The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-07
corn BELT OF iowa
PAYS BISMARCK AND
MANDAN FARM VISIT
Special Train to Park Brings
1879 Farmers and Wives to
See Twin Cities, Crops

Leaving a $3.50, ZOO, 900 run-off Of
crops and livestock back home to be
attended to later. 1919 farmers from
the Iowa section OF the corn belt and
wives headed by John p. Wallace.
publisher of the Wallace's Farmer,
came to Bismarck and Maldan at
12:45 today. to spend 3 hours apprais-
ing various phases of North Dakota.
while on their way to Yellowstone
park.
The farmers arc travelling in a spc-
cial train, chapcroncd by A. J. Dcx-
ter. agricultural agent of the North
crn Pacific for North Dakota. They
are taking what Mr.. Wallace said
has become a necessity for the farm
era sightseeing and relaxing c
ton. With SO many aboard. the train
strings out into a baggage Car and II
coaches. The party also includes ten
farmers from Illinois. six from Nc
braska. five from Missouri and II
each from Indiana and Ohio.
The Northern Pacific depot wa
banked with a fleet of cars when the
frcin pulled ina result of TIL can
vass made by Tom Allen. 10y P.
Goddard and W. A. F'urnes5, the lat
ter secretary Of the Mandall cham
be- Of commerce. TO provide sufficient
automobiles to take the visitors
around the city and ManGan. The
Rotary luncheon was all but broken
UP by the departure Of members to
help carry the visitors around.
Speakers Laud Iowa
tff,N N--,t1 ,..a,n A-.-,-l L..
front Of the depot and Judge A. M.
Christianson called the gathering to
order for a welcoming speech from
Governor George F. Shafcr. The
Judge said the state used to import
many things from Iowa. including
governors. but now It has turned to
producing its own chief executives.
The governor spoke highly of Iowa's
contribution to North Dalsota's Citi-
1enry and referred to the differences
IN area and population between the
two states. He said the visitors might
observe Iowa Of 40 years ago as they.
went through this state. as it was at
that stage where development Of the
Hawkeve state started to it's present
magnificent agricultural prosperity
and expansion.
The visitors now piled into the
cars and. led by c. G. Turner. warden
OF the state prison. started on the tour
around the two cities. going cast to
the stockyard5 and down by the Guss-
ner farm, through Fort Lincoln
grounds. up by the penitentiary. to
the capitol grounds. the country club,
the swimming pool. to Mandan and
the Great Plains experiment station.
In Montana Tomorrow
The visitors were mostly interested
in the Roosevelt cabin at the capitol
grounds. i n the memorial bridge and
river view. and the fine crops growing
at the experiment station, where j.
NJ. Stevens. the director, showed them
around, assisted by the station staff.
At 3:45. the tourists left for the
park. Tomorrow morning they will
set their first view of the Montana
mountain ranges and will breakfast
in Bozeman. then visit the state agri-
cultural college there. They will go
to the park by way OF Karst's dude
ranch in the Bozeman valley. Com
ing back. the train will stop in Bill
ings and Miles City. Montana. and
Monday will be speeding through
this state again.
John p. Wallace. who is heading
tho..party, was the authority while
stopping here. for the statement that
Iowa was producing $3.50. 900 900 of
farm wealth this summer. He said
the crops there we're fine. Mr.. WAL
lace was assisted in handling the tour
party by Mrs. Wallace and his sister,
Miss Josephine Wallace. Other as
sistant5 were Neil Baird, of the
Northern Pacific. and w. D. Foster,
of the Rock Island.