Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-18
WELL DRILLERS
HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING HERE
Fifth Annual Convention
opens Here Today; Kane
and Babcock Speak.

the fifth annual convention Of the
North Dakota Well Drillers' associa-
ton opened in the Commercial club
rooms this morning. Following the
registration this morning, President
Thomas F. Kane of. the state univer-
sity and Dean e. J.. Babcock Of the
engineering department OF the state
institution delivered addresses. DR..
A. G. Leonard's address on ."The Geo
logical Formations Of North
scheduled for this morning was not
given until the afternoon session.
Following the presentation at the
New Grand theater Of North Dakota
motion pictures, the delegates went to
the university, where the afternoon
session was held in the geological lee.
ture room. This evening the dele
gates will have dinner at the university
Commons. after which they viii
adjourn to the geological lecture room
for an evening session. which was moi
originally scheduled. Al that time
Prof. H. Is. Simpson will give his ad-
dress on 'aThe Occurrences of Under
This address was scheduled for to-
morrow afternoon hut this nnorninp
it was advanced to tonieht's session.
Kane Extends Grcctin~
At the session This morninr pres;-
dent Kane. brought greetings of the
state university to this ton
UNIQUE among the manv oreanization
with which state nniversities ara ra'
lated, He dwelt upon the val,,e of
good water for the neonie NJ tho stats
and the importance Of The work If
the we'll drillers IN. securing nura and
sanitary water and IN edmcatinp the
people with, rHeards to the sources
and AZ contaminatinn +hro,,ph
water supply: 80 @, %
!. North DaEnta's snecia, ,nroh,ems
due to moderate rainfall were also
presented, Including the need of sci.
entific knowledee as to the hest avail
able water in order IN
Honestly present the advantages of
the state to pr~ospective settlers,
president, Kane nointed omt that tho
question Of a good water SUNNY is
basic. thai even in the drier Ma COS
Of the state a dean well nav fres
ouentlv decide het ween success ana
failufe by irrigatinx q arden SUNNY.
hoes and leading to diversified farm
ine m adva ftape ~ co.oneration
~ the drillers and tho nn;vers;tv
brings SPECIALISTS in many lines to the
drii1ers and to the drillers' hovs and
siris rho mea4inS with s,,ch 0rve NJ
zatinn az The We'll Drillers' assoc;a
ton helms the university faculty men
o190 f0 find ont what the citiZon0 NJ
tha sto+a Need abd w,nt Theraforo
through mutual interest. thew come to-
an nn~derstandin IF common nor
Iars
Pres,dant Kane also extended h
welcome Of the citv and Of the Com
mercia club and nointed ont that
rrand Fc c.Ie 4, an y cpprd dhegu rr;en u INA. ni,H
With 4 most friendly attitude toward
the neon1e of1tha state NV 'o"'o
1Ae RaScor4 Gives Addreas
nean R.hcocE IN me- Lire On ..rbe
Reiatinn ~ Wa1l nriIiars to the he
velnnmant ~ h Natural Resources
~ tba Staten called a%tten+ion to ths
n]ionaer sarv;ca the waii drii,ars haue
raudered n The mnh";ldinr of The
!stata ua - ~ Is si.ad thn ,I',o ne ne
~ worI ~ the ~nrosnactnr ,s y ereot
factor in the adyancement Of civilizas
ton, The Wei drilier is the most i'm
nor+,nt I Find e ~ n%rosnecto mot o ,Mv
~ wa+er INC mnst yaIuah,e of aiI
mineral resources, but beyond this, to
o. Gsner n s,a re oq Mes M iGaa Isiii 81
sarv;ca a;n, a. the ereatest henet,ts