Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-11

mayor of jamestown, and response
for the press boys by the Record man
TIE speakers included Miss Minnie j
Nelson; Dean Babcock, of the state
school Of mines; Editor Stewart, of
Wilton; Rep. Olson, of Medora;
Happy" Paulson, of the Fargo For
usn; and +. A. Nestos, independent
candidate for governor in the recall
The pogram was strong one. Miss
Nelson discussed the school situation.
both nationally and in this state.
She called attention to the large num-
ber Of school children out of school
or not attending regularly, and the
steps being taken to Improve the situ-
alton. She dwelt on the necessity of
proper education of the children for
the protection Of our institutions, as
well as for the welfare of the coming
citizens themselves. She asked for
cooperation of the newspaper boys in
arousing the school officers and par
ents to their duty towards the schools.
Editor Stewart gave a poppy talk on
shop matters, and Dean Babcock gave
a highly interesting discourse on
North Dakota's many wonderful nat
ural resources. His two main SUBJ
jects were pottery clay and coal. He
showed by examples turned out at the
school of mines what our clay will do,
and indicated the extent of our vast
coal deposits. He prophesied great
industrial activity in North Dakota
before manv years, and showed the
vast possibilities for amassing wealth
industrially in this state, as yet hard
ly begun. He asked the newspapers
to help in stimulating interest in
North Dskota's mineral resources,
and stated that the Federal Govern
ment was also interested.
Rep. Olson gave US a fine descrip-
tion of the proposed Roosevelt Bad
Lands National Park in Billings coun-
ty, showing pictures of the petrified
forest there. and the many other great
beauties of nature. He said that
tourists who had been through Colo
RADIO and Wyoming claimed that
neither state could duplicate the
wonders Of North Dakota's natural
scenery. Tourists from the east had
told him that all Wisconsin advised
them to see the Delles, that Minneso-
tans advised tour of the Lake Re-
gion, but that North Dakotans gener-
ally spoke Of the Bad Lands as place
to get through as quickly as possible,
and where not to get caught in a
rain. With such wonderful sights
to behold as the Bad Lands afforded,
these tourists were at loss to ex-
plain why North Dakotans took such
an attitude. The speaker attributed
it to the lack of knowledge of the
facts He asked that ,he press Of
the state do its share to acruaint
North Dakotans Of the possibilities
out west, and that they in turn see
that tourists were encouraged to tour
the Bad Lands, where petrifed
stumps larger than any other in the
world may be found, and where the
mysterious attempts of nature to play
tricks on herself may be beheld.
Happy Paulson, of the Forum, gave
much interesting information on
what is going on in North Dakota as
he had found it in his work. His
business requires him to keep in the
closest personal touch with those &C.
tive in both league and anti-league
circles. He stated positively that
the league management, in facing the
recall campaign, does not even hope
to defeat the initiated laws, but does
intend to fight to save Frazier, Lemke
and Hagan. : victory in. the laws.
however, would mean much to North
Dakota. It would mean the elimi-
nation Of the Homebuilders and their
squandering, the liquidation Of the
Bank Of North Dakota, and substi-
tuition Of rural credits bank to make
loans on farm property. It would
place Tom Hall and John Steen on the
Industrial Commission and allow con-
troll Of the future expenditures. It
would also provide for future cleo
tions of state and legislative Offices
in the same manner that county Of.
ficers are chosen. He stated that suf-
ficient recall signers were at head
quarters, but that a surplus of from