Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14
DAK0TAS CROPS LEAD THE WORLD
Appreciation Week.-Mrs. Message

From every section Of North Dakota there exudcs a healthy
optimism. It will find a happy expression this week through the
medium Of the state press. The eleventh commandment imposed
by Appreciation Week is: 1@
"Know your state and the fullness thereof
What more fitting climax to a bountiful harvest than seven
days dedicated to thoughtful and constructive publicity? The
future Of the state is not measured 50 much by this or that years
crop statistics, record breaking though they may be. It depends
upon the cahbre Of her citizenship. aH44
The wealth of Croesus could be poured into our laps, but with
out appreciation, it would be wasted and melt away like ice on
summer seas. Success is measured in terms Of appreciation. APP
probation is the twin sister of Opportunity. No man ever climbs
the ladder to riches, honor or glory without having within his soul
a sense Of appreciation.
1t is essential then that we first appreciate what the Great
State Of North Dakota has done for us, and what It will do for us
in the future provided we have the proper conception Of the OPP
portunities. t@
The development Of this state is still in its infancy. We who
are here today are but blazing the trail for a greater evolution.
The acres now untenanted will soon be populated and add to the
wealth Of the nation. Today the picture Of the states prosperity
is an inspiring one, but the restless spirit of the West dreams and
hopes Of even better times to come. '.-sH3.
Those who laid the foundations of the state saw the vision OF
the poet when he sang: I &..~.
I hear the tread of pioneers,
Of nations yet to be,
The first low wash of waves where soon tr,s&@
Shall roll a human sea. -. b.. -.
Many of them are alive today to witness the sudden transition,
North Dakota is fttingly celebrating. her %twentysixth birthday
and with 4justhfabe pride can point to a record achievement un-
ryaled by that Of any state in the Union.
The state owes. q debt to the founders who labOred unselhshly
i'm azaaaya.whe their efforts received scant appreciation. We
should net only give thanks for present benefits, but also devote
some portion of our appreciation to those who in no small degree
made possible what we, enjoy today. "A.
That honor roll. is toozlong for repetition here. Their deeds
and their. sacrifices are known to many. It is well that the
younger generation pause and pay proper tribute to them in this
celebration, of Appreciation Week.
There is no top without a bottom. This years prosperity. is
due largely to the years constructive work performed by men in
public and private life for the advancement of agriculture in all Of
its phases. %s T.
Appreciation of the present must be linked with a realization
Of the responsibilities Of the future. This week is one more or less
Of retrospection, but results should spur us on to greater things.
Appreciation of a state that does net prompt the widest pub
licity of her resources is sterile indeed. The chief value OF this
week is in the message that will be carried to other sections OF the
nation not so well favored as ours. North Dakota must not wrap
it's talent in a napkin or hide its light under d bushel.a Our appre.
citation must not have the slightest faint Of safshness. 1t must
not be sectional; it must be universal. H *M
The press Of North Dakota is enlisted in the service of the
state. It believes in the prosperity Of the state because many OF
its members have participated in that prosperity. II it is true to
itself, the newspaper safeguards the best interests Of the commun-
ity. This week hundreds Of newspapers over the length and
breadth Of this state will show their devotion and loyalty to North
Dakota. They will carry information to every ccrner ct the United
States which should induce many to investigate our resources.
The Tribune today in it's Appreciation Section brings to thous-
ands an important message.
If you have a friend back east who is toiing on rented land
send him a copy and an invitation to visit a state whose crop
yields LEAD THE WORLD.