The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-15
LOCAL BODIES
TO BOOST N. D.
ARE PROPOSED
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not and did not tell at least five
good things about the state for each
unfortunate thing he might feel
that he had to mention. | believe
that proportion is fair, and if every
citizen of North Dakota would make
it a point to do this in the coming
year, much should have. been accom-
plished to bring North Oak ota back
in the minds Of the people of the
Union to the position to which she
is justly entitled. The performance
Of this, duty should be regarded as
q great privilege by every citizen of
our state"
Devinc's Speech
Commi ssioner Of immigration j.
NJ. Devine. speaking before the
meeting, said in part:
What are the undcniable and
outstanding facts regarding North
Dakota and which honestly stated
will induce farmers of a good class
to come and live among US? | give
herewith some Of them,
North Dakota leads all states in
the production Of No. ! hard wheat
and the best wheat in the world.
North Dakota produces more than
half. the flax crop of the United
States.
In 1918 North Dakota produced
100000 bushels of corn; in 1928
30,000,O00 bushels. Within fifteen
years North Dakota will undoubted-
ly grow to be one of the great corn
producing states in this country.
The ability to produce corn consist
emily anywhere and everywhere
means 500 per acre land Corn
rests the land and destroys weeds;
grain produces weeds and lessons
productions; corn means successful
diversification; it means less wheat
acreage but more bushels produced
to the acre.
In 1917 North Oak ota had 275,000
mich cows; in 1928 535 900. North
Dakota is producing as good milch
COW as Wisconsin and Minnesota.
and population considered, doing it
more rapidly. In 1917 dairy prod
ucts amounted to sl6,0000O0; esti
mated value Of all dairy products for
1928 $33,0OO,OOO.
North Dakota can produce as
good a steer, hog, horse or sheep as
can Iowa or Illinois and round them
up for the market as cheaply with
our corn, alfalfa and sweet clover.
North Dakota is soon to be one
of the great poultry states. In 1918
poultry products amounted to ST.
10000; in 1923 $10,5OOOOO.
North Dakota will soon be the
leading bee state both in quality
and quantity Of honey produced. In
1920 the state had 7Os bee hives in
1923, $4,000 hives with an estimated
production of 100000 pounds. The
North Dakota Bureau of Crop Estl-
mates show for 1922 production of
l57 pounds per hive which was the
highest record of any state in the
Union.
North Dakota is pre- eminentIy
good potato state both as to size,
quality and ease Of production. The
North Dakota potato is equally
sought by eastern consumers and
southern potato growers for seed.
North Dakota is the leading sweet
clover state, both for seed and feed
In 1918 the sweet clover and alfalfa
acreage was 2O,523. In 1923 it was
330,lS5 acres.
In 1918 the hog production was
100000; in 1928 $4,000.
North Dakota produces all these
agricultural products with a seasons
rainfall and without irrigation or
single ounce of industrial fertilizer.
North Oak ota has 69O,OOO,OOO tons
of high grade Ignite coal; the
greatest deposit of continuous
stretch of coal in amy locality in
the world The day cannot be far
distant when this coal long patient
ly waiting the magic touch of cap
ital will produce the cheapest power
for industrial purposes and the
cheapest electricity the world knows
and shoot it hundreds of miles
away for heat and light.
Clay Deposits
North Dakota has the greatest
deposit of high grade pottery clay
in the world. The clay like our coal
awaits the day when business en-
terprise will cause the raw material
. to be transformed into car loads of
china ware of the most delicate,
texture, beauty and value.
North Dakota has more people
owning their homes than any state
in the Union. Six hundred and fifty
three out of each 1000 in North
Dakota own the home they live in
| while the percent of home owners is
| 4a6 per 1000 for the entire country
North Dakota is justly proud of
her system of education measured
from the district and consolidated
schools on our prairies to that of
TIC ~ e University ~ Grand Forks
and the Agricultural College at
Fargo.
North Dakota has but ~ percent
Of illiteracy.
North Dakota will in the natural
order of time have one of the finest
| systems Of hard surface roads and
do it with less overhead expense
than any state east or west of us.
North Dakota is pre-eminently a
state of sunshine and in the health
and vigor of its people.
North Dakota has all those
things which 60 to make up pro-
gressive and up-to-date common.
wealth and we are building along
! these lines bigger and better each
passing year.
I'm every state, county and town
ship there are those who generally