The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-17

Material was gathered for compli-
mentary full page write up In the st
Paul Pioneer Press.
The radio was used In announcing
conventions, entertainments, baseball
games, the Bryan Race Meet. the
Corn Show. and other activities.
Newspapers were used IN giving
publicity to all special activities car
ried on In the city.
Under the direction of Fred Peter
son, the highways committee made q
survey of high way conditions In Bis
marck's trade territory.
During the year. No. Al, ieading
from Wilton to Mercer, was partly
built and the remainder SUI veyed
No. IA, from Sterling north to Wing
has been about half graded and the
remainder contracted for.
Through the efforts of the COM
mittee a highway has been designated
down the east side of the Missouri
river to Glencoe, and Livona.
The committee has c~ooperated with
the Great Plains Highway association
in its effort to establish q highway
from the Canadian Border to Mexico.
The project follows No. SO and has
been designated as q federal highway
from the South Dakota border at Hull
to the Canadian border passing
through Linton, Sterling, Bismarck,
and Minot.
The committee has given special
attention to highways west Ct the
river, cooperating with committees
from the Southwestern part of the
state and from points along the ELL.
deer line.
Court House Near Completion
The board OF directors set up q spe-
cial committee which raised funds for
publicity purposes and organized a
campaign for the issuing Of bonds for
the construction of the ley Burleigh
county court house, which is now
nearing completion.
Through the special attention OF
the city commission, auto traffic and
parking conditions were improved
during the year.
The special committee set up to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of a trade
and industrial survey concluded that
it would be wise to defer any action
along this line until the complete
report of the 1880 census should be
issued.
The committee headed by Director
Theo. Quanrud having In charge the
amusement program, gave special at
tention to baseball. While the &C
tivities along this line did not pro-
duce altogether satisfactory results,
the city was furnished some high
grade bas cball at nominal expense.
The efforts to organize q Junior base
ball leagu. did not prove successful,
but it is the hope Of the committee
that through some agency this line Of
activity may be continued another
year.
The committee c~ooperated with the
Legion and Auxiliary committees in
handling the entertainment features
Of the state convention. Free acts, q
carnival and other attractions were
furnished and were made very largely
self Su. tanning.
Reindeer Brought Here
The committee early In the season
contracted for the Diamond Reindeer
Ranch Christmas Celebration outfit,
which appeared in the city December
18th and 10th.
The committee arranged fol and
had charge of the entertainment fea-
lures IN connection with the State
Corn shoI.
Practically nothing was done in
coordination work during the year.
1t is hoped that the committee will
be continued and that q carefully
plannel public improvement pro-
gram will be worked out and adopted.
The special committee headed by
G. l.. Young investigated several edu-
cational institution: seeking locations
but none of them seemed to meet the
requireme nts of this field. Plans were
made for the drafting and introduce
ton in the legislature Of q special bill
permittin, tn establishment Of q
junior college.
Through a special appropriation