The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-11
j. S. RECORDS ON
!. SNOW, BILLIARDS.
!. TELL n. D.'SSTORY

- North Dakota is freer from lorna
does and bhZzards than other north
ern and central states. :,
North Dakota has less snowfall
than New York. Massachusetts. HI
:snois. and several other states.
North Dakota has more than 100
hours more sunshine than Iowa, llli-
if,ois and Nebraska.
These are some Of the facts given
h, an official statement by Orris w.
Roberts. meteorologist in charge of
the l.. S. Weather Bureau in Bis
.ioarck. Mr.. Roberts statement ex-
plains the misconception of North
Dakota's climate and offers official
Records to prove his assertion that
North Dakota has less discomforts IN
winter than other northern states.
Childhood Impressions
!. impressions gained in childhood,
Whether good or bad. right or wrong,
4orrec or incorrect. are hard to
rhanC or eradicate from our minds,
Mr.. Roberts statement declares,
North Dakota is a much mallgned
State as regards her climate and her
resources Well do | remember while
attending country school of reading
in my geography about the Great
American Desert which extended
from the Red River of the North to
The Rocky Mountains. and from the
canadian border, to Nebraska. For
many years thereafter other text
books contained similar data. Physl-
cal biographies for years accredited
North Dakota as being the breeding
spot of the blizzard. Nothing could
be farther from the truth.
: Statistics will show that North
Dakota is freer from tornadoes than
arc Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, as well
As many other states, and just so Is
North Dakota freer from billiards
Than the states mentioned. The writ
ar was born in Iowa and lived there
until he was twentyfour, he lived
seven years in Illinois, one year in
New York, one year in Massachu-
sets, four years in South Dakota and
twenty years in North Dakota, SO
should be competent judge Of the
climate Of those states. He saw more
frequent and heavy SHOWS in Massa-
chusetts, next came New York, then
Illinois. Iowa, South Dakota and last
of all North Dakota
About the Snowfall
why is North Dakota rated as an
unsafe state for the growing of win
Ter wheat? Simply due to deficient
snowfall, thereby allowing the alter
nate heating and cooling of the soil
during the hours Of sunlight. And
while we are on the subject of sum
shine, it might be interesting and
Instructive to know that North Da-
kota enjoys nearly one hundred more
hours Of sunshine during the crop
growing season than do Iowa, Illinois
and Nebraska. That is Mhy North
Dakota is destined to become not
only ONE Of the greatest corn grow
ing states, but THE greatest corn
growing state in the Union. 1t would
be easy for me to quote lot Of dry
statistics to verify the above state
ments, but these data are on file in
my office and will be\ gladly fur
nished for the asking. These will
show that North Dakota instead OF
being Great American Desert is
the realization of Zane Grey's 'Deser,
Of Wheat Of golden wheat and gold
e3l corn.
~"Instead of being shut off from the
world during the winter months. We
have less snow and less humidity and
therefore less discomforts than mans
other northern states. Travel by au.
temobisa can be mode in comfor,
throughout the year."