The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Beautiful pennants from Milton,
Dickinson, Nortonville, Inkster, Cava-
lier, Medora and Powers Lake have
been received at the North Dakota
building at the exposition during >the
past week. There is room for many
more.
Newspapers in North Dakota would
do we'll to investigate seriously and
prayerfully any scheme that carries
with it trip to the Exposition for the
most popular young lady or gentle
man. The promoters Of these con-
tests usually have a very selfish mo-
tive, and when the inches Of publicity |
are figured up, the newspaper is the
loser by many dollars. The average
person that enters these contests |
spends more money than the whole
trip out to the exposition would cost
him in the first place, and consequent |
ly great deal of trouble and expendi-
ture of money ensues, both for the
winner and losers. Think twice be-
fore you give the columns of your
newspaper for this purpose.
When coming to the Exposition do
not get the idea that you must see all
of San Francisco by your lonesome.
If you feel that you must go through
Chinatown, Barbary Coast, and other
places, where policemen go in pairs, it
will be we'll to place yourself in the
hands of a regularly licensed guide.
OF course the average man feels that
he is big enough to go thru these
places by himself, but discretion is
always the better part of valor.
At the present time numerous tour
companies, who take charge of the
eastern tourist upon arrival at San
Francisco, and furnish everything for
week at so much per, are getting
busy in North Dakota, owing to the
fact of an expected rush from the
prairie state to the exposition during
the month of June. There are good
and bad tourist companies doing bust
ness on the coast, and it will be well
for those from North Dakota to thor;
oughly investigate any of these COM
panies before closing deals with them.
The Secretary Of the North Dakota
Commission, stationed at the building
at the exposition, will undertake to
investigate any of them upon request.
There are some very good companies
in the business, and just because there
are others not so good is no sign that
all should be ignored, for some of the
side trips about Frisco are really
worth taking, while the arrangements
made for hotels. taking care of bag
gage and the like is well worth the
money expended by the tourist. So If
YOU have any doubts address the sec
retary, in care of the North Dakota
building. and he will Immediately let
YOU know just how responsible any OF
these companies are.
The Secretary has letter from the
commercial club of Mott. stating that
a large number of people from Het-
finger county are figuring on coming
to the exposition during June. They
ask date for Hettinger county day.
This is the right spirit, and if more
communities would come enmasse,
North Dakota would get great deal
of desirable advertising.
The City of Minot has asked for
dating for a special day at the North
Dakota building. and the stunt the
Association of Commerce will pull OFT
will be STARTER. Secretary Hollenga
also has something else good up his
sleeve, and it will be we'll for our
readers to watch this column from
. week to week. The Secretary OF the
Commission would be very glad in
deed to book many more cities and
counties for special events at the
North Dakota building during the bal
ance of the exposition period. When
figuring on a special day, plan some
thing good in the way of souvenir to
give away to the visitors, as all the
visitors to the exposition seem to be
wild for souvenirs, and are keeping
them. This means publicity.
Two other states are going to copy
after the plan of the North Dakota ex-
hibit at the exposition. Instead OF US.
ing the exposition palaces, they will
place their exhibits in their own state
buildings, as the commissioners believe
that North Dakota has the right and
proper idea in this regard.
Several state laws that North Da-
kota has now on it's statute books will
be introduced in at least one of the
southern states the coming year. We
refer to the blue sky law and the law
allowing women to vote on educational
matters.
The Secretary of the North Dakota
Commission at the exposition now has
a dependable list of rooming and
apartment houses. Rooms or apart
ments may be rented by the day, week
or month, and an effort has been made
to get these rooms and apartments as
close to the grounds as possible.