The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-27
OPINIONS ON THE TRIP
Furnished The Evening Times by the Commercial Club Members

G. F. Rustad: am more than
pleased with my trip and found the
territory we covered to be better and
more advanced than what l had ex-
pected. The excursion in my judg-
ment could not have been carried out
In more complete manner, and to
this fact my attention was called by
a number of men whom l met at the
different towns visited. There can be
no doubht but that the excursion will
prove a very profitable on to every
business man who took advantage of
it. And not only to those who made
the trip, but to the city of Grand
Forks as a whole, and expect to see
the city the largest distributing point
in the state. It has a large and pros
porous territory to draw from and by
constant push from the business men,
there is no question but that Grand
Forks will receive the majority of the
business of this vast field.
c. N. Barnes: When business men
go out and visit the territory they
cover 1t must necessarily lead to the
formation of personal friendships
which serve as the balance of power
In diverting business to the city they
represent. With prices and quality
all the same it is matter of chance
where the business goes II there is
no other consideration. We have add
ed friendship to our advantages and,
no matter what may be said to the
contrary, 1t will decide many deals
In favor of Grand Forks as against
our competitors.
w. A. Gordon: The advantages of
the Commercial club trip are many. To
the financial men of Grand Forks the
vast possibilities of making 1t the
financial center of the northern part of
the state, and then the plan of
getting in touch with the bankers in
the various towns visited; the whole
salers the ability to come into personal
contact with their customers-to every
one in the party the opportunity of
seeing the wonderful country tributary
to Grand Forks. rapidly developing,
and whose development, II aided by
Grand Forks, will in turn benefit
Grand Forks; and last, but not least
the advantage of the party getting
acquainted with each other and of
getting infused with enthusiasm to
boost for the state, to boost for Grand
Forks, and to boost for each other.
W. P. Davies: The trip has been an
education to me, and believe to every
member of the party. In its influence
on the attitude of our business men
toward each other and of the mutual
attitude of Grand Forks and its
tributary territory, it will be worth
many times it's cost. We should be-
gin preparations early for the trip
next year.
H. L. Wilson: One of the advant-
ages of this trip to me was to show
how widely distributed our territory
is and the warm reception rendered
us all along the lines satisfies me that
the territory does belong to Grand
Forks. The immense tracts of land
all covered with big crop, harvesting
or about ready to be harvested shows
to us anew the truth of what we have
been claiming, that North Dakota has
greater resources than any other state
OF the union and this, knowledge helps
enthuse us and to make Boosters
for North Dakota and for Grand Forks.
it's gate city.
]. Walker Smith: The trip has been
of immense benefit in bringing the
business men of Grand Forks into
closer touch with each other and
with the people of the state, and in
1mpressing on them sense of the
immensely of the territory tributary
to their city, and the opportunities
which it offers. The trip has also
enabled me to demonstrate that I can
beat Beecher in fool race.
w. w. Fegan: l have more or less
customers in all towns we visited,
consequently was very busy trying to
see them all in the time allotted.
The country and towns have certainly
developed since my last trip in 1897.
Have seen most too much in the past
five days to try to undertake to write
about It.
NJ. Rasussen: 1t has been a very
instructive trip to me as we'll as a
pleasant one and I must say that I
had no idea of the size of the territory
which l think should belong to Grand
Forks, and with the 500 which is hon.