The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-10
MUST PREACH
DOCTRINE OF
FAITH IN N. ID.
fContinued from paee one,


and especially in other states of the
nation, to preach the doctrine of
eaith in North Dakota at all times.
Speaking of the stock and charac-
ter Of the people of North Dakota,
Major Washburn told of how the
New Englanders left their homes in
the east to build up new empire
here, and illustrated how the state
vas not rescued from a wilderness
".ithout effort and suffering. Like
wise, in the Scandinavian race,
which thickly populates North Dako-
-, there rs. the capacity to fight
either in war or to wrest living
from the soil. In his travels, he
said, he always compared what we
have with what other nations have
done with what they have, and had
found that the question of pOpula-
ton was not material.
In talk with President Coolidge
in Washington last week concerning
the state of North Dakota. Major
Washburn said he had asked the
president just what he meant by d.
versification, and received the reply
that diversificati0n means the de-
velopment of all the resources of q
state. The speaker then pointed out
that in addition to being q great agri-
cultural state, North Dakota has one
third of all the coal area in the
United States, has great deposits of
clay suitable for the manufacture of
pottery, and has many other re-
sources as yet practically untouched.
1--WE must cease being purely an agri-
cultural state" he said, land the
problem now is to get better eco
nomic balance"
"Just as success or death was the
watchword Of the Japanese which
carried them to success in their fight
with Russia, so will the motto of
success at any cost carry the state
of North Dakota to the front as the
hest state in the union," said Major
Washburn.
$50 Attend
Close to $50 members and friends
of the Bismarck Association of Com
merce were in attendance at last
nights meeting. The program fol-
lowed the serving of dinner in the
Grand Pacific dining room. Excellent
music was furnished during the prog
ress Of the meal by the high school
orchestra, and Miss Mabel Claire Nc
Murtry OF the Valley City Teachers
college pleased the audience with
two vocal numbers. Misses Betty
dollhouse and Bernice JosFin Apre-
scented couple of clever dance spe-
cialties, and Henry Halverson led in
some community singing.
Judge wv. L. Nuessle, q director OF
the association, who presided in the
absence Of the president. gave . brief
outline of the associations work dur
ing the past year. which included the
following:
Last Years Accomplishments
Trade survey;
Survey towards p community build
ing; ,., I.
raising sugar beets in the territory
surrounding Bismarck;
Publicity campaign;
Securing Of several conventions;
Forum dinners;
Handling of tourist camp, ut which
100 foreign ears registered last
season;
Backed, Kiwanis club in boosting
city library;
Planned more roads leading into
Contributed towards Roosevelt
Memorial park;
Assisted in recheck Of city's popu-
1ation;
Sponsored Burleigh county picnic;
Conducted employment bureau.
which had $50 faaIs and placed 3O3
men during the harvest season;
Entertained cir mail service SCOUTS;
Secured Legislative. hnd county
helm for the state corn show and in
creased the number pf exhibits by
nc-third:
. Took steps to mcclure more favor
able freight rates for Ahc city;
Fostered the county COW testing
associations;
Sponsored municipal skating rink;
Arranged commfnity Christmas :
Conducted trade tcars to 60 towns;
Backed up fire p6esention isweek;
Prepared monthly dAte scheduaes;
Restricted aeicitetton. ~
.Thls- YAaEss ane9osajN
Secretary II. p. Goddard, in pre-;
senting the associationssapta ac--
tivity for the coming year, said that