The Bismarck tribune., 1925-02-24
S0RLIE GIVES
HISGRBE'TINGS
TO NORTHWEST
Message From Governor Is
Read at Radio Station
From Minneapolis


Last night was all-North Dakota
night at WCCO station of the Twin
Cities, program being presented
under the auspices Of the Greater
North Dakota Association. A mess
age from Governor Sorlie Of North
Dakota was read as follows:
"You who arc listening in on this
program live in the richest produc-
ing section of the North American
continent. 1t is upon this section
and upon you that the world depends
for the production Of the small
grains, livestock, butterfat, wool, and
many other of the necessities of life.
1t seems to me it is time that we in
this producing section should CO.
operate in working out our problems
for the best interest of ourselves and
our products. The Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Waterway is one of the big
problems that should not, be over
looked by us in this section. The
completion Of this project will make
it possible for this producing section
to emancipatc itself. The State Of
North Dakota has particular inter
est in this project because it is one
of the large exporting states.
s"The population of North Dakota
is only a little more than 100000,
consequently we consume but very
small portion Of the products of our
state. We, the people of North Da-
kota. have not as yet sold ourselves
on North Dakota. We have not yet
begun to realize what this great
state,-The Best Of the. West, can
produce, or the many natural re-
sources we have. Just to mention a
few;-we raise more than one hun
drcd million bushels of the best
wheat raised in the world; we have
untold billions of tons of Ignite
coal,-morc than enough coal to heat
the entire world and the development
of our coal lands has scarcely begun;
we have, from engineering reports.
the finest grade of pottery clay
found anywhere; we have, in the
Badlands west of the Missouri, some
of the richest deposits of cement to
be found, and minerals and materials
of other kinds not yet estimated:
at is safe to predict that, even
with the richness of the Red River
Valley, where there is the most won
derful soil found anywhere, even that
section will become secondary to the
land west of the Missouri, when the
resources of the western section Of
the state have been explored and de-
veloped.
"God intended that all creation
should serve purpose, and He, has
kept hidden the wonderful wealth in
this section until people can and will
better appreciate its value and know
how to use it. l hope that our ma
tional government will see fit. to
create the Roosevelt National Park
in the Badlands. By doing so we will
all have chance to enjoy this won
derful handiwork of Nature. There
are beauties to be seen in the Bad
lands unsurpassed anywhere in the
world. t-
! 81 extend to all you people who are
listening in on this program a most
cordial invitation to spend your va
cation in North Dakota, so that you
may observe for yourselves the. op-
portunities that await you in this
state. Our summer weather, is de-
lightful and our winter weather is
good, with automobiles running
every day and roads always open.
The people of North Dakota are most
hospitable and invite you to come
to +his state to partake: Of their hos
pitality.