The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-25
OPINIONS ON THE TRIP
furnished The Evening Times by the Commercial Club Members

w. A. Collins: The trip has afforded
the members of our party a chance to
meet personally the people engaged in
similar lines of business. 1t has given
us more comprehensive idea Of the
section OF the state that we have COW
cred during the trip. I feel sure It
will have lasting effect with the peo-
pie we have met.
o. T. Ellestad: No business man in
our party can fail to benefit by OBJ
serving what is being done by country
merchants in his line of business.
Many hardware dealers in country
towns have stock and fixtures that
compare favorably with the best in
larger cities.
E. j. White: It would take too
much space to give my full impression
of the Get Acquainted" trip. 1t was
a most enjoyable five-days' outing, and
to cover the territory of No. hard
under such luxurious conditions was
indeed great. believe that North
Dakota has harvested an excellent
crop of superior milling wheat, and its
people will still be able to eat "Dia-
mond" the best flour in the world.
(How is that for an adj The hearty
and cordial greeting accorded our par
ty everywhere was greatly appreciat-
ed by everyone. The trip in my opin-
ion cannot but prove beneficial to the
business interests of Grand Forks.
Closer relations should exist between
business rivals, and trip of this kind
does much to bring this about. I be-
lieve all will pronounce the trip a
great success.
A. NJ. Marshall: The trip just COM
pleted by the Commercial club of
Grand Forks over the northwestern
part Of our state was certainly a
splendid success, and believe the
business interests of our city will be
greatly benefited by thus coming in
closer touch with our neighbors
throughout the entire territory tribu-
tary to Grand Forks.
Samuel Torgeson: A trip such as
the Commercial club has made is of
great value of the future prosperity Of
Grand Forks. 1t has enabled the bust
ness men to get in close touch with
their customers throughout their ter
ritory and make better estimate of
the line of credits to which they are
entitled than they could by remaining
at their places of business. The great
est benefit has been in revealing the
wealth and resources of this newer
part of the, state and thus establish a
greater confidence in the future of our
great state. Another benefit has been
the closer fellowship established
among the business men of Grand
Forks.
Geo. E. Towle: The Commercial
clubs excursion Is producer of re-
suits and speaks volumes for the en-
terprise and progressive spirit of
Grand Forks. Great things have been
accomplished. OF first Importance is
the better comprehension of the re-
sources and commercial and financial
needs of the vast territory to Grand
Forks, brought about by daylight in
spection of its rich grain fields and
rapidly growing towns. A very i'm
portant result will be greater united
effort on the part of Grand Forks bust
ness men to keep at the head of the
procession in the rapid development
taking place in the northern part of
our state and hold for. the Gateway
City first place as the commercial and
financial center of this great northern
field.
Geo. w. Gets: I consider the bust
ness mems trip the best medium of ad-
vertising that Grand Forks, as dis
tributing point, could possibly have
adopted. The excellent and orderly
conduct of the entire party, the grand
music that was played in every town
by the best band in, the state and the
friendly and social feeling left with
all will certainly be long remembered
and prove most beneficial to the job
bers and business men of; our city. /
believe every member of the party Will
be benefited by the trip and great
credit is due to our most able presi-.
dent and the committee on arrange
ments for the careful manner in which
they planned every detail of the trip.
1t has indeed been a most successful
get acquainted" trip and trust will
be repeated each year,
L. D. ulUU6. 1 lu6 excursion
besides being source of unalloyed
pleasure to all who were fortunate
enough to participate in it, will prove
to be the most profitable advertising
of the business enterprise of Grand
Forks which has ever been done. I
was particularly pleased by the work
done by our band. They were always
ready to play and the music furnished
was excellent and seemed to be fully
appreciated, not only by the members.
of the party, but by every town Wis
tied.
H. e. McDougall: To frame sin
gle sentence that would be adequate
in Its purpose of expressing the situa-
ton in all the various territories vis-
tied would be impossible. 1 believe
We have seen some Of the best and
the Willisto4 land Office. is right at