The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-10-15
GREAT NORTHERN SHOWS
N. W. EXHIBITS IN EAST

products of the states of Minnesota.
/ North Dakota, Montana. Idaho.
Washington and Oregon, to call at
t%ention to the opportunities for far
mers in these states.
The largest exhibits are at the IL
linois State Fair, Springfield. H..
Sept. 18th to 26th; at the Dairy Cat
tie Congress, Waterloo, Iowa. Sent.
285h to Oct. 18th, and the National
Dairy Exposition, Indianapolis. Ind,
Oct. 10th to 18th.
The exhibits consist of the prin-
cipal agricultural products of grain
and forage; the principal vegetables
like potatoes and sugar beets. and
other fruits and vegetables process
ed in large display Jars; enlarged
framed photographs and transpar-
ent Illuminated photographs of farms.
d~airying and livestock, forage and
grain crop enc
The opportunities for diversified
farming, livestock raising and dairy
ing, forage crops of corn, alfalfa.
sweet clover and other grasses. were
especially featured.
The exhibits occupied a space Of
from 40 to so feet in length and 8
to 10 feet in depth. The products
were displayed on neatly decorated
walls and shelving with the names of
the states prominently displayed in
each exhibit.
At Springfield, Illinois, by actual
count $4,000 people passed the ex-
hibit. At Waterloo, Iowa, the at
tendance was $4,000 people. A
large proportion of the people were
actual farmers and many of them
stopped to carefully inspect the ex- :
hibits and talk with the agricultural :
representatives of the railroad! who :
were in attendance, to secure infor- =,
nation about the country. At In >
dianapolis, Indiana, it is expected =.
the attendance will be equally >
as great and that visitors will come :
several surrounding states.
The exhibits were kept open from E
in the morning until late at !,
l.ght, and the attendants were kept Il
continually in conversation -
With the visitors and providing them :,
With literature about the states in q
which they were interested. Several Il
hundred people registered their
James and indicated a direct inter
st in the country, more than a pass
ng interest in the exhibit.
At each place thousands of pieces in
f printed matter were distributed &c
nd went into the hands of parties tn
appeared to be substantial peo- so
lie and potential h-omeseekers. There to
rere large numbers of farmers and ar
neir families who were not in po- SO
ton to move Immediately, but who OF
ere interested in learning more IL
bout the opportunities offered home Sd
9ekers in these northwestern states.
Many people returned to visit the n
Ihibit several times and frequently ~ =;
ought friends with them. ~
In addition to these large exhibits nc
smaller exhibit was made at the ms
orn Palace, held at Mitchell, South to
akota, Sept. 18th to Oct. 3rd.
bout 10000 people attended the
'rn Palace and the exhibit space
IS crowded continuously through !
day and during the evening with the
al farmers, their wives, sons and ha,
lighters. A large number of them of
especially interested, and MANY the
them looking for a new location. Def
IRE than 5000 pieces Of printed owe
tier were distributed. cou
Representatives Of several of the est
nc and Commerce Associations at seq
-ded some of these exhibits. and as IRA
in giving information about slol
country to visitors, calling at you
tion to their respective localities. ~
The Great Northern also c~o-operat- no.
with the North Dakota travelling bo,s
icultural exhibits at a number Of no.,
Ill fairs in Iowa, where a vast
punt of literature WIS distributed.
the country received a lot of
d advertising. It
t was distinctly shown at all of foul
sc exhibits that a large number lane
farmers are seriously interested cost
a new farming location the
re their resources will enable ploif
n to establish themselves in tern
ning, and they are especially in heal
sted in low priced productive land worl
re diversified farming may be ava
wed proitably. face
any Of them were greatly sur ing
I'd to learn of the large amount man
diversified farming that is done good
ne northwest states, and partic-
y the extent to which dairying.
p raising, hog raising and cat N,
aising is practiced by northwest
ers, and the success with which LII
are producing corn, alfalfa and - -
t clover, as it is commonly sup h,s+o
| that in a large part of the 49,
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