The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-12
SIMPLE CEREMONY
WILL MARK INITIAL
DIGGING OPERATION
Drum and Bug|e Corps and
Band Will Be on Hand and
Shafer Will Speak
GOVERNOR WILL BREAK SOD
Prominent Club Women and
State Officials Will Be
Present For Program

Simple ceremonies Saturday morn
ing will mark the initial step in the
construction of North Dakota's new
state capitol building.
A parade by Bismarck drum and
bugle corps through the downtown
section of the Capital City and to
the site Of the new structure will
open the ceremonies. At 10 a. m.
Governor George F. Shafer will break
the first sod, setting in motion the
work which will be taken
up by subcontractors with steam
shovels Immediately after the exer-
cises.
Arrangements have been made for
breaking ground on the commence
ment Of work for the construction
of the new capitol building" the gov
ernor said Friday. This ceremony
will take place on the site Of the new
building at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. A short program Appropriate to
the occasion will be given at that
time.
Owing to the historic Importance
of this event to the people Of North
Dakota, suggest that all state de-
partments be closed during these
exercises, and that all state officers
and employees, and such citizens Of
Bismarck and of the state, who can
conveniently d so, attend this event.
Will Not Be Here
Governor Shafer Friday was ad-
vised in a telegram from Frank L.
Anders, secretary Of the capitol COM
mission, at Chicago, that the COM
George A. Bangs, Grand
Forks, chairman: F. L. Conklin, Bis
marck, and G. Angus Fraser, Fargo,
would be unable to attend the cere-
monies.
"On account Of an opportunity to
take advantage Of a low price aud
prompt delivery" Anders said, '1the
commission remained in Chicago TO-
day to award the steel contract to
the American Bridge company and
regret their inability to be present at
the ceremonies for breaking grounds
morning."
Work of removing a number Of elm
trees which had been growing on the
site of the new capitol was begun
Thursday so that all might be in
readiness for excavation work Satur-
day.
The Mandan band will be on hand
when the drum and bugle corps
marches into position at the scene
of the ceremonies. Company A of the
North Dakota national guard under
command of Captain Herman A.
Brocopp will take part in the exer-
cises.
After removing the first sod, the
governor will make a brief address
in the presence Of state officials, Of
ficers of various state organizations
and other citizens of North Dakota.
Mrs. A. E. Jones of Lisbon, presi-
dent of the state women's clubs, and
Mrs. H. w. McArdle Of Fargo, chair
man Of the organizations pioneer
mothers project, will present to Of
ficers ST the state historical society
a collection of so books on the lives
Of pioneer mothers of North Dakota.
Presentation Of the collection to the
society at the time of starting North
Dakota's statehouse will mark the
completion of the women's project.
Will Take Movies
Russell Reid, superintendent Of the
state historical society, will have a
moving picture camera prepared to
put the event in celluloid to be kept
among the records of the society. He
also is expected to take charge Of
the shovel with which the governor
break the grounds.
Subcontractors, the Wachter Trans.
fer company and the s. r. Lambert
company, both Of Bismarck, will have
two steam shovels and q few men on
hand to start work at once and BY
l p. m. it is expected that additional
steam shovels and about 80 men will
be working at full speed.
Work Of removing approximately
$4,000 yards Of dirt and distributing
1t around the building as required BY
the plans is expected to take about
three and half weeks. The Lun-
doff- Bicknell company of Chicago.
winner of the general construction
contract on bid Of 81 ,463, 755, viii
start construction work Immediately
after excavation work Is completed
and the structure is expected to re-
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