Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-28
BUSINESS MEMS NEE TING
AN ORGANIZATION COMPLET-
ED AND PREPARATIONS
STARTED.
FOR WORK IN THE INTERESTS
OF THE TOWN. PLANS
DISCUSSED.
MERCHANTS INTER ES TED IN
SECURING VARIOUS
ENTERPRISES.

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The council room was well tiled MO! y
day by business men and others IN
response to the call to form new
organization to promote the growth
of population and bring new business
to the city. There was strong senti-
ment to take a fresh start and not let
opportunities slip to do something to
improve the town in business way.
The officers of the new organization
are all active, capable business men
and are to be supported by an eXecu-
tive committee to aid in carrying out
the projects that may come up.
E. H. Chapman called the meeting
to order and stated its object. The
late Judge Rose was president Of the
association which had been charter
cd. During the winter little has
been done to further the work of the
projected organization. MI, Chapman
believed the time had come when it
would be advisable to push the work
proposed: that the city was showing
decided evidences of growth, and
that all should work together to ac-
eomplish results.
Mr.. Chapman was made chairman.
O. J. Seller was selected tenn porary
secretary. On motion of Mr.. Orlady
lit was decided to have an agreement
prepared and signed by as many as
possible, agreeing to become members
and afterwards to effect a permanent
sogranzatin. Such agreement was
prepared, circulated and signed by "A
persons, comprising the majority Of
the business men of the town. In
the association all members are en-
titled to a vote.
Several present spoke or the object
of the association and predicted that
great deal Of good could come from
il. Mr.. Stienbach thought the work
should be along the lines of a board
of trade, that the association could
aid in opening up the country roads
leading to the town and improving
such roads: that petition to the
N. P. railroad for a new depot should
be prepared and submitted to the
president and other matters Of COM
non interest should be encouraged,
and that the central location OF
Jamestown with our natural advan-
tages otherwise would we'll repay
efforts of the business men to aid in
the growth of the town.
Mr.. Mitchell moved that the asso-
citation elect as officers a president,
vice president, secretary and treasur-
er. The election resulted in &. a..
klaus being elected president, f. IL.
Chapman, vice president, r. %. wal
lace, secretary and G. Z. Rathman.
treasurer. An executive committee
of seven was selected by the presi-
dent, consisting of l.. B. Niemeyer,
II. G. Flint. Ben Orlady, Paul Allen,
A. d. Grant, II. N. Middleton and
W. r. Kellogg, and the permanent
officers of the association were made
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A committee was instructed to
prepare petition for a new depot
the move being favored by Messrs.
George Smith, Seller, Klaus, Beck,
Orlady and others. Mr.. kurtz sug-
gested that it would not do any
particular good at this time as he
believed the matter was being
favO1ably considered by the company
and that some evidences OF the
work for a new depot would be
Forthcoming soon.
Mr. Orlady presented communi-
cation-f from B S. Russell which sug-
gested that it was worth trying 10
get canning factory located in
jamestown for canning sweet corn,
peas. asparagus and other vegetables.
The quality of these never failing
crops is known to be equal to, If not
superior to the best canned products
of that kind in the whole country.
Mr.. AVIS moved that com mlttee
be instructed to get as many mem
bers of the association as possible
from the citizens lot present and q
committee consisting of Messrs.
Orlaay, Giant and Niemeycl was so
appointed.
Mr.. Klaus thought that the fees
should be placed in moderate
amount and that it was better to
have a large number interested who
could afford to help the work, by
moderate assistance than smaller