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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
11
Fragmentary poetic lines describe a land of brighter sun and tighter bonds. The piece ends with a credited quotation attributed to Arthur Chapman about a world in the making.
Jay W. Bliss highlights North Dakota's natural road-building advantages and the need for better roads. He notes 65,000 to 70,000 miles of roads with 26,000 miles paved or graded, 1,100 miles graveled, and $2.7 million spent in earlier decades. Federal aid of $76,143 for 1917 would rise to about $1.14 million by 1921 if matched by state funds. failure to enact needed legislation could forfeit this federal support.
A ceremonial tribute extols North Dakota as a great state rich in agriculture and minerals and praised for human initiative. It envisions future potential as soil and coal are developed for sustenance and energy, asserting the state grows greater daily.
In Appreciation Week remarks Dr. B J Babcock notes North Dakota's huge lignite coal beds and diverse clays offer major economic value. He outlines coal seams, burning methods, briquetting with byproduct gas, and potential power and industrial uses alongside high grade clay products and pottery.
North Dakota shifts from wheat and flax to livestock and dairy, boosted by alfalfa corn and forage crops. Dairy and meat sales rise, corn acreage doubles, and state farms gain guidance from experiment stations and extension agents to speed profitable diversification.
North Dakota, famed for spring wheat and flax, reached new crops records in 1916 with rye acreage totaling 350 000 acres and rising to 986 000 by fall. High rye prices and favorable yields spurred the expansion, drawing attention from neighboring states and potential settlers seeking a productive region.
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