The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-24
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"Thc spirit of the Northwest is
Rotary exemplificd,' Governor r. A.
Nestos told the Rotary conference
this afternoon in speaking on the
subject, THE Spirit of the North
west.
The pioneer of the Northwest
NAV not have had the accurate def
milton of principles, the clear per-
ception of purposes, the inspiring
sentiments, or the beautifully word
ed codes of Rotary, but there was
Il fine fellowship, a genuine hospital
ity, freedom from class dlstnc-
tions and Il wholesome democracy
that made it possible for young men
and women-no matter how poor
and unlettered the parents, or from
what. social status-to be respected
for their personal worth and to make
their way to the top in the trade,
profession. business, community, or
state, if willing to work and pos
sessed of the requisite character ana
ideals" the Governor asserted.
The Northwestern pioneers were
distinguished by lofty patriotism
and broad natiOnalism, the state s
chief executive said, recalling the
Civil War of 'Gl when men left the
then sparsely settled hills and prai-
ries of Wisconsin and Minnesota,
the Spanish American war in which
the Northwest contributed largely of
it's manhood, and the World War
during which the men of the North
west poured into the armies Of the
nation.
When the Rotarian spirit thus
becomes dominant in the Northwest,
it will result in finer business
relationship and better service; it
will mean quality products and truth
| in advertising and selling-whether
the seller be the farmer shipping
his grain, beef, poultry, or vegetable
products to the city or the manufac-
turer, jobber, or merchant selling
his goods to the tiller of the soil. 1t
will mean better understanding and
therefore asspirit Of cooperation be-
tween capital and labor, employer
and employee, producer and consu
mer, each having due regard for the
| general good as well as for persona
rights" the Governor said.
AS each Rotarian, although eX
pected to play his part as Il either
in all the affairs Of his community
state, and country, is selected fol
membership because he is a leader il
his profession or line Of bushes:
and is expected to prove his worth
as a Rotarian in the conduct of tina
business, so the citizens Of eacl
community, state, or section of thu
country should ascertain and con
, stantly bear in mind what is the ba
sic industry Of such community
state, or section, and its chief con
tribution 10 the economic life of tn
country, whether manufacturing
shipping, mining, numbering or agri
culture. AS each Rotarian serves hi
community best when he conducts hi
business successfully on the Rotaria
basis, so each community or regio
serves the country best when it de
velops it's basic industries to tn
highest point of efficiency on tn
|same basis.
What 1t Means
This, applied to the Northwest
will mean that it's citizens will real
ize keenly and constantly that n
matter how important our coal, ella!
and iron deposits or how eXtensiv
our manufacturing enterprises, ayr
culture is and must continue to b
our chief industry, and this regio
the principal source of supply {
food stuffs for the American pet
pie. The prosperity of this regio
and the value of the contribution "
shall make to the life of our countr
will depend upon how we'll we di
charge our duty and meet our OF
portunities as the greatest agricu
tural section of the Union. We hay
already discovered that to reauil
our farmers to raise wheat, mea
and other products and sell the
, for less than the cost of production
to ship in from the East either Goa
/ clay, iron, or other products TIL
, we have in abundance in our ov
region; to buy manufactured articl
from the East when we possess /;
l abundance of undeveloped raw m
terials and power needed to MAJ
=, them at home; and to ship our bull
products at excessive freight rat
by rail two thousand miles to Eas