The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

ttDes Moines Does Things" This
slossan was ratified as the motto of
Towns capital city at "Great Des
Moin esq banquet, given last week at
the nav country club in that city, for
which Minneapolis furnished one of
push, NJ minneapolis enterprise, and Min
neapolis'' way of doing things formed
n princip; Il topic of discussion for the
evening a,s we'll as pattern which the
Iowa city will copy.
In turn, Minneap polls can learn some
things from, the expressions made at
the banquet 'on the general subject of
rs from remarks of Wallace G.. Nye of
Minneapolis in an interview, and in his
banquet address,. -;
Depends on Citizens.
1t developed at the meeting that
what city does depends on it's citi-
zens. One man. remarked after the
meeting that lie had no idea that the
building of cities was so dependent on
the men who occupy those cities. He
said that he now realizes that the OPP
portunities amou Mt to nothing if men
do not cooperate as they should. For
the first time he appreciated the fight
that had been put up and is constantly
put up in Minneapolis, indianapolis,
and Denver, the three cities invited
to. send representatives to illuminate
the minds of the pes Moinesese. He
said he had given little thought to such
subjects and it was new to him.
The attitude Of the lively Iowa city
toward the future and the virtue of it's
new slogan is illustrated in an editorial
comment by leading paper. 1t reads:
Des Moines will make good its motto 1t
is "a city that does things. With '.Des Moines
Does Things emblazoned as the city's MOTTO
the Iowa capital will not be content to- lag
behind other cities Of equal opportunity in
growth OF business and population, to be
deficient in any of the things which model,
progressive city should have, The little phrase
is very broad and covers a field wide as the
city itself. 1t means that Des Moines is
vantage of every opportunity to boost the city
as whole commercially. It means that Des
Moines has good government. good schools, good
Libraries, good parks. good hotels and good
public buildings. and is constantly making prog
ress along these lines. "Des Moines Does
Things is motto which will appeal to men
VINO vino wish to ally themselves with pushing,
getic cities which building for greater
future. AS an advertising phrase it is ten
strike, because it puts in bullet form an idea of
the spirit and ambitions Of the city.
: Value Of Cooperation.
The cooperative spirit was the dom
mating note in the banquet talks. It
was a gathering of leading business
men in all lines that listened to Mr..
Nye and others tell what their own
cities are doing.
Harvey Ingham, the POSTMASTER, said
that between Des Moines and Mime
apolis lies 800 miles of territory, and
that Minneapolis jobbers 90 within
sixty miles of the city.
- am surprised and grieved,' said
Mr.. Nye, II did not know before that
> the, joGbber;s, of Minneapolis would stop
anywhere"
MIR. Nye's address.
In response to the toast: "What
Minneapolis Is Doing,' Mr.. Nye said,
in part:
The English poet. Cowper, told the truth when
he said: God made the country and man made
the town. 1t is true that the hills and woods
and trees are Gods handiwork, but therA are
some beautiful towns that man has made and
may be justly proud of his work in doing So
New York is one of them. created by the brains
and Drawn of it's people, who had unlimited
faith in themselves and in each other There
were other harbors the Atlantic coast that
We're better than that of the metropolis, but
better endowed by the Creator had not the en-.
ergy and push to make there the cities they
might have made: This is simply an example
Of the fact that Des Moines NAV do what nv
city is doing and build city in a place hay
Ing no great natural advantages
My city owes its prosperity not to the water
Po"CA, Which, was qulchlv oulEfOWn but to the
men who built the railroads to the Atlantic
which have made it independent of Chicago,
and who labored to increase it's business in every
possible way.
Little can be done without organization. Get
together This committee should not be satisfied
with exploiting the commercial interests of
the CITY, but should consider the growth of the
schools the churches and the rest of the non
commercial enterprises part of its legitimate
field All are necessary for the formation Of a
well-rounded CITY,
is there work for organization such as a
commercial club? Rather ask: "How can it's ef-
forts be narrowed so as to give the good re-
suits Of specialization?' There Is great dan
ger of attempting to do too many things and not
doing any of them completely.
We have no great fund for our work. but
raise our necessary cash by correspondence from
the Office. 1t is not necessary to make
personal appeals. Our general fund of $4,000
is gathered in this way, are the special funds
such as the $4,000 we needed at the time Of
the encampment. -