The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-28
FURTHER UTILIZATION.
OF STATE RESOURCES.
near, KITCHEN SAYS.
Commissioner Declares That
North Dakota Develop
ment Is Inevitable

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ment Is Inevitable
Vast natural resources, including
Ignite, brick and pottery clay road
surfacing materials, and last but not
least, the Missouri river, combine
with agricultural and livestock pro-
ductivity to give North Dakota bril-
liant prospects for industrial develop
ment in the future.
That is the message delivered by
Joseph A. Kitchen, state commission
er Of agricultural and labor, in an ad-
dress oyer radio station WDAY. Far
SO, Wednesday evening.
MI. Kitchen pointed out that de-
velopment Of power in the western
part Of the state, through the vast
coal fields and the. Missouri. Is in
evitable.
Our office correspondence indi-
Gates" he said, that stable indus
trial concerns are more and more in
teresting themselves in states re-
sources and developing plans for
utilizing them. They are on the alert
knowing Of the vast deposits of ng-
mite coal, the superior quality Of our
immense clay deposits, and the pos
sibilities Of processing our agricul-
tural products and their by-products.'
The full text Of Mr.. Kitchens ad-
dress follows:
Resources Are Important
North Dakota's expansion in in
dustry will progress In keeping with
the known resources Of the state,
continued developments in agriculture
and a healthy increase in population.
The Greater North Dakota asso-
citation during the several years of
their organizations efforts to stabilize
economic conditions in the state and
advance sound principles calculated
to rebound to the best interests OF
our people has felt that industrial
projects would aid our agricultural
and other interests. The state de-
partment Of agriculture and labor has
been in hearty accord with such a
program, and our office correspond
ence indicates stable industrial con
Germs are more and more interesting
themselves in Nj states resources
and developing plans for utilizing
them. They are IN the alert knowing
of the vast deposits Of Ignite coal,
the superior quality Of our immense
clay deposits, and the possibilities Of
processing our agricultural products
and their by-products.
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that majestic stream, the Missouri
river, from source to delta the longest
river in the world. It's waters are
superior in both volume and quality
for domestic and industrial uses. And,
We are highly favored by nature that
coal deposits VI contiguous to this
mighty stream. In industry this is Of
the highest importance. For the in
dustrial utilization Of coal and album
dant supply Of good water is neces-
sary. North Dakota is ~unexcelled in
this respect. Already one large power
plant has been located at Washburn
to manufacture electricity under such
favorable conditions. This may be
taken as an index Of future industrial
plants where coal and water meet.
Flow Unusually Fast
1.-THE Missouri river falls nine
inches per mile in its race across the
state, which causes an unusually fast
flow Of water. It's average velocity
during low water is 20 feet a second
or about two miles per hour; the
maximum flow recorded during high
water or flood was 81 feet per second
or about four miles per hour. The
minimum recorded flow was $500 cubic
feet per second and the highest re-
corded flow being June "A, 1927, 16l,-
600 cubic feet per second. The rapid
flow Of this river causes 1t to take
considerable amount of soil and sand
in suspension as 1t rushes along.
Total turbidity taken from the rec
ords of the Bismarck water plant
shows 3 Of 1 per cent by volume.
OF this the heavy sand is i Of l per
cent and the fine silt is 2 of l per
cent. However. during December,
January and February the river Is
as clear as q mountain stream.
lat present as the river is not de-
manded in the state, irrigation from
the river must be made by means OF
pumping upon the bottom lands along
the channel. There is a possibility Of
developing hydraulic electrical power
by means Of dams, but it seems ap-
parent the present trend to obtain
electrical power is toward Ignite
power plants located directly on the
river with coal available such as the
Washburn plant.
The Missouri river has been care
fully studied with q view Of harness
ing it with dams whereby irrigation,
power, and navigation could be de-
veloped. One cannot foresee what
the future has in store In this respect.
but we have visualized the tremen-
dous po~tentialities Of this mighty and
everlasting force.
Ignite Deposits Studied
AN extensive and exhaustive study
has been made by the University
School Of Mines and the state geolo-
gist on the Ignite deposits Of our
state. Their research and investiga-
tons indicate there are $4,000 square
miles in western North Dakota under
laid with workable Ignite. About
1000, 600 tons Of Ignite are being
mined annually from strip and under
ground mines. The state has made
large appropriations In the past to
operate briquetting units at the
School Of Mines and at Hebron to