected for the seat of state govern
ment, and should also be the location
for one of your educational institu-
lions, and every man, woman and
child in the state would look forward
to meeting at that point once a year.
At one time Bismarck was known in
the state of North Dakota as the out
er edge of civilization. To-day it is
in the center OF a vast cultivated
field, surrounded by resources of var
ious character that are today bring
ing wealth ITO other sections OF the
country, where like deposits exist.
Its clay, it's coal mines and it's river
transportation are vital interests
when used in5elligently. You have a
sort of State Fair exhibition in the
state of North Dakota now, as l un-
denstand. You showed one year at
Fargo, SO as to give the hotel men
and saloon men Of M%oOrehead an Op-
p~crtunity to do some business. This
fair is generally given in July when
there is not one single product of The
farm on exhibition to advise the
young farmer what can be done in
the different sections of the state.
You have a horse race or Two that.
will interest nobody; You have some
automobile races that interest no.
body except the automobile dealers,
and you have not1one single line OF
entertainment that the farmer is will
ing to pay for, or that a man seek
ing location would be attracted by.
The same condition exists in
Grand Forks. You have your booze
emporiums across the river in East
Grand Forks. Now the state OF
North Dakota does not owe either
n OF those towns anything, but they
owe the state OF North Dakota every
thing. Set aside your prejudices and
the interest of two or three hotel
men in both of these towns, and a.
this coming legislature make Bis.
marck the location for the State
Fair, the seat OF government and CEN
trail part OF the state, where it can
be reached readily by all these rail.
roads both from an agricultural
standpoint and number Of inhabi-
tants. Make it a real live fair i'm
mediately after harvest, for the edu-
cation OF the farmer, the same as
they have in the state of Minnesota.
And your faker with his wheel of for
tune that has a stand on every ten
feet OF the commercial part of the
Fargo and Grand Forks Fair grounds
do not allow him at Bismarck eth.
er ait the air or outside of the Fair
grounds. Have it simultaneously
with the Minnesota State air, the
same week, and make the North Da-
kota Fair the real attraction, instead
of the Minnesota State Fair. You
have a very good guide to follow
Minnesota has blazed the trail of Sue
cess for esourcc Of every kind and
nature.
A Drawing Gard.
81 have exhibited machinery of diff
ferent kinds for the past four or five
years at the Minnesota State Fair,
and know of my own knowledge that
the State Fair has caused more immi-
grafton to the state of Minnesota
than all other attractions in the state
of Minnesota combined. l have met
J cple, representatives Of colonies
from every part Of the United States
and almost every part Of Europe, who
have been sent to the State Fair Of
Minnesota to view the products dis
played for the express purpose that
people in search of homes a intelli-
gently judge a location to move to.
They are thoroughly advised of the
vast undertaking in building homes
in the cut-over timber lands, compris-
ing more than one4half of the state
Of Minnesota. There are numerous
stumps that have to be torn out OF
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