Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Several important Matters Dis
cussed. Right-of-way,
Fair and College.

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Jamestown Commercial Club at
the city hall last night, was one Of
the most satisfactory meetings Of the
club for some time. These meetings
are held on the second Tuesday Of
each month, at the city hall and
members are urged to bear In mind
the date and to be present as mat
ters OF Importance are coming up at
| each MEETING.
At the meeting last night Presi-
dent Default and Secretary Yeaton
were in attendance as well an unus-
! ually large attendance of members.
Mayor Blewett referred to special
trains that might be secured for fair
week to run from Leeds and from
Oakes. A guarantee Of $3.50 for the
train from Leeds would he necessary
and a proportionate sum from Oakes
and return. The club indicated an
intention to secure such train SER
vice. The indications are that the
fair will be one of the best and larg-
est events Of the kind that has been
held for several years. Mr.. Grant
spoke of plan for selling tickets to
business men. for raising funds. and
suggested that each business man
might buy bunch OF tickets. Other
suggestions in the line of support OF
the financial kind were made, includ-
ing the old direct plan OF cash con-
tributions. The fair will be held
July IL, l3. IA and 18th at the James
town fair grounds.
A resolution was adopted by the
club urging that the fair directors
pay premiums for agricultural and
livestock displays only to exhibitors
from Stutsman county. BY this
means 1T is believed that more in
terest will be taken by our farmers
in the fair and that larger exhibit
of the above lines can be secured.
Mr.. II. M. Taber made a few re-
marks concerning the Jamestown
college and the progress that was at
tending that enterprise. On the 18th
of April the trustees of the college
will be in Jamestown, on business
trip connected with the institution.
1t is proposed to give the trustees
banquet, the same to be pro, ided by
the friends Of the college, for the
purpose of meeting and getting bet
ter acquainted with the trustees
themselves, and showing that James
town appreciates the effort being
made by the trustees to re-estab-
lish the college and promote its
interests. There will be no effort
made to raise funds at the banquet,
the program of which will consist OF
speeches, responses, and music and
the affair will be entirely informal.
The tickets have been placed at 81
each or 50 couple, and the banquet
will be served at the Armory and
the menu will be in charge of Mrs.
Harrington. A committee of the
CLUB was appointed to dispose Of
tickets to the citizens and residents
Of Jamestown for the above men,
toned purpose.
The matter of the Midland Conti-
mental railroad VAS also brought up
at the club meeting, and Mr.. Hull OF
that COMPANY stated that the con-
tractor was expected to arrive to look
over the ground in short time.
Messrs. Steel and Seller also referred
to the railroad proposition. It is the
! understanding that the railroad COM
pany will advance the money as need
ed for securing the right of way and
for expenses of condemnation suits.
and when the railroad is completed
the subscribers towards the right Of
way fund, will be called upon to
turn over the money to the company
| in place of the trustee using the
money for the purchase of right Of
way and turning the same over to
! the railroad company.
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