The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-26
BUSINESS men And FARMERS JOIN
HANDS IN FORMING ASSOCIATION
FOR BBTTERING LIVESTOCK HERE

OVSA $OsVVV OuUSCAlUSO E4OSSAly
by City and Farm Interests
Following Enthusiastic Meet.
ing Last Night a.
With splendid enthusiasm. the
Farmers Livestock Co.. formed to i'm
prove herds in this section and to fur
nish,a medium for farmers to buy and
sell purebred cattle and hogs. was
placed on d firm financial foundation
last night, when more than 5000 was
subscribed equally by men from this
city and farms and ranches Of the
Slope. The occasion was a banquet
given ut the Grand Pacific which some
OF the leading livestock men Of the
state, as we'll as most of the prOxres
.sive farmers and business men Of this
section attended. #
The company. which was formed
last October. had been languishing for
several months, but recently under, r,the
direction Of H. p. Goddard. new blood
and interest has been injected into the
proposition, aud with the assistance Ut
such men as Alex Macdonald of Glen.
cOe. Obert Olson. state treasurer
Thomas Lee. Thomas Hall, secretary
Of state and l. H. ScrOggin Of this
city. the company intends raising $50.
600 through the sale Of stock within
the next two months. The subscrip.
tion Of IS 600 last night was the first
step toward the goal set by the com
pany's directors.
BUSINESS MEN HELP
As far as is known the Farmers
Livestock Co. Of this city is the first
organization Of It's kind in the state
that has received active financial sup
port from business men. At WillistOn
and Fargo. where similar companies
have been in existence some time, til !
business men failed to offer the lie
stock any financial assistance when
those companies first Organizel. At
the meeting last night. there was jus.
ass much enthusiasm among the bust
ness and professional men present DIS
there was among the farmers from
this section. IA
Mr.. Goddard, In making his plea for
financial support for the new venture,
sounded u grave warning that II, farm
Ing conditions in this section did not
completely change from agricultural
to livestock and lairying, that not only
the farmers, but the business men of
Bismarck, would suffer from a tinan.
Gail standpoint. "We are practically
broke in this part Of North Dakota I
said Mr.. Goddard. "and we must have
q complete reversal ;Of our, farming
,s).stera. a.s.lt sisxg gas question ltfet spr.
death with us. We have the same
climatic conditions az we had forty
years ago and we cannot expect a
change. We are fools, imbeciles AMI
idiots IL we follow the same system
TO BUILD PAVILION
As soon as funds are available,
which the directors estimate will Ike by
the early part Of this summer. d live.
stock sales pavilion costing $50, 900 will
be erected here. With the balance.
the company will enter markets and
buy and offer in the local field the
finest specimens Of the various breeds
It can secure. The company it was
stressed. will belong to the entire
Slope country and every breeder Of
pure bred and registered live stock. re-
earlless Of breed. will be urged to be-
come stockholder.
Alex Macdonald. who acted as
gave the business men IF
Bismarck the worst "scOldfng' they
ever received in public. Mr.. MacdOn-
aid. speaking from the farmers view
point. said the business men took too
little interest in the farmers welfare
other than shows your crop" The
urged that the men Of this
city should take more personal interest
in the farmers welfare, their actiyi-
ties. their hopes and strive to gain
their confidence by more thorough
cooperation between the two interests
than has ever been shown heretofore,
PROMINENT MEN
G. NJ. Turner Of philadelphia. repre-
sehting the Country Gentleman. the
farmers magazine; Il. Fl.
Critchfield Of Fargo. one Of the best
known live stock experts in the state:
A. H. Martin Of the Dakota Farmer Of
Aberdeen. 8. D.. known all over the
northwest as one Of the best pOste,l
inen on live stock in this entire part
Of the country. A. l.. Burdick. former
governor. and one of the
most influential live stock breeders in
the state, who was instrumental In the
formation Of a live stock sales pavilion
company at his home at. Williston:
Sam Crabl,e Of Fargo. who has some
Of the finest pure bred cattle and hogs
In the state, and many others of equal
including william Nc.
Carthy OF MetlOra, whose fame as 4
breeder Of horses and cattle is sur
passed by none in North Dakota, were
present to, help the business men alIl
the farmers Of this section to put their
over.
j. l.. Bell Of the First National bank
Of this city told how cream checks
we're bringing money to farmers every
week While the grain farmer was paid
once year for his work G. Fl. Russ.
Jr.. said the meeting was an eye OPEN
pr to the peoples outside Of the state
who think that North Dakota Is pure
" a grain growing STATE.
DIR. J. Fl. Worst said that stock
raising always meant prosperity and
~ personal recOllections told how the
i've stock men were the only ones with
money during panics Of bygone years.