The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-26
CLUBS OF VALLEY
IN ]. BIG /. ] !! MOVEMENT ]
Commercial Organizations Along
the Red River Unite to At I
tract Investors.

Special to The Journal.
Crookston, Mimi, Sept. T26.-The Red
River Valley Development conference
which has been in session in this city
manent organization today to be known
as the Red River Valley Immigration
G. Development association of Mime
sofa and North Dakota, and campaign
Of publicity will be at once inaugur-
ated which will rival the efforts that
have been made in the past few years
in western Canada. :,
The organization starts under the
most suspicious circumstances and tho
most intense enthusiasm was mani
tested turnout the. valley in the new
movement; Representatives. from diff
busy at work formnlatings a working
plan and satisfactory solution of the
problem confronting the conference
was not forthcoming until this after
noon s session, when it was decided to
plan a campaign Of general publicity
for the valley similar. to = Canadian
methods. - 49,
This new organization is distinctly
original, however, in this particular. It
Is a confederation of commercial clubs.
have been started by land men, or
those directly interested in. the selling
of lands This is the first organization
OF commercial clubs to take up the
work of developing a large section thru
united and harmonious action, and the
work will be watched with interest
turnout the entire country.
Organization Is Thoro.
The action of the conference today
places the work in the hands of sec
rotary, responsible to a board of di-
rectors, composed of the leading bust
ness men of both Minnesota and North
Dakota: 1t vas also decided to have
an advisory board which will be COM
posed Of representative of each or.
ganlzation, in the confederation, who
will see that the needs of the section
in which has organization is located are
properly brought to the attention of
the general organization. This provis-
ION will keep each local organization in
close and intimate relations with the
movement and do much towards keep
ing alive the interest now aroused thru
out the valley. 5S1::'
Blythe unanimous votesof the con
ference, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., secre-
tary #of the Twenty-Five Thousand
Commercial club Of Cgookston, who
originated the moven1ent% and thru
w iAooo CHolCS Iu6 CQuItIGuc0 Was
brought into existence, was chosen sec.
rotary Of the permanent organization.
1t is expected that he will devote his
entire time and energy to the work
OF the association, and was. instructed
to visit at once all the commercial clubs
in the Red River. valley. and secure
their cooperation in the movement in
augurated. ., 20.
E. J. Lander Of Grand Forks was
elected president of the association an6
T. A. Irish Of Fargo, treasurer. Secre
tary Dahlby of the Meorhead CONNER
cial club, was chosen as vice president
The board of directors is as follows
Mayor J. A. Duffy, Red Lake Falls
Dr. a. B. Cole, Fergus Falls; L. A. Wad
wen, Pembina; H. H.. Wheelock, Fargo
| Mayor P. H. Konzen, Hallock; l.. A
Huntoon, Moorhead; John Carmody
Hi!lsboro; J: ,B: Streeter, Iarimore. TIE
officers and board of: directors will b.
called together by tho secretary tx
draft a constitution and bylaws In thu
near future.