The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-18
old SETTLERS OF
VALLEY REVIEW
PIONEER DAYS AT.
FAIR GATHERING.
Annual Session. Featured
By Strong Addresses Of
Early Day Residents

The pioneers of the Red river
valley have measured up to the pos
Sibilities offered them, and through
their labors have made possible the
present wonderful development Of
THE Bread Basket Of The World"
declared Judge George Van Arnam
Of Wahpeton to more than 500 old
settlers gathered for the fortieth an
nual session at the State fair
grounds on Wednesday afternoon.
The fact was brought forth that
these early settlers are now growing
old and that they must not feel that
they have lived their lives in vain as
were 1t not for their courage in
Drawing the hardships Of the front
Ter life, the valley counties would
not be yielding their bountiful har-
vests, which are so badly needed in
the present world crisis. The speak
er also made a plea that these peo-
pie give back to the generous gov
eminent, a small proportion Of what
was given them in the days Of plenty
and urged a loyal support to all
war measures that the United States
may be called upon to adopt in or
der to carry on this war. In speak
ing Of the war, Judge Van Arnam
said that when mems hearts are in
the Master then will the present
strife be over. In closing his ad-
dress, Judge Van Arnam quoted a
poem saying that the older men
were too old to share the fight but
they were not too old to help in
sharing the burden that youth must
bear.
Following this address, N. B. Black
sang 1.-THE Landing Of The Pilgrims"
and Miss Bertha Hagen was his &C
companist. He responded to a
hearty encore with one Of the popu-
lar new war songs.
G. r. Stone, president Of the Fair
association, gave the address of well
come in a few we'll chosen words.
Rev. z. e. Saunders gave a prayer,
asking for Gods blessing on the
pioneers Of the Red river valley,
Weld Makes Plea.
A plea for more intensified farm
ing and Of making the fields produce
to their full capacity was contained
in the address Of President Frank A.
Weld of the Moorhead Normal
school, the second speaker of the af-
ternoon.
The German people have the sys-
tenn of intensified farming perfected
to such an extent that it would hard
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combined to starve them out, declar-
ed President Weld. People who are
labortng under this impression are
very badly in error declared the
speaker, and it would be wise for
them to free themselves from this
Illusion as soon as possible. With
the great population that this coun-
try has, 1t would not be possible for
them to gain a livelihood at all I'm
less every tillable acre in the en-
pire was made to yield every pos
sible bushel of grain. The great de-
sire Of man to found a home, es-
tablish a family and to live in
religious and civil freedom is the
cause which leads him forth to blaze
new trails across the broad prairies
and establish new communities. In
the early days only two great oc-
equations were recogniZed-that Of
war and statesmanship-lat on the
religious life made itself felt and the
next great ambition was to study for
the church, but it remained for the
common people to recognize and
perfect the great business Of settling