The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-22

The corn show room, in the Eppin-
ger building on Main street, will be
open tonight, tomorrow and Thurs
day. The exhibit is free to the pub
lie. Everyone is invited by the corn
show committee to visit the. room
and view concrete evidence that
North Dakota has taken her place in
the corn belt of the United States.
Chairman Praises Exhibits
81 do not believe / have ever seen
so much fine corn in u show room,'
declared George Will, chairman of
the show committee and corn expert.
North Dakota has proved her abil-
ity to raise the finest corn"
/ Praise for the exhibits was voiced
by c. c. Davis, Commissioner of
Agriculture of the state of Montana,
one of the early visitors to the show
room. Daniel f. Willard, of the Bu-
reau of Public Relations of the Great
Northern Railway and formerly pro-
fessor at the North Dakota Agricul-
tural College, was another who
voiced his appreciation of the ex-
hibits.
"These exhibits compare favorably
with the exhibits at the international
show which Il recently visited in
Chicago" he said. There were some
bigger ears there, from southern
Illinois. but the quality of the corn
did not exceed the corn displayed
here"
To Advertise State
The corn show being essentially a
plan of Bismarck business men to
gather the best North Dakota corn
into one room, to prove that North
Dakota can raise fine corn and ad-
vertise the fact, and to encourage
corn raising in the state, it was not
expected to attract great crowds Of
farmers. However, the corn show
committee was agreeably surprised
when trains last night brought a
number Of farmers from far distan-
ces to personally enter. exhibits or
to witness the exhibitions.
While the corn show is in the Ep-
pinger building, educational pro-
grams are to be held each afternoon
in the Rialto theater Speakers this
afternoon on the program included
ID. f.. Willard, St. Paul, Great North
ern Railway representative, j. F.
5Kadonsky, development agent, 500
/ line; +. F. Benson, manager of de-
partment of immigration and indus
try, Northern Pacific Railway. Ag-
,ricultural movies preceded the speak
ing. One of the movies shown is fur
nished by the state department of i'm
migration.
Programs Arranged
The program for Wednesday after
noon will include Prof L. r. Waldron,
Agricultural College; +. l.. Kelso,
superintendent Ardmorc, field sta
tion, South Dakota, coming as a per-
sonal representative of United States
Secretary of Agriculture Henry c.
Wallace and John Christianson, New
Salem farmer.
Thursday afternoon DR.. John Lee
Coulter, president ofs the Agricultur-
al College, will speak.
The public is invited to these free
educational programs.
The rul les Of the corn show pro-
vided that all corn must be exhibit
ed under the growers name and that
all corn and seed exhibited must be
OF the 1928 crop grown in North Da-
kOta.
From the corn show it is expected
an exhibit will>be created which can
be used by Various agencies in ad-
vertlsing North Dakota and attracting
immigration.
Prof. Willard's Trip
Prof. Willard, in viewing tho ex-
hibit, recalled an experience of his
about az years ago. He was with
the United States Geological Sur
vey at that time and was d corn
booster.
Il made trip from Glendale to
Fargo by horse and buggy in 1901
and 1902" said Mr.. Willard. 81
stopped at every corn field and pick
eeG little corn. When arrived in
'*argo had about kushel of corn.
~ walked over toithe Fargo Forum
office-H. c. Plumdly was then edi.
tor.
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