The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
BODIES
TO BOOST N. D.
ARE PROPOSED
Gov. NestOs, Urging Whole
Truth BE Told, Proposes
Method of Aiding State
HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR
Says That Intelligent Man.
Learning Whole Truth
Will BE Convinced
HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR
Especial to The Tribune)

whole truth about North Dakota
then no intelligent man can fail to
have utmost confidence in the state.
This was the urge of Governor
R. A. Nestos, speaking before the
Greater North Dakota Association,
meeting here today.
The Governor said in part:
I'VE should tell the country the
whole truth; give the public all the
facts about North Dakota. We can
we'll afford to do this because no
intelligent man will have anything
but the utmost confidence in North
Dakota when he learns all the facts.
many of our own people and an un-
fortunately large number of outsid-
ers are telling only the discouraging
things, and you will find these in
any state or country, taking the
good and encouraging things for
granted and not deserving of men,
ton. The result is that North Da-
kota has been misrepresented, be-
lied, and belittled, inside and out
| side of the state.
"All citizens of the state should
secure the most complete and accur-
ate information as to the elements
Of strength in our present agricul-
tural and economic situation. Find
out what has been accomplished in
the community, county, and state in
| dairying, diversified farming, and
in the raising of dozens Of products
that have been and are successfully
raised in this state. Find out even
what farmers have been raising good
crops of wheat annually, and as
certain the reasons for the success
of these, and therefore the reasons
for the failure of those who have
not followed the same sound sys-
| tenn of grain farming. Get the
stories of the farmers who have
made good, and the reasons for it.
We must sell North Dakota to our
own people first and by comparative
stories and statistics show these men
that no other agricultural section of
the United States is in better shape
today or has better opportunity
TO achieve financial independence in
n short time, than has our own state.
Organize Locally.
| when this has been done, / feel
that we are ready for two impor-
tant services that the average cit
jzen NAV render and duties he
should perform in the upbuilding
and future development of the
state. One is to help organize local
development associations, where
lands may be listed at the lowest
figure at which the seller will dis
pose of them, or at least with a mar
gin of profit that is reasonable, so
that those who are seeking home
and an opportunity to help build
the state may not have the fear that
they are going to be gouged by a
real estate speculator or broker. We
must realize that the important
thing in farm sales today is not the
profit on the sales of land, but the
general profit that will come from
the improved economic conditions
when you have secured a settler on
every half section of land in the
state. These additional people-if
brot in from the states or countries
that produce good, successful hard
working farmers--would make il
easier for each community to main
tain the schools and all other or
ganized community activities, public
or private, and it is essential to the
welfare of many communities to Sc
cure this additional population with
nut delay.
! Then, there should be organized
in every community letter writine
campaign wherein each business
man or farmer, who has acquaint.
ances or friends in the territory
between the Twin Cities and the
Great Lakes on the North and the
Ohio river on the South, will write
to as many of these friends as posi-
. ble,' telling them, as personal fa
; vor, about one or more pieces o.
land that may be bought at ar
amazingly low price in his commun
ity and let these people know wha
| can be raised on land that is pur
| chasable at this low figure. In m,
/ opinion, such p letter writing cam
paign conducted systematically il
every community Of the state woul'
get us as many land buyers as goot
4 farmers, and as fine results in in
"reased. immigration and economi
, strength as any program that coul'
: possibly be adopted.
: Backs Slogan
? But whatever plan we follow, ou
slogan should be to bring the trutl
! about North Dakota to the peopl
of the union and in this campaig
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