Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-05-13
COMMERCIAL cLuB
Plan For Boosting city's Advas-
tages. Eutertalnment Of
Chicago Jobbers.

! There was regular monthly meet
ing of the Commercial Club at the
city council rooms last evening, and
the executive committee held a
short preli ninary session. A letter
was read from Boise City, Idaho,
which was boosting letter for
that town, and suggested co-opera-
tion on the part of the Commercial
Club here for mutual benefit. Var
ious schools of the west have under
taken to instuct children in the art
of composition, and at the same time
!, to spread abroad the knowledge OF
advantages Of the various towns.
Tacoma school children have been
sending out to their eastern acquain-
tances articles about Tacoma and
vicinity, and pupils of other towns
are engaged in the same work. Supt.
Crane stated that If the Commercial
Club deemed it desirable, that this
work, to some extent might be TAX
en- up by the pupils Of the James
town school, and that something of
this kind had already been done on a
| smaller scale. e
An old communication regarding
the sugar beet raising in this vicini-
ty was brought up and discussed by
the committee. J.J. Nierling stated
that number Of years ago the ques-
tion of raising sugar beets in this vi
cinity for the manufacture of beet
sugar had been pretty thoroughly
gone over by himself and others here,
and by the Oxnard people who we're
large manufacturers of beet sugar.
From experiments made in raising
beets, and from several tests Of their.
sugar content, it was determined
that there was absolutely no question
as to the adaptability of the soil and
climate for the successful raising Of
sugar beets. The most serious didi-
Guilty was in raising the beets, and III
I order to establish factory it would
be necessary to have an annual acre.
age of at least S, 900 acres, and this
could scarcely be expected on account
of the inadequate supply of farm la
bor. The matter had been dropped
from that time, and the same objec-
tion confronts the proposition now
as it did then.
Master Workman Andrew Haas and
Andrew Blewett appeared before the
Club in regard to entertainment for
a Workmen's and Degree of Honor
state convention, which will be held
at some point in the state about two
years from this time. The Club as
sured the Workmen representatives
that everything reasonable in the
matter of halls and entertainment of
delegates would be provided, and it
was voted that a cordial invitation
be extended the Workmen and De-
gree of Honor to hold their biennial
convention in jamestown.
1 The matter of entertainment of
Chicago Jobbers Association, came
up and several schemes were pro-
posed. which ,,ould come within the
short time limit during which the
jobbers remained in Jamestown,
which will be about one hour and
half.
A committee Of five of the Com
mercial Club will be appointed by
President Default to meet the job
bers at Valley City, and arrange for
brief program on their arrival in
jamestown. The jobbers Of course
expect to. visit their business custom
ers, and may be given an automobile
ride If time permits. A large crowd
Of jamestown people is desired to be
at the depot to welcome the visitors,
and to boost for the city.
Following the informal discussion
of matters by the members, the fair
committee discussed the coming fair
and the business of the last fair.
fARnERs' INSTITUTE ASSIGNMENTS
The Agricultural college institute
force is yet holding institutes and
anme towns that have never held an