Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-01
FARGO INTERESTS
REBUKE At TACK
ONSTAT'E CAPITAL
Attitude of Courier.News to This
Section Unwarranted Says
Businessman.
GATE CITY NOT IN
FAVOR OF REMOVAL
Declares That Seat of Govern
ment Is Centrally and Well
Located.

Located.
Steps taken BY s. w. Corwin to
sound out the business interests OF
Fargo in reference to capital removal
have brought quick results. The ma
licious editorial appearing in the Far
60 Courier-News, already branded Dy
the Tribune as a lie, has aroused
business interests of the Gate City.
Mr.. Corwin today received a letter
from a leading business man OF that
city which he urged represents the
sentiments of Fargo.
II now develops that the editor OF
the Courier-News represents nobody
but himself in this matter and took
gratuitous fling at Bismarck with
out investigating the facts or ques'
tioning the source of his information.
Malicious Charge.
When the Courier-News came out
and declared that Bismarck's fame
for blindpigging and bootlegging is
widespread and odoriferous," Mr.. Cor,
win wrote to a prominent Fargo job,
her to ascertain if this were the gen
cral sentiment of the business men
of that city toward Bismarck We
quote from the reply received yes.
terday:
Against Change.
i.y(T, or., ;nn1;noI m think thIt
somebody must be paying these pa
pers some money. II the vote OF
moving the capital from Bismarck to
New Rockford comes up the people
Of Fargo would turn 1t down ten to
one.
we have some customers at New
Rockford and one of them mentioned
the question about. moving the capi
tai and 4 stated that as long as the
capital was at Bismarck it would he
unfair to change it.
Willing to Help.
eve also know that the city OF
Fargo "dug" up $4,000 for the Medora
bridge and we personally dug up
ourselves and will say if the question
of moving the capital from Bismarck
to New Rockford came up we would
dig up as much money as we did fo1
this Medora bridge.
eve were always OF the opinion
that there was not possible chance
to get the capital moved from Bis
marck as any fair-minded citizen
would not vote for removal.
Bismarck has the capital and
there is no reason why we should
change it and it Is as central as any
part of the state.
Agricultural College.
According to principles, we do not
think it would be any more fair to
move the capital from Bismarck than
it would be to move the Agricultural
college from Fargo, and we honestly
believe that the people of Bismarck
have nothing to fear but that Fargo
will stand Loyalty behind them,
Other assurances have been receiv
ed at Bismarck that the opinions sci
forth by Rev. l.. T.. Guild, editor aoi
the Courier News, is in no way repre-
sentative OF the attitude of the Fargo
business interests to Bismarck and
the Slope country. This city has
been urged to force Rev. Guild to lay
before States Attorney Berndt ev
dence of the alleged lawlessness Of
Bismarck so that the guilty ones can
be punished Those acquainted with
local conditions, however, declare
that Bismarck was never cleaner and
that the illegal sale Of liquor has
been reduced to practically nothing.
The publisher of the Fargo Forum
communicated with the editor of the
Bismarck Tribune yesterday and as
sured him that his publication would
be neutral and print the arguments
of both sides without favor. He also
stated that Fargo did not want tc
treat Bismarck unfairly and that or
ders have been given to investigate
the truth of any matter submitted fol
publication involving Bismarck
An organization representing the
Bismarck business interests, acting in
perfect harmony and cooperation
with the Commercial club, has beer
formed to set forth the merits of Bis
marck and defend her clear title tc
the capital and advance arguments
in support of its retention as the
seat of state government.
Members of that organization stat
ed yesterday that all they asked from
the press of North Dakota was a
square deal. 1t is the firm conviction
of Bismarck that the capital removal
movement is backed by land specu
lators who are using the initiative to
exploit their own selfish interests.
Through the Tribune, Bismarck
seeks to warn voters against sign
ing any of the petitions that are
being circulated in favor of New
Rockford.
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