The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES
OF THE FRISCO FAIR

Right on the heels of the big baked
potato day at the Norun Dakota build
ing. at the Frisco exposition comes a
real inquiry for carloads of Larimore
potatoes. Information has been Sc.
cured to the effect that If sufficient
carloads can be shipped from North
Dakota to the coast, that low enough
freight rate can be secured to make
the proposition ATTRACTIVE to North
Dakota potato growers. It would be
well for potato men in the state to get
busy on this proposition. The initial
Introduction is over, and it now re.
mains for the hustlers to get busy on
the follow up plan. The secretary Of
the commission. will be glad to CO.
operate in any way that he can.
It is not generally known that North
Dakota -four is used by nearly every
baker in Frisco, but this is really a
fact, and this Information comes from
a scOurce that cannot be disbelieved
1t may be now that the -four is blended
with Pacific coast -four, but if the mil
lers of North Dakota would get busy
and teach the bakers of the coast how
to use the North Dakota flour to the
best advantage it is thought that
blending of flours would be thing
of the past.
AS a direct result of Mr.. Richter's
visit to the coast, and the special
occasion responsible for his presence,
inquiries for Larimore potatoes in
carlots have already begun arriving at
the office of the secretary of the COM
mission, and that official has taken up
with the railroads the matter of
freight rates, with the idea of getting
a special rate on North Dakota pota-
toes to the coast and it would be we'll
for North Dakota potato growers to
cooperate with Mr.. Holbein in secur-
ing this rate, as the California pota-
to market is big one and we'll worth
looking after.
C. w. Sale of Grand Rapids, N. D.,
was among the prominent visitors at
the North Dakota building today, and
spoke in terms of the highest praise
of our state exhibit.
The North Dakota building at the
San Francisco exposition was visited
last week by Ex-Governor Frederick
B. Fancher, who was governor of
1899 and 1900. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Fancher, and both Mr.. and
Fancher were loud in their praises of
the North Dakota building and the ex-
hibits housed in it. The ex-governor
was particularly pleased with the corn
exhibit, while Mrs. Fancher naturally
thought the pottery exhibit the leading
attraction. They reside at Sacrament
to, CAL, now, but they both have a
very warm spot in their hearts for
good old North Dakota. They plan to
visit the North Dakota building again
during the year.
Elk. Senator James Kennedy and
son, John, were interested visitors at
the North Dakota building last week.
Mr.. Kennedy is just completing amill-
ion dollar contract for a sewer at Los
Angeles, and was in Frisco on bust
ness. When asked if he had visited
other buildings on the grounds, he
said, "Of course not. l always come
home first" When asked what he
thought Of the building and the ex-
hibits, he said that he was agreeably
surprised, pleased and very proud, and
that if all the people or North Dakota
could see the magnificent showing
that is being made at the exposition
by the state that an overwhelming
flood Of boosting would ensue. Mr..
Kennedy promised to return later in
the year, to take more comprehen-
sive view of the exposition.
Hon. w. J. Kneeshaw, Judge of the
seventh district of North Dakota, is in
Frisco, taking in sights at the exposi-
ton. Mr.. Kneeshaw is one of the
pioneer jurists OF North Dakota, and
is. Of course intensely interested in
the North Dakota building and the ex-
hibits. He will leave in few days
for his home.
Hon. Edgar L. Richter Of Larimore,
N. D., who made the trip to Frisco
especially to be present and partici-
pate in the baked potato day at the
North Dakota building at the exposi-
ton Tuesday, left Thursday evening
for his home. Besides being prom
inent booster of the Flickertail state,
he is the treasurer of the North Dako-