The Dickinson press., 1915-11-20

hood was gained. Prior to this time the country was known only to
then maintained among the Indian peoples. These occasionally
SiSdsnt in ~e ebe s Se io 5pt sSeh p9 4unors wef 70: gestly ,s ffsatsd as t "eim.
port7nt gossip or secuted as unlikely r untrue: ,
tural scouts they might well be termed-had crossed the Red River
e. c;s vsrj S;s5| R0iGt sn and ds ssts14 Fasf1 t aon IS T TRen the med land n t in Trd 5a:
scendants are here yet, capable, substantial men, honored, even re-
zssea ply sedf by ,S tRst s snslgy Of i1 %h iyRs ~e f hsvs spok aa w sndi sn s as
preston in daring initiative and long sustained, patient effort. They
FIJI, { IT. was is mot ;nn h0wSys,: " until de thf se%ir %; 9t the tst railroad sSso4 { that dt1 the
opnent of the state was assured; Like a huge wedge the tide of
settlement drove into the center of the state with its point advancing
n wsstw1aS as sn the so ssas~sS G in the va PEegre of the rs Red da River sp and ys{
farther westward as that f=rtie plain filled with settlers.
Nile, it's fat acres Stored witch wealth for him who dared the under
taking king The he time s the : place. :t and the people people t had come e together 0ge5p;ed at the
Bro. Broadly 81 speaking s;kig: the ds nc ;s decade ss was passed ssdl in opening opening up u, and d
colossal scale, homes were built; villages, towns and cities sprang
up upp,i in the eastern IN pa t,2 Of the The state tats ia all 10 Of n which e. enterprises tsa rises giving
p pf9 tSe oec pFo8i S' and m tS%" sg5' in IN methods ss' Of those s s eng gsa%1d these-
in; ~ Here THAT that ia nd mdsa 9er spirit Of energy ne which ldd + possessed o,sss {d the ga early i
air of prosperity and civilization that was good to look upon. New
farmers demanded and gradually an adequate system c: transporta-
ton ~ 4S deV tiol t%c cre,+ Northern railway became = noten+ factor
in the new development, entering the territory. some ninety miles
p ps9s5it # 1 hsrs 60 at 3se c5 noSa s Southern and t Psshi inf v ssRis?S ~ snd s'sd on una "a
harnpered with a land grant this new railroad enterprise brought
Fo~ns AND y cit cities sprang up along its track in an incredib1y short
Space Of 1t time; The h n, virgin p raj 7h were ss.d broken sl1Fs up and their III r;n re-
izaton lost its form and expanded into a broad wave of progression,
limited only by the boundaries II n territory 1CSeN with the cross
ing of the Missouri River at Bismarck by the Northern Pacific, and
the western march Of the Great Northern, the cow country was in
vaded, and welldefned lines of agricultural development perma-
nenty established. These lines were later to be extended and broad
ened until practically the whole state came under the rule of the
plow and the commonwealth assumed its proud position as the most
purely agricultural state in the Union.
In 1889, with the coming of independent statehood, North
Dakota came into full mastery of her own destnies. From that time
to the present her history has been one of brilliant progress; at first
mainly along agricultural lines; later upon all those other avenues
that follow successful husbandry. With her expanding acreages have
come an almost phenomenal increase in population, the birth and
growth of an admirable school system, the establishment of a state
university, agricultural college, normal schools, charitable and other
state institutions, extensions of the railway systems and many other
constructive testimonials to the needs OF a critical and exacdng
people, conscious of their wants, determined and able to satisfy them.
Two other transcondnental railroads have contributed very
materially to the development OF the state: the Milwaukee,
through its branch extensions from lines in South Dakota, and later
by it's main line through the southwestern portion; and the great
500 system, entering the state in the southeastern corner in 1892,
gradually extending its line diagonaly in a northwesterly direction.
of transportation to settlers in and to their products out.
During the passing years the fostering of manufacturing indus
try has not been neglected. With the growing demands of the peo-
pie, there have come into existence, numerous industrial enterprises.
Even now, in this comparatively early stage of their development,
these industries are adequately supplying more OF the needs OF the
people.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found a full recital of North Da-
of which to be proud. In many respects they stand by themselves as
the climax of human effort, the highest ever attained. AS a whole
they form a magnificent tribute to the courage, perseverance and far
sghtedness of those early pioneers who first won their way across
the Red in the early 70s, and to those who continued the work SO
well begun. Mw H. - &h.- Il ~ '#~~94 . ;~:j!
give honor and praise to those heroes of earlier days, and pay a
tribute of gratitude to them for the practical manner in which they
have demonstrated to us how Energy is ever seeking expression"
I%W"r 'rNy ~" +