The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-07
Enthusiastic Meeting
OF c Commercial Club

/ board Of trustees, and after some dis
Icussion special committee was appoint
ed to take charge of il. / propose fhe
Following. MY judgment tells me that
1--we should secure quarters over good
restaurant with a fair sized dining room
provided with a series of private booths,
where meals may be served at all times,
j BY means of dumb waiter. Situated
fin this way you business men would
have opportunity of taking your mid
Iday lunch at the club rooms instead Of
going into the restaurant, and would
thus be thrown together every day,
(which would result in cultivating a
tcioser acquaintance among you, and
supply long felt want for a place for
1.-THE entertainment Of business men from
Ioutside the city, and quiet place
where you can take your family should
you so desire. IA
n Fargo leads in everything else in
1.-THE state. Let's have commercial club
THAT will make the other towns turn
Igreen with envy. 49, SIS
i Il his is an age of combinations, con-
solicitations and trusts. These conlbifla-
tions consultations and trusts WELD
a tremendous power iii the activities of
ltheS commercial world. The ordinary
ltradesrlan is called upon to pay homage
ITO these different combinations, con-
/ solicitations and trusts. Much has been
done toward rectifying some of the con-
Editions imposed, but there is yet a great
IDEAL to be done. ~ NJ II f5. f
ft'What is the best way TO meet, these
i 1eonditions? We must consolidate and
lcombine if we would get results. There
Iafe great many things of d public ma
Iture that must be done in the interest of
mot only Fargo, but every city in the
Estate, and the state at large ii. can all
Ibe done il backed by united and intelli-
fgent effort No more effective way to
accomplish what is necessary can be de-
tvised than by forming an association of
Il the different commercial clubs of the
Estate. s
il "You are no doubt all agreed that
4 Through the efforts of the elnb, which is
lcomposed of a goodly number of the
business men of the city, much good has
II been accomplished that would not have
Ibeefl realized BY individual effort, Cen
n Itlemen, If this city is TO keep pace with
1.-THE rapid development of this state and
1.-The northwest the work of this club
must not be allowed to lag.
Ell DR. E. G. Williams of Chicago, was
llthe next speaker. He said his visit to
the city had something to do in looking
latter the needs of Fargo college. He
Ihad recently talked with DR. Pearson
Iwhos had already helped the college, and
The had told him that he was going te
Ihelpf Fargo some more. Ille speaker
fsaid that it must be remembered thai
II DR.. Pearson does not claim TO be 4
Ibenefactor and that he has no money te
give away, but he has money to iflvesl
and he likes to invest ut in colleges an6
II the returns mean the proper education
land upbttilding of young men and wom
!, len he is satisfied with the investment
IDr. Williams said that the last time
!. The was in Fargo was thirty-fye year:
ilago. He was with an Indian pay part,
land he went down the Red river as fai
las Pembina When he stepped from ths
Itrain, last Saturday night, he did no
4 Erecognize the place He told of his visi
,ltto the college, he had examined tn,
i sEbooks. he had gone over the curriculum
3 and he knew how much it cost eacl
tstudent per year for education. III,
i reviewed the cost at the large eastern
+ colleges and schools and enlarged oi
1 the splendid advantages offered BY Far
/ 60 college, for a sum not to- exceed
, 1890 year. 1t means that the avenue
Iof securing a good education are opei
j land none need 40 without. He told D
/, the needs of the institution as he saw
/ lthein today and what the. people Of til,
!, state ought to do as their share in main
n tanning it Here was d christian colleg
(which ought to represent all the chris
titan church in the state. He said th
lcollege ought to be taken in hand b,
| the people of Fargo He spoke Of th
promise Mr.. Carnegie had made for
n library and his terms ought to be mel
II The science hall which is under wa,
{ fshou1d be completed this fall withou
& fail. Dornlitories off the college campus
lone for young men and one for youn
! IWonen, are badly needed He hope
u Ithat Fargoans would adequately see th
Y possibilities of the institution and wha
Z they would mean to the city I'm FIVE o
Il ten years from now and they owed it i
J themselves to cooperate with the men d
lneans who were willing to do thei
tshare in advancing the cause of educa
E jtion and liked to- do il.
The chair next called attention to iii
{ hill before congress to declare the Re
l lriver iitlnavigable south OF the mouth 8
1.-THE Sheyenne river and of the meeting
!, THAT had already been held. Attentio
Twas called to the fact that Congressn1a
1 Marshal was awaiting the recommends
81 tions Of the club at large and an ex
2 preston Of their feelings In the matter
/ George Hancock, Morton Page, Emer
] Ison H. Smith, Colonel Morton and 9th
! ers expressed themselves as opposed t
! the bill and strongly iii favor Of leaviri
llthe stream as It Isl If for no other rea
& son than that the river is a very import
!. ant factor In connection with the drain
& lage of the Red river valley Letter
3 IWere read from Cong gressflaIl Marsha
4 Igivilg the status of tie Bill. The wa
4 department has reported very enpliai
ideally against the bill Already the III
: slpartmerlt had made surveys looking Il
!. IWard extensive river Improvement d
! Ithe government The general trend {
! the comments was that It would be
& great misfortune for this section Of tIl