The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-27
PROGRAM OF
G. n. D. A. IS
NOW ASSURED
Returns From Widely Scat
tered Points Indicate a
Splendid Response
CONTEST IS CONTINUED
Oliver County Was First to
Report OversubscriptiOn
With Total of $7lO

Fargo, Oct. 27.-The launching Of
the five year development program
of the Greater North Dakota Associa-
ton is now assured, returns from
various parts of the state indicating
4 splendid response to the campaign
for $l50.00O for 1926 and pledges of
a similar amount for tho fo4r C
ceeding years. Fred A. !!lSh OF Far
go, treasurer of the ASSOCIATION an
nounced today.
"Only few counties have SUBJ
mitted official reports to this Of
flee" Mr.. Irish declared, but they
are widely scattered so that We know
the response has been liberal and
quite general over the state. The
first county to report oversubscrip-
ton of its quota is Oliver county,
County Director +. II. Johnston of
Center reporting S7l0 as compared
with the oounty's quota of $3.50. W.
+. Gushing Of Beach, county director
of Golden Valley, reports $500 in
cash for 1926 of the county's quota
of $500 and $500 in pledges each year
for the next four years. Karl j.
Farup OF Park River, county director
o: Walsh county. has submitted Il
preliminary report of S420 from
Park River, Sl45 from Ednburg
$3.50 from Hoople, $l30 from Fair
dale, 5000 from Lankin and $35 from
Conway.
Results Gratifying
More than 80 per cent OF the mem
hers reported in from Walsh county
are pledging membership for the en-
tire five years. When Mr. Farup
submits his final report. that coun-
ty will be up among the leaders, ac-
cording to present indications. Judge
Horace Bagley Of Towner, director in
Mc1tcnry county, reports over sub
scription of the quota ut Granville,
I505 being turned in as compared
with Granvillc's quota Of $450. W..
II. Ordway of Sclfridge, in Il pre-
liminary report, accounts for more
than half Of Sioux county's quota.
=. ". Shcfyland Of Van Hook. dircc-
tor for the south half of Mountrail
county. reports Van Hook ovcrsub-
Scribing its quota Of $40 with equal
ly encouraging report from other
towns in his section.
DR. ]. II. Wells Of Harvey, county
director of Wells county. reports
Harvey subscribing $llO0 and teams
working hard to put the entire coun-
tv over. Cass, Ward, Williams, Nor
ton and some of the larger counties
have but partly finished their work.
All CT these reports indicate that
the state is responding very nobly
and the Greater North Dakota plan
will be launched. The total figures
in cash for 1926 and pledges for the
four succeeding years will depend
very largely on the thoroughness
with which the soliciting committees
conclude their work"
Contest Closes Nov.
Announcement is also made that
the contest among the SO counties of
the state for the three silver loving
cups for the best showing in the
campaign will not close until Nov. Z.
1t was previously planned to close
the contest Oct. 24th but inclement
weather. together with delays exper-
fenced in sending supplies to some
sections of the state, necessitate the
later closing date.
In some counties the committees
did not start their work until this
week and final report of the cam
paign will not be possible until Nov.
Is or later, the associations office
announced today.