The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-09
4 BROTHERLY BUSINESS.

If there has been any idea that the
people of this city are not interested
in its prosperity, it has been dispelled
by the enthusiastic response which
has been given to the proposed trip
of the business men over the state.
The enthusiasm is now at fever heat
and by the time the special leaves the
city on August 20, a more aggressive
advertising crowd could not be mus
tered in the entire country.
The towns which will be visited
will meet the representatives of this
city as business guests. They will un-
derstand that this city believes in
building up the state and in SO doing
it would be suicidal on its own part,
II there were no higher principle in
volved, to do ought which would not
assist in the development of the cit
les and towns of the territory from
which the substantial support of this
city must be drawn.
There is vast difference so far as
the benefits are concerned between
the boosting which will be done in
the interests of this city and that Of
st. Paul and other eastern cities
which have been counting the favors
OF the prosperous cities of this state.
mat city is seeking first and above
all else the trade of the merchants
and the profits which their business
would bring to the jobbing houses of
the twin cities. They care but l,,,,e
whether of not the cities prosper. If
tney do so much the better. If NOT
some other field must be cultivated.
not SO the interests of this CITY
1T is because of it's geographical ,oca-
tion' destined to be the gateway tn
the great northwest. and the metron-
Oils OF what in a very few wears vii,
De the richest commonwealth in tho
nation. The destiny of this civ &c
as nxed as is that of the stars, vet IFS
Iutufe greatness can be delaved
though not hindered. 1t can he ad.
Vanced by the hearty and enthusiastic
cooperation Of its citizens in what.
ever will build up the CITY and IN
crease Its commercial Importance.
But 1t is just as certain that mn
city can become great in a commercial,
sense unless it is surrounded nv
great network of smaller towns which
IN sense depend upon it and which
operate as feeders for the central CITY
This Is exactly the condition in which
tnis city finds ITSELF 1t must draw ifs
support largely from the cities If
northern and western North Dakota
II is therefore interested in their
prosperity. 1t seeks the heartiest m.
operation between these cities and
ITSELF The business interests arc
largely one. What effects the com.
merciaf prosperity of the cities allied
in business with Grand Forks affects
1t also. The success of one is the
success of the other, and the prosner-
ity OF one is in measure the nros.
perity of the other.
1t would indeed be selfish Wow
If the only thing desired by this CITY
were the trade Of the others. While
this is to some extent one of the aims
OF those who are laboring so zealouslv
Tor the good of the Commercial c,uh
trip, the ambition of all is to foster
such friendly relations with the towns
and cities which will be visited that
their people will of their own volition
seek to build up Grand Forks because
1t will be to their interest to do SO.
1t is decidedly easy to interest an
individual in some proposition when
1t will be to his benefit to be interest
ed. Just so with cities. 1t will be
easy to interest them in Grand Forks
when it is to their benefit to be in
terested. If the wholesalers who are
already here can prove to the mer-
chants of this state that they can
save money by dealing with them, all
the brass bands in Minnesota could
not draw them to the twin cities to
trade.
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