Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-18

versified farming states, and we
can pay North Dakota no higher
compliment than to refer to it as
Iowa No. g."
Twenty-Five per cent of IoWa's
wealth has been produced by the
hog. North Dakota can raise just
as many and just as good hogs as
Iowa can.
Every county in North Dakota
is represented at the st. Paul
corn show, and it is an eye.open-
er for the Twin Cities.
Mr.. Bricker emphasized the state
ment that while all advertising /;
more or less valuable, it is the direc
pull that brings home the bacon, an(
| that this direct pull can be applied
hand conversation. The 'hand-pick
err settler is the one who is making
North Dakota the greatest state in
the Union.
Satisfied Farmer Best Advertisemen
'"rhe best advertisement for North
Dakota is the satisfied farmer who
has made good and who writes home
to his friends, telling them to come
on said Don VI. Bates of the 500
Line.
He complimented the delegates up
on their evident desire to accomplish
something of lasting benefit in their
meeting. Too often, he said, the
meeting was held; everyone regard
ed it as fine thing-While on the
spot-and then went home to forget
and do nothing.
Some Facts.
Some facts brought out by Mr.
Bates were:
The average farmer adds $3,210 to
the wealth of North Dakota.
The average farmer is worth at
least $500 per year in net profit to
his community.
The land agent can afford to lose
a little on the commission end of his
sales and take his profit from increas-
ed land values due to immigration.
Every man who comes to North Da-
kota adds certain value to every
acre of land in the state.
If the immigration commission,
with an appropriation of 100000
could enhance the value of every
acre of land in North Dakota 81, it
would add to the wealth of this state
S45 100000.
Cities can grow only through the
growth of the farms.
We don't need factories to bring
The farmers; We neec FARMERS to
bring the factories.
We must tell the people of our
state what they have. 1t means
something to give the people of North
Dakota a good opinion Of their state.
Lake Region Delivers Goods.
How the Lake Region Development
association is delivering the goods
vas outlined by c. G. Connolly o.
Devils Lake, in one of the most in
'pirational addresses of the two days
sessions.
He told of the organization of the
lake Region association and the di-
'ision of the counties into specific
lnits. He described the method en-
'loyed by this organization in send
ng into Illinois and other middle
western states, last summer, two
armer agents, who talked to the
armers there in their school houses,
churches and homes and who brought
Jack interested ones and introduced
hem into the homes of farmers in |
ne Lake Region. As result, ten
Of immigrant movables are
low on their way from points in ILL.,
lois and South Dakota. Auction bills
lave plastered certain sections of
hese states, reading:
Unique Advertising.
"SlILLTNG OUT TO GO TO THE
1AKE REGION OF NORTH DAlO-
"a"
This is advertising that helps.
A Lake Region farmer who owned
line quarter sections entertained a |
ouple of middle-western brethren of
he soil over night and the next morn
ng he had but six sections left upon
lis hands. The only commission be.
ween buyer and seller is fee o.
) per cent, which is paid to the devel-
'pment association for it's services in
ringing the two together. Three
counties are now organized. Each |
lave two men on the road. They are
delivering the goods.
Leeds, in the Lake Region, recently
anded the greatest fancy i've STOCK
breeder in America. He is coming to
North Dakota to breed fancy live
took. He is bringing with him his
'reat herd, headed by sire which
ook first place in the recent Panama
Pacific exposition. The people VINO
re coming in are real farmers. They
re bringing their tools and equip.
nent with them. They intend to raise