The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-16
n. P.PLANS SPECIAL
TRAIN TO CHICAGO
STOCKYARDS show
Week Of Entertaining Visits to
Interesting Places III the
Windy City Ahead

North Dakota and Minnesota will
have prominent places among the
states of the Union at the Internal
tional Livestock Exposition and
Grain and Hay Show at Chicago,
Nov. 30 to Dec. Z.
This is indicated by reports re-
ceivcd at st. Paul by officials Of the
Northern Pacific Railway that many
farmers. merchants and their wives
will travel to the exposition on the
fifth annual special train from those
two states.
At Chicago visitors this year will
see an array of exhibits worldwide
in fact as we'll as in name.
One of the early exhibits from a
distant point. according to b. II.
Heide. secretary Of the exposition. IS
that of wheat growers in New South
Wales. Northwest farmers will view
agricultural products from their own
states in competition against entries
from far regions Of the world. Some
OF the best livestock from American
herds will be on display. In this Q n
nection. national breed auctions will
attract attention. Some of the ami
mails on display will be sold immed-
lately following their turn in the
show ring.
G. n. D. A. Offers Premiums
The announcement Of the Greater
North Dakota association that it will
offer cash bonus premiums to exhi-
bitorS from that state winning live
stock championships or grain sweep
stakes has stimulated interest Of
North Dakota people. Last year q
North Dakota grower. H. A. Nelson.
Fargo. won 81 COO offered by the as
ISOLATION for the worlds sweepstakes
flax. although bonus money was
available only to grain and hay show
exhibitors.
The Northern Pacific special will
leave Fargo Saturday night. Nov. 30,
at 1920. and will arrive III Chicago
at S:45 p. m. the following day. bear
ing the party Of farmers. merchants
and their wives. who will spend a
week at the nations second largest
city.
According to John w. Haw. direc-
tor Of the agricultural development
department, the North Dakota and
Minnesota special train Is expected
this year to carry a larger number
to the Chicago show than was car
ried q year ago. when $50 passen-
gers were aboard the train. The an
nual special. with sightseeing tours In
Chicago. has become an institution
with northwest farmers. Those going
on tho train already have set aside
stock show week as their annual va
cation period. It will afford them al
opportunity of combining their cd
vocational activities with their plea
su-cs.
Entertainment Is Planned
Arriving at Chicago. the party viii
register at one of the large loop no.
tells. Those IN charge Of the trair
have made a schedule which i
Of the train. There will be a success
sion Of personally conducted tours a
the big fair. including the night horst
show. trips on the elevated stree
railway. a view of the activities OF
the board of trade in trading hours
visits to Lincoln Park. the municipa
pier, the Field Museum. and an out
standing meat packing plant and tn
worlds largest farm machinery fac
tory. The party will attend compli,
mentary banquets III connection Will
their other activities.
The railway company has an
nounced q reduced rate of a one-wa!
fare for the round trip on the specia
train and it will be effective west AM