The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-09
CULTURED People GATHER
Grand Forks Rapidly Becoming One Of The Educational censfs Of Ie
Northwest More And Better Buildings Needed For Dental Purposes
EVenbodu Should Stand bu The uhhersRu

Grand Forks is to be the college
town of North Dakota This is appar-
ent to everyone, but its entire signi-
fcence is but dimly realized by q ma
jority Of the people of the city. This
is due to the fact that they but dimly
realize the future OF the University of
North Dakota. There can be little
question but within two or three years
the university will reach an enroll
ment of 1000. This in itself is good
sized town, but it will mean more, in
structors, more families who come to
the city to enjoy the advantages Of
fered for higher education, more
tradesmen, shop keepers, workmen,
! etc. When the 1000 mark is reached,
the growth viii be relatively much
more rapid than in the past The
wealth Of endowment from the sale of
school lands is just beginning to reach
magnitude where 1t begins to tell
for the thoroughness Of the depart
ments and the magnitude of the insti-
tuition by bringing in the best talent
for instructors and the latest and best
apparatus to work with. Given men
OF the ability and worth Of the present
faculty of the university and wealth,
and great school can be built any
where, the students will come to it.
Already the University Of North Da-
kota Is breaking away from the notion
that it Is little insignificant college
and the world is recognizing it as one
of the great educational institutions of
the country.
With the greater fame which is just
beginning to come to the university
and the greater wealth, a new era is
dawning Students will flock to Grand
Forks. In addition to the great COM
mercial advantages as railroad CEN
ter and the natural outlet for the rich
est half of the state, Grand Forks
holds out this further inducement of
the best educational facilities of the
population acruing which will make it
the first city in the state within ten
years.
Any investment made in good resi-
dence property in Grand Forks will
prove good investment within the
next decade. Rents should be held
down within reason, and to this end
a large number of good substantial
residences should be built and rented
at as low a figure as possible. 1t will
be of inestimab1e benefit to the city
If 1t cam acquire the reputation of be-
ing place where living expenses are
within reason. There is a dearth of
houses for rent today in Grand Forks.
Scores of families are boarding be-
cause they cannot secure suitable
houses in which to live. This is not
because there has not been reason
liable amount Of building done during
1.-THE past year; in fact, there has been
about all the building which the con-
tractors could handle. Scores and
scores of houses for living purposes
have been built, to say nothing of
flats and roming structures.
While the outlook is for larger
number this year, the POPULATION ia
out-stripping the accommodate ls and
the city needs more residences. Not
merely cheap buildings for retail
profits. but structures which will lie
credit to the city. The population
of Grand Forks is going 70 he OF the
very best quality in the sta -. Hun.
dreds of families will mo.e here to
send their children to the university
Some will return to their forsne.
homes at the end Of the school period,
but many will be so attached to Grand