The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-06
CORN BELT FARMERS
GIVE N. D. 'CHEERIO
ON S70P-OFF HERE
Wallace, on Tour, Says This
State Is Far From BEING Hit
as Its Meighbors Are
HEAD SEES BETTER PRICES
CongratuIates Dakota Farmers;
Devine Pictures Future for
Young Iowa Here
HEAD SEES BETTER PRICES

The second OF the Wallace farm
tours. started as an annual visit to
Yellowstone Park by farmers of the
corn belt last year, stopped over here
and In Mandan. this morning, on ar
rival In a ten-car special train from
Des Moines, Iowa.
In the touring party were 100
farmers from four states-1owa, 1875,
two from Minnesota, two from I'LL
nois and one from Missouri. Four
were on last years trip.
The tour is being c%haperoned by
John P. Wallace, head Of Wallace
Farmer. and by Neil Baird, N. p.
travelling passenger agent at Des
Moines, H. w. Byerly. Of the N. p.
land and immigration department,
and Clifford G. Gardener, of the Rock
Island route.
Devine Invites Their Sons
The special arrived here at 9:25
and a reception was given 1t at the N.
P. depot. at which an address of well
come was made by j. M. Devine,
state immigration commissioner. Cap
tain I. p. Baker spoke to the tourists
on the old steamboat days On the Mis-
souri,.
Former Governor Devine spoke Of
North Dakota as a land of the flu
ture. He said Iowa was a good state
In which to remain as far as the pres
ent generation of farmers goes, but
the coming generations will find their
opportunities In North Dakota as
long as cheap land Is obtainable, as
now. He instanced the death rate of
seven per 1000 and the birth rate Of
"a as signs of what Is ahead for this
state in the way Of growth.
Wallace Sees Lining to Clouds
j. p. Wallace responded for the
1owans. He congratulated North Da-
kota on its farm conditions in con-
trast to those In other states. He
said North Dakota is far from being
hit as hard as other states and COM
pares well with the best conditions In
Iowa.
In conversation Mr.. wallace ex-
pressed the belief that farmers will
find conditions, measured by income,
about as good as If there were a larger
crop yield and Of better quality. He
looks for prices to go up when the
harvest has been duly appraised and
feels 1t is too early to shed tears.
Speaking Of the drouth, Mr.. Wal
lace said Iowa had had q seven
hour rain a week ago and was greatly
benefited.
Members Of the party who are prac-
tical dirt farmers also spoke hope
fully Of the near future, their opti-
mism taking the expectation that
there will be a turn by fall. Some Of
the observant farm women said Iowa
corn Is fine as far as stalks go, but
there is some absence of ears around
Des Moines and what ears there are
are lacking In grains.
To See Rodeo at Medora
After farm condition prospects had
been snapped between the visitors
and the home folks, Neil Baird made
a few remarks and the tourists sang
the Iowa song about where the tall
corn grows"
The visitors took taxis for a drive
to the capitol and Roosevelt cabin,
then to Mandan to resume their trip.
They are scheduled for another stop
at Medora. where cowboys will put on
q rodeo for them.
Four days are to be spent in yell
lowstone Park, then the return trip
will be started. Stops are to be made
at Glendive and Dickinson on the
way back. Des Moines will be reach
ed Tuesday evening and the tour will
disband there.
The special train consists of ten
cars. six Of them pullmans. two Of
them diners and a baggage and an
observation al