The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-17

greatest deposit of a continuous
stretch of coal in any n locality
in the world-greater than the COM
| bined deposits Of England, France
and Germany, the great coal pro-
ducing nations Of Europe. We have
enough coal to warm every home,
turn every wheel in every factory in
this country for 200 years and yet
barely scratch the surface Of this
special gift Of God to the people Of
North Dakota. The day Is not far
distant when this coal, long patient
ly awaiting the magic touch Of or.
ganized capital. will produce elec-
tricity and shoot 1t hundreds of miles
away for heat, light and power.
The state has large deposits Of
high-grade pottery clay. We have
many beautiful specimens Of china
a manufactured from this clay,
but as yet only in quantities suffi.
cient for exhibit purposes. This clay,
like our coal. awaits that day when
business enterprise shall cause the
raw material to be transformed into
trainloads of chinawarc of the most
delicate texture, beauty and value.
Special Beauty OF Own
North Dakota has a special beauty
all her own. The broad, slightly
rolling prairie lands are Gods earth
reduced to the highest state Of per-
lection. A big world in its serene,
beautiful old age: meditative, peace
full, unafraid. It's a world Of rest:
kind. thoughtful, brooding; a land
made for homes and the carefree
laughter Of healthy. happy children.
It's sun sets. painting in splendor the
western ~skies-then night and the
stars.
Civilization has ever moved west
ward; the country's population Is
rapidly increasing. Good, unoccu-
pied land is as rapidly decreasing.
God Is not making any more land.
That task vas forever finished when
he said: Let there be light, and
there vas light" Dependable pros
perity has crossed u eastern bor-
der, the Red River of the North, and
swept across the big" Missouri to
the western border of the state. With
in that long, wide stretch of country
housing is reasonable: rich, produc-
tive land cheaper; cost of living low
err and opportunities greater than in
the older states. The pioneer days
Of privation and isolation; Of the sod
barn and tar paper shack, are now
as a tale that is told.
Summing Up North Dakota
Gravel surface roads, the aut0mo-
bile, telephone, radio and rural de-
livery have annihilated distance. Up
to-date creameries, packing plants,
cold storage and rapid transit de-
liver the farmers finished product
direct to the consuming centers Of
faraway eastern cities and states.
Thirty thousand Of our farm homes
listen in nightly to the best expressed
thought the country can give on art.
science, religion, literature, music,
history and industry. The North
Dakota farm family is an active, ac-
credited member of this nationwide
extension course of business and cul-
tural education.
At no far distant day electricity will
light U homes and barns. grind the
feed, cook the meals, churn cream
into butter. sweep the floors and do
the washing. Why? Millions of
acres covering billions of tons Of coal
within easy reach OF the big steam
shovel, therefore cheap light, heat
and power.
Today in our state there Is more
faith and less doubt: more unity of
thought and direction, both OF farm
and city. than at any time since
statehood. Because of that pleasing
fact there is every evidence that we
are entering upon a new era of
sound. constructive teamwork that is
the h~arbinger Of bigger and better
things to come.